Central Winds Park, 10/3/2015

Loggerhead Shrike

Yesterday I visited Central Winds Park hoping for migrants.  It was kind of a slow morning.  The cold front up north should have brought migrants down, but weather patterns seem to have held them from coming down to us.  So I had 9 warbler species, none of them worth writing  home about.  The most unusual bird was a Tennessee Warbler by the lake shore.  I had my first Eastern Phoebe of the Fall; before too long I suspect we'll be inundated with them. I heard a Greater Yellowlegs calling by the small pond,

American Crow

So I tried to see if I could get some decent photos.  I came home with one of my best photos of an American Crow, and a Loggerhead Shrike posed for photos as well. I also decided to play around with my Canon Poweshot G7 X. The more I use this camera, the more I like it. I'm preparing a review of the camera that I'm hoping to post soon.  Here are a few photos I took in the late morning.

Cabbage Palm with Leaves
Canon Powershot G7 X

Orchard Spider
Canon Powershot G7 X

Cypress on Lake Jesup
Canon Powershot G7 X

Morning Glory
Canon Powershot G7 X

Here is my eBird checklist for the morning. I had 52 species.  I also am beginning to use eBird new photo upload feature.  It may take a little more work than just linking to my photos, but I like the feature allows you to make notes about individual photos.  For instance, if you see 2 Black-throated Blue Warblers, one male and one female, and photograph both, you can label each photo. That's kind of nice.