Green Cay Wetlands with the Badbirdz

Howdee all,

I cant say enough about Green Cay Nature Center..

Green Cay Nature Center is the county's newest nature center that overlooks 100 acres of constructed wetland and provides educational opportunities about this unique habitat. The wetland features 1.5 miles of elevated boardwalk featuring interpretive signs about the habitat. The Nature Center includes a lecture hall, gift shop, and live animals in an extensive exhibit room that highlights wetland attributes. Come for a visit and find that there's something for everyone at this fantastic new facility!

I love this place! I could spend all day here…Granted its not in the wilds,it is an Oasis in a noisy sprawling developed area in Boynton Beach.

I love the Colors here..the green of the algae and Duck weed…Close up views of birds…

This particular day we met up with Angel and Mariel Abreu of Badbirz-reloaded.

Below is a bit about their website

Noel Wamer made us all “radar junkies”. Just because he’s off the official scene, doesn’t mean we can all up and quit cold-turkey. This blog is an attempt to keep the radar images coming, and to engage birders, scientists, and anyone else who is interested, in the study of migration using radar. Beginning in October 2008, Angel and Mariel Abreu joined the Badbirdz team as contributing authors, and as of Spring 2009 have become the primary authors and administrators of the site.  My other site, www.woodcreeper.com, tracks nocturnal migration over New Jersey, and was heavily influenced by Noel’s old website, badbirdz.com. ~David LaPuma

They could use your support..if you would like to donate to keep their website running go to this page.

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We had a wonderful time with Angel and Mariel, they are great naturalists and birders, who enjoy taking their time to study all things nature. They don’t rush around to see it all, they immerse themselves into what is happening at the moment.

I filled a 4gb card taking photos and videoSo I wont be showing them all here…Instead, I will, feature a few of the critters we saw in their own posts....

So..until then enjoy some of the highlights of the day..

Turtle stack!Moss covered Turtles…A huge Alligator…Some sort of wasp… American Coot..Common MoorhenBlue-winged TealGreen HeronSora…..we saw six of them!Tri-colored Heron

Limpkin… 

White Ibis Black-bellied Whistling Duck Blue-headed VireoPied-billed GrebePainted BuntingGlossy IbisA Lovely place…

Stay tuned for more from Green Cay!

Brevard Hot spots

Howdee all,

While at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife festival,Jeff, Linda and I went on the Bird outing to the Brevard Hot spots.

Except…the spots weren't hot…

They were cold, burrrr....and no birds…But what did it matter….we had a beautiful sunrise

So..It was ok…

That there weren't that many birds…Here's one…

So bear with me…I got carried away..With the sunrise photos…Isn't it just so serene?

Birders looking at no birds…ok maybe a few Egrets and HeronsBut still it didn’t matter to me..I enjoyed the clouds…and the stillness of the water…And the quiet…Oh look…a non bird…:)

What do we have here?

A flock of birders

ok..enough of this you say… what about the birds?

No birds here…just beautiful clouds

OH here's a bird…a sweet Savannah Sparrow

Digiscoped by JeffWe left the non birdie area and went to  a few other local hot spots..that were hotter..

In one small pond ,in a housing development, were five Roseate SpoonbillAnd about a hundred Black-bellied whistling duckJust standing still in water…Looking like statues…A Turkey vulture in a nearby yard…For all the non birds on our first stop..we ended up seeing many birds..It was mostly by quick drive by birding….to and past the hotspots..

By the end of the day..we had 93 species..Of which I might have seen a bit over half and some for just seconds…So..not my type of birding..but we got a few places on our list to go back to…

Happy Birding!

Jeff and I are headed south as I type..in two days we will be near West Palm Beach..to visit family and to Bird with a few Facebook and twitter friends!

If anyone wants to join us let us know…This Sunday will be Green Cay.