Just a quick update. I went for a quick walk through Erna Nixon Park before work this morning and had a couple of nice surprises. As the sun was rising I heard 2 distinct individual Eastern Screech Owls some distance away. They were alternating with each other, using a trill on a single pitch (rather than a whinnying call). Then as I was nearing the mid-point on the boardwalk I clearly heard at least 2 Carolina Chickadees calling. I know that Carolina Chickadees are rare for central and southern Brevard County, but this was a 100% certainty for me. Interestingly, when I posted my finds to the BRDBRAIN list, I got some lip from a fellow birder that this bird is SO RARE as to be unlikely, I suppose, but he was “Just saying”. Sometimes I wonder why I don’t just rage quit these e-mail lists.
Anyway, here’s the list:
- Carolina Wren
- Northern Cardinal
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Carolina Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- American Redstart
- Blue Jay
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- Eastern Screech Owl
Lonely Birder 