Wrapped up the Georgia portion of the trip today with visits to Maggengale Park where I had a close encounter with hundreds of Cedar Waxwings and we finally actually saw a Palm Warbler. Also got my first lifer of the day -- a Wood Stork
A huge flock of Cedar Waxwings
Palm Warbler
Wood Stork on the side of the road until a Garbage Truck flushed it.
Next up was Andrews Island Causeway which is accessed through a few pretty dicey neighborhoods, but is an amazing birding destination all drivable! Little Blue Heron - adult & immature, Tri-colored Herons and Common Goldeneye (a Rare duck down there).
Little Blue Herons
Pied-billed Grebe
Tricolored Heron
The Rare Duck - Common Goldeneye
Back to Florida -- Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park. Ponds & Lakes & some marshy areas featuring Common Gallinule, American Coot & Palm Warbler (doing a little dance for me) oh yeah and my first Alligator -- I didn't see it until I was processing the photos.
Common Gallinule
American Coot -- this is a tiny bird @8 inches long
Palm Warbler Strut
The Alligator tail that showed up in one of my photos (Don't worry I was in the car @30 feet away across a pond)
This lovely Bald Eagle was along the road.
The final stop was at an Industrial Park that has lots of ponds -- Got two new Life birds -- Mottled Duck & Limpkin and my favorite Falcon - American Kestrel.
Mottled Duck
Three Limpkins
Little Blue Heron
Muscovy Duck (Domestic)
American Kestrel (The cutest Falcon)
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