Rock Springs Run State Preserve, 3/17/2012
Red-headed Woodpecker This morning I went to Rock Springs Run State Preserve with members of the Orange Audubon Society. It's always fun going with this group. They are very friendly and knowledgeable, and I always learn something when I go with them. Today we walked through several habitats, and while I didn't see a large number of species, I did see three that I've never seen in Florida. The biggest highlight for me was seeing a Red-headed Woodpecker. I didn't get very close, but I'm thankful that the photos were sharp. The last time I saw one of those was three years ago in Maryland. We also saw several Carolina Chickadees and Eastern Bluebirds, which I haven't seen in Florida before. We saw several warblers, most notably we saw several Northern Parula and Pine Warblers, and one Black and White and Common Yellowthroat. We heard several Eastern Towhee, and I saw a total of three. Some members of our group saw a Swallow...