Note: this post is back-dated
In May I had 12 checklists to contribute to my 2017 Green Birding List. I recorded 59 species total and added five new for the year (Wood Duck, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Bobolink, Least Sandpiper, and Northern Bobwhite). In May 2015 I had 69 species. The complete list for this year is at the end of this post.
Here are some photographic (mostly non-bird) highlights from the month.
Yellow Rat Snake at Gemini Springs | 01 May 2017
Little Blue Heron (missing foot) at Lake Monroe Park | 02 May 2017
Northern Cardinal at Gemini Springs | 09 May 2017
Bald Eagle at Trout Lake | 16 May 2017
I biked to Trout Lake 4 times looking for Solitary Sandpipers to add to my list, but didn’t have any luck. I did find one the only time I drove there. Otherwise I had four nice visits to the wetland as it progressively dried up throughout the month.
Sandhill Cranes at Trout Lake | 16 May 2017
Black Racer at Gemini Springs | 30 May 2017
Green Anole at Gemini Springs | 30 May 2017
Raccoon family at Gemini Springs | 30 May 2017
Green Birding List for May 2017
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Wood Stork
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Gallinule
Limpkin
Sandhill Crane
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Ground-Dove
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
