Sandhill Crane
Fox Lake Park, Titusville, FL
This was our first stop after checking in TUESDAY.

Marsh Wren
Hatbill Park, Brevard County, FL
It was very foggy WEDNESDAY morning.

Male Common Yellowthroat
Hatbill Park, St Johns River, Brevard County, FL
Still quite foggy

Swallowtail caterpillar
Hatbill Park, St Johns River

Wood Stork
Hatbill Park, St Johns River, Brevard County, FL
Gliding through the fog

Northern Waterthrush
Hatbill Park, St Johns River, Brevard County, FL

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Robinhood Avenue Pond, Titusville, FL
One of the Brevard County Hotspots we toured

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Robinhood Avenue Pond, Titusville, FL

Black-bellied Whistling Duck in flight

Some of the many Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
at the Robinhood Avenue Pond in Titusville, FL

Banded Ring-billed Gull
Canaveral National Seashore

Laughing Gulls
Canaveral National Seashore

Sanderlings and Laughing Gull
Canaveral National Seashore

Sanderlings

Brown Pelicans flying
Canaveral National Seashore

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull and Royal Tern
Canaveral National Seashore

Royal Tern

Immature Herring Gull
flying along the shore
Canaveral National Seashore

Herring Gull

Herring Gull in flight

Immature Herring Gull

Willets
Canaveral National Seashore

Sanderlings feeding in the surf
Canaveral National Seashore

Sanderlings

Florida Scrub-Jay
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL

Florida Scrub-Jay

Florida Scrub-Jay

Wood Storks
Parrish Park, Titusville, FL

Wood Stork sitting on the grass
Parrish Park, Titusville, FL

Wood Stork

Laughing Gulls, Sanderlings and Ruddy Turnstones
on a pier at Parrish Park, Titusville, FL

Ruddy Turnstones and Sanderlings

Great Black-backed Gull and one-legged Laughing Gull
in the water at Parrish Park, Titusville, FL

Fish Crow
Parrish Park, Titusville, OK

Fish Crow

Female Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown eye indicates Florida/Gulf Coast bird

Willet
Parrish Park

Male Boat-tailed Grackle
Parrish Park, Titusville, FL
Brown eye is typical of Florida/Gulf Coast variety

Great Horned Owl
on a nest on an Osprey platform
on the road to Merritt Island NWR

Great Horned Owl

Glossy Ibis
in the lagoon on the S side of the road to Merritt Island

Roseate Spoonbill and White Ibis
in lagoon, S side of road to Merritt Island

Roseate Spoonbill and Tri-colored Heron

Ring-billed Gulls, Laughing Gulls,
Royal Tern, Caspian Tern and a couple of Sanderlings

There are also some Black Skimmers in there

Black Skimmers among the gulls

Reddish Egret dancing in the distance

Skimmers and gulls

Immature Bald Eagle
across the road from the entrance to Black Point Drive
We stopped to see what others had stopped to look at.

Wood Storks
Black Point Drive

Reddish Egret
Black Point Drive

Blue-winged Teal
Black Point Drive

Roseate Spoonbills

Ibis, herons, egrets, yellowlegs, dowitchers and ducks
Black Point Drive, FL

Female Northern Shoveler

Belted Kingfisher

Birds over Black Point Drive

Where does the gator end and the reflection begin?

Mottled Duck
THURSDAY we started the day at Viera Wetlands

Glossy Ibis
Viera Wetlands

Male Anhinga
Viera Wetlands

Anhinga

Little Blue Heron and Common Gallinules

Caspian Tern
over Viera Wetlands

Savannah Sparrow

Female Common Yellowthroat

Female Common Yellowthroat

Female Common Yellowthroat

Female Common Yellowthroat

Caspian Tern

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Wilson's Snipe
Viera Wetlands

Wilson's Snipe
Viera Wetlands

Wilson's Snipe
Viera Wetlands

Bald Eagle and Glossy Ibis
over Viera Wetlands

Osprey with fish

Osprey over Viera Wetlands, FL

Osprey

Black Vulture

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Osprey with cormorant in background

Green Heron
Viera Wetlands

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons
Viera Wetlands

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron
between two reeds at Viera Wetlands

Great Blue Heron
with a nest stick

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Green Heron

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron
Viera Wetlands

Adult Black-crowned Night-Heron

The Common Gallinule-Boat-tailed Grackle

Mary, some of our fellow-travelers, and our party bus

Kitty backpack

Glossy Ibis, Little Blue Heron and White Ibis
Viera Wetlands

Caspian Tern

Crested Caracara

Male Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

Our friend Jan entered the festival art contest and won third place on her first try with a photo of Hooded Mergansers printed on canvas.

White flower
We visited Orlando Wetlands THURSDAY afternoon.

Female and male Blue-winged Teal
Orlando Wetlands

The only photo I managed to get of Gary, Jan and Mary

Caution, there be gators about

Great Egret
Orlando Wetlands

Great Egret
Orlando Wetlands

Great Egret
Orlando Wetlands

Tri-colored Heron
stabbing at a fish

Tri-colored Heron
got his (small) fish

Tri-colored Heron

Glossy Ibis
Orlando Wetlands

Black and Turkey Vultures roosting together

Common Gallinule

Alligator sunning
at Orlando Wetlands

Male Anhinga
drying out on a conduit between retention ponds

Anhinga

Purple Gallinule

Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Little Blue Heron

There were many birds where the water was flowing through the conduit

Immature Little Blue Heron

Purple Gallinule

Great Egret, Glossy Ibis and Tri-colored Heron

Glossy Ibis

A Wood Stork flew in to join the other birds

Caspian Tern

American Coots, Wood Stork, White Ibis and Glossy Ibis

Tri-colored Heron and Wood Stork

Wood Stork and Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret
Orlando Wetlands

Anhinga

White Ibis

Eastern Phoebe

Light Red-shouldered Hawk
Orlando Wetlands

Turkey Vulture

Belted Kingfisher

Green Heron
Orlando Wetlands

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Alligator

Green Heron

Purple Gallinule

Little Blue Herons and coots

Little Blue Herons and American Coots

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret, Purple Gallinule and White Ibis

Anhinga, White Ibis, Snowy Egret, Purple Gallinule and Wood Stork

Purple Gallinule

Glossy Ibis

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Two more Red-shouldered Hawks
on bat boxes near the entrance to Orlando Wetlands
as we were leaving

Ovenbird
Little Big Econ State Forest
FRIDAY morning

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Little Big Econ State Forest

Two adult Bald Eagles at a nest
Little Big Econ State Forest, FL

Two Bald Eagles
Little Big Econ State Forest

Bald Eagles

Bald Eagles

Bald Eagles

Bald Eagles

White Peacock Butterfly
FRIDAY morning, after Little-Big Econ State Forest,
we went to a nearby boat ramp.

Wild flowers at boat ramp

Osprey near the bridge and across the road from the boat ramp

Wildflowers near the boat ramp

Wildflowers

More wildflowers

Great Horned Owl
along the road to Merritt Island NWR

A pair of Ospreys on a raised platform
at Merritt Island Visitor Center

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Merritt Island NWR Visitor Center

Painted Bunting
below a feeder at the Merritt Island NWR Visitor Center

Male Painted Bunting

Painted Bunting

Gray Catbird
Merritt Island NWR Visitor Center

Gray Catbird

White Ibis with crawfish
For our last stop FRIDAY evening, we went to Black Point Drive.

Reddish Egret
Black Point Drive

Immature Reddish Egret

Northern Pintail ducks

Roseate Spoonbill
Black Point Drive

Roseate Spoonbill

Anhinga

Dunlin with decurved bills
Black Point Drive

American White Pelicans
flying over Black Point Drive

Footprints in the mud
Black Point Drive

Footprints in the mud

Footprints

Bird tracks
Black Point Drive

Tri-colored Heron

Sora
Black Point Drive

Sora

Anhinga

Roseate Spoonbills, American Coot and Anhinga

Pied-billed Grebe

Roseate Spoonbill

Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe

Roseate Spoonbill
flying over Black Point Drive

American Avocets

Black-bellied Plovers and Willet

Black-bellied Plovers and Willet
Black Point Drive

Long-billed Dowitchers and Dunlin

Black-bellied Plovers

Willet

Willets

Sun going down over Black Point Drive

Sunset at Black Point Drive

Sunset at Black Point Drive

Sundown

Immature Red-shouldered Hawk
SATURDAY morning we joined a field trip to Blue Heron Drive.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk
Blue Heron Drive

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Boat-tailed Grackle

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Glossy Ibis
Blue Heron Drive

Glossy Ibis

Common Ground Dove
SATURDAY MORNING at the Haydens' house
Titusville, FL

Common Ground Doves

Chipping Sparrows
at Haydens' house, Titusville, FL

Chipping Sparrow

Female Northern Cardinal

Male Painted Bunting

Male Painted Bunting

Male Painted Bunting

Female Painted Bunting

Mourning Dove

Smooth-billed Ani
After lunch SATURDAY, we returned to Viera Wetlands and
found the Ani in the median just outside the entrance.

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Smooth-billed Ani

Anhinga
Viera Wetlands, FL

Boat-tailed Grackle

White Ibis

White Ibis

American Coots and Ring-necked Ducks
Viera Wetlands

White Ibis

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron
Viera Wetland

Bald Eagle with fish
Viera Wetland

Osprey

Bald Eagle

American White Pelican

Limpkin

Bald Eagle
took its fish out in the field to eat in peace

Limpkin

Limpkin

Great Blue Herons making a nest atop a palm tree
Viera Wetlands

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Herons

Palm Warbler
Viera Wetland

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler

Eastern Phoebe

Great Blue Herons

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Pied-billed Grebe

Tri-colored Heron

Tri-colored Heron

Tri-colored Heron

Tri-colored Heron

Tri-colored Heron

Tri-colored Heron

American White Pelicans

White Ibis

Green Heron

The clabbering sky over Viera Wetland

White Ibis, Great Egrets and Common Gallinules
Viera Wetland

Pine Warbler
SUNDAY morning we birded near our hotel at Little Sandy Lake
before heading to the airport to fly home.

Pine Warbler
Little Sandy Lake, Orlando, FL

Pine Warbler

Pine Warbler

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Little Sandy Lake, Orlando, FL

Female and male Hooded Mergansers
Pond next to Little Sandy Lake, Orlando, FL

Pine Warbler

Palm Warbler
Little Sandy Lake, Orlando, FL

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Little Sandy Lake, Orlando, FL

Palm Warbler

Limpkin
Little Sandy Lake, Orlando, FL

Limpkin

Pine Warbler