Circle B Bar, 2/26/2012

Cattle Egret

This morning on the way back from St. Petersburg we dropped by Circle B Bar Reserve one more time.  The weather wasn't cooperative; it was cloudy and even a little chilly, but we had fun spending the morning at Circle B Bar. Highlights from the morning were seeing two Sandhill Cranes by their nest, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher that posed for me, and an Anhinga prepare a fish for consumption. It was also very nice to see my first Black-bellied Whistling Ducks of the  year. On the way back to the car, a couple Giant Swallowtail butterflies came out to play with us as well.

Sandhill Cranes

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Anhinga with Fish

Great Blue Heron

Giant Swallowtail

Here's a list of species we saw this morning at Circle B Bar from about 9am to 12pm.Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 15
Blue-winged Teal 20
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Wood Stork 3
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Anhinga 10
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 10
Snowy Egret 12
Little Blue Heron 9
Tricolored Heron 3
Cattle Egret 17
White Ibis 50
Glossy Ibis 5
Roseate Spoonbill 10
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Common Gallinule 15
American Coot 25
Limpkin 1
Sandhill Crane 3
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Tree Swallow X
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Palm Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Savannah Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Boat-tailed Grackle X