St. Lucie Audubon Society

 

APRIL 9, 2011, SLAS FIELD TRIP REPORT
VERO BEACH WETLANDS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

 Fourteen people attended the field trip to the Indian River County Wetlands off the I-95 exit in Vero Beach. We were treated to a pleasantly sunny and warm day.

Our former Audubon president, Dan Walma, was our expert guide on this trip and he provided many “teaching moments” over the course of  the 2 ½ hours we spent at the wetlands. Besides the birds listed below , we encountered numerous Marsh Rabbits, and of course, the American Alligator !

Submitted by Dorothy Schultz

34 species seen: 
  • Black –bellied Whistling-Duck
  • Wood Duck
  • Mottled Duck
  • Blue-winged Teal
  • Muscovy Duck
  • Pied-billed Grebe
  • Double-crested Cormorant
  • Anhinga
  • Least Bittern
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Great Egret
  • Snowy Egret
  • Little Blue Heron
  • Tricolored Heron
  • Cattle Egret
  • Green Heron
  • White Ibis
  • Glossy Ibis
  • Black Vulture
  • Turkey Vulture
  • Common Moorhen
  • American Coot
  • Sandhill Crane
  • Black-necked Stilt
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Caspian Tern
  • Great Crested Flycatcher ( in parking area )
  • Loggerhead Shrike
  • Fish Crow
  • Marsh Wren
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Common Grackle
  • Boat-tailed Grackle      

Photos by Marc Rosenthal (Click thumbnails for larger versions)

Black-necked Stilt
Blue-winged Teal
Boat-tailed Grackle

Green Heron
Lesser Yellowlegs
Caspian Tern
Snowy Egret