Wow, 95 degrees. I think the eggs would cook if not being protected by the parents. Everyone seemed to enjoy the up close and personal encounter at the rookery. Egg turning, nest protecting, mating behavior and chicks of all sizes, and how about those fancy plumes! The boardwalk into the swamp produced the first American Redstart for over a year. This was the first time many of us had witnessed the mating call of the American Alligator or should I say Alligators!

Birds Seen Today:

Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Cattle Egret, White Ibis, Wood Stork, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Anhinga, Mourning Dove, Cardinal, N. Rough-Winged Swallow, Boat-Tailed Grackle, American Redstart, Common Moorhen, House Sparrow, Catbird And Common Yellowthroat


Birds Heard Today:

White-Eyed Vireo, Red-Bellied Woodpecker And Carolina Wren

Next up:
Carney Island, Wednesday May 3, meet in front of Belk's at 7:15 Leader of the walk is Paul Nistico.