Felda, FL ~ Okaloacochee Slough State Forest

Barred Yellow

Loggerhead Shrike

I was still looking for Limpkins today to round out my week especially as we are not going to visit Marco Island to find the Burrowing Owls this trip. So after reading about the Okaloacochee Slough State Forest, it's 40 miles of driving trails and the fact Limpkins are common here this was where I wanted to visit.  Plus we'd get to drive along Rt 846 where we'd found some great birds a few days ago.  Lots of Loggerhead Shrikes, hawks, Wood Storks, Egrets, Herons were seen.  We stopped along the road at a cattle farm where the Cattle Egrets were present.  The watering hole at the ranch had Yellow Legs, Long-billed Dowitchers, ducks and peeps.  Along the banks of the ditch was a Least Sandpiper foraging.

Least Sandpiper

Eastern Meadowlark

White Ibis take over the pine tree.

Close up tree with Whit Ibis

Wetlands Institute Walkway

Least Sandpiper

Short-billed Dowitcher

Benny's Landing Road - Least Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs

Benny's Landing Rd is my favorite place to find Clapper Rails so I visit there often.  The houses along the rd suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy and the storms that followed but they are being repaired now.  I heard the Rails but found saw none.  I was happy to have good looks at the Least Sandpiper which is the smallest of the peeps and a Lesser Yellowlegs.