Tuesday morning a Gray Kingbird was spotted near the entrance to the plant about 9:30, and again about 3. Richard L. Becker of Jacksonville, visiting with his wife Joan and friends Eileen and Sue from New York, supplied this pic. They also noted more than a dozen Wilson's Snipe during their time at the Wetlands.
Gray Kingbirds are unusual birds to find in this part of Florida in the winter, and can easily be mistaken for a Northern Shrike or a Northern Mockingbird from a distance - all three are similarly sized, mostly gray and white birds. This one was initially spotted shortly before the Space Coast Birding Festival in late January. One of the many guests who visited the Wetlands during the festival writes about his sighting of it here:
http://10000birds.com/gray-kingbird-at-the-viera-wetlands.htm
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Tuesday morning a Gray Kingbird was spotted near the entrance to the plant about 9:30, and again about 3. Richard L. Becker of Jacksonville, visiting with his wife Joan and friends Eileen and Sue from New York, supplied this pic. They also noted more than a dozen Wilson's Snipe during their time at the Wetlands.
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