Osceola County, 11/18/2011

Osprey

We took a trip this morning to Osceola County in search of Snail Kites, and we went to three different places: Brinson Park at the north end of Lake Tohopekaliga, the lake by Oak Street Extension Reserve, and Kaliga park at the south end of East Lake Tohopekaliga.  I posted another blog entry about where we saw Snail Kites, but I wanted to give credit for the other birds we saw as well.

Kildeer

At  Lake Tohopekaliga, the best highlight was finding 3 Northern Harrier.  At the Oak Street Extension Reserve, we saw a Red-Tailed Hawk that looked to me like a western light adult--I'm not sure I understand that. At Kaliga Park, we not only saw the Snail Kites, but also Limpkin and Sandhill Cranes.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Limpkin

Sandhill Cranes

Snail Kite

Here's a list of all the species we saw at each location:

Bronson Park
Muscovy Duck (Domestic type) 1
Mottled Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe X
Wood Stork 1
Double-crested Cormorant X
Anhinga X
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 1
White Ibis 3
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 3
Common Gallinule X
American Coot X
Sandhill Crane 2
Laughing Gull 2
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 2
American Crow X
Fish Crow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Boat-tailed Grackle X
Oak Street Extension Reserve
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck X
Mottled Duck 4
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Wood Stork 1
Anhinga 2
Great Egret 1
Cattle Egret 3
Green Heron 1
White Ibis 2
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Common Gallinule 3
Killdeer 3
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher 1

Kaliga Park
Pied-billed Grebe X
Wood Stork X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Anhinga X
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
White Ibis 5
Glossy Ibis 1
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 4
Snail Kite 5
Common Gallinule 3
American Coot 1
Limpkin 1
Sandhill Crane 7
Killdeer 2
Fish Crow X
Palm Warbler 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle X
Boat-tailed Grackle X