Sunday, March 19, 2023

Kissimmee FL -- March 2023
It was hotter than we wanted most days, but we did have a few perfect days weatherwise. Lots of good birds in Florida that we northerners always enjoy seeing -- like Painted Bunting, Purple Gallinule, Limpkin, and Sandhill Cranes.
    1. American Crow
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    2. Common Ground Dove
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    3. Eastern Bluebird
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    4. Eastern Meadowlark
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    5. Eurasian Collared-Dove
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    6. Mourning Dove
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    7. Northern Mockingbird
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    8. Red-winged Blackbird
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
    9. Turkey Vulture
     Location:  Bartram Farms--Elkton FL
     County: St. Johns  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/5/2023
  10. American Robin
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  11. Black Vulture
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  12. Blue Jay
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  13. Carolina Wren
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  14. Fish Crow
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  15. Gray Catbird
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  photo from
  Lake Apopka--Wildlife
  Drive
  16. Great Egret
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  17. Killdeer
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  18. Myrtle Warbler
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  19. Northern Cardinal
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  20. Osprey
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  21. Palm Warbler
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  photo from
  Lake Apopka--Wildlife Drive
  22. Red-shouldered Hawk
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  photo from
  MINWR--VIC
  23. Painted Bunting
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  24. White-eyed Vireo
     Location:  Shingle Creek RP--Babb Landing
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/6/2023
  photo from
  Lake Apopka--Wildlife Drive

  swallowing a fish
  25. Anhinga
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  26. Bald Eagle
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  27. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  28. Boat-tailed Grackle
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  29. Double-crested Cormorant
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  30. Downy Woodpecker
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  31. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  32. Pine Warbler
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  33. Northern Parula
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  34. Red-bellied Woodpecker
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  35. Tufted Titmouse
     Location:  MINWR--VIC
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  36. American Avocet
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  37. American Coot
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  38. American White Pelican
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  39. Blue-winged Teal
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  40. Common Gallinule
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  41. Forster's Tern
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  42. Glossy Ibis
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  photo from
  Circle B Bar Preserve
  43. Great Blue Heron
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  44. Greater Yellowlegs
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  45. Bonaparte's Gull
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  46. Little Blue Heron
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  47. Northern Harrier
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  48. Pied-billed Grebe
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  49. Ring-necked Duck
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  50. Roseate Spoonbill
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  51. Snowy Egret
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  52. Tricolored Heron
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  53. White Ibis
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  54. Willet
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  55. Wood Stork
     Location:  Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr.
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  56. Brown Pelican
     Location:  Canaveral National Seashore
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  57. Laughing Gull
     Location:  Canaveral National Seashore
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  58. Ring-billed Gull
     Location:  Canaveral National Seashore
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  59. Royal Tern
     Location:  Canaveral National Seashore
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  60. Ruddy Turnstone
     Location:  Canaveral National Seashore
     County: Brevard  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/7/2023
  61. Common Yellowthroat
     Location:  Twin Oaks CA
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/8/2023
  62. Eastern Towhee
     Location:  Twin Oaks CA
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/8/2023
  63. Swamp Sparrow
     Location:  Twin Oaks CA
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/8/2023
  64. Limpkin
     Location:  Twin Oaks CA
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/8/2023
  65. Sandhill Crane
     Location:  Twin Oaks CA
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/8/2023
  66. Tree Swallow
     Location:  Twin Oaks CA
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/8/2023
  67. Wild Turkey
     Location:  Twin Oaks CA
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/8/2023
  68. Belted Kingfisher
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  69. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  70. Black-crowned Night-Heron
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  71. Cattle Egret
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  72. Common Grackle
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  73. Green Heron
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  74. House Wren
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  75. Loggerhead Shrike
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  76. Mottled Duck
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  77. Pileated Woodpecker
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  78. Purple Gallinule
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  79. Swallow-tailed Kite
     Location:  Orlando Wetlands Park
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/9/2023
  80. Caspian Tern
     Location:  Circle B Bar Preserve
     County: Polk  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/10/2023
  81. Barn Swallow
     Location:  Lake Apopka--Wildlife Drive
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/11/2023
  82. Black-necked Stilt
     Location:  Lake Apopka--Wildlife Drive
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/11/2023
  83. Gray-headed Swamphen
     Location:  Lake Apopka--Wildlife Drive
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/11/2023
  84. Northern Shoveler
     Location:  Lake Apopka--Wildlife Drive
     County: Orange  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/11/2023
  85. Muscovy Duck
     Location:  Wyndham Cypress Palms--Kissimmee
     County: Osceola  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 3/11/2023
NOTE: Photos are best-of-trip and thus may not be from the location where
the species was first seen.
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