Lower Wekiva River Preserve, 6/28/2014

Yesterday I spent the morning walking the trails of the Lower Wekiva River Preserve. I spent more time there than I have before, so I walked a lot farther.  Normally I walk to Marker F (the yellow star in the middle of the above frame) and then return.  But since I had more time I decided to walk farther.  I continued walking northeast until I ended up at a hardwood canopy. The trail got very wet, so I turned around.  Back home I found some new features on Google Maps that allow you to make maps and embed them in blogs, so I thought I'd give it a try. I drew the trails I normally walk and then put markers down for some of the sightings.  You can also embed photos in the markers.  So I thought I'd give it a try to see if it may be beneficial. I like this, but it may be more work to do than I want to do.  But we'll see. Maybe I'll do it for some of my favorite trails.

Swallow-tailed Kite

I was hoping to find a Red-headed Woodpecker; I heard one, but never did see it.  I did, however, find a pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos, which is the first time I've found "probable" evidence for breeding in Seminole County. It was also fun to see several Swallow-tailed Kites and Bachman's Sparrows.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Bachman's Sparrow