Fort De Soto Park Spring Migration: Pt II

Fort De Soto Park Spring Migration: Pt II



Warbler activity is not confined to the food bearing vegetation in the southern region of Fort De Soto Park.

 

 

 

 

 

Fort De Soto Park Spring Migration: Pt II

The Scarlet Tanager above (image 1) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

After a near full morning of birding the bottom half of Mullet Key, Tom Obrock and I made our way toward North Beach. The evidence of the removal of Australian Pines at the park was apparent with remnants of the trees in several different areas.

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The Orchard Oriole above (image 2) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Orchard Oriole above (image 3) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Orchard Oriole above (image 4) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Mottled Duck above (image 5) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Tennessee Warbler above (image 6) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Tennessee Warbler with prey above (image 7) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Nanday Parakeet above (image 8) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

The northernmost lagoon at Fort De Soto Park offered a Reddish Egret, a Tricolored Heron and more shorebirds. With the latter at a great distance, we made our way to the oaks for a closer inspection of what may be at hand.

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The Nanday Parakeet above (image 9) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Cedar Waxwing above (image 10) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Cedar Waxwing above (image 11) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Indigo Bunting above (image 12) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Gray Catbird above (image 13) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Reddish Egret above (image 14) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Palm Warbler above (image 15) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

With their near invisibility in the canopy of the trees, an American Redstart and a Blackpoll Warbler gave me fits for a decent photo opportunity. The seemingly omnipresent Black-and-white Warbler was almost a distraction as it was constantly on the move in search of its next morsel.

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The American Redstart above (image 16) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Blackpoll Warbler above (image 17) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Blackpoll Warbler above (image 18) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Black-and-white Warbler above (image 19) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Black-and-white Warbler above (image 20) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Blackpoll Warbler above (image 21) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Royal Tern above (image 22) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

Our next stop was the Gulf Pier where a battle ensued between a handful of Laughing Gulls over a fish head. The aerobatics was extremely impressive as is usual with this species. The south side of the pier offered a variety of shorebirds including a pair of copulating Sandwich Terns.

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The Laughing Gull with prey above (image 23) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Laughing Gull with prey above (image 24) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Laughing Gull with prey above (image 25) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Laughing Gull with prey above (image 26) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Sandwich Tern above (image 27) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Sandwich Tern above (image 28) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Sandwich Tern above (image 29) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

Well into the afternoon Tom and I made our way back to the Mulberry trees where a Wood Thrush, a life bird for me, provided good views. The thrush never allowed itself to be photographed in full sunlight which was unfortunate. The decision to make the way towards home was equally so.

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The Sanderling above (image 30) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Wood Thrush above (image 31) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Wood Thrush above (image 32) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Summer Tanager above (image 33) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

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The Black-and-white Warbler above (image 34) was photographed at Fort De Soto Park in April 2016.

Please also see Fort De Soto Spring Migration: Part I

 

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