Wakulla Springs SP Birding

Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
American Goldfinch
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Dove
Carolina Wren
Blue Jay

American Alligator and Black Vultures

Common Moorhen
Black Vulture
Hooded Merganser
Pied-Billed Grebe
Anhinga
American Coot
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
American Robin
White-Eyed Vireo
Double-Crested Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Eastern Phoebe
Snowy Egret
Wood Duck
Red-Winged Blackbird

24 Species

Beautiful day with plenty of gators and turtles basking. I highly recommend a visit to this beautiful park. Manatees are frequently spotted on boat tours in the winter months - the colder the better. I saw one, but they have recorded over 50 mantees this year!

Tall Timbers Birding

Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Goldfinch
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Cardinal
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Carolina Wren
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Chickadee
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Common Yellowthroat
Mourning Dove
Red-Winged Blackbird
House Wren
Eastern Phoebe
Sedge Wren
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
American Crow
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Anhinga
Swamp Sparrow
Bachman's Sparrow
Brown-Headed Nuthatch
Pine Warbler
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Northern Flicker
White-Throated Sparrow
Red-Tailed Hawk
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Purple Martin

39 Species

St. Marks NWR Birding

Razorbill*
Ring-Necked Duck
American Coot
Redhead
Common Moorhen
Bufflehead
Blue-Winged Teal
Wilson's Snipe
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Green-Winged Teal
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Tricolored Heron
Purple Gallinule
Boat-tailed Grackle
Anhinga
Double-Crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Snowy Egret
Eastern Towhee
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Mockingbird
Pied-Billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-Winged Blackbird
Mourning Dove
American Robin
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Dunlin?
Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Laughing Gull
Royal Tern
Gray Catbird
Red-Bellied Nuthatch
Common Loon

38 Species - A great trip and a great list for only a couple hours!

*Razorbills are typically found in Canada and Maine, along the Atlantic coast. In the winter they may be recorded as far south as North Carolina on rare occasions, but this year 100's of these birds have been spotted off Florida's coastline. Sightings along the Gulf Coast are even more unexpected but there have been several in the region since December. It is still unclear what drove the birds so far south.

Sorry for the lack of posts, folks. I will try keep up this year, even if it is just species lists. Thanks for reading!

Cheers,

Aubrey and Matt