ROOST OF BLACK SKIMMERS, STA-5, CLEWISTON, FL

CRESTED CARACARA IN FLIGHT, STA-5, CLEWISTON, FL

ROSEATE SPOONBILL, STA-5, CLEWISTON, FL

WOOD STORKS, STA-5, CLEWISTON, FL

FLOCK OF BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS, STA-5, CLEWISTON, FL

   These are beautiful ducks and it was wonderful to see so many.

PURPLE GALLINULE, STA-5, CLEWISTON, FL

   In the second photo you can just make out the blue frontal shield of the Purple Gallinule.  Also the greenish back is that of a Purple Gallinule.

GRAY KINGBIRD, STA-5, CLEWISTON, FL

   Even though the photos aren't great we can ID this bird as a Gray Kingbird as follows:

• Very large bill (see 2nd photo).
• Gray crown.
• Dark mask.
• Gray above and white below.
• Long tail with a white tip (you can see the white tip in the 1st photo).

   The Gray Kingbird is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 270.