Common and Red-throated Loons
It was starting to get overcast and cooler this morning. I was surprised to see how dry the marshes were compared to just a few days earlier, and assumed that the lack of rain for a few days had dried a lot of the soil. This wildlife preserve was really busy today, and I got the last parking spot. Once again, I only hiked to the Ibis Pond, and back to the parking area. There were far fewer birds than I had seen on Monday, but I did see my only two alligators of this trip.
Common and Red-throated Loons
Buffleheads
Great Egret
Red-shouldered Hawk
White Ibises
White Ibises
Swamp Sparrow
Common Gallinule
Cedar Waxwings
Northern Mockingbird
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Alligator
Alligator
New trip birds:
Red-throated Loon
Bufflehead
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Common Loon
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