January 2026

1/1 - 1/4 - Key Largo, Florida
Southern/Tropical Birding
Jan. 1
I awoke on day 1 to the sound of an Osprey chirping while fishing right outside our Key Largo condo.  He's a daily visitor often seen perched in the mangroves along Adam's Cut.  Great way to start the year and since it was chilly and windy (not a good fishing or pool day) we decided to head up to the Everglades.  I wanted to see a Flamingo in Flamingo, but it didn't happen.  We did get 27 species in just a few hours including Wood Stork, Tri-colored Heron, Purple Gallinule, and Roseate Spoonbill.  Our little resort complex is a great spot to see our resident Great White (Blue) Heron, Harry.  He spends his time on our boardwalk or across the cut and squawks at the Great Egrets.  He is larger than the egrets and has light colored legs and a much larger bill.    
Jan. 3
While at the pool we noticed a vulture type bird flying with the vultures, that for sure wasn't a vulture.  Fortunately, my sister had her bins and I was able to get eyes on it for some time.  It was a dark morph Short-tailed Hawk.  A very nice sighting!

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