A very warm morning for a walk in the woods but we scored on our target bird the Summer Tanager, how beautiful. Things seemed to quiet down around 10 AM but before that the woods were full of the music of the birds, a treat to the ears after a winter of silence. 45 species accounted for today! A gourmet lunch, served in style, was enjoyed by all at Turner's Fish Camp along the river.

Birds Seen Today:

Wood Duck, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Cattle Egret, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Swallow-Tailed Kite (6), Bald Eagle, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Sandhill Crane, Mourning Dove, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Red-Headed Woodpecker, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-Eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Blue-Gray-Gnatcatcher, E. Bluebird, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, N. Parula, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, Black-And-White Warbler, Summer Tanager, N. Cardinal And Boat-Tailed Grackle

Birds Heard Today:

White-Eyed Vireo, American Crow, Carolina Wren And E. Towhee

Next Up:

Gatorland, Friday May 4, correction on price $16.00 (forgot the tax) pay Steve in the parking lot. Meet Steve Norton at Belk's parking lot at 7:45 AM. This will be a full day outing.

Club meeting at Paradise Rec. Ctr. Saturday 4-28-07, 9 AM. Speaker is Judy Carter and she will have one of her great birds with her.