Date	Location	Species	Note
10/20/2024	Yosemite Valley	Black Phoebe	-
10/20/2024	Point Lobos State Park, Monterey	Townsend's Warbler	-
10/19/2024	Mariposa Grove, Yosemite	White-headed Woodpecker	very striking woodpecker
10/18/2024	Yosemite Valley	Brewer's Blackbird	common, looks very similar to our grackles
9/21/2024	Brooker Creek Nature Preserve	Yellow-breasted Chat	Pretty rare down here. Was hiding in a bush on the north bike trail. White eyebrow seems to be the telltale sign.
9/21/2024	Brooker Creek Nature Preserve	Blackburnian Warbler	-
9/21/2024	Brooker Creek Nature Preserve	Wild Turkey	many in the fields
7/28/2024	Madera Canyon, AZ	Varied Bunting	Tried attacking its reflecting in my car mirror. Red and blue large-ish bunting.
7/28/2024	Madera Canyon, AZ	Rivoli's Hummingbird	Notably larger than other hummingbirds
7/27/2024	Ramsey Canyon, AZ	Blue-throated Mountain-gem	A nesting female behind the visitor center
7/27/2024	Ramsey Canyon, AZ	Elegant Trogon	Several more here, better views but no pictures.
7/27/2024	Ramsey Canyon, AZ	Painted Redstart	Several in the lower areas of the trails
7/26/2024	Lake Patagonia, AZ	Phainopepla	All black bird. Red eye is hard to see from a distance. Females are same but not shiny.
7/26/2024	Patagonia Lake, AZ	Hepatic Tanager	Similar to Summer Tanager, with liver-colored patches on their face
7/25/24	Madera Canyon, AZ	Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher	Several around the canyon, fairly common. Looks a lot like the Piratic I saw in florida.
7/25/2024	Madera Canyon, AZ	Black-headed Grosbeak	Very common. They were totally absent in the winter.
7/25/2024	Madera Canyon, AZ	Elegant Trogon	Been wanting to see this one for a long time! The only trogon species in the US. Found in sycamore canyons near the az mex border. Distinctive 'WHEK-WHEK-WHEK-WHEK' call. Was seen on the Carrie Nation trail
5/18/2024	Key West, FL	White-crowned Pigeon	Very common around the town. Big pigeon with a white head and scaly neck.
5/18/2024	Key West, FL	Magnificent Frigatebird	Very common catching fish. most of them seemed to be female of juvenile
5/12/2024	Roosevelt Wetlands	Northern Flicker	seen twice over past weeks
5/12/2024	Roosevelt Wetlands	Black-necked Stilt	seen a few times over the past weeks
4/27/2024	Roosevelt Wetlands	Gull-billed Tern	sleek all black cap on head, fully black stout bill. fairly large for a tern. they seem to like this spot.
4/22/2024	Hammock Park	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Seen at the end of the canal up in a tree, around 730am
4/22/2024	Hammock Park	Black-throated Blue Warbler	at end of canal, only seen breifly
4/14/2024	Hammock Park	Gray-cheeked Thrush	At a bird banding event. No buffy eye ring.
4/13/2024	Fort De Soto	Piratic Flycatcher	Extremely rare, first in the county. Apparently they raid other birds nests and take them over. Looks very different than any local flycatcher. It does not have the reddish tail that Variegated flycatchers have.
4/13/2024	Fort De Soto	Blue Grosbeak	-
4/13/2024	Fort De Soto	Scarlet Tanager	-
4/13/2024	Fort De Soto	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	-
4/13/2024	Fort De Soto	Baltimore Oriole	First adult male I have succesfully photographed!
4/8/2024	Fort De Soto	Hooded Warbler	Very abundant in the county lately
4/7/2024	Sand Key Park	Blue-winged Warbler	In an oak tree near the playground. The other vermivora warbler besides their extinct friend the Bachman's warbler. Glad I have seen both now, they are quite rare here. Black triangle over eye and white wing spot are indicitive.
4/7/2024	Fort De Soto	Eastern Kingbird	Other birder insisted it was a mockingbird. Thats why you should have your eyes checked regularly.
4/7/2024	Fort De Soto	Kentucky Warbler	elusive ground warbler similar in nature to hooded warbler
4/7/2024	Fort De Soto	Indigo Bunting	-
4/7/2024	Fort De Soto	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	in ranger house yard
4/6/2024	Fort De Soto	Hooded Warbler	Many of them today, finally got some good pictures
4/6/2024	Fort De Soto	Indigo Bunting	in full plumage, no pictures unfortunately
4/6/2024	Fort DeSoto	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Single bird at the mulberry tree
4/6/2024	Fort De Soto	Prothonotary Warbler	-
3/29/2024	My Backyard	Hooded Warbler	Seen in the morning on the fence, nice find for my house. No pic unfortunately.
3/29/2024	George McGough Park	Worm-eating Warbler	seen in the distance, first of the year
3/29/2024	George McGough Park	Prothonotary Warbler	More at once than I have ever seen, at least 5 in a single flock.
3/24/2024	Fort De Soto	Orchard Oriole	At the fountain
3/24/2024	Fort De Soto	Hooded Warbler	near the fountain, did not get a good picture unfortunately. first of the year, migration has definitely begun
3/24/2024	Fort De Soto	Indigo Bunting	early migrant, not quite in full plumage yet, not sure if its too early or if its immature.
3/24/2024	Fort De Soto	Pileated Woodpecker	-
3/24/2024	Fort De Soto	American Kestrel	-
3/14/2024	Backyard	Royal Tern	In the pond, same as last year. I wonder if it is the same bird.
3/6/2024	Flagstaff, AZ	Western Bluebird	Looks mostly identical to eastern, maybe slghtly more saturated
3/6/2024	Flagstaff, AZ	Acorn Woodpecker	In a pine tree
3/6/2024	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Flicker	A pair, red shafted
3/5/2024	South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon, AZ	California Condor	A pair flying over Skeleton Point. I was able to read one tag as 'E3'. California Condors are one of the rarest birds in the world with a total population of around 370. They are considered critically endangered, and its population is split between southern California and the Grand Canyon. They have the largest wingspan of any north American bird reaching over 9 feet.
2/11/2024	Roosevelt Wetlands	Northern Harrier	Flying low near the entrance
1/27/2024	Brooker Creek / Keystone Trail	Blackburnian Warbler	First migrant warbler of the year, either young male or female.
1/27/2024	Brooker Creek / Keystone Trail	Eastern Meadowlark	Far away and silent
1/13/2024	John Chestnut Park	Barred Owl	sleeping in a tree above the boardwalk
1/1/2024	Largo Central Park NP	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Very similar to gcfc but a bit paler and more obvious reddish patch on wing
12/29/2023	Fort De Soto	Common Loon	several at beach
12/10/2023	Mt. Lemmon, AZ	Pygmy Nuthatch	smaller brown nuthatch, very vocal. they drum similar to woodpeckers
12/10/2023	Mt. Lemmon, AZ	Pine Siskin	small group of plain looking sparrow-like bird. small yellow stripe on wing.
12/10/2023	Mt. Lemmon, AZ	Mountain Chickadee	chickadee with black eye stripe, only found at high elevations
12/10/2023	Mt. Lemmon, AZ	Red Crossbill	Small groups with reddish-range colors and distinct scissor-bill in pine trees
12/10/2023	Mt. Lemmon, AZ	Steller's Jay	seen at high elevation
12/9/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Rivoli's Hummingbird	Incredibly beautiful hummingbird with brilliant purple crown and cyan gorget. Very large, second only to the Blue-throated Mountain gem. Looks unnaturally vibrant in the correct lighting. Easily one of the most remarkable birds I have ever seen.
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	Black Phoebe	black flycatcher high in a tree
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	Say's Phoebe	grey flycatcher with orange flanks
12/8/2023	Paton Hummingbird Center	Inca Dove	Large flock in a woodpile
12/8/2023	Paton Hummingbird Center	Violet-crowned Hummingbird	White hummingbird with brilliant violet-purple crown. Apparently quite rare.
12/8/2023	Paton Hummingbird Center	Broad-billed Hummingbird	green and blue fully shiny hummingbird. Bright red bill. Very beautiful.
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	Rufous-winged Sparrow	grey and rusty brown sparrow, limited range and apparently not common. was using a wood pile near the feeders.
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	White-throated Sparrow	similar to white crown but has yellow markings and different pattern
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	Red-naped Sapsucker	pair near a stream in the forest
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	Black-throated Gray Warbler	black and white colored warbler with a single yellow spot on its lore (in front of eye)
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	Anna's Hummingbird	using bird feeder
12/8/2023	Patagonia Lake, AZ	White-crowned Sparrow	at bird feeders, 1st year has rusty and grey crown
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Pyrrhuloxia	Similar to cardinal with paler duller bill and distinct grey and red plumage
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Ladder-backed Woodpecker	similar to hairy with bolder barring on back and some speckling like a sapsucker
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Canyon Towhee	similar to green-tail but all grey-brown
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Green-tailed Towhee	Noisy towhee with yellow/green feathers on wings and tail and a brown head
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Black-throated Sparrow	Boldly colored social sparrow
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Gila Woodpecker	basically identical to red-bellied, but does not share range. red mark on head is in front instead of back.
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Curve-billed Thrasher	Looks like its name, bright yellow eyes
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Verdin	small yellow headed bird, only penduline tit in the US
12/7/2023	Saguaro National Park	Cactus Wren	Common around the park. Very boldly patterned.
12/6/2023	Desert Meadows Park, AZ	Gambel's Quail	common, silly little quail. gathers in large groups
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Yellow-eyed Junco	replaces dark eyed mostly around here. numerous around campsites.
12/6/2023	Madera Canyona, AZ	Mexican Jay	Seen mostly at bird feeders but also some in the foothills. Large scrub jay.
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Montezuma Quail	Tiny quail that hides and runs very fast. Was in a pair. More cryptic plumage than Gamble's
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Acorn Woodpecker	Very common around the canyon. Loud laughing call. They store acorns in holes they drill.
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Bridled Titmouse	similar to tufted in behavior and shape, but had chickadee-like face markings
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Brown Creeper	Seen around the canyon, especially at higher elevations. Creeps along tree branches and trunk looking for bugs.
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Gilded Flicker	Very similar to a northern flicker, but had bronze colored cap on its head
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Painted Redstart	Black bird with red belly and white crescent under eye. Unmistakable. Very bold and vibrant. Belongs to the whitestart genus despite its name. Found in a patch of oak trees.
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Arizona Woodpecker	Similar to Hairy Woodpecker but brown
12/6/2023	Madera Canyon, AZ	Greater Roadrunner	Large ground cuckoo, unmistakable. not very skittish at all.
12/5/2023	Green Valley, AZ	Abert's Towhee	Fat sparrow with a long tail. Stays close to the ground and behaves like a thrasher. Looks a lot like a large grey cardinal.
12/5/2023	Green Valley, AZ	Cactus Wren	Running around on the ground. Had purple juice on its face, maybe from cactus fruit.
12/5/2023	Green Valley, AZ	Vermilion Flycatcher	Adult male on a powerline
11/5/2023	Largo Central Park Nature Preserve	Wilson's Warbler	Quite rare in Florida. Black cap is a giveaway.
11/4/2023	Largo Central Park Nature Preserve	Yellow Warbler	-
10/28/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Wilson's Snipe	-
10/28/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Merlin	in the dead tree at the end, falcons like this spot
10/28/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Northern Harrier	Swooped right and front of me. White tail patch and face disk
10/22/2023	Brooker Creek	Bald Eagle	Several throughout the park
10/22/2023	Brooker Creek	Belted Kingfisher	In the first flooded area. No idea what she was doing here since there are no fish in the flooded areas here.
10/22/2023	Brooker Creek	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	A young bird near the flooded part
10/21/2023	John Taylor Park	Black-billed Cuckoo	A young bird next to the boat ramp. Did not have the red eye ring. A little smaller than a blue jay.
9/23/2023	John Taylor Park	Scarlet Tanager	-
9/23/2023	John Taylor Park	Summer Tanager	All red, need to figure out when they are or aren't red
9/23/2023	John Taylor Park	Ovenbird	-
8/31/2023	Treasure Island, Florida	American Flamingo	I cannot believe it, but a hurricane has pushed a flock of flamingoes into the county. There was a large group of about 16, mostly fledglings. A single individual was almost a full foot taller than the rest, although I could be mistaken. Plumage varied between individuals but they were certainly pink. A legendary bird for sure.
7/23/2023	Garden Of The Gods, Colorado	Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	looked very disheveled
7/23/2023	Garden Of The Gods, Colorado	Bullock's Oriole	A beautuful golden colored Oriole, saw a male and a female. Not shy at all like ours in Florida.
7/23/2023	Colorado	Violet-green Swallow	Very common, seen all over the place. Most were not very irridescent
7/21/2023	Garden Of The Gods, Colorado	Cordilleran Flycatcher	I think it has recently been lumped into Western Flycatchers. Empidonax is hard.
7/21/2023	Garden Of The Gods, Colorado	Western Kingbird	much more yellow than our kingbirds, easy to tell apart
7/21/2023	Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado	Williamson's Sapsucker	I think it was a young or female bird. Looks like a typical sapsucker but is mostly black instead of mostly white. did not see any red
7/21/2023	Colorado	Lesser Goldfinch	black cap
7/21/2023	Colorado	Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Looks almost identical to Ruby throat
7/21/2023	Colorado	Black-billed Magpie	-
6/4/2023	Lake Seminole Park	Chuck-will's-widow	On on the side trails sitting on the ground around 9am. Flew away as soon as it saw me. Did not see any wing bar.
6/4/2023	Lake Seminole Park	Purple Gallinule	-
5/27/2023	Pinellas Park	Common Myna	Seen at a shopping center. An exotic bird from Asia that has been seen around this area for about a year. I think it hitched a ride on a shipping container bound for an asian market across the street.
5/20/2023	Lake Maggiore	Purple Martin	In the nest box complex by the boat ramp, east side of the river. About 10 or so adults and a bunch of tiny little adorable babies in the boxes. Only 2 males were full purple. Very interesting call.
5/20/2023	Boyd Hill Preserve	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	A family! lots of little babies and 2 parents hanging out near the island.
5/13/2023	Lake Seminole Park	Least Bittern	By the purple gallinule spot, stealthily hanging out in the reeds. Their camo is very impressive.
5/13/2023	Lake Seminole Park	Purple Gallinule	A family in the usual spot, wasn't able to count the children but at least 3
5/7/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Gull-billed Tern	Going up and down the canal, a nice lady named Anne pointed it out. Sleek black head and large black bill.
5/7/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Blue Grosbeak	Female
5/6/2023	Fort De Soto	Blue Grosbeak	Female
5/6/2023	Fort De Soto	Bay-breasted Warbler	In the mangrove forest
5/6/2023	Fort De Soto	Indigo Bunting	Several throughout the day, mostly younger
4/30/2023	George McGough Park	Scarlet Tanager	a few females scattered around
4/30/2023	George McGough Park	Bay-breasted Warbler	A small group sort of near the boardwalk, all in breeding plumage. Very beautiful, hope I can see more soon.
4/23/2023	Fort De Soto	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	A very rare bird! Usually found in Texas, but a few are spotted at De Soto every year or so. Very long distinct tail. Got a good pic of it hovering.
4/23/2023	Fort De Soto	Blue Grosbeak	Near the beach, male
4/23/2023	Fort De Soto	Veery	near ranger house
4/23/2023	Fort De Soto	Eastern Kingbird	Near the fort
4/23/2023	Fort De Soto	Orchard Oriole	A female spotted on top of the fort. Smaller than most orioles with a stubbier beak.
4/23/2023	Fort De Soto	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Never seen so many before! At least 6 spotted throughout the day. Most did not have the red gorget.
4/22/2023	Fort De Soto	Louisiana Waterthrush	Drinking from the fountain
4/22/2023	Fort De Soto	Scarlet Tanager	Extremely bright red for some reason. Several seen.
4/22/2023	Fort De Soto	Summer Tanager	-
4/22/2023	Fort De Soto	Indigo Bunting	A pair seen in the fig tree and a few others by the road. Spottier than the ones seen in the north end of the county.
4/22/2023	Fort De Soto	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	At least 20 seen through the day
4/22/2023	Fort De Soto	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Seen in the tree behind the ranger house and in the fig tree by the Station.
4/21/2023	Largo Central Park NP	Blue Grosbeak	A male and a female by the canal. The male can be distinguished from buntings by their size, orange striping on the wings, and larger conical bill
4/21/2023	Largo Central Park NP	Veery	A plain looking thrush spotted at the far end of the canal.
4/21/2023	Largo Central Park NP	Indigo Bunting	A few by the canal, all bright blue
4/20/2023	Hammock Park	Indigo Bunting	Usual spots, 3 total
4/20/2023	Hammock Park	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Seen twice, 3, then 6. Been seeing lots of them lately.
4/20/2023	Hammock Park	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	A female in its nest. Nest was a small cup made of lichen or something
4/20/2023	Hammock Park	Blackpoll Warbler	In the oak tree at the end of the creek trail, a male in full plumage. slight yellow wings and distinct black cap.
4/19/2023	Possum Branch Preserve	Orchard Oriole	-
4/19/2023	Possum Branch Preserve	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	In one of the mulberry trees, their favorite
4/19/2023	Possum Branch Preserve	Cedar Waxwing	-
4/18/2023	Hammock Park	Summer Tanager	All red
4/18/2023	Hammock Park	Hooded Warbler	At the Weir, very bold colors. Warblers seem to like this spot
4/18/2023	Hammock Park	Indigo Bunting	2 or 3 near the bird feeder, all blue
4/18/2023	Hammock Park	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	First hummingbird I have seen in Florida. Perched on a very high oak tree branch.
4/16/2023	Honeymoon Island SP	Orchard Oriole	Redish colored warbler, at the end of the trail with the eagle nest. They seem to like beachy areas.
4/16/2023	Honeymoon Island SP	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Didnt even notice until I was looking at pictures
4/16/2023	Honeymoon Island SP	Gray Kingbird	Let me get very close, several of them today. I think I counted 3
4/16/2023	Hammock Park	Prothonotary Warbler	In the forested area near where the buntings were in fall
4/16/2023	Honeymoon Island SP	Eastern Towhee	-
4/15/2023	Sawgrass Lake Park	Black-throated Green Warbler	-
4/15/2023	George McGough Park	Eastern Screech-Owl	In an owl box
4/15/2023	George Mcgough Park	American Redstart	-
4/8/2023	Fort Desoto	Cedar Waxwing	5 in the fruit tree next to the ranger house
4/7/2023	Hammock Park	Worm-eating Warbler	-
4/7/2023	Largo Central Park NP	Swallow-tailed Kite	flying close to the ground
4/2/2023	Gladys Douglas Preserve	Hermit Thrush	Near the road
4/2/2023	Glady Douglas Preserve	Red-tailed Hawk	nesting
4/1/2023	Caladesi Island	Red-breasted Merganser	-
3/25/2023	Northshore Park, St Pete, FL	Great-tailed Grackle	A very rare bird for Florida, if I am not mistaken this is the first individual recorded, at least on eBird. Lots of other birders looking for it. Looked like a boat-tailed Grackle but slightly larger with a smaller forehead and yellow eyes. Had very strange vocalizations, like nothing ive heard from a bird. Was making sounds like a camera shutter, radio static, and a guinea pig.
3/18/2023	Hammock Park	Wood Duck	-
3/18/2023	John Chestnut Park	Anhinga	In breeding plumage
3/18/2023	John Chestunut Park	Eastern Bluebird	Very vibrant blue
3/18/2023	John Chestnut Park	Red-shouldered Hawk	-
3/18/2023	Hammock Park	Cedar Waxwing	Lots of them this year
3/17/2023	Largo Central Park NP	Egyptian Goose	at the golf course as usual
3/12/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Killdeer	On the path near the entrance, i wonder if there is nest nearby
3/12/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Glossy Ibis	Looks like its in breeding plumage
2/12/2023	Sand Key Park	Bonaparte's Gull	Delicate looking gull with a black spot behind its eye in nonbreeding plumage. thing black beak.
2/12/2023	John Bonner Park	Pileated Woodpecker	A baby in a dead tree
2/12/2023	Roosevelt Wetlands	Mottled Duck	-
2/12/2023	Largo Central Park NP	Mottled Duck	A hybrid in the usual spot
2/12/2023	Sand Key Park	Reddish Egret	-
2/12/2023	Sand Key Park	Belted Kingfisher	-
2/12/2023	Largo Central Park NP	Northern Flicker	near parking lot
2/11/2023	John Bonner Park	Bufflehead	-
2/4/2023	Corkscrew Swamp	Louisiana Waterthrush	Less streaking and lighter, more orange-ish legs than a Northern Watertrush. Large for a warbler. Was bobbing its tail and hanging around some water, behaving sort of like a Dipper.
2/4/2023	Corkscrew Swamp	American Bittern	Finally! Right near the entrance. A cryptic colored medium sized heron, about the size of a night heron. Swayed in the wind and stuck its head up in an attempt to camouflage itself. It is the last heron I needed to see in the US!
2/4/2023	Corkscrew Swamp	Purple Gallinule	A young navy colored bird
2/4/2023	Corkscrew Swamp	Great Crested Flycatcher	They are not yet present in Pinellas. They may live in south FL year round.
2/4/2023	Celery Fields	Loggerhead Shrike	So many here
1/15/2023	Possum Branch Preserve	Sora	in the bushes on the far end of the pond near the entrance. Tiny with distinct yellow beak and speckled feathers. silent and very shy. finally got a picture
1/15/2023	Possum Branch Preserve	Wilson's Snipe	near the sora, a single bird. been seeing these a lot lately
12/17/2022	Withlacoochee State Forest	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	A single male, came to visit us seemingly out of curiosity. Flashed its red patch a few times while eating some berries. Cute little bird.
12/17/2022	Withlacoochee State Forest	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Near a large sinkhole
12/17/2022	Withlacoochee State Forest	Red-headed Woodpecker	5 total on various trails. males and females are identical
12/11/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Peregrine Falcon	At the very end of the pump station trail in a tall pine tree. Very large for a falcon. Identifiable by the the distinct falcon 'tears' under its eyes. I believe this was a juvenile. They are the fastest animal in the world with a top speed of 240 miles per hour, almost 4 times faster than any fish or land animal. I am very happy to see this bird.
12/11/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Loggerhead Shrike	Many as usual. It seems like shrikes are a good indicator of a healthy ecosystem
12/11/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	A single bird swimming on the peninsula in the middle of the pond
12/11/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Northern Flicker	In the trees near the entrance by the industrial plant
12/11/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Spotted Sandpiper	-
12/3/2022	Boyd Hill Preserve	Ruddy Duck	Far away on the opposite side of the lake hangning out with some scaups. Very tiny duck with a stripe on its face, and a large bill. Probably a female.
12/3/2022	Boyd Hill Preserve	American Wigeon	A pair among the coots near little island with the bridge. Small grey duck with a small dark green streak above the eye, and a dull blue bill.
12/3/2022	Boyd Hill Preserve	Sora	Another heard, but not seen. Very distinct call, I think I am good at identifying it now. It will probably be a while before I can get a view of one in the open.
12/3/2022	Boyd Hill Preserve	Red-shouldered Hawk	-
12/3/2022	Boyd Hill Preserve	Roseate Spoonbill	-
12/3/2022	Boyd Hill Preserve	Ring-necked Duck	Near the coots
11/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Vesper Sparrow	Quite rare around here. On a fence on the keystone trail. Hard to identify, like most sparrows.
11/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Sora	On the Keystone trail, on the right side near the entrance. in very thick brush, so I only heard it, but I was able to get a recording and a positive id. I wish I was able to see it but now at least I know they exist.
11/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Wilson's Snipe	2 spotted, one in retention pond by sports field, other on keystone trail. One even did its little rain dance for me. Cute little birds
11/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Savannah Sparrow	On keystone trail, several in a mixed flock. They have a bit of yellow on their head and have high contrast black nad white chest.
11/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Sedge Wren	On keystone trail in the reed thicket. tan colored unlike house wren
11/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Cooper's Hawk	Keystone trail, eating another bird
11/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Swamp Sparrow	-
11/24/2022	Eagle Lake Park	Wood Duck	A large group of about 20, males were in breeding plumage
11/24/2022	Eagle Lake Park	American Kestrel	Eating a lizard on the fence near the abandoned house
11/24/2022	Eagle Lake Park	Canada Goose	In a hidden pond near some houses, a barnacle goose hybrid was recenty spotted here but I think it was taken in
11/19/2022	Largo Central Park Nature Preserve	Orange-crowned Warbler	Nondescript warbler. broken white eye ring distinguishes from tenn. warbler
11/13/2022	William Dunn Water Reclaimation Plant	Horned Grebe	A single nonbreeding bird among a some redheads and ringnecked ducks. The only other grebe we usually get around here is pied billed.
11/13/2022	William Dunn Water Reclaimation Plant	Bald Eagle	in the dead tree looking over the water
11/13/2022	William Dunn Water Reclaimation Plant	Redhead	-
11/13/2022	William Dunn Water Reclaimation Plant	Ring-necked Duck	-
10/30/2022	Hammock Park	Scaly-breasted Munia	An exotic bird from Asia. Probably an escaped pet or from an established population. It was living with a flock of Indigo/Painted Buntings eating seeds off some plants near a small stream. I wonder if it will continue migrating south with the buntings.
10/16/2022	Hammock Park	Gray-cheeked Thrush	faint gray cheek, need to find a better way to identify thrush
10/16/2022	Hammock Park	Scarlet Tanager	Similar to summer tanager but with black wings
10/16/2022	Hammock Park	Indigo Bunting	lots of them today
10/16/2022	Hammock Park	Swainson's Thrush	in the tall pine tree
10/15/2022	Hammock Park	Bay-breasted Warbler	On the boardwalk
10/15/2022	Honeymoon Island Sp	Yellow Warbler	two toned beak is a good identifier
10/2/2022	Fort DeSoto Park	Eastern Kingbird	On the trail from the ranger house to the oak forest
10/2/2022	Fort DeSoto Park	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Hidden in the trees near the fountain
10/2/2022	Fort DeSoto Park	White-winged Dove	On a power line near the ranger house
10/1/2022	Lake Seminole Park	Common Yellowthroat	Hidden in the usual spot near the water
9/29/2022	Hammock Park	Summer Tanager	2, big chunky beaks give them away
9/29/2022	Lake Saundra	Magnolia Warbler	-
9/29/2022	Lake Saundra	Blackburnian Warbler	-
9/29/2022	Lake Saundra	Wood Stork	hunkering down for the hurricane
9/29/2022	Lake Saundra	American Redstart	many young and females and a single mature male
9/29/2022	Lake Saundra	Common Yellowthroat	Lots of them
9/24/2022	George McGough Park	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Very rare in Pinellas. Also reported by other on eBird. Distinguished by its olive colored 'vest'!
9/18/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Golden-winged Warbler	A lifer for me and a very rare bird around here in general. Very beautiful. Was in the oak trees at the very end of the northmost road, past the pump house. Did not get the best picture, but that is okay I am very happy to have seen it at all.
9/18/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Yellow Warbler	-
9/18/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Prairie Warbler	-
9/18/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Loggerhead Shrike	-
9/18/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	Tricolored Heron	-
9/18/2022	Roosevelt Wetlands	White-eyed Vireo	-
8/28/2022	George McGough Park	Worm-eating Warbler	First migrant of the year! Was hanging around some cardinals in its usual spot.
8/21/2022	Lake Seminole	Purple Gallinule	A lone purple with some common gallinules in the usual spot
7/19/2022	Reykjavik, Iceland	Black-headed Gull	In the town pond, was nonbreeding. Much smaller than most of the gulls in iceland.
7/19/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Common Ringed Plover	seen near the side of a road. A very bold but typcal looking plover.
7/19/2022	Reykjavik, Iceland	Tufted Duck	A small family in the town pond. Easily distinguished by its tuft.
7/19/2022	Reykjavik, Iceland	Common Raven	Huge corvid, looks bigger than the ones in the US
7/18/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	European Shag	Nesting among other birds on a rocky cliffside, very similar to the cormorants in FLorida
7/18/2022	Glymurfoss, Iceland	Redwing	Similar looking to an Amerian robin but more scraggly looking. Also very similar looking to a Fieldfare.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Northern Wheatear	seen flying over a remote area near the coast. I believe it was non-breeding or female.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes Coast, Iceland	Red-necked Phalarope	several small flocks flying and swimming. Much smaller than I expected them to be
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Common Eider	Common in every body of water, including the ocean. The most common duck I saw.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes Coast, Iceland	Northern Gannet	several mostly flying in small groups but some were swimming. They have beautiful blue eyes. The juveniles seem to to be white with black spots like a dalmation.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes Coast, Iceland	Atlantic Puffin	Many swimming in the water in small groups. I did not see any nesting sites. They look similar to Horned puffins from the Pacific coast. According to the tour guide they lose their bright colored bills in when they are not breeding.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes Coast, Iceland	Razorbill	Similar to a murre or puffin but with a thicker black and white striped beak. Probably my favorite auk.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes Coast, Iceland	Black Guillemot	All black guillemot with signature red feet. Less common than the other sea birds.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes Coast, Iceland	Common Murre	Common in the water and on rocky outcroppings. They seem to live together with Razorbills. Fairly large and heavy, they have a hard time flying.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Northern Fulmar	Fairly common, they seem to nest here. Saw several nesting sites including a very cute baby.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	White Wagtail	Fairly common in parking lots and such. seem to fight eachother a lot.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Harlequin Duck	A single bird on the coast near some rocks. Seemed a bit scruffy.
7/16/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Black-legged Kittiwake	CAn be found nesting in cliffsides in huge colonies much like the Fulmar. After seeing one in Florida it is quite the treat to see them at their nesting sites.
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Whooper Swan	Common in most ponds and lakes around the peninsula
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Arctic Tern	Common just about everywhere. They are very aggressive in their nesting sites which usually seem to be random fields. They are called 'Kria' in Icelandic, for the sound that they make.
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Very similar looking to great black backed gulls, slightly smaller and paler winged. also common.
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Great Black-backed Gull	Common pretty much everywhere, very large gull
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Eurasian Oystercatcher	Can be found all over the peninsula, very common. Seems that they behave more like sandpipers here, looking for worms alongside the road.
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Graylag Goose	A herd running across the tundra, wild birds as opposed to the domestic graylags we have in america.
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Merlin	Iceland has their own subspecies I believe. Looks more snowy than the ones in Florida. Was hunting by the side of a road near a small waterfall.
7/15/2022	Snaefellsnes, Iceland	Whimbrel	common all over the peninsula. I believe the european subspecies is soon to be split from the ones we have in America (Hudsonian).
6/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	A few mostly by the roadside by the northern part of the preserve (north of the road)
6/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Eastern Bluebird	On the runoff trail of which I forget the name
6/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Sandhill Crane	Several around the northern part of the preserve
6/25/2022	Brooker Creek	Wild Turkey	On the entrance road, by itself. No pic :(
6/15/2022	My Yard	Eastern Screech-Owl	a lovely pair making weird noises on the power line, too dark to take a good photo.
5/6/2022	Third Beach, WA	Black Oystercatcher	All black timid Oystercatcher
5/6/2022	Port Townsend, WA	Anna's Hummingbird	In a town park drinking necter. Very beautiful, in its breeding plumage. Got a good view of its gorget.
5/6/2022	Port Townsend, WA	Bushtit	tiny grey brown borb with yellow eyes
5/6/2022	Port Townsend, WA	Gadwall	Several in a town park. All grey large duck.
5/6/2022	Port Townsend, WA	Pigeon Guillemot	All black bird with bold red feed, a pair swimming in a harbor
5/6/2022	Port Townsend, WA	Bufflehead	-
5/6/2022	Third Beach, WA	Bald Eagle	Many on the beaches catching fish from the water
5/6/2022	Port Townsend, WA	Yellow-rumped Warbler	very healthy looking Audubon's Warblers
5/5/2022	Forks, WA	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Very common and usually in groups
5/5/2022	Rialto Beach, WA	Hairy Woodpecker	Pecking at some driftwood, notably larger than downy woodpeckers
5/5/2022	Hoh Rainforest, WA	Common Merganser	several in a pond, nonbreeding
5/5/2022	Forks, WA	Savannah Sparrow	On beaches, usually not in groups
5/5/2022	Forks, WA	Surf Scoter	Several in beaches and harbor areas, usually far from shore.
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Spotted Towhee	Very bold colors, a few spotted around the olympics
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Pacific Wren	nosiy as their eastern counterparts. plain dark brown with a cryptic pattern
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	American Dipper	dipping on a rock under a bridge, larger than most songbirds
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Steller's Jay	Not as common as blue jays are out west
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Hermit Warbler	On a long trail up a large tree with some other small birds
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Several in the trees in mountainous areas
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Townsend's Warbler	On a long trail up in a large tree with several other small bird species
5/4/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Harlequin Duck	A pair diving down a rapid
5/3/2022	Washington	Glaucous-winged Gull	There are many gulls in the olympic area but this species seems to be the most common
5/3/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Red-necked Grebe	far out in the water at a pier, diving under often
5/3/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Golden-crowned Kinglet	glimpse in a tree early in the morning
5/3/2022	Hoodsport, WA	Common Loon	-
5/3/2022	Washington	Dark-eyed Junco	Very common in mountainous areas, some of the Oregon subspecies
4/23/2022	Fort De Soto Park	Summer Tanager	a female near the ranger house. surprised I have not seen one before. yellow bunting-like bird with darkish wings. males are bold red
4/23/2022	Fort De Soto Park	Cape May Warbler	several scattered around the oak tree area, very pretty. looks sort of like a breeding palm warbler, but they have bolder colors and white bars on the wings
4/23/2022	Fort De Soto Park	Indigo Bunting	Another one in pretty blue plumage, did not get a good picture unfortunately
4/23/2022	Fort De Soto Park	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	A beautiful male in full plumage eating from a mulberry bush in the oak tree area. Was attracting a lot of attention
4/10/2022	Fort De Soto	Black-legged Kittiwake	Possibly the rarest bird I have ever seen. These do not normally come here. Black legs, dull yellow-green beak. Medium sized seabird. On the pier near the fort. Pictures are included. I am extremely happy to have seen this bird.
4/10/2022	Fort De Soto	Hooded Warbler	-
4/10/2022	Fort De Soto	Indigo Bunting	Near ranger house
4/10/2022	Fort De Soto	Prothonotary Warbler	-
4/9/2022	Honeymoon Island SP	Eastern Kingbird	Large flycatcher with very constrastive black and white coloring. very similar to a phoebe. seen on the sandy middle trail
4/9/2022	Honeymoon Island SP	Orchard Oriole	A new lifer, very excited about this one. Not a common bird in FL, but they are known to frequent Honeymoon Island. Looked sort of similar to a Towhee but no white chest and a narrower beak. Was on the the middle trail near the entrance.
4/9/2022	Honeymoon Island SP	Eastern Towhee	Many today, I am very familiar with thier call now... They are not very timid, and are willing to call right in front of you. one almost flew into me!
4/3/2022	George McGough Park	Kentucky Warbler	At first glance it looks like a Hooded Warbler. They spend most of their time on the ground.
4/3/2022	George McGough Park	Hooded Warbler	Several all around the park, they must be migrating right now
4/3/2022	George McGough Park	Wood Thrush	seen breifly in the trees
4/3/2022	George McGough Park	Great Crested Flycatcher	First of the year!
4/3/2022	George McGough Park	White-eyed Vireo	-
4/3/2022	George McGough Park	Blue-headed Vireo	-
3/30/2022	George McGough Park	Hooded Warbler	On the gravel path near the meadow
3/27/2022	Brooker Creek	Swallow-tailed Kite	Many around the park, they must be migrating north
3/27/2022	Brooker Creek	Eastern Bluebird	Very blue
3/26/2022	Largo Central Park NP	American Kestrel	a pair near the parking lot
3/26/2022	My Yard	Brown Thrasher	fighting with grackles
3/26/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Cattle Egret	Several, including one in breeding plumage
3/23/2022	My Yard	Fish Crow	quite a few lately, they keep getting into fights with the blackbirds
3/23/2022	My Yard	Muscovy Duck	New to the pond
3/21/2022	My Yard	Eurasian Collared-Dove	A continuing visitor
2/24/2022	Werner-Boyce SP	Red-shouldered Hawk	was almost certain it was broad winged... oh well
2/24/2022	Werner-Boyce SP	Cedar Waxwing	A group of 4 or 5 in a pine tree before the black rail trail
2/24/2022	Werner-Boyce SP	Gray Catbird	-
2/24/2022	Werner-Boyce SP	Bald Eagle	chasing some vultures
2/19/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	-
2/19/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Anhinga	Breeding male, very pretty blue colored eyes
2/19/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Roseate Spoonbill	-
2/19/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Northern Shoveler	A whole bunch this time, about 8 mostly males
2/18/2022	-	Royal Tern	In the pond, large tern with orange bill
2/13/2022	Honeymoons Island SP	Prairie Warbler	-
2/13/2022	Honeymoon Island SP	Cooper's Hawk	immature
2/13/2022	Honeymoon Island SP	Great Horned Owl	Near the entrance to the trail
2/13/2022	Honeymoon Island SP	Osprey	many nesting
1/10/2022	Lake Seminole Park	Common Yellowthroat	Near boat ramp
1/10/2022	Lake Seminole Park	Swamp Sparrow	Very Well Hidden In The Bushes Near The Boat Ramp
1/9/2022	William E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility	Hooded Merganser	3 or 4 in the pond, a little bit separated from the rest of the ducks. Very timid. Beautiful birds.
1/9/2022	William E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility	Bufflehead	A few in a large flock of Redheads. Very small ducks compared to the others in the flock.
1/9/2022	William E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility	Redhead	At least 1000 in a massive flock together with a few other species. Almost all were Redheads. It seems every winter a few giant flocks of redheads show up somewhere in the county. Amazing to see so many ducks in one spot.
1/9/2022	William E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility	Lesser Scaup	Several scattered around the big Redhead flock. They have a kind of bump on their head that Greaters do not have.
1/9/2022	William E. Dunn Water Reclamation Facility	Northern Shoveler	A few circling the perimeter of the pond, avoiding the crowd.
1/5/2022	My Yard	Eurasian Collared-Dove	They have returned, I have seen them a few times over the past few weeks
1/4/2022	Honeymoon Island	Cooper's Hawk	Perched on a palm tree. They are always a bit tricky to identify.
1/4/2022	Honeymoon Island	Gray Catbird	Extremely numerous, more than ever. I counted at 20 on a short walk. Maybe they are preparing to go somewhere else.
1/4/2022	Honeymoon Island	Eastern Towhee	4 heard total, 1 spotted. Yellow eyes once again. Very timid birds.
1/3/2022	Myakka River SP	Green-winged Teal	A few at the bird walk. Water was low this time of year so I was not able to see them very well. A few males in breeding plumage hanging around some blue-winged teals. Much larger than their cousins.
1/3/2022	Myakka River SP	Killdeer	Defending its nest in a burnt out field
1/3/2022	Myakka River SP	Sandhill Crane	a few pairs scattered around. Some went right into the road. Not very timid at all.
1/3/2022	Myakka River SP	Glossy Ibis	All around the park and surrounding area. They seem to be a lot more numerous in more swampy or grassy areas. Not found hardly ever in Pinellas.
1/3/2022	Myakka River SP	Northern Harrier	Several around the park. It was a very windy day and they were using the wind to hover over fields to catch their pray. Sort of like a Harrier jet, I wonder if that is how the jet got its name.
1/3/2022	Myakka River SP	Black-necked Stilt	A few near the wier, beautiful birds.
1/2/2022	Honeymoon Island	Common Ground Dove	-
1/2/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Mottled Duck	a pair of mottled ducks, potentially hybrids, in the stream near the entrance, far from the other ducks. Not a tinge of green on the male despite it being breeding season. The female also has too yellow of a bill. Feathers had the distict buffy painted color that mottled ducks have.
1/2/2022	Honeymoon Island	Gray Catbird	-
1/2/2022	Vinoy Park	American White Pelican	A big float gathered by the mangroves. All nonbreeding as expected.
1/2/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	In the exact same spot as last year, I wonder if it is the same one.
1/2/2022	Largo Central Park NP	Northern Shoveler	Continuing bird, always at this park.
1/2/2022	Honeymoon Island	Eastern Towhee	Florida specimens have yellow eyes. Two calling out to eachother. Call was a single ascending note. Seen near the trail entrance.
1/2/2022	Vinoy Park	Snow Goose	A pair near the tennis court. Very docile, not alarmed by the crowds of people. It has been continuing for a while and has caused quite the kerfuffle on eBird.
12/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Wilson's Plover	Swimming like a duck in a puddle
12/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Loggerhead Shrike	-
12/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Magnificent Frigatebird	Outside of the park over the bridge, a large group. Finally got a view of their gular pouch.
12/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Red-breasted Merganser	one in the picnic area, one flying past the north beach. Nonbreeding or females
12/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Blue-headed Vireo	In the picnic area near the north beach
12/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Semipalmated Plover	-
12/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Black Skimmer	A massive mixed colony, at least 100 skimmers
12/29/2021	Oldsmar	Loggerhead Shrike	In a hospital parking lot, swooped down to grab a bug
12/29/2021	Walsingham Park	Pied-billed Grebe	bigger and redder than usual. I think the reddish color is their winter plumage.
12/26/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Merlin	In the same spot as before, I see this time that it is quite a lot larger than a kestrel.
12/26/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Great Horned Owl	A pair calling to eachother in pine tree. I only got a good look at one but I was able to hear both of their calls. One was a shorter, lower hoot and the other was a longer higher pitched hoot. I think the male has the lower call. I think this behavior is called a 'duet'. They would call and wait for the other to respond and repeat.
12/26/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Downy Woodpecker	I usually do not record these as they are so common, but I have just recently learned that Hairy woodpeckers, their near-identical cousin, are not found in this county at all. It looks like I will need to look a bit longer to find all of the woodpeckers of Florida.
12/25/2021	Lake Saundra	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Eating from a birdfeeder, all brown. I think that means it is a female. Large, heavy bird compared to warblers and finches.
12/19/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Black-throated Green Warbler	likely the last I will see this season. The only warbler I saw today besides palm and yellow-rumped. this warbler seems to stick around a bit longer than the other fall migrants.
12/19/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Pileated Woodpecker	-
12/19/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Blue-headed Vireo	Slamming bugs against a tree. This seems to be one of the preferred ways of killing bugs for vireos.
12/18/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	American Kestrel	they seem to pump their tails a lot
12/18/2021	My Yard	Cooper's Hawk	flying from a tree, startled when I went outside in the morning
12/18/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Red-shouldered Hawk	-
12/18/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Gray Catbird	still numerous
12/18/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	American White Pelican	a big group flying somewhere
12/16/2021	My Yard	Eastern Screech-Owl	On the powerline at around 7pm. Shaped like a tiny barrel.
12/16/2021	My Yard	Belted Kingfisher	He seems to be very active catching a lot of fish and making noise. I wonder if he is preparing to go somewhere.
12/12/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Common Gallinule	They were all acting rowdy and strange
12/12/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Roseate Spoonbill	-
12/12/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Pied-billed Grebe	Several around the lake
12/12/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Northern Shoveler	Nonbreeding male by some mallards near the stream
12/11/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Merlin	A falcon perched on top of a dead tree. Larger than a Kestrel but still quite small. Pale coloration, and less noticable 'tears' coming from the eyes unlike a kestrel.
12/11/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	-
12/11/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Magnificent Frigatebird	A juvenile with a white head and breast. Flying lower than usual.
12/11/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Common Yellowthroat	near the roped off area next to the pond. A male.
12/9/2021	My Yard	Belted Kingfisher	By the pond again, a male this time.
12/5/2021	Brooker Creek	Brown-headed Nuthatch	Little 'masked' brown bird hanging upside down like a woodpecker. Was up a tall pine tree.
12/5/2021	Brooker Creek	Carolina Wren	-
12/5/2021	Brooker Creek	Eastern Bluebird	Many as usual scattered around the park
12/5/2021	Brooker Creek	Cooper's Hawk	flying overhead, t-shape sort of like a falcon.
12/5/2021	Brooker Creek	Ovenbird	Near the entrance on the trail, rooting around the leaves as they often do. I followed it for a bit but it didn't come out into the open for long. Very cute little bird.
12/5/2021	Brooker Creek	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	One near the entrance and another at the Blackwater cutoff. Both had brown feathers on their back. They are only here for the winter. Beautiful painted pattern.
12/5/2021	Brooker Creek	Wild Turkey	A pair near the Flatwood trail. Very timid, ran off into the wood when they saw me.
11/28/2021	Bass Lake	Song Sparrow	@ Bass Lake, Boone, North Carolina. A pair chasing eachother in a tree. Both were brown streaky sparrows with thick conical beaks. I am thinking that the beak size and lighter streaking means they are song sparrows but I cannot be completely certain. One may have been the very similar Lincoln's Sparrow.
11/28/2021	Boone	White-breasted Nuthatch	@ Boone, North Carolina in the mountains. A small woodpecker-like bird, often clinging to trees.
11/28/2021	Bass Lake	Bufflehead	@ Bass Lake, Boone, North Carolina. Many swimming in a frozen lake. A small duck. Males have a large iridescent purple head and are mostly white. Females are mostly black with a white cheek.
11/28/2021	Bass Lake	Belted Kingfisher	@ Bass Lake, Boone, North Carolina. A female callings from a tall tree.
11/28/2021	Boone	Dark-eyed Junco	@ Boone, North Carolina. Slate colored variety. Very common in the mountains. They seem to mostly forage on the ground.
11/23/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Black Vulture	@ Honeymoon Island SP, was drinking from a puddle. It let me get very close.
11/23/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Northern Harrier	@ Honeymoon Island SP, near the end of the trails. Owl-like facial disk is indicative. Very large hawk.
11/20/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Sedge Wren	@ Honeymoon Island, I originally entered this as a Marsh Wren but after getting a second opinion I have reconsidered. Apparently, the buffy coloration around the eyes, lack of bold eyebrows, and the presence of bars on the wings mean it is a Sedge Wren. They can be distinguished from the typical House and Carolina Wrens by the dark brown / black patches on its back. The patches are covered in white speckles. I am not sure I would be able to tell them apart from a Marsh Wren.
11/20/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Yellow-rumped Warbler	@ Honeymoon Island, very numerous and travelling in groups
11/20/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	House Wren	@ Honeymoon Island, lots of them today
11/18/2021	-	European Starling	a huge swarm of ~300 in my backyard
11/18/2021	-	Northern Cardinal	3 in my yard. They seem to prefer the mix with safflower and unshelled seeds.
11/18/2021	-	Brown-headed Cowbird	In my backyard. I haven't seen them in quite a while. Mixed with the grackle and blackbird flock.
11/14/2021	-	Black-throated Green Warbler	In my backyard! Perhaps I spoke too soon about migration ending! In the water tree. I think it was female or immature because its throat was faded.
11/14/2021	-	Red-tailed Hawk	In my backyard on a telephone poll across the pond. Very dark, darker than usual. Not a dark morph, I don't think, as those don't occur much in florida. Didn't get a good look at its belly. There was another hawk, likely the same species flying nearby.
11/14/2021	John Bonner Park	Brown Pelican	@ John Bonner Park, a big group in the trees sort of like how cormorants tend to do. On an island across the water.
11/14/2021	George McGough Park	Yellow-rumped Warbler	@ George McGough Park, some of the only birds I saw today. Migration must be almost over :(
11/14/2021	-	Common Yellowthroat	In my backyard! First I have seen here. It was a either nonbreeding or female.
11/14/2021	-	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11/11/2021	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	at my feeder, had a very distinct red belly, which is surprisingly not very common for a bird called a red bellied woodpecker
11/8/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Chipping Sparrow	@ Honeymoon Island SP, perched on a fallen tree and posed nicely for a moment. Looks similar to other new world sparrows but the pink beak and an eyeline continuing past the eye.
11/8/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	White-eyed Vireo	@ Honeymoon Island SP, seemed to be impaling a berry with its tongue or something.
11/8/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Herring Gull	@ Honeymoon Island SP, ragged looking large gull with pink legs
11/7/2021	War Veterans Memorial Park	Indigo Bunting	@ War Veterans Memorial park, a pair up in a tree. All brown with bluish bars on the wings. Looks very similar to a blue grosbeak, but I guess the beak is wrong
10/31/2021	George McGough Park	Magnolia Warbler	@ George McGough park, many scattered around the park. They are not very shy. Larger than a northern parula with black markings. These ones were in their fall colors but normally they have a black mask on their face.
10/31/2021	George McGough Park	Eastern Wood-Pewee	@ George McGough park, very patient and not at all shy. Let me get very close. Was catching bugs from a branch.
10/31/2021	George McGough Park	White-eyed Vireo	@ George McGough Park, silent for once
10/31/2021	Geroge McGough Park	Pine Warbler	@ Geroge McGough park, a fully brown individual. I think that means it was an immature female.
10/31/2021	George McGough Park	Yellow-rumped Warbler	@ George McGough park, the first of the season. I expect to see many soon.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	White-crowned Sparrow	@ Fort De Soto, travelling with the large flock of Indigo Buntings near the ranger house. I don't think they come to Florida very often.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Black-throated Green Warbler	@ Fort De Soto, in the oak forest by the east beach. Very beautiful. Seems to have almost full plumage all year.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Bay-breasted Warbler	@ Fort De Soto, dull yellowish warbler with a few splotches of brown-red.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Indigo Bunting	@ Fort De Soto, a huge flock of around 30 or 50 scattered around the ranger house. They were very timid and all moved as with eachother. All birds were in their brown fall plumage, with small amounts of blue.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Eastern Wood-Pewee	@ Fort De Soto, several scattered around the park
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Chestnut-sided Warbler	@ Fort De Soto, by the ranger house. Had chestnut colored flanks on near the wings. looks similar to a gnatcatcher.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Bald Eagle	@ Fort De Soto, a pair fighting an Osprey. Not the first time I have seen them get into disputes with Osprey.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Reddish Egret	@ Fort De Soto, by a tide pool. Let me get very close.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Common Yellowthroat	@ Fort De Soto
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Spotted Sandpiper	@ Fort De Soto, by a tidepool. Noisy little guy. I think it was immature because it did not have its spots yet. Was constantly bobbing its tail.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Palm Warbler	@ Fort De Soto, extremely numerous.
10/30/2021	Fort De Soto	Painted Bunting	@ Fort De Soto, a single female part of a large flock of Indigo Buntings
10/27/2021	-	Turkey Vulture	Seen on a bike ride around my neighborhood, was eating a dead squirrel. Much bigger close up than I thought they were.
10/26/2021	-	Northern Cardinal	A lovely pair in my yard
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Bay-breasted Warbler	@ Lake Seminole Park, generic dull yellow warbler. Was slightly more brownish than most of the drab fall warblers. Dark colored feet, blackish wings and tail, dull pink beak. Did not get a great picture unfortunately.
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole	Purple Gallinule	@ Lake Seminole, the usual spot
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Yellow-throated Warbler	@ Lake Seminole Park
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	@ Lake Seminole Park, a pair at around 7am near where the purple gallinules are
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Pine Warbler	@ Lake Seminole Park, many of them today
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Common Yellowthroat	@ Lake Seminole Park, near the boat ramp in the same spot as before almost a year ago. A male.
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole Park	House Wren	@ Lake Seminole Park, noisy bird on top of a tree. Cryptic feathers give it away.
10/24/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Palm Warbler	@ Lake Seminole Park, still numerous
10/18/2021	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove	On the powerline in my yard, I haven't seen them in a little while
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	Indigo Bunting	@ Possum Branch, in some cattails by the water. Was mostly brown with splotches of bright blue on its wings and head. Very pretty bird, I hope I can see one in breeding plumage someday.
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	Tennessee Warbler	@ Possum Branch, a female I think. Yellowish green color with a black stripe through the eye. The wings seem to have a black edge. Hanging around near the entrance.
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	Blackburnian Warbler	@ Possum Branch. A better example than the previous ones I have seen; this one had more distinct markings. In a dead tree near the entrance. Yellow continues down the neck, black cap on the head, and a triangular black mark over its eye.
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	Red-tailed Hawk	@ Possum Branch, flying above
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	Little Blue Heron	@ Possum Branch, several all over the pond
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	Common Yellowthroat	@ Possum Branch, a female. Can be distinguished from a nashville warbler by the lack of eye ring and a brown head instead of gray.
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	House Wren	@ Possum Branch, hiding in some bushes near the water. Very noisy, rapid call
10/17/2021	Possum Branch	House Finch	@ Possum Branch, all by itself. They are not migratory and usually exist in groups, so it is strange to see one on its own.
10/10/2021	George McGough Park	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	@ George McGough park, very excited about this one. I think it was an immature male, it had visible rosy color on its chest but it was not as bold as a breeding male. Quite large, almost dove sized. Not present in Florida for most of the year.
10/10/2021	George McGough Park	Wood Thrush	@ George McGough park. Distinctly dark brown with a black cheek. Has a little crest on its head that is not always visible. Very cute.
10/10/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Eastern Wood-Pewee	@ Boca Ciega Park, caught some green bug. Was perched high up as flycatchers like to do. It had a yellowish wash to its belly flanked by dusky grey. Lower mandible was bright yellow.
10/10/2021	George McGough Park	Swainson's Thrush	@ George McGough park, in a palm tree near the intercoastal eating some berries. Distinct from the wood thrush by the lack of black marks on cheeks. Hard to distinguish from other thrush species but given my previous sighting and shape of the eye ring I think it is a Swainson's.
10/10/2021	George McGough Park	White-eyed Vireo	@ George McGough park, very distinct song, sounds like R2D2
10/10/2021	George McGough Park	Yellow-throated Vireo	@ George McGough park, several around the park. They have a pair of 'spectacles' over their eye that makes them easy to distinguish. They are a little larger than most warblers.
10/10/2021	George McGough Park	American Redstart	@ George McGough park, at least 20 in the park. They do not stay still for more than a second, probably because they are looking for food right now. They must be at their peak right now because I am seeing lots of them lately.
10/9/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Eastern Wood-Pewee	@ Boca Ciega park. Lighter than a Phoebe and with bolder wing bars. This one had a sort of 'mask' over its eyes. Seen from afar, in a pine tree near the boardwalk.
10/9/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Cooper's Hawk	@ Boca ciega park, was harrassing a white ibis before it saw me.
10/9/2021	Boca Ciega Park	American Redstart	@ Boca Ciega park, a female. They really do not seem to like to stay still. They also don't often show their face, they seem to stand 'backwards'. They often seem to fan out their tail feathers.
10/9/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Gray Catbird	@ Boca Ciega park
10/3/2021	George McGough Park	Swainson's Thrush	@ George McGough park. Did not get a great picture but it is definitely a thrush. In the dead leaf area where the Ovenbirds usually are. Apparently the buffy patch between their beak and eye indicates theyre a swainson's.
10/3/2021	-	Yellow Warbler	In my yard, they are starting to thin out a bit, I think their peak was a few weeks ago.
10/2/2021	George McGough Park	Worm-eating Warbler	@ George McGough park, a new lifer for me. I have wanted to see one of these for quite some time, happy to finally see one. They seem to have the same plumage all year. Very distinct looking, acting like a normal warbler. Spotted in the area where the Ovenbirds usually are with the dead leaves.
10/2/2021	George McGough Park	Pileated Woodpecker	@ George McGough park
10/2/2021	-	Gray Catbird	George McGough park, serveral near the entrance in a mixed flock with cardinals
10/2/2021	George McGough Park	Belted Kingfisher	@ George McGough park, a very vocal pair chasing eachother by the mangroves
10/2/2021	-	Palm Warbler	All over my yard, at least 15. They seem to mostly feed on the groud, where they also apparently make their nests. They are very brave for a warbler, they are the only species that comes in large numbers to my icterid dominated yard. They come within a few feet of me when I am outside. They constantly bob their tail up and down, which makes them easy to spot.
10/1/2021	-	White Ibis	A group of 4 probing the soil in my garden.
9/28/2021	-	Northern Flicker	In my yard, high up in a pine tree. Loud rattling call, like most woodpeckers but slower and much louder. Beautiful bird, easily distinguished from any other woodpecker.
9/27/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Egyptian Goose	@ Largo Central Park NP. Not native, and not common as an introduced species around here. Interesting to see, not sure how it got here.
9/27/2021	Fort De Soto	Whimbrel	@ Fort De Soto, acting unlike a typical shorebird, as it was eating inkberries in the sand dunes. Very pretty bird.
9/27/2021	Fort De Soto	Yellow Warbler	@ Fort De Soto, mostly in the mangrove forest but a few others scattered around.
9/27/2021	Fort De Soto	Prairie Warbler	@ Fort De Soto, in the mangrove forest
9/27/2021	Fort De Soto	Black-bellied Plover	@ Fort De Soto, in breeding plumage? Spotty black coloring that they do not usually have.
9/27/2021	Fort De Soto	American White Pelican	@ Fort De Soto, more abundant here than elsewhere in the county
9/27/2021	Fort De Soto	Palm Warbler	@ Fort De Soto, several all over the place. they seem to be the dominant warbler after a certain point in the fall.
9/26/2021	Lake Saundra	White-eyed Vireo	@ Lake Saundra, in the magnolia tree with a bunch of red-eyed vireos.
9/26/2021	Lake Saundra	Red-shouldered Hawk	@ Lake Saundra, a juvenile hunting the migrant warblers.
9/26/2021	Lake Saundra	American Redstart	@ Lake Saundra, a male in a a tall oak tree
9/26/2021	Lake Saundra	Roseate Spoonbill	@ Lake Saundra, skimmming in the usual spot
9/25/2021	Hammock Park	Tennessee Warbler	@ Hammock Park. A plain looking warbler, initially mistaken for a vireo
9/25/2021	Hammock Park	Red-eyed Vireo	@ Hammock park, all over the place. Very common this year.
9/25/2021	Hammock Park	American Redstart	@ Hammock park, near the baseball fields. A male and a female. Females are olive/gray and yellow instead of black and orange. Both seem to have whiskers around their beak.
9/25/2021	Hammock Park	Ovenbird	@ Hammock Park, in the bushes in a dark overgrown path near the back. They seem to stick near the ground and in shady forests.
9/25/2021	Hammock Park	Bald Eagle	@ Hammock Park, overlooking a pond near the stream.
9/25/2021	Hammock Park	Common Yellowthroat	@ Hammock park, serveral males and females around the park. All were non-breeding
9/25/2021	Hammock Park	House Wren	@ Hammock park, looks very distinct from a Carolina Wren. Not very common. Stripey tail is a good indicator.
9/24/2021	-	Belted Kingfisher	At my pond, a female indicated by the brown belly band.
9/23/2021	Seminole Lake Park	Yellow Warbler	@ Seminole Lake Park, several near the boat ramp. Can be distinguished from Prothonotary warblers by their yellow tail.
9/23/2021	Seminole Lake Park	Prairie Warbler	@ Seminole Lake Park, with some yellow warblers.
9/22/2021	-	Nanday Parakeet	At my feeder!
9/18/2021	-	Chestnut-sided Warbler	Another migrant in my yard passing through. Non-breeding, as would be expected of a migrant. It was mostly grey with a white eye ring. Its back and the top of its head are olive colored. Looked a bit like a gnatcatcher but the bold wingbars and olive color distinguish it. I did not see the chestnut patch on their side but I am not sure they have that when they are not breeding.
9/18/2021	-	Blackburnian Warbler	Several in my backyard over the past few days. They are all in non-breeding plumage so determining their sex would be difficult. They usually have a big yellow eyebrow and a pale yellow chest.
9/16/2021	-	Blackburnian Warbler	In my backyard in an oak tree. Seen around 10:00am. It was either female or nonbreeding, which would make sense as they are migrating through here right now. It is time to go to Fort De Soto, I think...
9/16/2021	-	Brown Thrasher	In my yard, first I have seen in a while.
9/11/2021	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	A family of three attacked some monk parakeets in my yard and scared them away!
9/11/2021	-	Monk Parakeet	A pair came to my yard, but they were drove away by some red bellied woodpeckers
9/8/2021	-	Northern Mockingbird	In my yard. I was drying a mosquito net and some flying insects were getting caught in it. This very clever mockingbird was waiting by the net catching the insects getting caught in it.
9/5/2021	Lake Saundra	Yellow Warbler	@ Lake Saundra, at least 3 of them, all female or juvenile. They were scattered between a few oak trees.
9/5/2021	Lake Saundra And Surrounding Area	Red-eyed Vireo	@ Lake Saundra and surrounding area. They must be migrating right now or something because I saw at least 6, and previously I have seen only one at a different park. None had the 'whisker' on their throats, and Philidelphia Vireos don't frequent this area.
9/5/2021	Lake Saundra And Surrounding Area	Cooper's Hawk	@ Lake Saundra and surrounding area, 3 of them spotted throughout the day. 1 was a beautiful breeding male, the others were females. The male attacked a bird feeder, the females were harrassing some ducks.
9/5/2021	Lake Saundra	Prothonotary Warbler	@ Lake Saundra, more numerous than I have ever seen. I saw about 4 or 5 throughout the day. They are distinct from the yellow warblers in that they always have dark gray wings and a bold yellow-orange color, even the females (although slightly less bold). One of my favorites.
9/5/2021	Lake Saundra	Belted Kingfisher	@ Lake Saundra, seems to have been here for quite a while. New this year.
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Western Sandpiper	@Honeymoon Island North Beach, Numerous around the tide pools
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Least Sandpiper	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach, distinguished from Semipalmated by their black legs and less rusty coloration
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	American Oystercatcher	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach. A striking and unique shorebird. It seemed somewhat timid, and flew up and down the beach a few times before settling in a lagoon. It appeared to be eating a squid tentacle.
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Gray Kingbird	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach, 2 right next to eachother in a dead tree at the very tip of the beach. They look quite a lot like shrikes but have a distinct flycatcher shape. They were making calls next to a lagoon.
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Black Tern	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach, several in nonbreeding plumage scattered around
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Little Blue Heron	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach, At least 10, mostly white first years. All gathered around a grassy area in the parking lot.
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Reddish Egret	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Sanderling	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach. Mostly out of its reddish breeding coloration. Has a 'frosty' appearance.
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Blue-winged Teal	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach, flying overhead very high in the sky. Not sure where they were when they were on the ground.
8/29/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Barn Swallow	@ Honeymoon Island North Beach, several catching insects out of the sand. A rare chance to see them from very close. They were a beautiful orange color.
8/26/2021	-	Mourning Dove	There seems to be a lot fledglings lately, they must've had babies a couple weeks ago.
8/26/2021	-	Red-winged Blackbird	Much like the mourning doves, there seems to be a lot of fledglings lately.
8/26/2021	-	Tufted Titmouse	Seems like they went away for a while, but now they are back
8/25/2021	-	Northern Mockingbird	A repeat visitor to my backyard, sometimes he brings a friend. Looks younger than the ones who dominate the front yard.
8/22/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Prairie Warbler	@ Sawgrass Lake Park
8/22/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Yellow-throated Warbler	@ Sawgrass Lake Park, part of a multispecies flock with a prothonotary and some other yellow throated warblers
8/22/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Cooper's Hawk	@ Sawgrass Lake Park, flying near the entrance
8/22/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Northern Parula	@ Sawgrass Lake Park, very brave, came right up to me.
8/22/2021	Sawgrass Lake Park	Prothonotary Warbler	@ Sawgrass Lake Park, in an oak tree by the trailhead
8/20/2021	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove	a lovely breeding pair came to my feeder today. The male had a beautiful pink wash on his chest and head. They followed eachother everywhere around the yard.
8/20/2021	-	Northern Mockingbird	A fledgling hanging out in the chistmas tree in my yard. Its mother must be around somewhere.
8/19/2021	-	Fish Crow	Came to inspect my bird bath and suet feeder... He scared away all the starlings with his arrial.
8/19/2021	-	Black Skimmer	In my pond at around 6:30am, tracing around the perimeter skimming the water. It came pretty close so they must be kind of brazen. left when the sun started to come out.
8/18/2021	-	Great Blue Heron	The swimmer is back, appears to be the same bird. He is a duller grey than most, maybe a juvenile.
8/17/2021	-	Common Grackle	a veritable swarm today, at least 25 at once. They must be hungry, I haven't had the feeders out much lately.
8/15/2021	Lake Saundra	Belted Kingfisher	@ Lake Saundra, they must be an early migrant because I had not seen any all summer until now
8/12/2021'	Lake Saundra	Prairie Warbler	@ Lake Saundra, female/juvenile
8/10/2021	-	Chimney Swift	In my back yard, I thougt they were the usual tree swallows but they seemed different and on closer inspection they were actually Swifts. They have the typical cigar shaped body and curved thin wings. Swallows, by comparison, have a more fanned or forked tail and broader wings.
8/10/2021	-	Common Gallinule	One of the Gallinules on my pond has had another round of babies. The last brood of three juveniles are still around and I think they are staying to help raise the new babies. A birdwatcher at a nearby park had told me that the older offspring will help raise the younger ones.
8/10/2021	-	Belted Kingfisher	He has returned to my pond! Seems they are migratory then.
8/9/2021	-	Red-winged Blackbird	A female feeding its older fledgling. The fledgling was definitely a male because it was almost twice as big as the mother!
8/8/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Purple Gallinule	@ Lake Seminole Park, in the usual spot. There were 3 in total. 2 appeared to be either molting or immature as their feathers appeared quite worn. The third was a tan colored juvenile.
8/8/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Great Crested Flycatcher	@ Lake Seminole Park, in a interspecies flock
8/8/2021	Lake Seminole	Limpkin	@ Lake Seminole, a family of 4 has been living here for a while. The babies are pretty much fully grown but they are still sticking around their mother for now. They are very cute.
8/8/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Green Heron	@ Lake Seminole Park
8/8/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Black-and-white Warbler	@ Lake Seminole Park, around 5 or 6 in a tree with some titmice and woodpeckers. They all seemed to be moving from tree to tree in a group.
8/7/2021	George McGough Park	Red-eyed Vireo	@ George McGough park. Red Eyed Vireos are almost identical to black whiskered vireos which both share a range in Florida. They are hard to distinguish but I believe this was a red eyed becasue it did not have the faint stripe on its neck that the black whiskered are supposed to have. I am not completely certain though.
8/7/2021	George McGough Park	Blue Jay	@ George McGough park, puffed up and sitting on the ground with another blue jay, but was not stunned or injured. It flew away when I approached it.
8/7/2021	George McGough Park	Pileated Woodpecker	@ George McGough park
8/7/2021	George McGough Park	Brown Thrasher	@ George McGough park, several scattered around the park rummaging through the leaves
8/7/2021	George McGough Park	Northern Mockingbird	@ George McGough park, 2 fledglings near the entrance right next to some thrashers
8/7/2021	George McGough Park	Ovenbird	@ George McGough park, rooting around in the leaves near the screech owl box. Had black stripes and a faint orange 'helmet'.
8/5/2021	-	Blue Jay	A very fat blue jay lives in my yard. He guards an oak tree away from the feeders.
8/5/2021	-	Mourning Dove	A pair of babies with their parents in my garden. Very cute.
8/5/2021	-	White Ibis	A flock of 20+ flying in a lopsided V formation while the sun was setting.
8/5/2021	-	Great Egret	Stalking around my garden...
8/1/2021	Safety Harbor Pier	Black Tern	@ Safety Harbor Pier. A new lifer, but I am think I may have seen it before. I never would have guessed that Black Terns come so far inland but I guess I was mistaken. it was in non-breeding plumage so it looked like any gull but upon futher inspection its definitely a black tern.
8/1/2021	Lake Seminole	Least Bittern	@ Lake Seminole, by the fast food parking lot on the other side. I think it was a female or juvenile because it lacked the complete plumage that least bitterns have. It was completely still and very hard to see. A bit smaller than I had imagined. I have been looking for a Least bittern for a long time, I am very happy to have finally found one.
8/1/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Prairie Warbler	@ Lake Seminole Park, in a tree near where the purple gallinules live. It was battling with another warbler, I think the same species.
8/1/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Purple Gallinule	@ Lake Seminole Park, a baby and a parent. They seem to be terrified to the Common Gallinules. A man nearby told me that the blackbirds also attack the purple gallinules. Poor things. The baby looked very different from a common gallinule, with black and greenish painted coloration.
8/1/2021	Safety Harbor Park	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	@ Safety Harbor park, next to the pier
8/1/2021	Safety Harbor Pier	Royal Tern	@ Safety Harbor Pier
7/29/2021	-	Common Gallinule	Some youngsters on the dock across the pond.
7/29/2021	-	Mourning Dove	A pair in my backyard. They were mating. Before copulating, they did some strange ritual where they bobbed their heads and 'kissed'. I have never seen a male mourning dove actually win over a female, surprised to see it happen.
7/22/2021	-	Common Grackle	A juvenile at my feeder. It unfortunately seemed to be afflicted with Avian Pox or some similar ailment. There is currently a mysterious disease effecting birds in the Eastern US, hopefully this is unrelated. I took down the feeders for a while and cleaned them.
7/20/2021	-	Mourning Dove	in my yard. a male chasing a female around. It was puffing out its neck and showing off its shiny spot. The female wasn't a fan and warded him off with her wings.
7/20/2021	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Several around the neighborhood, with a family up a tall white tree
7/20/2021	-	Pileated Woodpecker	In my back yard! In the tall pine tree.'
7/18/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Great Crested Flycatcher	@ Eagle Lake Park, a juvenile. Very cute. It didn't have it's crest yet.
7/18/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Loggerhead Shrike	@ Eagle Lake Park
7/18/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Yellow-throated Warbler	@ Eagle Lake Park, they seem to retain their colorful feathers all year long
7/18/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Wood Duck	@ Eagle Lake Park, a whole colony on the furthest pond. About 20 of them.
7/17/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	@ Largo Central Park NP. A juvenile.
7/17/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Loggerhead Shrike	@ Largo Central Park NP
7/17/2021	Largo Central Park NP	American Kestrel	@ Largo Central Park NP, in the grassy field. It was darker than most kestrels and had streaks instead of spots, which apparently means it is a female.
7/17/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	@ Largo Central Park NP, an adult and a younger bird sleeping near the powerlines.
7/17/2021	Largo Central Park NP	Tricolored Heron	@ Largo Central Park NP, was orange instead of the usual purple
7/11/2021	-	Boat-tailed Grackle	A few more spotted around my pond, including an immature male.
7/11/2021	-	Great Blue Heron	It seemed to be swimming, which I have never seen before. It was floating in my pond and paddling its legs.
7/10/2021	Busch Gardens	White Ibis	@ Busch Gardens, they nest in the park so there were a lot of them. Never seen so many juveniles. They were even invading the animal exhibits.
7/9/2021	-	Fish Crow	In my back yard and on my roof. The blackbirds and blue jays were not happy about the intrusion on their turf.
7/8/2021	-	Boat-tailed Grackle	visited my back yard, the hurricane must be throwing some birds off course. boat tailed grackels usually don't come to this side of the seminole river for some reason.
7/8/2021	-	Tree Swallow	They are coming to my pond more frequently
7/7/2021	-	White-winged Dove	In my back yard! Visited right after a hurricane passed through. Not common in the area. Looks like a Mourning Dove with different markings and a distinct white bar on the wing.
7/6/2021	-	Tree Swallow	A flock of about 15 flew over my house. I have seen them before in my front yard but they seldom come to the pond behind my house.
7/5/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Pileated Woodpecker	@ Boca Ciega Park, woodpeckers seem to be active again like they were this spring.
7/5/2021	-	Black-crowned Night-Heron
7/5/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Carolina Wren	@ Boca Ciega Park, they are probably the most common bird I have been seeing for the past month. It seems that in Florida, the most common birds shift from cardinals, to wrens, to yellow rumped warblers throughout the year.
7/4/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Limpkin	@ Lake Seminole Park, a pair of juveniles with no mother in sight
7/2/2021	-	Common Grackle	They seem to be having another round of babies
7/2/2021	-	Brown Thrasher	A youngster eating from my feeder. His head had very short feathers almost like he was bald.
7/2/2021	-	Anhinga	circling slightly north of my house, there must be another pond nearby
6/27/2021	John Chestnut Park	Purple Gallinule	@ John Chestnut park, in the plants near the boardwalk near the playground. It had a baby with it. The baby was a tannish color and easily distingusished from a common gallinule baby.
6/27/2021	John Chestnut Park	Yellow-throated Warbler	@ John Chestnut park, amongst some chickadees and titmice in the oak trees near the playground
6/27/2021	John Chestnut Park	Swallow-tailed Kite	@ John Chestnut park, several visible from the observation tower, and one patrolling the area and making alarm calls for some reason
6/26/2021	Brooker Creek	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	@ Brooker Creek, flying overhead. Not sure where they were going, but it was towards the direction of the entrance. I need to check some nearby ponds.
6/26/2021	Brooker Creek	Common Ground Dove	@ Brooker Creek, on a tree, the first I have seen away from a beach
6/26/2021	Brooker Creek	Eastern Bluebird	@ Brooker Creek, getting worms for its babies
6/26/2021	Brooker Creek	Black Vulture	@ Brooker Creek, serveral eating a deer carcass on the side of the road
6/26/2021	Brooker Creek	White-eyed Vireo	@ Brooker Creek, near the entrance
6/26/2021	-	Cattle Egret	Several around Oldsmar and Brooker Creek, in their breeding plumage
6/20/2021	Walsingham Park	Common Gallinule	@ Walsingham Park, lots of babies, and they are all fearless. They followed me around for a little bit. Very cute.
6/20/2021	Florida Botanical Gardens Across From Walsingham	Great Crested Flycatcher	@ Florida Botanical Gardens across from Walsingham, stopped for a moment and let me get a few good pictures. They have red markings on their tails.
6/20/2021	Walsingham Park	Wood Duck	@ Walsingham Park, a young male. Looked similar to a female but with white markings.
6/20/2021	Hammock Park	American Kestrel	@ Hammock Park, been seeing a lot of them lately
6/20/2021	Florida Botanical Gardens	Red-tailed Hawk	@ Florida Botanical Gardens, in some back area behind a fence. It was screaming very loudly.
6/20/2021	Florida Botanical Gardens	Wood Stork	@ Florida Botanical Gardens, looked like a dinosaur. It was digging through the mud with its beak and using its foot to move plants aside.
6/16/2021	-	Great Crested Flycatcher	A family has moved into my back yard. They have very striking yellow wings in flight and flutter their wings quickly.
6/16/2021	-	Cooper's Hawk	Attacked the feeder, and killed a bird. Luckily it was not one of the flycatchers...
6/13/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Loggerhead Shrike	@ Eagle Lake Park, several of them flying around in the open field. One seemed to be a fledgling and had lighter colored feathers. It was being fed by its parents like any other passarine would.
6/13/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Wood Duck	@ Eagle Lake Park, swimming in the central pond. A father, a mother and a baby. The male looked like it might be molting, it's feathers seemed worn and blotchy.
6/13/2021	-	Eastern Screech-Owl	At night in a tree in Clearwater. Around 12AM. Making hoarse groaning noise.
6/6/2021	Brooker Creek	Black-crowned Night-Heron	@ Brooker Creek, was being stalked by an alligator but it flew away in time.
6/6/2021	Brooker Creek	Eastern Bluebird	@ Brooker Creek, a fledgling and an adult. The adult had very worn colors. The fledlgling was bright blue but had scaly grey feathers around its head.
6/6/2021	Brooker Creek	White-eyed Vireo	@ Brooker Creek, very loud with a distinct song. Has a big white eye that distinguishes them. Vireos seem to have large beaks.
6/6/2021	Brooker Creek	Northern Parula	@ Brooker Creek, loud little birds and seem to be resident all year long
5/30/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Purple Gallinule	@ Lake Seminole Park. A pair in the reeds not far from the boat ramp. They are noticiably smaller than Common Gallinules. In poor lighting, they can be distinguished by their light-blue 'helmet'. They seem to have a penchant for snails.
5/30/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Forster's Tern	@ Lake Seminole Park. It let me get very close.
5/29/2021	Starkey Wilderness Park	Great Crested Flycatcher	@ Starkey Wilderness Park
5/25/2021	-	Northern Mockingbird	In my backyard, spreading its wings out and digging in the dirt with its beak. Not sure if this is usual behavior. It seemed like it was looking for bugs or something.
5/16/2021	John Chestnut Park	Yellow-throated Warbler	@ John Chestnut Park, in the tall trees by the water, very vocal
5/16/2021	Anderson Park	Red-shouldered Hawk	@ Anderson Park, in Tarpon. Sitting above a dog park... makes you wonder.
5/16/2021	John Chestnut Park	Yellow-throated Vireo	@ John Chestnut Park, hunting for caterpilers near the boat ramp. The mask around the eyes distinguishes it from warblers. It was slamming the caterpillers against the trees to kill them.
5/9/2021	Lake Saundra	Wood Duck	@ Lake Saundra, 3 males, no female in sight. They came and went several times over a period of three days.
5/9/2021	Wall Springs Park	Red-tailed Hawk	@ Wall Springs Park, hard to tell apart from other hawks sometimes but a dark belly band distinguishes it. Hawks look very differently throughout their lives, and they are usually highly sexually dimorphic, so they can look very similar sometimes.
5/9/2021	-	Killdeer	On the side of the road near a construction site. It was in a field of rocks, as they typically are. Their eggs look very similar to rocks. It was very alert and pacing around. Smaller than I expected up close.
5/9/2021	Wall Springs Park	Pine Warbler	@ Wall Springs Park, a pair, very fittingly, in a pine tree. One was gathering nesting materials.
5/9/2021	Wall Springs Park	Magnificent Frigatebird	@ Wall Springs park, flying over the water near the docks
5/9/2021	Hammock Park	Carolina Chickadee	@ Hammock Park, lots of them in oak trees towards the back of the park
5/8/2021	Lake Saundra	Great Crested Flycatcher	@ Lake Saundra, you can tell them apart from Eastern Phoebes by their tall head crest and more contrastive colors
5/8/2021	Lake Saundra	Little Blue Heron	@ Lake Saundra, a first year bird, still mostly white. Apparently they are white in their first year to blend in with Snowy Egrets, who are otherwise aggressive. Their mask is always a pale green-blue.
5/3/2021	Walsingham Park	Pileated Woodpecker	@Walsingham Park, pecking at the base of some trees in a wooded area near the playground. The trails back there look like Endor from Star Wars.
5/3/2021	Walsingham Park	Magnificent Frigatebird	@Walsingham Park, not very typical of the area, further inland than you would normally expect.
5/3/2021	George McGough Park	American Redstart	@George McGough Park. Take a right at the boardwalk to the intracoastal, in a wooded area close to the fence. There were two males. They had a very soft call and it was not particularly loud, I could not hear it from far away. They are quite small, slightly larger than an average warbler. Very beautiful, this park has proven to be a great place to birdwatch.
5/1/2021	-	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	on the powerline overlooking the pond
5/1/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Wood Duck	@Eagle Lake Park
5/1/2021	Seminole Lake Park	Mottled Duck	@Seminole Lake Park, A pair that very well exhibited the differences between mottled ducks and mallards. The male has a black line on the top of its head with no visible green. The feathers have a unique painted appearance that continues to the chest rather than starting at the wing.
5/1/2021	George McGough Park	Ovenbird	@George McGough park, small and hopping around in the leaves. Didn't make a noise. I was not able to get a very clear picture but definitely and Ovenbird.
4/27/2021	-	Great Crested Flycatcher	On a powerline in my back yard. Very loud vreep-vreep-vreep call. They seem to come here in the summer or spring.
4/26/2021	-	Pileated Woodpecker	in the pine tree in the neighbors yard, first I have seen here
4/24/2021	Boca Ciega Near Entrance	Northern Parula	@ Boca Ciega near entrance
4/24/2021	Boca Ciega	Clapper Rail	@ Boca Ciega, near the boardwalk. Very loud buzzy chirp call. I had to wait almost 2 hours to get a photo of him. A new lifer for me. | Note: this was originally entered as a Virginia Rail but I am thinking it is a Clapper Rail now. The drab coloration and size make me think it was probably not a Virginia Rail, additionally eBird entries for this exact bird were entered as Clapper Rails by other users. I could be wrong, of course.
4/24/2021	Boca Ciega Around 930am	Cedar Waxwing	@ Boca Ciega around 930am, barely saw them flying overhead but a photograph confirmed it. Yellow wing tips gave it away.
4/24/2021	Boca Ciega	Gray Catbird	@ Boca Ciega, at least 6 of them today
4/24/2021	Boca Ciega	Green Heron	@ Boca Ciega, making some strange grunting I haven't heard
4/21/2021	-	Brown Pelican	In my backyard, swooped down into the water from the trees. Big fella.
4/18/2021	Boca Ciega Park In The Mangroves	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	@ Boca Ciega park in the mangroves
4/18/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Swallow-tailed Kite	@ Boca Ciega park. First of the year, unfortunately I could not get a picture.
4/18/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Northern Waterthrush	@ Boca Ciega park. In some bushes a bit up the road from the rocky walls overlooking the water. It had short streaks on the neck continuing to the beak, which indicates it is a Northern Waterthrush and not a Louisiana Waterthrush
4/18/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Bald Eagle	@ Boca Ciega park near the observation tower
4/17/2021	-	Wood Duck	Swimming in a runoff ditch next to a road in Largo. Very handsome.
4/14/2021	-	Common Grackle	A mother feeding a fledgling from one of my feeders. The fledgling was smaller and lighter matte grey color but the same shape as the mother. Definitely not a parasitic Cowbird, thankfully.
4/12/2021	-	Tree Swallow	Flying very high over the pond again
4/12/2021	-	Red-winged Blackbird	Very colorful and loud this time of year. They also seem to be getting very territorial, and keep fighting eachother.
4/6/2021	-	Double-crested Cormorant	new at my pond, previously only anhingas. Was flying in a circle above the water. Its plumage appeared worn and patchy.
3/22/2021	-	Brown Thrasher	New to the yard, but not interested in feeder. They are more abundant in the spring and summer it seems.
3/21/2021	Fort De Soto	Loggerhead Shrike	@ Fort De Soto
3/21/2021	Lake Seminole Park	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	@ Lake Seminole Park - barely visible flying over the lake from afar. Distinctly a swallow, but dark brown.
3/21/2021	Fort De Soto	Sandwich Tern	@ Fort De Soto - Flying over a bridge. Odd looking bill, black with a yellow tip
3/21/2021	Fort De Soto	Reddish Egret	@ Fort De Soto - Not very common. In a small pool near the beach. Doing some sort of dance with its wings. Got into a fight with a merganser,,,
3/21/2021	Fort De Soto	Prothonotary Warbler	@ Fort De Soto - In an oak tree around 8am. Unmistakable bold yellow collor
3/21/2021	Fort De Soto	Red-breasted Merganser	@ Fort De Soto - Very common around here
3/13/2021	Hammock Park	Wood Duck	@ Hammock Park, a beautiful pair by the stream. Notably smaller than other ducks
3/13/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Northern Parula	@ Honeymoon Island, a female this time, eating nectar out of some flowers. Less colorful than males with drab green/yellow patches. Two toned beak might be a good indicator.
3/13/2021	Hammock Park	Northern Parula	@ Hammock Park, eating berries from the trees
3/13/2021	Lake Saundra	Bald Eagle	@ Lake Saundra - Drinking water, Every bird near by started making alarm calls as soon as it drew near. Stuck around for a bit but I did not see it catch anything.
3/13/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Bald Eagle	@ Honeymoon Island SP
3/13/2021	Lake Saundra	Double-crested Cormorant	@ Lake Saundra - A large group, in breeding plumage. The insides of their mouths turns neon-blue when they're breeding.
3/13/2021	Honeymoon Island SP	Great Horned Owl	@ Honeymoon Island - In a large pine tree by a nest. It looked like an older fledgling, still having some fluffy feathers. Looked paler than most.
3/10/2021	-	Red-tailed Hawk	circling the pond
3/9/2021	-	American Kestrel	On a pine tree overlooking my pond
3/9/2021	-	Tree Swallow	A pair flying very high above the pond
3/9/2021	-	Red-winged Blackbird	At my feeder. Less at the feeder lately
3/2/2021	-	Caspian Tern
2/28/2021	Boca Ciaga	Eurasian Collared-Dove	@ Boca Ciaga. I am very fond of these doves for some reason
2/28/2021	Boca Ciaga	Green Heron	@ Boca Ciaga. Someday Ill see a bittern...
2/28/2021	Boca Ciaga	Eastern Phoebe	@ Boca Ciaga
2/26/2021	-	Common Gallinule	Came right up to my back door and screamed, then ate some seed. First time one has come this close
2/26/2021	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Now a frequent visitor to the yard. Very beautiful cooing song.
2/26/2021	-	Boat-tailed Grackle	First I've ever seen at my feeder. Hundred of Common Grackles, but never a Boat-tailed. Distingushed by larger size, wider tail and dark eyes.
2/26/2021	-	Belted Kingfisher
2/23/2021	-	Eastern Screech-Owl	In a tree in my back yard at around 8 or 9pm. I couldn't see it clearly but no other owl would be that size besides a burrowind owl, but that is pretty unlikely.
2/21/2021	Eagle Lake	Black-and-white Warbler	@ Eagle Lake
2/20/2021	Seminole City Park	Mallard	@ Seminole City Park - Domestic subspecies, specifically Pekin I think
2/20/2021	Seminole City Park	Redhead	@ Seminole City Park - A float of about 50 on a pond. They seem to travel in large groups, I have never seen one alone
2/20/2021	Weedon Island Preserve	Roseate Spoonbill	@ Weedon Island Preserve - Nice place but almost no birds at all, probably wouldnt return
2/19/2021	-	Green Heron	Two seemed to be chasing eachother around the pond
2/18/2021	-	Tufted Titmouse	Now regulars at the feeder
2/17/2021	-	Cooper's Hawk	Another in the yard, this time an adult. Another field marker is to note where their eye is positioned in their head, if it is centered then it may be a sharp shinned hawk.
2/16/2021	-	Fish Crow	Started to appear at the pond. Prior, there were no crows at all. They have a two-note nasally call 'ah AH'.
2/15/2021	-	Wood Stork	He was outside the door of a starbucks... I think he wanted to be let in. I have seen them before in that shopping plaza
2/14/2021	Boca Ciega Park	Roseate Spoonbill	@ boca ciega park, on the island across from the observation tower
2/11/2021	-	Bald Eagle	Circling over the pond
2/10/2021	-	Cooper's Hawk	Bastard attacked my bird feeder, made off with a starling. He was about the size of a large dove and was clearly a juvenile. Strong brow ridge and long neck indicate that it is a cooper's hawk and not a sharp shinned hawk
2/10/2021	-	Belted Kingfisher	He is back at the pond
2/10/2021	-	American Robin	a trio visited my feeder, they seem to travel in groups
2/9/2021	-	Caspian Tern	He seems to be here for good, but he is the only seabird on the whole pond. I have observed a few terns visiting lake saundra in dunedin with similar regularity and behavior. they never seem to land, so perhaps they only come here to eat. Seagulls do not seem to do this.
2/7/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Prairie Warbler	@ Eagle Lake park, in the bushes near the water
2/7/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Brown Thrasher	@ Eagle Lake park, first I have seen in a while, They seem to be more common in the summer
2/7/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Red-shouldered Hawk	@ Eagle Lake Park
2/7/2021	Eagle Lake Park	American Robin	@ Eagle Lake park, a flock of about 15. They seem to appear around mid-Jan.
2/7/2021	Eagle Lake Park	Northern Flicker	@ Eagle Lake park, a new lifer! They are very loud and seem to have a higher pitched call than other woodpeckers. It seemed very timid and would fly away if anyone was within 30 feet of his tree.
2/6/2021	Brigadoon	Red-shouldered Hawk	@ brigadoon, eating a rat!
2/6/2021	-	Indian Peafowl	Feral in a suburb
2/4/2021	-	Turkey Vulture	on my dang roof! likely after a dog bone
2/3/2021	-	Mottled Duck	two males and one female actually, they all seem to stay together
2/2/2021	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove	in the yard
1/30/2021	-	Great Blue Heron	battling with an osprey
1/30/2021	Seminole Lake Park	Tree Swallow	@ seminole lake park - by the boat ramp, around 9am. large swarm catching insects.
1/30/2021	Seminole Lake Park	Black-and-white Warbler	@ seminole lake park
1/30/2021	Seminole Lake Park	Blue-headed Vireo	@ seminole lake park
1/30/2021	-	Osprey	battling with a great blue heron who strayed too close to his nest
1/29/2021	-	Yellow-rumped Warbler	was flycatching
1/27/2021	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Many have been visiting lately
1/27/2021	-	European Starling	another murmuration attacked my suet...
1/26/2021	-	American Robin	New in the backyard, was using the birdbath
1/25/2021	-	Monk Parakeet	a few are mixed with the nanday parakeets
1/25/2021	-	Northern Cardinal	I think the new plants at the feeder are working
1/24/2021	St Pete	Loggerhead Shrike	@ St Pete - They seem to frequent grassy areas near beaches
1/24/2021	Pasco Near Road	Sandhill Crane	@ pasco near road
1/24/2021	St Pete	Black-bellied Plover	@ St Pete, part of large group of birds on sandbar
1/24/2021	St Pete	Short-billed Dowitcher	@ St Pete
1/24/2021	St Pete	Ring-billed Gull	@ St Pete
1/24/2021	St Pete	Willet	@ St Pete - Similar looking to a Dunlin
1/24/2021	St Pete	American White Pelican	@ St Pete
1/24/2021	St. Pete	Marbled Godwit	@ St. Pete - Bill curves upward
1/24/2021	St. Pete	Semipalmated Sandpiper	@ St. Pete
1/22/2021	-	Pine Warbler	Visited the bird bath around noon today
1/22/2021	-	Caspian Tern	He is back at the pond again - some solitary terns seem to prefer ponds
1/22/2021	-	Nanday Parakeet	the many small clusters have joined into one large swarm of over 100
1/21/2021	-	Mottled Duck	He now has a mate. No white border on speculum feathers, unlike a mallard
1/21/2021	-	Caspian Tern	New at the pond
1/21/2021	-	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Spotted several coming to back yard
1/19/2021	-	Tufted Titmouse	They seem to like the new food
1/18/2021	-	Mottled Duck	He has returned to the pond, active in the evening
1/13/2021	Dunedin	Eastern Bluebird	@ Dunedin, they seem to like powerlines
1/13/2021	Dunedin	Carolina Chickadee	@ Dunedin
1/13/2021	Dunedin	Nanday Parakeet	@ Dunedin, came to feeder
1/13/2021	Dunedin	Baltimore Oriole	@ Dunedin - Still beautiful in its winter plumage, very happy to have seen it
1/13/2021	Dunedin	American Goldfinch	@ Dunedin, new this year
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Loggerhead Shrike	@ Fort De Soto - very abundant
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Common Ground Dove	@ Fort De Soto - they seem to like beaches
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Forster's Tern	@ Fort De Soto
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Gray Catbird	@ Fort De Soto - drinking at the fountain
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Red-breasted Merganser	@ Fort De Soto
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	American White Pelican	@ Fort De Soto - near mangrove woods
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Red Knot	@ Fort De Soto
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Common Loon	@ Fort De Soto - near the pier
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Surf Scoter	@ Fort De Soto - a pair near the dog beach
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Ruddy Turnstone	@ Fort De Soto - was actually turning over stones
1/10/2021	Fort De Soto	Semipalmated Plover	@ Fort De Soto
1/9/2021	Philippe Park	Sanderling	@ philippe park
1/9/2021	Philippe Park	Lesser Scaup	@ philippe park
1/7/2021	-	Mottled Duck	New resident at the pond, similar to an eclipse mallard but no green and different coloring
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Purple Gallinule	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	American Kestrel	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Tree Swallow	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	-	Eastern Bluebird	On a powerline in Apopka
1/2/2021	Green Mountain FL	Cedar Waxwing	@ Green Mountain FL - Unexpected in Florida, didn't know they lived here
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Belted Kingfisher	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Sandhill Crane	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	-	Greater Yellowlegs
1/2/2021	Green Mountain FL	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	@ Green Mountain FL
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Common Yellowthroat	@ Lake Apopka - Got a picture this time!
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Swamp Sparrow	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Gray-headed Swamphen	@ Lake Apopka - Non-native and very powerful
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Ring-necked Duck	@ Lake Apopka
1/2/2021	Lake Apopka	Glossy Ibis	@ Lake Apopka
12/31/2020	-	European Starling	Raided my suet, ~100 of them
12/30/2020	War Veterans Memorial Park	Black-and-white Warbler	@ War Veterans Memorial Park, very common in this area
12/30/2020	War Veterans Memorial Park	Nanday Parakeet	@ War Veterans Memorial Park
12/28/2020	-	White Ibis	a pair visited my yard
12/26/2020	-	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Very abundant this time of year
12/24/2020	Seminole Lake Park	Prairie Warbler	@ seminole lake park, on flooded north trail
12/24/2020	-	Royal Tern
12/24/2020	Honeymoon Island SP	Common Ground Dove	@ Honeymoon Island SP
12/24/2020	Seminole Lake Park	Blue-headed Vireo	@ seminole lake park
12/24/2020	-	Yellow-rumped Warbler	many Yellow-Rumped Warblers today
12/24/2020	-	Common Yellowthroat	Near boat ramp at seminole lake park, didnt get a picture :(
12/24/2020	-	House Wren	in a bush
12/21/2020	-	Red-winged Blackbird	colors are starting to come in
12/20/2020	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove
12/20/2020	-	American Kestrel
12/20/2020	-	Limpkin
12/20/2020	-	Gray Catbird	sneaky in a palm tree
12/20/2020	-	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Myrtle female
12/20/2020	-	Nanday Parakeet
12/20/2020	-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	In Largo Central Park NP, neat row of holes in tree
12/20/2020	-	Pied-billed Grebe
12/16/2020	-	Monk Parakeet	visited my feeder for the first time!!
12/15/2020	-	Common Gallinule	they squawked at a cat and scared it away from my feeder, so i gave them some seed
12/15/2020	-	Belted Kingfisher
12/14/2020	-	Green Heron
12/14/2020	-	Monk Parakeet
12/13/2020	-	Boat-tailed Grackle
12/13/2020	-	Limpkin
12/13/2020	-	Eastern Screech-Owl
12/13/2020	-	Pied-billed Grebe
12/13/2020	Largo Central Park NP	Northern Shoveler	@ Largo Central Park NP - evil looking duck
12/13/2020	-	Blue-winged Teal
12/12/2020	-	Pileated Woodpecker	2 very close up
12/12/2020	War Veteran's Memorial Park	Yellow-throated Warbler	@ war veteran's memorial park
12/12/2020	-	American Kestrel
12/12/2020	-	Bald Eagle	flying over a veterans cemetary, very fitting
12/12/2020	War Veteran's Memorial Park	Black-and-white Warbler	@ war veteran's memorial park - got a picture this time
12/12/2020	-	Downy Woodpecker
12/8/2020	-	Eastern Phoebe	on da fence
12/7/2020	-	Red-tailed Hawk	attacked feeder, but not successful
12/6/2020	Seminole Park	Black-and-white Warbler	@ Seminole Park
12/6/2020	-	American Coot
12/4/2020	-	European Starling	At least 100 were at the feeder this morning
12/3/2020	-	Red-winged Blackbird	hanging platform feeder is a success
12/3/2020	-	Brown-headed Cowbird	feeding frenzy this morning
11/29/2020	Celery Fields	Loggerhead Shrike	@ Celery Fields
11/29/2020	-	Common Ground Dove
11/29/2020	Oscar Scherer's SP	Bald Eagle	@ Oscar Scherer's SP
11/29/2020	Celery Fields	Roseate Spoonbill	@ Celery Fields
11/29/2020	Oscar Scherer SP	Florida Scrub-Jay	@ Oscar Scherer SP - Exceptionally rare bird, very happy to have seen it
11/29/2020	Oscar Scherers SP	Red-headed Woodpecker	@ Oscar Scherers SP
11/26/2020	-	Common Gallinule	in my back yard
11/26/2020	-	Green Heron
11/26/2020	-	European Starling
11/26/2020	-	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11/25/2020	-	Great Blue Heron
11/22/2020	Myakka	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	@ myakka, a whole family!
11/22/2020	Myakka	Black Vulture	@ myakka
11/22/2020	Myakka	Red-shouldered Hawk	@ myakka
11/22/2020	Myakka	Eastern Phoebe	@ myakka
11/22/2020	Myakka	Turkey Vulture	@ myakka
11/22/2020	Myakka	Lesser Scaup	@ myakka, diving in water
11/22/2020	Myakka	Glossy Ibis	@ myakka
11/22/2020	-	Northern Harrier	white patch above tail
11/22/2020	Myakka	Northern Harrier	@ myakka
11/22/2020	Myakka	Snail Kite	@ myakka
11/15/2020	-	Pine Warbler
11/14/2020	-	Common Grackle	so many black birds
11/13/2020	-	Green Heron	just passing through
11/13/2020	-	Tufted Titmouse
11/13/2020	-	Brown-headed Cowbird	lots of them, new at the feeder
11/13/2020	-	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11/12/2020	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove
11/12/2020	-	Boat-tailed Grackle
11/12/2020	-	Red-winged Blackbird
11/12/2020	-	Belted Kingfisher	he lives here
11/12/2020	-	Monk Parakeet	across pond
11/12/2020	-	Nanday Parakeet	in pine tree, two species on the pond!!
11/6/2020	-	Red-tailed Hawk
11/6/2020	-	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	tiny female
11/3/2020	-	Belted Kingfisher	at new house pond
9/24/2020	-	Eurasian Collared-Dove
9/24/2020	Hammock Butterfly Garden	Pileated Woodpecker	@ hammock butterfly garden
9/24/2020	-	Nanday Parakeet	outside of hammock park, 3 of them
9/2/2020	-	House Finch	local house finches seem to be yellow, large group at feeder
8/29/2020	-	Prothonotary Warbler
8/29/2020	-	Osprey
8/24/2020	-	Roseate Spoonbill	hidden in the trees
8/23/2020	-	Carolina Chickadee	always seem to be near titmice
8/23/2020	-	Tufted Titmouse	very social little birds
8/22/2020	-	Cattle Egret	hiding under an overpass
8/22/2020	-	Double-crested Cormorant	first i have seen in a while
8/19/2020	-	Wood Stork	big freak
8/17/2020	-	Great Crested Flycatcher
8/17/2020	-	Brown Thrasher
8/16/2020	-	Northern Parula	speedy little fella
8/14/2020	-	Great Crested Flycatcher	very cool looking bird
8/14/2020	-	Carolina Chickadee	new at the pond!
8/13/2020	-	Pileated Woodpecker	the trinity
8/13/2020	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	the trinity
8/11/2020	-	Roseate Spoonbill	stunning fowl
8/9/2020	-	Common Gallinule	a youngster!
8/9/2020	-	Tricolored Heron	purple lookin'
8/9/2020	-	Cooper's Hawk	eating a mourning dove...
8/8/2020	-	Common Gallinule	florida isnt very good for birdwatching in the summer
8/8/2020	-	Fish Crow	had a palm tree seed in his mouth
8/8/2020	-	Black-crowned Night-Heron
8/6/2020	-	Brown Thrasher	first ive seen at the feeder
8/6/2020	-	Tufted Titmouse	a pair at the feeder
8/6/2020	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	two yelling at eachother
8/5/2020	-	Royal Tern	very big
8/5/2020	-	Downy Woodpecker
8/4/2020	-	Red-shouldered Hawk	a youngster
8/4/2020	-	Spotted Sandpiper	very timid
8/3/2020	-	Brown Thrasher	always seem to be in bushes
8/3/2020	-	Green Heron	they can vary in size by a lot, this one was as small as a gallinule
8/3/2020	-	Spotted Sandpiper	tiny, frequents local pond
8/2/2020	-	Wood Stork
8/2/2020	-	Red-shouldered Hawk	sneaky
8/1/2020	-	Tricolored Heron
8/1/2020	-	Monk Parakeet	more again!
7/31/2020	-	Monk Parakeet	noisy
7/30/2020	-	Great Crested Flycatcher
7/30/2020	-	Northern Parula	fast little bird
7/30/2020	-	Mallard	they have formed two tribes, one gregarious, the other only mallards
7/30/2020	-	House Sparrow	unwanted new visitor
7/29/2020	-	Roseate Spoonbill	sleepy
7/29/2020	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	scared from my feeder on accident :(
7/29/2020	-	Laughing Gull	more keep coming to the pond
7/28/2020	-	Brown Pelican	i hate pelicans
7/28/2020	-	Prothonotary Warbler	hard to photograph
7/28/2020	-	Muscovy Duck	handsome
7/28/2020	-	Palm Warbler
7/27/2020	-	Blue Jay	not as abundant outside of florida as I thought
7/27/2020	-	Pileated Woodpecker	big fella
7/25/2020	-	Cedar Waxwing	in the blue ridge mountains, beautiful song
7/25/2020	-	Eastern Towhee	in the blue ridge mountains
7/25/2020	-	Dark-eyed Junco	in the blue ridge mountains
7/24/2020	-	Carolina Wren	very abundant in the mountains of north carolina
7/24/2020	-	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	very fast, in bryson city
7/24/2020	-	Canada Goose	a large gaggle in north carolina
7/23/2020	Feeder	Common Grackle	new @ feeder
7/22/2020	-	Mourning Dove	they like the feeder, pretty coloration if you look close
7/22/2020	Feeder	Tufted Titmouse	squeaking @ feeder
7/22/2020	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	first ive seen with a red belly
7/22/2020	-	Barn Swallow	above backyard
7/21/2020	-	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	a duo...
7/21/2020	-	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	seems to be less common than black crowned
7/21/2020	-	Limpkin
7/20/2020	-	Royal Tern	at a lake
7/20/2020	-	Common Gallinule
7/20/2020	-	Tricolored Heron
7/20/2020	-	Great Blue Heron	old and battered
7/20/2020	-	Black-crowned Night-Heron	sneaky
7/20/2020	-	Anhinga
7/20/2020	-	Osprey	only bird to be found in this heat
7/20/2020	-	Northern Cardinal	only songbird all day
7/20/2020	-	American Coot
7/20/2020	-	Muscovy Duck	5 babies...
7/19/2020	-	White Ibis	illusive...
7/19/2020	-	White Ibis
7/19/2020	-	Double-crested Cormorant
7/19/2020	-	Red-bellied Woodpecker	brazen
7/19/2020	-	Monk Parakeet	noisy!
7/19/2020	-	Muscovy Duck	new babies, again
7/19/2020	-	Great Egret
2/11/2020	-	Snow Goose	At Myakka SP; far outside its range but confirmed.
10/18/2019	Viera Wetlands	Painted Bunting	@ Viera Wetlands, in full plumage
-	-	Wood Duck	-
-	-	Swallow-tailed Kite	-
-	-	Magnificent Frigatebird	-
-	-	American Redstart	-
-	-	Reddish Egret	-
-	-	Great Horned Owl	-
-	-	Caspian Tern	-
-	-	Redhead	-
-	-	American Robin	-
-	-	Semipalmated Sandpiper	-
-	-	Herring Gull	-
-	-	Horned Puffin	Seen on a whale watching boat in Alaska, near Anchorage/Seward. Gets its name from protrusions near its eyes.
-	-	Greater Scaup	-
-	-	Golden Eagle	Seen in Alaska, huge all brown Eagle. Was perched on a boardwalk.
-	-	Eastern Meadowlark	Seen in a meadow somewhere in Central FL, near Orlando
-	-	Common Raven	-
-	Lake Saundra	Blackpoll Warbler	@Lake Saundra, during a storm
-	-	Black-throated Blue Warbler	In a park in Melbourne FL
-	Myakka River SP	Black-necked Stilt	@ Myakka River SP
-	-	Black Skimmer	-
-	-	Bank Swallow	-
-	-	American Crow	-
-	-	Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Seen on a whale watching boat in Maine
-	-	Wild Turkey	-
-	-	Snowy Egret	-
-	-	Rock Pigeon	-