I started the month with a regular Boston Public Garden visit but was rewarded with a site-tick Cooper’s Hawk soaring over the city on Wednesday 4th.
A couple of weeks later I was off to Florida again for Thanksgiving with the family. Although on this trip I had less time to spend at some of the fantastic places there, I was still able to get out a few times.
I visited Venice Rookery for an excellent selection of resident and some migrants/over-wintering species, including a flock of very argumentative and noisy Black-Bellied Whistling Duck.
Saturday 21st, Venice Rookery, FL, USA.
A few days a later I went to Shamrock Park and was rewarded with some excellent close views of a favourite of mine: Florida Scrub Jay. A couple were in close attendance of a Loggerhead Shrike on both sides of the inter-coastal water. They were so engrossed they didn’t really seem to notice me at all. Along the waterway I also saw an immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON stalking through the mangrove roots, which was a nice life-tick.
Tuesday 24th, Shamrock Park, FL, USA.
On the way home I stopped by a little drainage pond on Bowdoin Road and saw more Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks as well as American Coot and Common Gallinule/Moorhen.
Tuesday 24th, Bowdoin Road, FL, USA.
On Thanksgiving day, as the turkey cooked, I managed to run out to Cedar Point Park, a new place to me. I went on the off-chance of seeing a reddish egret but did not, however it was a good walk and I saw a Bald Eagle nest with apparently recently fledged youngsters still in the area with the parents.
Thursday 26th, Cedar Point Park, FL, USA.
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January 2015
Happy New Year!
I was lucky enough to start my new year on Manasota Beach where I saw an impressive flock of 30 American White Pelican soaring in the thermals like vultures. 2 Magnificent Frigatebird were also seen later in the day.
I was lucky enough to start my new year on Manasota Beach where I saw an impressive flock of 30 American White Pelican soaring in the thermals like vultures. 2 Magnificent Frigatebird were also seen later in the day.
Even later in the day I hit the Venice Rookery for a good selection of species including a hooting Great Horned Owl. On the way back I called in at Bowdoin Road Pond.
Thursday 1st, Manasota Beach, FL, USA.
Thursday 1st, Venice Rookery, FL, USA.
Thursday 1st, Bowdoin Road Pond, FL, USA.
On Friday 3rd, the day of departure, 4 Sandhill Crane and an American Kestrel were in the area close to the house where we took a walk before departing for the airport.
Back up north I visited Leverett Pond for a site-tick Northern Pintail on Sunday 11th.
On the 26th a big snow-storm pushed up to 12 Dark-Eyed Junco onto the small yard feeder as well as 6 other common species.
On the 29th I saw a late/wintering Northern Mockingbird at Pierce Playground, Brookline.
Thursday 1st, Manasota Beach, FL, USA.
Thursday 1st, Venice Rookery, FL, USA.
Thursday 1st, Bowdoin Road Pond, FL, USA.
On Friday 3rd, the day of departure, 4 Sandhill Crane and an American Kestrel were in the area close to the house where we took a walk before departing for the airport.
Back up north I visited Leverett Pond for a site-tick Northern Pintail on Sunday 11th.
On the 26th a big snow-storm pushed up to 12 Dark-Eyed Junco onto the small yard feeder as well as 6 other common species.
On the 29th I saw a late/wintering Northern Mockingbird at Pierce Playground, Brookline.
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