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Michael Pancier
11-09-2009, 09:09 AM
stopped by yesterday by the click ponds and viera wetlands. Pretty slow. There was bald eagle flyby very early around sunrise and they could be spotted far away in the pinelands; cara caras spotted around sunrise and then vanished. were not visible for the rest of the morning or early afternoon.

No activity at any of the woodpecker nests; and none of the usual duck suspects have arrived yet. Mainly coots and moorhens and mottled ducks. Some blue winged teals were spotted too.

friends of mine there spotted some American bitterns; but I did not see them. Mainly occasional snowy egrets, osprey, tricolored and little blue herons fishing; egrets eating froggies; some beautiful anhingas on nice perches; saw a few kingfishers flying about; but overall, it was still pretty slow. Early in the am, some harriers were spotted, but they were gone when I got there around 9am.

Hopefully should pick up in about 3 weeks.