Saturday, October 27, 2018

Bird Survey, Pinellas NWR: 10-21-18



Female Anhinga (aka “Snakebird”)





Cooper’s Hawk soared overhead





Royal Tern











Osprey





Flock of Black-hooded Parakeets (Fearing these birds may escape and become feral agricultural pests, the state of Tennessee bans the keeping of these birds.  They are well-established in Florida)





Brown Pelican





White Ibises (The main conservation concerns for these birds are hunting and habitat loss.  Both birds and eggs are hunted for food and when a colony is disturbed by hunting, the adults will often leave their nests and the young will die.)





Great Egret





Great Blue Heron banded on its right leg






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