It was another pin-drop-quiet day at Turkey Creek Sanctuary today. I had entertained the thought of going elsewhere, but trying to decide on an alternate destination for my birding just confused me, so before I came to any decision, I was already at the Sanctuary. The first part of my morning was almost painfully quiet. Things picked up near the end as I came back to the exit. Along the creekside along McKinnon’s Way, before the Canoe Deck, I did see a small alligator, which was neat. And I got a good shot of a strange moth or skipper of some kind.
See you later, alligator!
Weirdy skipper
Birds seen on in the Sanctuary this excursion:
- Grey Catbird
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Blue Jay
- Black Vulture
I have to admit, it was cool to see the Black-throated Blues in the park, as I had seen some during spring migration as well. Many of the ones today were in immature or fall plumage, some females, and at least one male showing a lot of blue.
I may not make it out next weekend, due to prior non-birding commitments, but next time I think I’ll try to go outside the envelope a little and see what can be salvaged from this abysmal migration season in eastern Florida.
Lonely Birder 