January 30, 2018
[Note: With the loss of my PC, I’ll be authoring and uploading photos through my tablet. This means most of my upcoming posts may be brief and with fewer and/or smaller photos]
Another Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is in the proverbial rear view mirror, as the region turns to Spring.
I scaled back my activities this year, but the two main field trips were new for me. They also had the bonus of being led by Mitchell Harris, one of the most proficient birders in the area.
But first, on Thursday, Camille and I did an “unofficial” field trip to the T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area. In our quest for ducks and perhaps a Snail Kite, we ran into one of the largest gatherings of shorebirds I’ve seen in recent years. Besides the ones recorded in our lists, there were thousands of shorebirds in flocks too distant to identify. There were also hundreds of Glossy Ibises and many herons and egrets.
Here are a few photos from that trip.
This adventure set us up for “official” trips over the next two days, with more “unofficial” stops along the way. This Festival was strange for me, not only due to my scaling back – which included not scheduling the pelagic boat trip for the first time in years – but also not seeing many of the friends I know from around the state, as many of them were on day-long trips every day.
Here is the eBird list for T.M. Goodwin plus a couple from a side excursion along Buffer Preserve Road, at the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park.
T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area-Original Unit:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42225364
T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area-Broadmoor Unit:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42226849
St. Sebastian River Preserve SP-Northwest:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42230181
St. Sebastian River Preserve SP-Northeast:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42230173
Stay tuned for some photos and words from Shiloh Marsh, Canaveral National Seashore, and MINWR.
Lonely Birder 
Thanks for explaining the northern red shoulder hawk coloration vs our local birds!
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Your welcome!