Lakeland, FL Hilites - 01 - 04 Mar 2005

01 March 2005 Lakeland, FL

0800 Hrs.  Hal and I drove up to Joker Marchant Stadium for last chance at player’s autographs.  I was able to get pictures of him with Al Kaline and Lance Parrish.  We stayed around to watch player’s workouts in the clear, sunny morning.  

At the stadium I saw the following:  Ospreys nesting in the light towers, a Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Mockingbirds, White Ibis, Cattle Egrets (6), Fish Crows and Boat-tailed Grackles.

Joker Marchant Stadium, Polk, Florida, US
Mar 1, 2005 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Spring Training!
7 species

Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)  6
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)  2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  6     nesting in light towers around stadium
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)  1
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)  6
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  1
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  12

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1100 Hrs.  Back at Lakeland RV Park I took a walk down to the park pond/lagoon.  I saw 3 Moorhen, a Little Blue Heron, Green Heron, Boat-tailed Grackles, Osprey fly over, 3 Anhinga, a Belted Kingfisher, and 1 Double-crested Cormorant.

Lakeland RV Park, FL, Polk, Florida, US
Mar 1, 2005 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
8 species

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)  3
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)  3
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  1
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)  1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  1
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  6

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02 March 2005 Lakeland, FL

0900 Hrs.  The skies are clear this morning and the sun is low over the water (backlighting problem).  At the RV Park pond I saw – Moorhen (3), Anhinga (2), DCCormorant, Boat-tailed Grackles, Robins, Common Yellowthroat, Palm Warbler, Tri-colored Heron and Great Blue Heron.

Lakeland RV Park, FL, Polk, Florida, US
Mar 2, 2005 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
9 species

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)  3
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)  2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  1
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)  1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  2
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)  1

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1200 Hrs.  Tigers are playing Florida Southern Central in the first spring training game of the year.  Clear skies at the ball park yielded (12) Osprey flying/courting/nesting over the stadium, Black Vultures, Turkey Vultures, a Palm Warbler, 11 Cedar Waxwings, Fish Crow, Boat-tailed Grackles, 2 Wood Stork, White Ibis, and an Imm. Bald Eagle. Tigers 2, FSC 2.

Joker Marchant Stadium, Polk, Florida, US
Mar 2, 2005 12:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Tigers vs. Florida Central
10 species

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)  2
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)  1
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)  6
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  6
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  12
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  1
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)  2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  11
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  2
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)  1

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03 March 2005 Cape Canaveral, FL

0830 Hrs.  Robin and I decided to drive to the Kennedy Space Center then up to Orlando for the day.  It’s cloudy and raining and cool (low 50’s).  Along the way we encountered:  Wild Turkey (8), Brown and White Pelicans, Glossy Ibis (2), Laughing Gulls, Black Vultures roosting along the US-1 and I-95, Wood Stork.

Shepard Park, Brevard, Florida, US
Mar 3, 2005 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
7 species

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)  8
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)  12
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)  1
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)  12
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)  12
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)  2
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)  12

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04 March 2005 Lakeland RV Park, FL

0900 Hrs.  The pond at the park gave me my last photos of Moorhen, Wood Stork, Palm Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Common Yellowthroat, Anhinga, DCCormants (flock of 20 flyover), Boat-tailed Grackles, Blue Jay, Yellow-rumped Warblers, White-winged Doves.  

A Great Egret landed on the dock next to me giving me great pics.  Stomach cramps forced me to retire for the day.

Lakeland RV Park, FL, Polk, Florida, US
Mar 3, 2005 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
12 species

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)  2
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)  3
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)  1
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)  1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  20
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  2
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)  6
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  2

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