Saturday, March 31, 2012

Birding Biolab Road~Pretty in Pink..

Howdee all,

This past week we have been in Titusville....Stuck in Service for Homey…

Oh~ poor us..

Guess we should go look at some birds..

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Jeff and I did a quick drive on Gator Road..

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Our destination was Biolab Road..

We stopped before the road to see if we could find some Scrub Jays..

There was a prescribed burn here a few days before..

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I left with my feet as black as these Vultures..

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Jeff found the Scrub Jay and digiscoped it..

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We then headed to Biolab road…

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We were looking for Stilt Sandpipers that had be reported here..

biolabroad_041We found them..

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We continued on

that’s when we saw pink..

biolabroad_120Roseate spoonbill

biolabroad_042A magnificent trio here..

Roseate, Tri-colored Heron, Black-necked Stilt

biolabroad_095Close up of the lovely Spoonbill

jeffsbiolab_022Tri-colored Heron and Stilt

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Love those pink legs!

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Trio in Pink..

biolabroad_115Jeff digiscoping ~

he covers his head with a towel s that he can see the screen of his camera better.

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I had fun taking photos of the Spoonbill also~

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We left the Spoonbills and continued on Biolab Road

biolabroad_164White Pelican Bonanza

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We find a Green Heron..

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And ~

if you haven't had enough of the Spoonbills..

Jeff Digiscoped these~

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Here's lookin at ya..

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What a face..

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Cute Pair..

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Love them!

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  I was playing around with one of the Roseate photos..and came up with this`

~I thought it would make a cool notecard~

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Jeff and I are on our way to North Carolina as I type this! We had a fabulous time in Florida this winter.

Time to migrate north…

Cant wait to see Sicksta and her family!

 
42 species (+1 other taxa)

Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Green Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
hawk sp.
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Florida Scrub-Jay
House Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Boat-tailed Grackle

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Black Point Drive~Merritt Island NWR

Howdee all,

While in Titusville one of our favorite places to bird is Black Point Road.

We always see birds..

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Coot

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Great Egret

BlackPointDrive_005Tri-colored Heron

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Birds :)

Blue-winged Teal~Dunlin

BlackPointDrive_010Yellowlegs

BlackPointDrive_017More coot

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Yellowlegs and Dunlin

BlackPointDrive_041Jeff checking out the birds

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Behind the shrubs..far away…hundreds of White Pelican and if you look closely..

Roseate Spoonbill on the right..

BlackPointDrive_087Duck jackpot..

BlackPointDrive_094Mostly Scaup

BlackPointDrive_088Oh what have we here?

BlackPointDrive_089American Avocet amongst the ducks.

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A tri-colored heron with the Scaup

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Avocet, Blue-winged Teal and Scaup

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Resting…

Photos digascoped by Jeff

jeffs_016What a beauty!

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Greater Scaup? Jeff says it is

jeffs_030Greater Scaup in the back..

Lesser in the front…Do you agree?

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Snowies in a row..

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BlackPointDrive_109Snowing again..

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Yellowlegs are everywhere…

BlackPointDrive_129It’s a beautiful drive..I get out and walk much of it..

BlackPointDrive_130Oh what have we here?

BlackPointDrive_149Birds with pink tights..

Black-necked Stilt

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Gorgeous birds!

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We ended the trip with distant views of Glossy Ibis..

Wonderful day in Merritt Island NWR

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Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Dr., Brevard, US-FL
Mar 27, 2012 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
Comments: <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.1
48 species

Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Green Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet (Western)
Lesser Yellowlegs
Red Knot
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Boat-tailed Grackle

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)