Hi All,
Stormwater Treatment Area 5 is an 8 square mile wetland south of Lake Okeechobee. Some call it the best birding spot in Florida which is high praise for a state with so many extraordinary birding venues. STA-5 certainly lived up to its reputation today.
In spite of the cold (for Florida) and wind we saw 60 different species in less than 6 hours. Highlights included 11 species of raptor and 13 species of wading birds. One species, the American Bittern is elusive, though hardly rare. We saw 5 bittern today!
One couple in the group was from Lexington MA and we discovered a common friend.
Love
Sandy & Carl
Bundled Up Birders
American Bittern
A Squadron of White Pelicans Overhead
Wood Stork Feeding
Sent from my iPhone
Sent from my iPhone
No comments:
Post a Comment