A great turn out for our first walk of the 06/07 season with aprox. 35 folks eager to walk in the woods and welcome the new arrivals and greet the old. So great to see all of you again as we get our new season under way. After the drive through the fog the day heated up and so did the birds with 40 species accounted for. By the way after checking out my Thayers birding CD I'm sure the bird that we heard that was loud, repetitive and mournful was a Common Ground-Dove. I think someone suggested that, good job. The arrivals only go up from here so don't miss our next outing.

Birds Seen Today:

Double-Crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Glossy Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Red-Shouldered Hawk, American Kestrel, Purple Gallinule, Common Moorhen, Sandhill Crane, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, White-Eyed Vireo, Yellow-Throated Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, N. Rough-Winged Swallow, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Prairie Warbler, Palm Warbler, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Cardinal, Red-Winged Blackbird, Common Grackle And Brown-Headed Cowbird


Birds Heard Today:

Common Ground-Dove and Tufted Titmouse

Next up:
Homosassa Springs, Thursday Oct. 12, meet in front of Belk's at 7:45 depart 8:00am. Group price and further details to follow.

Pictures were taken during the trip. It was a beautiful day for photography - but not many birds were cooperative camera subjects.