Bird Board
STA-1E Tour, 2/6
Several TAS birders joined today's carpool tour of Stormwater Treatment Area 1E in Wellington, Palm Beach County. The trip was led by Chuck Weber and Rick Schofield from Audubon of the Everglades. Over 30 birders participated in today's tour. The group was treated to close-up views of a large flock of Black Skimmers and Caspian Terns resting in the middle of the road! The flock also included a few Gull-billed and Forster's Terns. Limpkin and Gray-headed Swamphen were abundant; we also had good looks at a number of Snail Kites.
Here's a list of birds I know were seen or heard during the tour:
Black-bellied-Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Mottled Duck
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Least Bittern (heard)
Great Blue Heron
Great White Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Snail Kite
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sora (heard)
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Gray-headed Swamphen
Limpkin
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Skimmer
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Monk Parakeet
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Belted Kingfisher
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Boat-tailed Grackle
After the tour, many of us drove out to Sem-Chi rice plant, hoping to see Yellow-headed Blackbirds. All we found was a large flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds with a couple of House Sparrows mixed in.
Comments
I didn't see all the birds on your list, but did most of it.
It was great to see so many Terns and Gulls in the middle of the road.
Great day, thanks so much.
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