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
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
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