Orlando Wetlands Park, 9/24/2011

Tricolored Heron with Food

I went to Orlando Wetlands Park again today [gallery], and I'm so glad I did.  I saw many of the same species I did yesterday, but I saw many more, including Blue-Winged Teal and Northern Shoveler ducks.  I also saw more warblers, including a many Common Yellowthroats, a Palm Warbler, and a Northern Waterthrush, which is the first I've ever photographed.  Another highlight of the day came when several White-Eyed Vireo posed for us--we wer by the influent, if you're interested in going to see them.  We also saw many Belted-Kingfishers; they all stayed pretty far away, but one came close enough for a photograph large enough for me to post.

Belted Kingfisher

Common Yellowthroat

White-Eyed Vireo

Great Egret

Little Blue Heron

Here are my species for the day.

NonBirds
American Alligator X
White Peacock Butterfly X
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly 2
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly 1
Pig Frog X
Various Dragonflies X

Birds
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck X
Blue-winged Teal X
Northern Shoveler 4
Anhinga X
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron X
Great Egret X
Snowy Egret X
Little Blue Heron X
Tricolored Heron X
Cattle Egret X
Green Heron X
White Ibis X
Glossy Ibis X
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Common Gallinule X
American Coot 1
Limpkin 1
Sandhill Crane X
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper X
Mourning Dove X
Common Ground-Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
White-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow X
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat X
Palm Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Boat-tailed Grackle X