MALE COMMON GRACKLES, SIX L'S FARM RD, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/3/2023

 

NONBREEDING PALM WARBLER, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/2/2023

 

LARGE-BILLED TERN, LELY RESORT ENTRANCE AT US 41, NAPLES FLORIDA, 11/1/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this tern as a Large-billed Tern as follows:

• Large, yellow bill with black tip
• Black crown and ear coverts
• Black nape (this can be seen in the second photo)
• Gray upperparts
• White underparts
• Yellow legs
• Short tail

   The Large-billed Tern is found in most of South America (east of the Andes and north of the Pampas).  It has occurred as a vagrant in Aruba, Bermuda, Panama and the United States.  Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.

   The Large-billed Tern is a new species to our Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,083.

 

GLOSSY IBIS, LELY RESORT ENTRANCE AT US 41, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/1/2023

 

NONBREEDING SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LELY RESORT ENTRANCE AT US 41, NAPLES, FLORIDA,

 

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE+, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK,, FLORIDA, 11/1/2023

 

OSPREY ON LIGHT POLE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/1/2023