Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Species seen on the road after leaving the airport, many in flocks apparently flying to roosts as dusk descended.
Weather: bright, sunny, warm.
8 species
Anhinga 1 female (non-breeding) on stump in a roadside swamp.
Great Egret 1 over the road.
Cattle Egret 1 non-breeding perched in carpark when nearing Eden Drive.
White Ibis X - many over the road in 3s & 4s, distinctive, life-tick.
Glossy Ibis X - large flocks over the road, distinctive, life-tick.
Black Vulture 3 total, first two flying/soaring with shallow dihedral then one atop a telegraph pole at the side of the highway. Life-tick.
Sandhill Crane 3 approx. glimpsed on a roadside lake from the highway. Unmistakable, life-tick.
Common Grackle X
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Comments: Species seen on the road after leaving the airport, many in flocks apparently flying to roosts as dusk descended.
Weather: bright, sunny, warm.
8 species
Anhinga 1 female (non-breeding) on stump in a roadside swamp.
Great Egret 1 over the road.
Cattle Egret 1 non-breeding perched in carpark when nearing Eden Drive.
White Ibis X - many over the road in 3s & 4s, distinctive, life-tick.
Glossy Ibis X - large flocks over the road, distinctive, life-tick.
Black Vulture 3 total, first two flying/soaring with shallow dihedral then one atop a telegraph pole at the side of the highway. Life-tick.
Sandhill Crane 3 approx. glimpsed on a roadside lake from the highway. Unmistakable, life-tick.
Common Grackle X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13642686
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