Yesterday Dee and I spent four hours at San Bernard NWR on a perfect winter day. There were fewer birds than I had hoped for but we still saw 41 species.
The entrance road was lined with Loggerhead Shrikes and American Kestrels.
American KestrelAlthough the Moccasin Loop was quiet for water- and wading birds, we saw enough to keep us occupied.
Eastern Phoebe
Great Blue Heron
White Ibis
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
American AlligatorBobcat Woods was very busy with common birds.
Bobcat Woods
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Ruby-crowned KingletThe highlights of the day, though, were all the great views we had of raptors: Northern Harriers, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, Merlin and Crested Caracara.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
2 comments:
Merry Christmas Jeff, have just looked through your previous posts over Christmas and love the photos! You're lucky to see so many raptors.
Hi, Sharon. We had hoped for a Bald Eagle but the number of other raptors made up for its absence.
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