Flight School Day 2 on Sunday, January 27, 2008, Led by Jim Neiger
photos by Bill Walker, click thumbnails to enlarge
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51 Species at Viera Wetlands, FL
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Grebes
Cormorants
Darters
Bitterns and Herons
Ibises and Spoonbills
New World Vultures
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Caracaras and Falcons
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Limpkins
Cranes
Plovers
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Pigeons and Doves
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Shrikes
Jays and Crows
Swallows
Thrushes
Wood-Warblers
Emberizids
Blackbirds
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Trip Notes
Concern about windy weather led us to Viera Wetlands, where we had many wading birds to photograph. Personally, the opportunity to photograph a perched American Bittern in good light was definitely a corrective emotional experience after several years of never getting a good opportunity.
Trip Map
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