Reddish Egret, Merritt Island NWR, FL, Jan 21, 2013
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| Reddish Egret, Merritt Island NWR, FL, Jan 21, 2013 |
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| Reddish Egret, Merritt Island NWR, FL, Jan 21, 2013 |
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| Great Blue Heron, Merritt Island NWR, FL, Jan 21, 2013 |
On Monday I was feeling OK in the morning so I decided to try my luck by heading to the coast and going to Merritt Island NWR and Canaveral National Seashore. It was, as always, a great time birding. I managed to hit just a few areas, specifically Black Point Wildlife Drive and Playalinda Beach and surrounding areas. Lots of waterfowl, waders and shorebirds along the wildlife drive.
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| Florida Scrub Jay, Canaveral National Seashore, FL, Jan 21, 2013 |
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| Northern Gannet, Canaveral National Seashore, FL, Jan 21, 2013 |
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| Royal Tern, Canaveral National Seashore, FL, Jan 21, 2013 |
Along the beach were the typical
birds plus a good gannet show. The road on the way to the beach produced several Florida Scrub Jays as well as a huge gathering of waterfowl in one of the water impoundments with tens of thousands of mainly American Coots and Lesser Scaup and a scattering of other species.
Meanwhile back here at home in the icebox the arctic cold continues with high temperatures today topping out in the mid teens with the morning temps at -5 and the forecast for this evening to be at least as cold. Adding in the winds today dropped the windchill into the areas around -15 to -20. Perhaps a warm up is in store next week, but who knows.
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