DOWNY WOODPECKER, FREEDOM MEMORIAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

   We could ID this woodpecker as a Downy Woodpecker and not a Hairy Woodpecker by its very small size (estimated at 6" +-).

RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS IN NEST, FREEDOM MEMORIAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

      This morning we birded with a group at Freedom Memorial Park.  The highlight of the trip was sighting a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks in their nest.  Red-shouldered Hawks generally return to the same nesting territory year after year.  Both the male and female build the nest or refurbish a prior years nest.

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD AT FEEDER, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

FERAL MUSCOVY DUCKS, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

   These Muscovy Ducks were the largest ducks we have ever seen; they were between 2 to 3 ft.  long.

FEMALE NORTHERN CARDINAL ATOP FEEDER, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

NONBREEDING MALE INDIGO BUNTING AT FEEDER, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

BLUE JAY AT FEEDER, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL