Beautiful Black-necked Stilts have just arrived!

Black-necked Stilt, male Black-necked Stilt Black-necked Stilt, preening Black-necked Stilt, female Black-necked Stilts have just arrived he...

Blackpoll Warbler Migration Underway, Sanibel, FL

Blackpoll Warbler, male migrant arrived at the Sanibel Lighthouse and helped himself to a well-earned meal, having come all the way from Sou...

Black-billed Cuckoo, Sanibel Lighthouse park, FL a Wow Migrant for here!

Black-billed Cuckoo There are slender white tail markings, very different than the bold white tail spots of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Birders ...

Blue-Winged Warbler, Common Nighthawk and More Migrants, Sanibel Lighthouse

Blue-winged Warbler Common Nighthawk Yesterday this beautiful Blue-winged Warbler was among the migrant birds landing at the Sanibel Lightho...

Tennessee and Blackburnian Warblers, Sanibel Lighthouse Today.

Blackburnian Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Tennessee Warbler These  showed up today at the Sanibel Lighthouse Park, Sanibel, FL, migrants who...

Worm-eating Warbler Migrant, cool bird!

Just saw this Worm-eating Warbler migrant on Sanibel Island, FL. It eats mainly caterpillars "worms" from dead leaves during winte...

More Spring Migrants, Sanibel Lighthouse, FL, Buntings, Orioles, Kingbirds!

Indigo Bunting, male in Gumbo Limbo tree. Palm Warbler in Florida-privet shrub Western Kingbird  Gray Kingbird, look how big the head and bi...

J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Stokes Photo Tour

As a fundraiser for the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge , on Sanibel, FL, Don and I led a birding and photography tour through th...

Clapper Rail, Yes!

The rail show continues at Bailey Tract, east pond, Sanibel, FL. Now there have been 3 Clapper Rails and 2 Soras seen. Plus there may be 2 W...

Tall Tales (Tails) of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are cool little birds! Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. The undertail is completely white and white exten...