While walking along the interpretive drive and boat ramp I found a nice variety of birds, including some species I had not seen in a while.
Tag: Common Yellowthroat
Making the most of a morning at Merritt Island
I went on a recent breezy day, and the number of birds around was low. But the ones I did get to see were worth the trip.
It’s finally fall, and birds are coming back
A lot of birds have been popping up across Central Florida, from the Orlando Wetlands to Merritt Island to Lake Apopka to Osceola County.
Fort DeSoto reopens and the birds return
Last weekend, I visited the park and was happy to see many of the birds have returned – including migrating warblers.
Cloudy morning birding on Merritt Island
It was cloudy and the lighting wasn’t great, but I did get to see some of my favorite birds, including a male Common Yellowthroat.
A little time for the little birds
It’s the time of the year when little birds – warblers, wrens, sparrows and others – seem to be just about everywhere.
On the coast: Birds back after the storm
It wasn’t until fairly recently that Black Point Wildlife Drive and Bio Lab Road re-opened. Some other areas still remain closed because of high water or flooding damage.
Spotlighting sparrows, wrens and other little birds at Orlando Wetlands
Wrens and sparrows that return in the fall are House, Marsh and Sedge wrens as well as Savannah and Swamp sparrows.
Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West delivers on birding promise
I spent more than an hour walking around the park and coming across many birds, including lots of warblers plus some birds of prey.
Exploring, birding at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas
Overall, there were shore birds I expected to see and some other birds that I was a bit surprised to find so far away from the mainland.
