We walked the boardwalk around the lake first. After that, we took the trail along the creek around and across the golf course. There were three yellow-crowned night herons in their usual spot along the boardwalk between turns one and two, the same place as …
We walked the path around Taylor Lake. This path was mostly along the shoreline but it went through some wooded areas as well. Birds we saw included ring-billed gull, pied-billed grebe, green heron, American anhinga, white ibis, American coot, blue-gray gnatcatcher, palm warbler, common gallinule, …
We birded from the Visitor’s Center to the Heron Hideout Trail to Marsh Rabbit Run up to the observation deck and back to the parking lot. Whistling black duck was the species we saw the most, at least 50 of them. Some of the other …
For the second part of our trip to Merritt Island NWR today, we drove around East Gator Creek. We walked a little bit at first but then we decided to drive around the road. The highlight was seeing at least 50 white pelicans. Some of …
We saw a few birds from the parking lot including blue-gray gnatcatcher, red-shouldered hawk, yellow-rumped warbler, and ruby-crowned kinglet. From there, we walked a complete loop around Pool 1. Some of the birds we saw were common gallinule, American coot, belted kingfisher, blue-winged teal, eastern …
The trails were still covered in snow in many places although the beach areas were mostly cleared. We birded in two areas of the park starting from the beach below The Point parking lot. The tide was low and we saw many brants and gulls …
We went to the southern end of Gordon’s Pond Trail and walked from the parking lot to just beyond the one-mile marker. Birds we identified along this trail included yellow-rumped warbler, great blue heron, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet, white ibis (a few imms.), black-bellied plover, …
After birding by the parking lot near the Historic District, we went down to what was left of the lake. Two months earlier, heavy rains caused the dam to break and most of the lake was drained. However, there were some pools of water and …
We covered four areas of the refuge today starting with the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk. Birds identified along this trail included ruby-crowned kinglet, great egret, northern harrier, tree swallow, clapper rail, blue jay, and American goldfinch. We went to the Gull Pond Tower Trail next. Some …
We walked the loop around The Point which had just reopened after the bird nesting season was over. We started on the bayside below The Point parking lot and went clockwise around to the beachside. The following birds were seen: osprey, herring gull, blue jay, …
