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Recap - Orlando Wetlands
2/6/19
Seven excited folks joined us for our annual OWP bird trip and we were

immediately surprised when a Volunteer came up and told us that the
Tram was waiting for us! Our driver/guide Mary was excellent and had
some good spottings for us, like Blue-headed and White-eyed Vireos and
a Gull-billed Tern hanging out with a Caspian and Forster's Terns.

The second surprise was the number of White Pelicans there and Mary
told us they had just arrived, all 200 of them! We managed to see 52
species and all contributed to our tally which was great. Some of the birds
were as follows:

o Many Roseate Spoonbills well distributed around the ponds
o Black-crowned Night Herons
o Purple Gallinules
o Bald Eagle
o Many Wood Storks
o Green Heron
o All Egrets and Herons except Reddish Egret
o Many Glossy Ibis with their deceptive green and bronze colors glowing
o Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

The final surprise was a turquoise and black snake on the trail!

Another great day at Orlando Wetlands Park, Jim & Eileen

Recap - Ft Cooper Field Trip

10/29/2017

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Lucky number of 13 birders were out to enjoy the bright, sunny but a little nippy morning at Ft Cooper. We may have missed the warblers by a couple days, but still we enjoyed the camaraderie of a group get together. We had four woodpecker species,House, Marsh & Carolina Wrens, American Redstart, Pine, Yellow-rumped (butterbutt), Yellow-throated & Black & White Warblers. The species list was 37 and can be viewed at this eBird link.

Top Photo by Fred Hileman, bottom by Tom Gulley.

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