Lou & Jan's Excellent Birding Adventures: February 2017

Trip Report Weston - Myrtle Beach

Date:

Jan 27 - Feb 7 2017

We ran into some bad weather and got rained out after about a half hour on our 1st day. Then Jan picked up a stomach bug (maybe from the restaurant that was on its last day before closing for good the next day), so we left Florida only doing about 2/3rds of what we had planned. Things picked up in South Carolina and after the frustrating start in Florida, we were glad to finish up with 109 species for the entire trip.

1. American Coot
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

2. Common Gallinule
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

3. Double-crested Cormorant
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

4. Great Blue Heron
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

5. Muscovy Duck
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

6. Pied-billed Grebe
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

7. Ring-billed Gull
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

8. Turkey Vulture
     Location:  Peace Mound Park (Weston)
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-29

got a fish!

9. Anhinga
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

10. Belted Kingfisher
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

11. Blue Jay
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

12. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

13. Blue-winged Teal
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

14. Boat-tailed Grackle
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

bird on the lower left

15. Common Grackle
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

16. Cooper's Hawk
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

17. Eastern Phoebe
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

18. Egyptian Goose
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

19. European Starling
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

20. Fish Crow
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

21. Gray-headed Swamphen
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

22. Great Egret
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

23. Spotted Sandpiper
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

it's really hard to get your camera on one of these guys

24. Purple Martin
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

25. Limpkin
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

26. Little Blue Heron
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

27. Mottled Duck
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

28. Northern Cardinal
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

29. Northern Mockingbird
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

30. Osprey
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

31. Palm Warbler
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

32. Red-bellied Woodpecker
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

33. Red-tailed Hawk
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

34. Red-winged Blackbird
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

35. Rock Pigeon
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

36. Royal Tern
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

37. Tricolored Heron
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

38. White Ibis
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

a subspecies of Yellow-rumped Warbler

39. Myrtle Warbler
     Location:  Plantation Preserve
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

40. American Kestrel
     Location:  Plantation Botanical Garden
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

41. Black Vulture
     Location:  Plantation Botanical Garden
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

42. Mallard
     Location:  Plantation Botanical Garden
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

adult

juvenile

43. Red-shouldered Hawk
     Location:  Plantation Botanical Garden
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

44. Loggerhead Shrike
     Location:  Markham Pk
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-30

45. Black-and-white Warbler
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

46. Black-crowned Night-Heron
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

47. Cattle Egret
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

48. Common Yellowthroat
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

49. Glossy Ibis
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

50. Gray Catbird
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

51. Green Heron
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

52. Yellow-throated Warbler
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

53. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

54. Northern Parula
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

55. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

male

female

56. Painted Bunting
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

57. Pine Warbler
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

58. Purple Gallinule
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

59. Snowy Egret
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

60. Tree Swallow
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

61. White-winged Dove
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

62. Wood Stork
     Location:  Green Cay W&NC
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

63. Solitary Sandpiper
     Location:  Wakodahatchee Wetlands
     County: Palm Beach  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-01-31

64. Common Myna
     Location:  Florida City - gas station
     County: Miami-Dade  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-01

65. American Crow
     Location:  Everglades NP--VC
     County: Miami-Dade  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-01

66. Mourning Dove
     Location:  Sawgrass Sanctuary Pk--Weston
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-02

easy to find in the parking lot

67. Common Peafowl
     Location:  Sawgrass Sanctuary Pk--Weston
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-02

68. Killdeer
     Location:  Sawgrass Recreation Pk
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-02

69. Monk Parakeet
     Location:  Sawgrass Recreation Pk
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-02

70. Northern Harrier
     Location:  Sawgrass Recreation Pk
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-02

71. Blue-crowned Parakeet
     Location:  Richardson Park
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-03

72. Eurasian Collared-Dove
     Location:  Richardson Park
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-03

female female

73. House Finch
     Location:  Richardson Park
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-03

74. Bananaquit
     Location:  Richardson Park
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-03

75. Spot-breasted Oriole
     Location:  Richardson Park
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-03

76. Downy Woodpecker
     Location:  Long Key NC
     County: Broward  State: FL  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-03

77. Bufflehead
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

78. Dunlin
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

79. Hooded Merganser
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

80. Western Sandpiper
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

81. Semipalmated Plover
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

82. House Sparrow
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

83. Laughing Gull
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

84. Song Sparrow
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

85. White-throated Sparrow
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

86. Willet
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

87. Greater Yellowlegs
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

88. Lesser Yellowlegs
     Location:  Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-05

89. Bald Eagle
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

90. Brown Pelican
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

91. Brown Thrasher
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

92. Carolina Chickadee
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

93. Carolina Wren
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

94. Eastern Bluebird
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

95. Eastern Towhee
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

96. Horned Grebe
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

97. Gadwall
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

98. Lesser Scaup
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

99. Northern Gannet
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

100. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

101. Ruddy Duck
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

102. Tufted Titmouse
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

103. Green-winged Teal
     Location:  Huntington Beach SP
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

104. Forster's Tern
     Location:  Oyster Landing
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

105. Black-bellied Plover
     Location:  Oyster Landing
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

106. Short-billed Dowitcher
     Location:  Oyster Landing
     County: Georgetown  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

107. American Robin
     Location:  War Bird Park
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

would have loved to get a better picture

108. Red-headed Woodpecker
     Location:  War Bird Park
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

109. Yellow-shafted Flicker
     Location:  War Bird Park
     County: Horry  State: SC  Country: US
     Date: 2017-02-06

Other Stuff

one of the biggest I have ever seen

IGUANA
Green Cay W&NC

Markham Regional Park

we didn't see any

turtle

Monday, February 13, 2017