Spring migration has slowed to a crawl, however, April was still a fantastic month for birding. Migrating birds passed through Florida in massive numbers on the way to their summer breeding grounds. Since the April 3rd "fallout", winds have been favorable for the birds to move north. We've had a few showers and light winds over the past four weeks, yet not severe enough for another fallout. Regardless, birds continue to cross over the Gulf of Mexico, stopping to rest and refuel once they reach land.
Since our April 8th posting, we've added nine new species. We scored with the Cape May, Bay-Breasted and Blackpoll Warblers, the Great Black-Backed Gull, the Common Nighthawk and the Bobolink. We also scored on the beach with three new shorebirds, the Snowy Plover, the Red Knot and our 200th Florida Bird, the Wilson's Plover.
In all, we added 15 new birds to our life list in April. Enjoy these photos of our most recent sightings.....tweet.....tweet!!
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| Cape May Warbler (Male) (Taken 4/18/13, Anna Maria Island FL) |
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| Bay-Breasted Warbler (Male) (Taken 4/18/13, Anna Maria Island FL) |
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| Blackpoll Warbler (Male) (Taken 4/19/13, Anna Maria Island FL) |
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| Great Black-Backed Gull (Taken 4/19/13, Longboat Key FL) |
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| Snowy Plover (Taken 4/19/13, Longboat Key FL) |
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| Wilson's Plover - Our 200th Florida Bird (Taken 4/24/13, Ft. DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg FL) |
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