St. Lucie County Birds Video
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 Common Loon, winter, in Indian River, Fort Pierce, in March 2007. Photo by Hart Rufe. |
 Pie-billed Grebe, photo by Anjula Smith on field trip to Green Cay Wetlands in Feb. 2009 Another view (Elsa Millard) |
 Brown Pelican, photographed at the Fort Pierce Inlet, by Hart Rufe. Close-up view of head Diving (Richard Lynch) |
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 Double-crested Cormorant, photographed in in High Point, St. Lucie County, by Hart Rufe early 2008. |
 Female Anhinga and chicks, photographed during field trip by Hart Rufe in February 2008, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County Female in breeding plumage |
 Male anhinga, in breeding plumage, photographed by Elsa Millard, during field trip to Loxahatchee Wildlife Preserve in January 2009. In "snake bird" mode (H. Rufe) |
 Northern Gannet, by Hart Rufe. Click for top view Photo of juvenile in Fort Pierce Inlet, March 2009 |
 American Bittern, taken at Merritt Island NWR, during the January, 2010, field trip, led by Hart Rufe. Often seen in St. Lucie County. |
 Great Blue Heron and chick, photographed during field trip by Hart Rufe in February 2008, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County |
 Great White Heron, taken during 2009 Christmas Count in White City by Hart Rufe. |
 Great Egret, displaying, photographed on the St. Lucie River by Hart Rufe |
 Great Egret,mating, photographed on the St. Lucie River by Hart Rufe In flight with nesting material |
 Snowy Egret, photographed by Elsa Millard on Green Cay field trip in Feb. 2009 |
 Snowy Egret, breeding plumage, St. Lucie River, Hart Rufe in March 2009 |
 Reddish Egret, March 2008 by Hart Rufe, at Sanibel Island, Florida. Seen in St. Lucie County |
 Reddish Egret, white phase, March 2008 by Hart Rufe, at Sanibel Island, Florida. Seen in St. Lucie County |
 Little Blue Heron, photographed at D.J. Wilcox Natural Area, trail by fishing pier, in Feb. 2009 by Mary Dodge |
 Immature Little Blue Heron, December 2006 Bird Count, Savannas Park, off Midway Road, White City. Photo by Terri Brown |
 Tri-colored Heron, photographed by Hart Rufe. Click to see breeding plumage |
 Green Heron, March 2006, field trip to Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County. Photo by Terri Brown Additional photos (H.Rufe) View 1 View 2 View 3 View 4 |
 Black-crowned Night Heron, immature, photographed by Elsa Millard, on field trip to Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Feb. 2009 |
. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, photographed by Hart Rufe on St. Lucie River, Port St. Lucie, in March 2009. Close-up of head. |
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, immature, photographed by Hart Rufe on St. Lucie River, Port St. Lucie, in March 2009 |
 Cattle Egret, breeding plumage, St. Lucie River, March 2009, by Hart Rufe. Close up of head |
 White Ibis, immature (left) an mature, photographed in St. Lucie River rookery, March 2009 by Jack Dodge. ( Click for in flight view (H. Rufe) Click for another view (M.Dodge) |
 Glossy Ibis, male breeding, photographed by Elsa Millard on Green Cay field trip, Feb. 2009 Click for pair in flight (H. Rufe) |
 Roseate Spoonbill, taken at Merritt Island NWR, during the January, 2010, field trip, led by Hart Rufe. Often seen in St. Lucie County. With wings open. |
 Wood Stork, photographed in Mach 2009 by Jack Dodge on St. Lucie River. Another view (Richard Lynch) Another view (Elsa Millard) |
 Wood Stork in flight with nesting material, photographed on St. Lucie River in Port St. Lucie in March 2009 by Hart Rufe. |
 Wood Stork chicks, St. Lucie River, March 2009, by Hart Rufe |
 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, 2010 Green Cay field trip, by Hart Rufe. Immature and adult (Elsa Millard) |
 Muscovy Duck, taken in Port St. Lucie in January 2010 by Hart Rufe. More often seen in domestic form with white, but is reverting to wild as it breeds here. |
 Wood Duck, photographed by Hart Rufe. Click for another view |
 Mallards, female and male, by Hart Rufe, 2010 |
 Mottled Ducks, photographed by Hart Rufe on Vero Beach Wetlands field trip, March 2009. Male, left; female, right. |
 Blue-winged Teal, flock in flight, photographed on field trip to Viera Wetlands in Jan. 2009, by Hart Rufe. |
 Green-winged Teal, photographed in Feb. 2009 by Hart Rufe on field trip to Merritt Island NWR. Female, left; male,right. |
 Canvasback, photographed near Sunrise Avenue, White City, during 2009 Christmas Count by Hart Rufe |
 Ring-necked Duck, male, photographed on field trip to Viera Wetlands in Jan. 2009, by Hart Rufe. Click for pair+ |
 Hooded Mergansers, photographed on field trip to Viera Wetlands in Jan. 2009, by Hart Rufe. |
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 Black Vultures, photographed by Mary Dodge, north of Westmoreland and Morningside boulevards intersection, Port St. Lucie, in March 2009 |
 Turkey Vulture, photographed at Hawks Bluff in Savannas State Park, Port St. Lucie, by Elsa Millard, in Jan. 2009. |
 Turkey (left) and Black Vultures, flying, photographed by Hart Rufe. |
 Northern Harrier, young male, photographed on Sneed Road between routes 70 and 68 in Feb. 2009 by Hart Rufe. Harrier in flight View 2 in flight |
 Snail Kite, female, photographed on Route 70 at Carlton Road by Hart Rufe in Feb. 20009. Click for full page of Snail Kite photos |
 Snail Kite, male with apple snail, photographed on Canal 24 Road, in March 2009, by Hart Rufe |
 Swallow-tailed Kite, photographed on the North Fork of the St. Lucie River by Hart Rufe  |
 Cooper's Hawk being attacked by Mockingbird. Photographed by Brian Schultz in his Port St. Lucie backyard in July 2008. Click for perched view. |
 Red-shouldered Hawk, photographed (near Melbourne), in Feb. 2009 by Hart Rufe. On attack (Elsa Millard) Pair (Ryan Kelley) |
 Red-tailed Hawk, photographed off Midway Road, western St. Lucie County, in Aug. 2009 by Dorothy Schultz In flight (Rufe) Juvenile (Rufe) |
 Bald Eagle, photographed in Indrio Savannas, Fort Pierce, February 2009, by Dorothy Schulz Eagle nest & chick (A. Smith) |
 Bald Eagle, taken at Merritt Island by Hart Rufe. In flight, at Merritt Island Immature in flight (Elsa Millard) |
 Osprey, taken at Wild Cat Cove, North Hutchinson Island by Anjula Smith in March 2009 On tree, by Hart Rufe |
 Crested Caracara, photographed in Nov. 2009 by Hart Rufe. |
 Merlin, photographed in Nov. 2009 by Hart Rufe. |
 American Kestrel, Germany Canal Road, 2008, by Hart Rufe. |
 Peregrine Falcon, photograhed by Hart Rufe, Nov. 2009. In flight 1 In flight 2 |
 Sora, photographed by Elsa Millard on Green Cay field trip in Feb. 2009. Another view (H. Rufe) |
 Common Moorhen, photographed by Hart Rufe, Feb. 2009 |
 Purple Gallinule, photographed during field trip by Hart Rufe in February 2008, Green Cay, Palm Beach County |
 Common Moorhen, left, and Purple Gallinule share shore with turtle. Photographed by Hart Rufe at Green Cay. |
 American Coot, photographed by Anjula Smith on Green Cay field trip, Feb. 2009. |
 Limpkin, photographed during field trip by Hart Rufe in February 2009, Torino Parkway Canal |
 Limpkin and chicks, photographed on field trip to Green Cay, 2008, by Hart Rufe. Another view |
 Sandhill Crane, nesting in High Point, St. Lucie County, mid-March 2008. Photo by Hart Rufe. In synchronized flight Another view. |
 Sandhill Crane chicks, in High Point, St. Lucie County, mid-March 2008. Photo by Hart Rufe. Cranes Family Album |
 Killdeer, photographed by Hart Rufe in High Point, St. Lucie County. In flight. |
 Black-bellied plover (winter), photographed by Hart Rufe. Summer breeding plumage (not in Florida) |
 American Oystercatcher, photographed off Indian River Drive by Hart Rufe. |
 Black-necked Stilt, photographed on Kirby Loop Road by Elsa Millard in July 2008 |
 Marbled Godwit, taken at Merritt Island NWR, during the January, 2010, field trip, led by Hart Rufe. Often seen in St. Lucie County. |
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 Ruddy Turnstone, winter, photographed at Fort Pierce Inlet Park, in Jan. 2009 by Elsa Millard. Turning to summer, March 2009 (H. Rufe) |
 Sanderling (winter), photographed at South Hutchinson Island Surfside in Feb. 2009 by Elsa Millard. |
 Least Sandpipers, photographed at D.J. Wilcox Natural Area, trail by fishing pier, in Feb. 2009 by Mary Dodge Click for close-up (Elsa Millard) |
 Wilson's Snipe, photographed in Savannas County Park, St. Lucie County, by Hart Rufe in February 2009. |
 Bonaparte's Gull, taken at Merritt Island NWR, January, 2008 by Hart Rufe. |
 Laughing Gull, winter plumage, by Hart Rufe. Full summer breeding plumage (taken in New Jersey) |
 Both a Great and a Lesser Black-backed Gull, as well as a Caspian Tern (front), two Herring Gulls and a number of Ring-billed Gulls can be seen in as part of this flock taken at Merritt Island NWR, January, 2008 by Hart Rufe |
 Caspian Tern, photographed on Indian River Drive by Hart Rufe |
. Royal Tern, photographed at the Fort Pierce Inlet State Park by Hart Rufe. |
 Sandwich Tern, winter plumage, photographed by Hart Rufe. |
 Forster's Tern, winter plumage, by Hart Rufe. Full breeding plumage (not in Florida) |
 Black Skimmer, photographed in Fort Pierce Inlet (north) by Hart Rufe. In flight, by Richard Lynch at Fort Pierce Inlet, January 2010. |
 Mourning Dove, photographed in Home Depot parking lot, Fort Pierce, by Hart Rufe in March 2009. |
 White-winged Dove, photographed by Hart Rufe |
 Eurasian Collared Dove, photographed in Home Depot parking lot, Fort Pierce, by Hart Rufe in March 2009. |
 Common Ground Dove, male, photographed by Hart Rufe. Click for female |
 Great Horned Owl, photographed along St. Lucie River by Hart Rufe Great Horned chicks Immature Great Horned |
 Barred Owl, by Hart Rufe |
 Burrowing Owl, by Hart Rufe |
 Eastern Screech Owl, photographed on Immakolee Road by Hart Rufe |
 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female, photographed outside Oxbow Eco-center, St. James Drive, by Elsa Millard in Oct. 2008. |
 Belted Kingfisher, Germany Canal Road, 2008, by Hart Rufe. |
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, photographed on Wild Orchid Lane, Fort Pierce, by Hart Rufe |
 Red-headed Woodpecker, Gordy Park, Fort Pierce, by Hart Rufe in Feb. 2010 |
 Red-bellied Woodpecker, female, photographed in Feb. 2009 by Hart Rufe Click for male |
 Downy Woodpecker, photograph by Hart Rufe |
 Pileated Woodpecker, late 2006, Sandpiper Bay area, Port St. Lucie, photo by Jack Dodge Another view, by Hart Rufe, Feb. 2009, in Wilcox Natural Area. |
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 Least Flycatcher, seen and photographed Jan. 2008, by Hart Rufe, west of Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County. Click for sightings report |
 Eastern Phoebe, photographed on Peacock Road, south of St. Lucie Co. fairgrounds, in Feb. 2009, by Hart Rufe |
 Great-crested Flycatcher, photographed in St. Lucie River Preserve, Port St. Lucie, in late Feb. 2009 |
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 Western Kingbird, photographed Nov. 2009 by Hart Rufe. |
 Scissor-tail Flycatcher, photographed in on Okeechobee Road, just west of Header Canal Road, western St. Lucie County by Hart Rufe in February 2009. |
 Loggerhead Shrike, photographed in Savannas State Park in St. Lucie County by Hart Rufe |
 White-eyed Vireo, by Hart Rufe |
 Blue-headed Vireo, photographed in Savannas Park by Hart Rufe |
 Blue Jay, taken in March 2009 by Anjula Smith in her backyard. |
 Florida Scrub Jays, photographed in Savannas State Park in St. Lucie County by Hart Rufe in early 2008. Another view |
 American Crow, photographed on field trip by Marc Rosenthal. |
 Fish Crow, by Hart Rufe |
 Purple Martin, photographed in High Point in March 2005 by Hart Rufe |
 Marsh Wren, taken at Merritt Island NWR, during the January, 2010, field trip, led by Hart Rufe. Often seen in St. Lucie County. |
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, photographed Feb. 2009 by Hart Rufe in Wilcox Natural Area. |
 Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, photographed on Carlton Road by Hart Rufe |
 Hermit Thrush, rare sighting in Wilcox Natural Area, north of Fort Pierce, Feb. 13, 2009. Photo by Hart Rufe. |
 American Robin, photographed by Hart Rufe. Flocks seen in St. Lucie County during winter months. |
 Gray Catbird, photographed by Hart Rufe |
 Northern Mockingbird, photographed by Hart Rufe |
 Brown Thrasher, photographed by Hart Rufe out of area. Seen and song recorded by Jack Dodge on old Wilderness Golf Course, southern Port St. Lucie, in March 2009. Click for song, .mp3 |
 Cedar Waxwings, photographed at George LeStrange Preserve, March 2009 by Dorothy Schulz. Close up view (H.Rufe) Another view, in open |
 Yellow-rumped Warbler, photographed on Carlton Road by Hart Rufe |
 Palm Warbler, photographed on Savannah Road, by Hart Rufe |
 Pine Warbler, photographed on Savannah Road, by Hart Rufe |
 Prairie Warbler, Carlton Road, 2008, by Hart Rufe. |
 Yellow-throated Warbler, photographed in Port St. Lucie by Hart Rufe in Feb. 2010 |
 Black-and-white Warbler, taken on 2010 Green Cay field trip by Hart Rufe. |
 Northern Cardinal, male, photographed by Hart Rufe on Indian River Drive in March 2009. Morning song, recorded by Jack Dodge in southern Port St. Lucie, March 2009. (long .mp3) |
 Indigo Bunting, photographed on private property in White City area by Hart Rufe in March 2009. Click for view of female. |
 Lazuli Bunting, a rare sighting. Photographed by Hart Rufe in Feb. 2007 on private property in western rural St. Lucie County. |
 Painted Bunting, male, photographed by Hart Rufe. |
 Painted Bunting, female, photographed on private property in White City area by Hart Rufe in March 2009. |
 Dickcissel, uncommon in St. Lucie County. Photographed on private property in White City area by Hart Rufe in March 2009. Drawn by millet that also attracts buntings. |
 Eastern Towhee, photographed in Savannas State Park in St. Lucie County by Hart Rufe in early 2008. |
 Bachman's Sparrow, photographed by Hart Rufe at Bluefield Ranch Natural Area in Feb. 2009 |
 Grasshopper Sparrow, photographed on Peacock Road, south of St. Lucie Co. fairgrounds, in Feb. 2009, by Hart Rufe |
 Savannah Sparrow, photographed by Elsa Millard on field trip to Loxahatchee Wildlife Preserve in Jan. 2009. Front view (H. Rufe) |
 Eastern Meadowlark, Carlton Road, 2008, by Hart Rufe. |
 Red-winged Blackbird, young male, photographed by Hart Rufe, on field trip to Green Cay in Feb. 2008. Click for female (Elsa Millard) |
 Common Grackle, photographed in Home Depot parking lot, Fort Pierce, by Hart Rufe in March 2009. |
 Boat-tailed Grackle, male, photographed in Home Depot parking lot, Fort Pierce, by Hart Rufe in March 2009. |
 Boat-tailed Grackle, female, photographed in Home Depot parking lot, Fort Pierce, by Hart Rufe in March 2009. |
 American Goldfinch, photographed on Germany Canal Road, in Feb. 2009. Breeding plumage (non-local) |
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 Large Alligator and babies, photographed during field trip by Hart Rufe in February 2009, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County View gator & babies, 2008 More gator babies, 1/09 (Elsa Millard) |
 River Otter, photographed by Hart Rufe, Nov. 2009. |
 "Wild Boar" taken by Anjula Smith on April 2009 field trip to Indrio Savannas. |
 Feral Hog by Hart Rufe during 2009 Christmas Count |
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Any photo taken within St. Lucie County or on a society field trip by a member of the Audubon Society is welcome. Please include the date taken (approximate, if necessary), where it was taken, and the name of the photographer. Sharpest photos showing field marks will be used. Please email to mary@jackmaryetc.com . (Note: A few of the above photographs were taken outside St. Lucie County, but are of birds commonly found here) |
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