We made five stops in the refuge. Near the refuge’s new visitor center that just opened a few days ago, we identified turkey vulture, red-winged blackbird, Carolina wren, blue jay, and Canada goose. Our next stop was Raymond Pool. Some of the birds we saw …
We walked along the beach behind the park from the inlet jetty to the high-rise buildings. Some of the birds we saw included royal tern, least tern, sandwich tern, Forster’s tern, semipalmated plover, anhinga, American oystercatcher, ruddy turnstone, willet, black-bellied plover, western sandpiper, sanderling, brown …
As we did two days ago, we walked around the pond first, then we walked the trail by the creek and golf course. Birds we saw today included purple gallinule, common gallinule, yellow-crowned night heron, anhinga, white ibis, tricolored heron, limpkin, great blue heron, monk …
We walked around the pond first, then we walked the trail by the creek and golf course. We saw many birds in these areas including boat-tailed grackle, yellow-crowned night heron, common gallinule, double-crested cormorant, limpkin, purple gallinule, white ibis, muscovy duck, tricolored heron, anhinga, pied-billed …
We birded various areas of the park. The great-horned owl was in the same tree we’ve seen it in the past, between Picnic Areas 7 and 2. Other birds seen in the park included anhinga, red-bellied woodpecker, osprey, white ibis, spotted sandpiper, royal tern, roseate …
We covered the two areas of the park we usually do. In the park area behind the pond were two roseate spoonbills sleeping. Other birds seen by or in the pond include lesser scaup, great egret, white ibis, snowy egret, redhead, double-crested cormorant, tricolored heron, …
It was a cloudy day but we did reasonably well in seeing 37 species. We walked through three areas of the park with the first stop at the Nature Center. The tide was low so we saw many swimming and wading birds behind the building. …
Although there was a bright sun, it was cold and windy today. That was probably the reason we saw only 14 species today despite covering five areas. The best spot was the Arrowhead Picnic Area. Birds seen there included brown pelican, common loon, osprey, black …
We covered a lot of ground today. Our first stop was at the Nature Center. The feeders attracted many birds including nanday parakeet, painted bunting, and boat-tailed grackle. Other birds in the area included western cattle egret, purple martin, bald eagle, and loggerhead shrike (on …
This was our first time visiting the Venice Audubon Society Rookery. Some birds were nesting on the rookery island and we saw a double-crested cormorant with a juvenile in the nest. Other birds we saw included common gallinule, anhinga, bald eagle, black-crowned night heron, northern …
