Tropical Audubon Society

South Florida’s Voice of Conservation

Duck numbers and diversity continue to increase along the spreader canal past the first water control structure of L31W Canal.

8 total species were tallied today:
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Mottled Duck
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal

Many shorebirds (Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Least and Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe) are also present along the muddy area east of the berm and west of the spreader canal up until the first water control structure. Also heard at least 9 Sora along the east side of the path bordering the spreader canal until the bend.

eBird Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32471450