We covered five areas of the refuge today. We saw the most bird species (20) in Raymond Pool which was our first area. American avocets, green-winged teal, and northern shovelers were the most abundant birds we saw in this area. Other birds included tree swallow, …
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 …
We covered most of the eastern part of the Wetlands today including Wetlands Blvd, Night Heron Lane, Bobcat Trail, Cypress Boardwalk, Osprey Blvd, Bald Eagle Blvd, and Limpkin Lane. On the south side of Bald Eagle Blvd, we were treated to seeing a male vermillion …
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 mainly walked along the following trails: Wetlands Blvd, Night Heron Lane, Bobcat Trail, Cypress Boardwalk, and Osprey Blvd. The highlight of the was was seeing about 20 roseate spoonbills from the boardwalk. Other birds seen included wood stork, limpkin, American anhinga, sandhill crane, blue-winged …
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 covered three areas of the park. Some birds we saw along the Red Trail and two overlooks included golden-crowned kinglet, yellow-rumped warbler, mallard, belted kingfisher, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, northern harrier (“gray ghost”), mute swan, green-winged teal, northern pintail, northern shoveler, and gadwall. We …
The main attraction by the Visitor’s Center was a red-tailed hawk perched high in a tree in the parking lot. We took the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk next but it was quiet. Most of the birds we heard there included white-eyed vireo, gray catbird, and Carolina …
We covered seven areas of the refuge. The Visitor’s Center area was fairly quiet and some of the birds we identified there included blue jay, American goldfinch, and Carolina wren. We didn’t see any purple martins. Birds that we identified along the Raymond Pool and …
We birded in two parts of the park, starting at The Point below the parking lot. The tide was low but coming in fast. Several birds were walking along the sandbars and on the beach. Birds we saw here included semipalmated plover, osprey, sanderling, least …
