This handsome group of 18 birders came out this morning to check out the Rainbow Springs Tube Entrance and the Campgrounds.  We had threatening skies with a spattering of raindrops, but this did not keep us from checking out the areas.  We were not able to go the length of the boardwalk to the river, because a tree had fallen over and taken out about 10 feet of the walkway.  We still got 29 species for this area.  We then went to the campgrounds where we got about 20 Purple Martins.  Good sight to see.  We also had an appearance of a Bald Eagle. The highlight was a Swallow-tailed Kite on the way out. This area afforded us with 35 species.  The complete list for the Tube Entrance is here.  The complete list for the Campground is here.  Also a combination list of  46  species is included in the blog. 

WEEK REPORT:  High Count

Printable version | Download this report   Report Details Date range: Feb 28, 2015 - Mar 6, 2015 Total # of Species: 46 Total # of Checklists: 2 Location(s):   Dunnellon, 10830 Southwest 180th Avenue Road; Dunnellon, 18185 Southwest 94th Street.


Summary   Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Number of Species 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- Number of Individuals 71 -- -- -- -- -- -- Number of Checklists 2 -- -- -- -- -- --

Highest Count for a Species   (sample size)Hide Sample Size Species Name Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Wood Duck 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Pied-billed Grebe 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Double-crested Cormorant 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Anhinga 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Great Blue Heron 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Great Egret 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Snowy Egret 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Black Vulture 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Turkey Vulture 2
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Swallow-tailed Kite 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Bald Eagle 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Red-shouldered Hawk 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- American Coot 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Killdeer 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Mourning Dove 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Belted Kingfisher 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Downy Woodpecker 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Pileated Woodpecker 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- American Kestrel 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Eastern Phoebe 2
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- White-eyed Vireo 2
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Blue Jay 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- American Crow 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Fish Crow 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Purple Martin 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Carolina Chickadee 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Tufted Titmouse 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Carolina Wren 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Eastern Bluebird 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- American Robin 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Northern Mockingbird 2
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Cedar Waxwing 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Common Yellowthroat 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Palm Warbler 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Pine Warbler 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Eastern Towhee 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Northern Cardinal 2
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- Red-winged Blackbird 2
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Boat-tailed Grackle 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- -- Brown-headed Cowbird 1
(2) -- -- -- -- -- -- American Goldfinch 1
(1) -- -- -- -- -- --

Eleven birders supported the CCAS bird walk at Chinsegut Conservation Center on Friday morning.  As

expected , the feeders were hopping with RED-HEADED and RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERs, A. GOLDFINCH, 

N. CARDINAL, TUFTED TITMOUSE, C. CHICKADEE, CHIPPING SPARROW, and the normally secretive 

OVENBIRD made his appearance.  Some of the group was also fortunate to see the WHITE-THROATED

SPARROW.   

The group walked the trail out to the Boardwalk on May's Prairie and some good sightings were had,

including the nesting SANDHILL CRANE, WOOD DUCKs, RING-NECKED DUCKs,  E. PHOEBE, C. GALLINULE,

A.COOT, E. BLUEBIRD, B. KINGFISHER, L. BLUE HERON, and C. YELLOWTHROAT.  

On the walk back to the Center, Effie spotted a soaring FOS SWALLOWTAIL KITE and most of the group

saw one later on.  

The group managed to tally 44 species for the day, including 5 WOODPECKER species and 6 WARBLER

species.  The Bird of the Day HONOR was split among the SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, OVENBIRD, WHITE-

THROATED SPARROW, and the RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.

 The trip concluded with a visit to Chinsegut Hill where we  toured the grounds and beautifully restored 

Manor House. 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22100122  The complete list can be found at this link.
               Another fun CCAS outing,  Jim & Eileen (Jim Meyer & Eileen Riccio)

Sorry it has taken so long to get this up.  But 17 enthusiasts traveled to Lake Apopka and was led by a representative of the station.  We spent the morning in one section with 60 species with the most exciting being the Yellow-breasted Chat. The link for this list is here  Our afternoon session gave us 49 species. The two most exciting birds for the afternoon session was the Krider's Red-tailed Hawk and the White-faced Ibis. The list for the afternoon session is here.

Report DetailsDate range:Feb 8, 2015 - Feb 14, 2015Total # of Species:75Total # of Checklists:2Location(s):   Lake Apopka 


Summary Feb 8Feb 9Feb 10Feb 11Feb 12Feb 13Feb 14Number of Species75------------Number of Individuals118------------Number of Checklists2------------

Highest Count for a Species   (sample size)Hide Sample SizeSpecies NameFeb 8Feb 9Feb 10Feb 11Feb 12Feb 13Feb 14Fulvous Whistling-Duck1 
(1)------------Wood Duck1 
(1)------------Blue-winged Teal1 
(2)------------Northern Shoveler1 
(1)------------Ring-necked Duck1 
(1)------------Pied-billed Grebe1 
(2)------------Wood Stork1 
(1)------------Double-crested Cormorant1 
(1)------------Anhinga2 
(2)------------American Bittern1 
(2)------------Great Blue Heron1 
(2)------------Great Egret1 
(2)------------Snowy Egret1 
(2)------------Little Blue Heron1 
(2)------------Tricolored Heron1 
(2)------------Cattle Egret1 
(2)------------Green Heron1 
(2)------------Black-crowned Night-Heron1 
(1)------------White Ibis1 
(2)------------Glossy Ibis1 
(2)------------White-faced Ibis1 
(1)------------Black Vulture1 
(2)------------Turkey Vulture1 
(2)------------Osprey1 
(2)------------Northern Harrier1 
(2)------------Cooper's Hawk1 
(1)------------Bald Eagle1 
(2)------------Red-shouldered Hawk2 
(2)------------Red-tailed Hawk1 
(1)------------Sora1 
(2)------------Common Gallinule1 
(2)------------American Coot1 
(2)------------Limpkin1 
(2)------------Greater Yellowlegs1 
(1)------------Wilson's Snipe2 
(1)------------Ring-billed Gull1 
(1)------------Common Ground-Dove1 
(1)------------Mourning Dove2 
(2)------------Great Horned Owl1 
(1)------------Belted Kingfisher1 
(1)------------Red-bellied Woodpecker2 
(2)------------Yellow-bellied Sapsucker1 
(1)------------Downy Woodpecker1 
(1)------------American Kestrel1 
(1)------------Eastern Phoebe1 
(2)------------Ash-throated Flycatcher1 
(1)------------White-eyed Vireo1 
(1)------------Blue Jay1 
(2)------------American Crow1 
(1)------------Tree Swallow1 
(1)------------House Wren2 
(1)------------Marsh Wren1 
(1)------------Carolina Wren1 
(1)------------Blue-gray Gnatcatcher1 
(1)------------Ruby-crowned Kinglet1 
(1)------------Eastern Bluebird2 
(1)------------American Robin1 
(2)------------Gray Catbird1 
(2)------------Brown Thrasher1 
(1)------------Northern Mockingbird1 
(1)------------Common Yellowthroat1 
(1)------------Palm Warbler1 
(2)------------Yellow-rumped Warbler1 
(1)------------Prairie Warbler1 
(1)------------Yellow-breasted Chat1 
(1)------------Eastern Towhee1 
(1)------------Savannah Sparrow1 
(2)------------Swamp Sparrow1 
(1)------------Northern Cardinal1 
(1)------------Indigo Bunting1 
(1)------------Painted Bunting1 
(2)------------Red-winged Blackbird1 
(2)------------Common Grackle1 
(1)------------Boat-tailed Grackle3 
(2)------------American Goldfinch1 
(1)------------

Sixteen very enthusiastic birders braved the cold yesterday at Emeralda Marsh.  Can't keep a good birder down!  We traveled by car through the very diverse habitat of the conservation and were not disappointed with the number of species that we found during our 3 hour excursion.  The one thing that we are discovering with many of our field trips is that we are not seeing a variety of ducks.  This held true for Emeralda.  Just two species, the Scaup and Ring-necked with just a few of these two species.  We did see the Purple Gallinule in our usual spot and saw three Northern Harriers.  There were areas filled with American Coots, but no ducks.  We had a list of 46 species for the day.  Jim & Eileen took us outside the conservation area to a pond that did have Black-bellied Whistling Ducks.  There hasn't been a lack of these ducks at most of our field trips this year, though. We ended our trip with lunch in Leesburg and a visit to the Venetian Gardens where the Purple Gallinules, White Ibis and Ring-billed Gulls put on quite a show for us.  The list of birds can be seen at this link.

Citrus County Audubon members were out in full force for these two days!  I was greatly amazed at the number.  This might be the most from CCAS to attend this one.  Twenty-one participants enjoyed great weather and splendid birding. We had other members from Hernando Audubon joining in. The highlights from Orlando Wetlands had to be the male Vermilion Flycatcher and of course the Groove-billed Ani spotted by Jim Meyer.  Jim got photos of which I will be sharing when he forwards them to me.  We had 50 species at this location.  
Wednesday morning found all of us at the causeway at Merritt Island.  There were many highlights from this day with the Scrub Jays at the park entrance to the Northern Gannets at the Canaveral National Seashore with the ending Great-horned Owl on Playalinda Beach Rd.  The list from Merritt Island is at this link. The list from Orlando Wetlands is at this link.
Some of us enjoyed watching a pair of Crested Caracara from our motel balcony as they gathered materials to build nests. 
Two great days of birding and still got out before the rains came.