Bald Eagle, photographed in the Indrio Savannas by Dorothy Schultz, in February 2009
Indrio Savannas (Fort Pierce) Field Trip April 4, 2009
8:30 am to 11:00 am ....about 12 members
attended. Trip led by Dan Walma. Great weather....sunny and a
cool breeze. After birding the Indrio Savannas....where we
frequently encountered the
Florida Scrub Jay ( up close and
personal !! )..... we stopped by the Bald Eagle's nest just
south of Indrio Rd and saw an adult Bald Eagle perched next to
the nest that had two baby Bald Eagles in it. We had also seen
an immature Bald Eagle while in the Indrio Savannas Natural
Area.
1/ Double Crested Cormorant
2/ Anhinga
3/ Great Blue Heron
4/ Great Egret
5/ Cattle Egret
6/ White Ibis
7/ Glossy Ibis
8/ Black Vulture
9/ Mallard
10/ Mottled Duck
11/ Bald Eagle
12/ American Kestrel
13/ Sandhill Crane
14/ Mourning Dove
15/ Belted Kingfisher
16/ Red-bellied Woodpecker
17/ Downy Woodpecker
18/ Great Crested Flycatcher
19/ Florida Scrub Jay
20/ Gray Catbird
21/ Eastern Towhee
22/ Swamp Sparrow
23/ Northern Cardinal
24/ Boat-tailed Grackle
Also...Marsh Rabbit, Wild
Boar....and per fisherman's report "BASS" !!