Had a fine two days with over 75 species being tallied at Merritt Island and Viera Wetlands Refuges. Our best finds of the two days included a Short-tailed hawk (life bird for us), nice close-up views of a young Crested caracara, a feeding limpkin, several clear views of Loggerhead shrikes, and nice shows by several Florida scrub jays. Among the “also-rans” were the Reddish egret (along with all the other more common egrets and herons) and really close views of several hundred Sandhill cranes. As I write this note, I’m looking out the front window of our condo at well over a hundred gannets peppering the surfaces of the Atlantic from high altitudes in a feeding frenzy. Just another day in paradise.
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