Wondering what there is to see – or what may be seeing you – at Bird Rookery Swamp this week? Check out volunteer naturalist Dick Brewer’s critter count!
Bird Rookery Swamp
Monday, September 24 ~~ 7:05 AM – 1:25 PM
temperature: 76..0-93.8º ~~ RH 88.8-56.1%
sky: mostly sunny ~~ wind 0-5 mph
BIRDS
Anhinga – 5
Great Egret – 1
Snowy Egret – 1
Little Blue Heron – 2
Green Heron – 1
Black-crowned Night Heron – 3
White Ibis – 1
Black Vulture – 7
Turkey Vulture – 3
Red-shouldered Hawk – 20
Mourning Dove – 4
Common Ground Dove – 2
Belted Kingfisher – 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 26
Pileated Woodpecker – 6
Great-crested Flycatcher – 5
Eastern Wood Pewee – 1
unknown flycatcher – 1
Carolina Wren – 16
Blue Jay – 3
Tufted Titmouse – 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 3
Northern Mockingbird – 3
White-eyed Vireo – 29
Louisiana Waterthrush – 3
Northern Cardinal – 13
Common Grackle – 4
BUTTERFLIES
Tiger Swallowtail – 4
Palamedes Swallowtail – 23
Viceroy – 5
White Peacock – 49
Ruddy Daggerwing – 3
Phaon Crescent – 10
Cloudless Sulphur – 2
Barred Yellow – 1
Brazilian Skipper – 4
Eufala Skipper – 3
Three-spotted Skipper – 53
Tropical Checker – 13
Red-waisted Florella Moth – 2
DRAGONFLIES
Eastern Pondhawk – 22
Halloween Pennant – 12
Needham’s Skimmer – 3
Blue Dasher – 9
Eastern Amberwing – 1
Citrine Forktail – 3
HERPS
Alligator – 57
Brown Anole – 13
Pig Frog – 7
MAMMALS
White-tailed Deer – 3