The morning started quiet enough as 10 members of the Citrus County Audubon Society met at Lake McKethan. Soon we could hear a Sandhill Crane calling from the other side of the lake…. calling and calling and calling. It didn’t take long for this lone crane to fly across the lake to join us. As we walked around the lake, he walked with us…calling all the way.
Other birds that we heard were the loud Pileated Woodpecker, a few Red-bellied Woodpeckers and a Red-shouldered Hawk calling.
Until the sun got shining there were few warblers other than some Yellow-rumped Warblers chipping. When we got to the sunny side of the lake things started to jump. In the trees that is. Soon we found more Yellow-rumps, Chickadees, Titmice, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, E. Phoebes, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, and a Downy Woodpecker. We found a White-eyed Vireo and a secretive Blue-headed Vireo that one member got a photo of.
While looking over the lake we saw Common Gallinules, White Ibis, a Little Blue Heron, P.B. Grebes, and a Belted Kingfisher. In the sky there were Vultures flying.
A short trip through the woods to the open field and we watched 10 or more E. Bluebirds mob a Kestrel that landed in the tree near them.
In total we logged 33 species and had a fun time doing it.
Other birds that we heard were the loud Pileated Woodpecker, a few Red-bellied Woodpeckers and a Red-shouldered Hawk calling.
Until the sun got shining there were few warblers other than some Yellow-rumped Warblers chipping. When we got to the sunny side of the lake things started to jump. In the trees that is. Soon we found more Yellow-rumps, Chickadees, Titmice, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, E. Phoebes, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, and a Downy Woodpecker. We found a White-eyed Vireo and a secretive Blue-headed Vireo that one member got a photo of.
While looking over the lake we saw Common Gallinules, White Ibis, a Little Blue Heron, P.B. Grebes, and a Belted Kingfisher. In the sky there were Vultures flying.
A short trip through the woods to the open field and we watched 10 or more E. Bluebirds mob a Kestrel that landed in the tree near them.
In total we logged 33 species and had a fun time doing it.
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