Fort DeSoto - April 5, 2015

The migrants are beginning to come in for the season.  There were a few here today that were not here last week as well as a few of the regulars. I also saw my first box turtle for this area, which is the third ever in Florida(two were photographed), and fourth in my life, aside from zoos.  Compared to this week last year, there were many more migrants.

 cape may warbler

worm-eating warbler (first time seen at the park, second time in my life)

 prairie warbler

palm warbler

 

 Louisiana waterthrush (first time seen at the park, second time in my life)

 Black and White Warbler

 Orchard Oriole

 northern cardinal

 common grackle

 loggerhead shrike

 mourning dove on a nest