Central Winds Park, 5/02/2012

American Redstart

It was a beautiful morning, and I've been to Mead Gardens so many times lately that I decided to try someplace I hadn't been to in a while.  I went to Central Winds Park for about an hour before work.  It was a lovely morning.  The sheer number of birds there made it fun, even though the variety wasn't great.  Easily the biggest highlight of the morning was an American Redstart perched high in a tree.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Snowy Egret

There were several species of animals other than birds that I found interesting as well.  In particular, an American Alligator was swimming across the pond, and a Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly was fluttering around by the lake as well.  A clump of trumpet vine flowers also caught my attention as I was leaving.

Trumpet Vine

Spicebush Swallowtail

American Alligator

Here's a list of all the species I found this morning:

Wood Stork 1
Anhinga 2
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Cattle Egret 1
White Ibis 5
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 9
Fish Crow 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling 3
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Boat-tailed Grackle 1