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
Merry Christmas Jeff, have just looked through your previous posts over Christmas and love the photos! You're lucky to see so many raptors.
ReplyDeleteHi, Sharon. We had hoped for a Bald Eagle but the number of other raptors made up for its absence.
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