Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Withlacoochee State Forest Croom Trail - Brooksfield & Florida Bass Conservation Center - Webster, FL

Monday November 13th we went back to the Croom Trail.

 Black & White Warbler
 Red-headed Woodpecker

 Ovenbird
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Palm Warbler
 teeny tiny frog (smaller than my little fingernail)
 Palm Warbler
hunter's stand in the forest

Black & White Warbler
 Greg ahead of me on the trail...huge tree to walk under




 hard to see, but this cute little Ovenbird spends most of the time walking on the ground
 pretty pinkish lavender mushroom
walk this way?

We stopped for lunch and then went to another area for the afternoon. On the way we saw this cute historic General Store.
 Florida Bass Conservation Center
 fish ponds

 This Kingfisher is pretty sure the no fishing sign doesn't pertain to him....

 Killdeer
 Killdeer
Killdeer
 Great Egret
 Least Sandpiper
 Killdeer
 Least Sandpipers
 Least Sandpipers
Least Sandpipers
 Least Sandpipers
 Dunlin
 Dunlin & Least Sandpiper
 many white birds in the distance

 Black & Turkey Vultures
 Great Blue Heron

 White Ibis - adult & immature
immature White Ibis
 Sandhill Cranes




 the fish hatchery



It was a nice walk amongst the many fish ponds and we did see quite a few birds. The Dunlin was new for us.

Tomorrow we will try and find a different area to bird. Many places are still closed due to damage from Irma.

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