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Birds of the Pinelands Reserve IRDS of the PINELANDS RESERVE Red-headed Woodpecker Sarasota County Environmental Services is a handy reference guide and checklist and the Venice Area Audubon Society Bfor birders and other visitors to the area. Present… It was compiled from a bi-monthly bird census of the area (sept. 2008 – nov. 2009) conducted by the CCSWDC - Venice Area Audubon Society in conjunction with ➣ Landfll N Sarasota County. Admin. Bldg. 118 bird species were seen or heard by 45 volunteers PINELANDS BIRDSof the over a one year period. Also included are 25 species RESERVE reported by birders at other times. A total of 143 species are included in this checklist. Gate PINELANDS Knight Trail Rustic Road Park In 1985, Sarasota County purchased 6,151 acres and American Swallow-tailed Kite I-75 RESERVE named it the Pinelands Reserve. The property was purchased for the construction of a central county landfll, to provide adequate buffers from surrounding Road Trail Knights lands, to provide suitable areas for wetland mitigation Exit 195/ Laurel Road due to impacts incurred from the construction of the Trafc Light landfll complex, and to protect the wildlife and natural communities in the Myakka River and Dona and Directions: Take I-75 north to Exit 195. Go east on Laurel Road, then Roberts Bay watersheds. north at Knights Trail Road. Proceed two miles to Central County Solid Waste Complex (CCSWDC) - Landfll gate. Pinelands Reserve access by motor vehicle is through the Central County Solid Waste Complex Directions: Take I-75 south to Exit 195. Go east on Laurel Road to the (CCsWdC – landfll) and the perimeter road that second trafc light, then north on Knights Trial Road. Proceed two miles circumnavigates the landfll. Portions of this road may to Central County Solid Waste Complex (CCSWDC) - Landfll gate. be closed for extended periods of time due to eagle nesting season and on-going construction associated Sarasota County Environmental Services with landfll operations. access to the natural area 4000 Knights Trail Road portions of the Reserve are by group appointment Nokomis, FL 34275 only. Appointments can be made by contacting the tel: 941.861.5000 Sarasota County Call Center at 941.861.5000. www.scgov.net All visitors are required to sign in at the Pileated Woodpecker administration building located within the landfll complex. The Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex is a very busy facility so please use caution and adhere to the designated travel directions when Wood Stork traveling within the site. The landfll is open Mon. – sat., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The facility is closed Sundays, New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. all pets brought onto the landfll property must be kept on a leash and please clean up after your pet We hope that you enjoy your visit! Sarasota County " 08/10 BIRDS of the PINELANDS RESERVE ✓ SPECIES Key Winter Spring Summer Fall B ✓ SPECIES Key Winter Spring Summer Fall B ✓ SPECIES Key Winter Spring Summer Fall B ✓ SPECIES Key Winter Spring Summer Fall B Months DJF MAM JJA SON Months DJF MAM JJA SON Months DJF MAM JJA SON Months DJF MAM JJA SON GREBES American Swallow-tailed Kite SR 3 3 * Eastern Phoebe WR 2 3 3 Common Yellowthroat R 3 3 3 3 * Pied-billed Grebe WR 2 3 2 Northern Harrier WV 3 3 Eastern Wood Pewee M 4 CARDINALS PELICANS Crested Caracara OHV 3 Gray Kingbird V 3 Northern Cardinal R 2 1 1 2 * Brown Pelican OHV 3 3 3 3 TURKEY/QUAIL Eastern Kingbird M 3 EMPERZIDS White Pelican OHV 4 4 4 Wild Turkey R 3 3 3 3 * SHRIKE Eastern Towhee R 3 3 3 * CORMORANT/ANHINGA Northern Bobwhite R 3 3 3 3 * Loggerhead Shrike R 2 2 2 2 * Bachman’s Sparrow SR 3 * Double-crested Cormorant R 1 2 2 1 RAILS VIREOS Savannah Sparrow WR 3 3 Anhinga R 1 2 2 2 Common Moorhen R 3 2 3 3 * White-eyed Vireo R 3 3 3 3 * FINCHES BITTERNS/HERONS/WADERS American Coot WR 3 3 3 Blue-headed Vireo M 3 3 American Goldfnch V 3 American Bittern WV 4 4 LIMPKINS/CRANES JAYS/CROWS ICTERIDS Least Bittern V 4 4 4 Limpkin V 4 Blue Jay R 2 2 2 2 * Bobolink M 3 Great Blue Heron R 2 2 2 2 Sandhill Crane R 2 2 2 2 * American Crow R 1 1 1 1 ? Eastern Meadowlark R 2 2 3 3 * Little Blue Heron R 3 3 3 3 PLOVERS Fish Crow R 1 1 1 1 ? Red-winged Blackbird R 2 2 3 2 * Great Egret R 2 2 2 2 Killdeer R 2 2 3 2 * MARTINS/SWALLOWS Boat-tailed Grackle R 2 2 2 1 * Snowy Egret R 2 2 2 2 Black-bellied Plover V 3 Purple Martin OHV 2 3 Common Grackle R 3 3 3 1 * Tricolored Heron R 2 2 2 2 STILTS/SANDPIPERS Tree Swallow OHV 1 2 2 Brown-headed Cowbird R 3 3 2 Green Heron R 3 3 3 3 ? Black-necked Stilt M 3 Barn Swallow OHV 3 3 Cattle Egret R 2 2 2 2 Greater Yellowlegs WV 3 3 3 Rough-winged Swallow OHV 3 3 Black-crowned Night Heron R 3 3 Lesser Yellowlegs WV 3 3 3 TITMOUSE/NUTHATCH LIMITED SIGHTINGS Roseate Spoonbill V 4 4 Wilson’s Snipe WV 3 Tufted Titmouse R 3 3 3 3 * Wood Stork RV 2 2 2 2 GULLS Brown-headed Nuthatch R 3 3 * Hooded Merganser Barred Owl White Ibis R 2 2 2 2 Laughing Gull OHV 1 1 1 1 WRENS Northern Shoveler Chuck-wills-widow Glossy Ibis R 2 2 2 2 Ring-billed Gull OHV 2 2 3 House Wren WR 3 2 Mallard Hairy Woodpecker DUCKS Herring Gull OHV 2 3 3 Carolina Wren R 2 2 2 2 * Yellow-crowned Night Heron Marsh Wren American Wigeon WV 4 TERNS KINGLETS/GNATCATCHERS Purple Gallinule Red-eyed Vireo Mottled Duck R 3 3 3 3 * Forster’s Tern OHV 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet WR 3 Least Sandpiper Yellow-throated Vireo Ring-necked Duck WV 3 3 Least Tern OHV 3 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher R 1 2 3 1 * Western Sandpiper Rose-breasted Grosbeak Wood Duck RV 3 PIGEONS/DOVES THRUSHES Solitary Sandpiper Indigo Bunting Blue-winged Teal WV 3 3 Mourning Dove R 1 1 1 1 Eastern Bluebird R 2 2 3 2 * Spotted Sandpiper Chipping Sparrow Lesser Scaup WV 3 3 Common Ground Dove R 3 3 3 3 * American Robin WR 2 3 2 Rock Pigeon Swamp Sparrow Ruddy Duck WV 4 Eurasian Collar-Dove V 3 3 MIMIDS/STARLINGS Eastern Screech Owl Grasshopper Sparrow Red-breasted Merganser WV 4 NIGHTJARS Gray Catbird WR 2 3 2 Great Horned Owl Vesper Sparrow Black-bellied Whistling Duck RV 2 3 3 3 ? Common Nighthawk OHV 3 3 3 * Northern Mockingbird R 1 1 1 1 * VULTURES SWIFT Brown Thrasher R 3 3 ? Black Vulture R 1 1 1 1 * Chimney Swift OHV 3 3 3 European Starling R 2 2 2 2 * Turkey Vulture R 1 1 3 2 ? KINGFISHER WAXWINGS KEY RAPTORS Belted Kingfsher RV 2 2 3 Cedar Waxwing OHV 3 3 Bald Eagle R 1 1 3 1 * WOODPECKERS WARBLERS 1 Abundant (Always seen) R Resident Osprey R 3 3 3 3 * Red-headed Woodpecker R 3 3 3 * Northern Parula Warbler V 3 2 Common (Usually seen) M Migrant Cooper’s Hawk OHV 3 3 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker R 2 2 2 2 * Palm Warbler WR 1 2 2 3 Uncommon (Sometimes seen) RV Resident Visitor Sharp-shinned Hawk M 3 3 Pileated Woodpecker R 3 3 3 3 * Pine Warbler R 2 3 3 * 4 Rare (Seldom seen) WR Winter Resident Red-shouldered Hawk R 2 2 2 2 * Downy Woodpecker R 3 3 3 3 * Yellow-rumped Warbler WR 1 3 3 * Breeding Species V Visitor Red-tailed Hawk OHV 3 Northern Flicker R 3 3 3 3 * Black & White Warbler V 3 WV Winter Visitor American Kestrel WR 2 3 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker WV 3 Prairie Warbler V 3 SR Summer Resident Merlin M 3 FLYCATCHERS Yellow-throated Warbler V 3 OHV Overhead Visitor Peregrine Falcon M 3 Great Crested Flycatcher SR 2 3 * Black-throated Blue Warbler M 3 3 .
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