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Photos by Gavin Bieber
![We'll start out north of Fort Myers looking for Florida Scrub-Jay...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2937%2F13936828027_9935d22cea_b.jpg?)
We’ll start out north of Fort Myers looking for Florida Scrub-Jay…
![...and visiting a colony of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6078%2F6057355542_6708893a7c_b.jpg?)
…and visiting a colony of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers.
![Raptors like this Red-shouldered Hawk will be common here...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6008%2F6008740697_7739cfeeb9_b.jpg?)
Raptors like this Red-shouldered Hawk will be common here…
![...and are often a highlight of the birding.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6006%2F5946922882_35c7bf32cd_o.jpg?)
…and are often a highlight of the birding.
![Just a little to the north we'll look for Nanday Parakeets...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6148%2F6009236328_91722d73d1_b.jpg?)
Just a little to the north we’ll look for Nanday Parakeets…
![...and stop in at Fort DeSoto where spring migrant birds often congregate.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2908%2F13936816337_b0304ffdbd_b.jpg?)
…and stop in at Fort DeSoto where spring migrant birds often congregate.
![Florida is full of wetlands...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6061%2F6057354126_03d6287398_b.jpg?)
Florida is full of wetlands…
![...where many birds are surprisingly tame](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6144%2F6008773603_945a22e8d9_b.jpg?)
…where many birds are surprisingly tame
![Black-necked Stilts will join...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6002%2F5946922832_85311d8259_o.jpg?)
Black-necked Stilts will join…
![...Little Blue Herons...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6008%2F6009235624_46eea3c6d2_b.jpg?)
…Little Blue Herons…
![...comical Anhingas...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6022%2F6008687517_990e0e5185_b.jpg?)
…comical Anhingas…
![...active Snowy Egrets...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6121%2F6008689457_5cd15a707f_b.jpg?)
…active Snowy Egrets…
![...White Ibis...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F2920%2F13936827769_e5d1531a36_b.jpg?)
…White Ibis…
![...secretive Purple Gallinules...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6125%2F6009331078_998f694e5e_b.jpg?)
…secretive Purple Gallinules…
![...and dazzling Roseate Spoonbills in an impressive show of color.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6064%2F6056838671_d9cbf19c29_b.jpg?)
…and dazzling Roseate Spoonbills in an impressive show of color.
![Not all the denizens of the marshes are birds though...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6121%2F6008687857_3c66ee757a_b.jpg?)
Not all the denizens of the marshes are birds though…
![...and we'll look at Halloween Pennants...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7287%2F8713908697_b630d1d4b4_b.jpg?)
…and we’ll look at Halloween Pennants…
![...lizards like this Brown Anole...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6129%2F6009327000_63e543dafd_b.jpg?)
…lizards like this Brown Anole…
![...and if we're lucky maybe even a Gopher Tortoise or two.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7372%2F14120229931_3a2c15e5f9_b.jpg?)
…and if we’re lucky maybe even a Gopher Tortoise or two.
![Barred Owls are common in the Cypress forests of the Everglades...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7348%2F14120370422_a31fb9f9f7_b.jpg?)
Barred Owls are common in the Cypress forests of the Everglades…
![...as are impressive Pileated Woodpeckers...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7426%2F14120123051_1f1cac9626_b.jpg?)
…as are impressive Pileated Woodpeckers…
![Established exotics like Common Myna...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6018%2F6009345000_2061627bfd_b.jpg?)
Established exotics like Common Myna…
![...and Monk Parakeet will occupy some of our attentions.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6122%2F6009238834_87ff42becb_b.jpg?)
…and Monk Parakeet will occupy some of our attentions.
![Local specialties like Shiny Cowbird...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6001%2F6009336930_eb5167ed7f_b.jpg?)
Local specialties like Shiny Cowbird…
![...and the scarce Mangrove Cuckoo...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6074%2F6056838933_a32e0c858a_b.jpg?)
…and the scarce Mangrove Cuckoo…
![...and, if present, Caribbean strays such as Western Spindalis...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7282%2F8713907259_54e294252b_b.jpg?)
…and, if present, Caribbean strays such as Western Spindalis…
![...LaSagra's Flycatcher...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5233%2F13936920558_ce86fec80b_b.jpg?)
…LaSagra’s Flycatcher…
![...and Black-faced Grassquit certainly add to the excitement.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7283%2F8715034176_bc8d5b08b1_b.jpg?)
…and Black-faced Grassquit certainly add to the excitement.
![We'll take a day trip out to the Dry Tortugas...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6203%2F6057349682_06d8f2256e_b.jpg?)
We’ll take a day trip out to the Dry Tortugas…
![...where against a perfect Caribbean backdrop...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6189%2F6056804199_d3c483cb72_b.jpg?)
…where against a perfect Caribbean backdrop…
![...thousands of breeding seabirds...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6023%2F5946367929_a825041baf_b.jpg?)
…thousands of breeding seabirds…
![...like Brown Noddies...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7287%2F8715100594_e4e40c9a2b_b.jpg?)
…like Brown Noddies…
![...are joined by a few loafing Brown Boobies...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6007%2F6009344390_aaa6c99baf_b.jpg?)
…are joined by a few loafing Brown Boobies…
![...and some Masked Boobies from a nearby breeding colony.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5324%2F14143398513_5c5567d2c5_b.jpg?)
…and some Masked Boobies from a nearby breeding colony.
![Fort Jefferson on Garden Key offers shelter...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6184%2F6057353176_9ed1b3d86d_b.jpg?)
Fort Jefferson on Garden Key offers shelter…
![...for wayward migrants like Ovenbird...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6016%2F5946367781_543f3aaf5b_b.jpg?)
…for wayward migrants like Ovenbird…
![...sometimes a Black-whiskered Vireo...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6015%2F6009381832_5987207988_b.jpg?)
…sometimes a Black-whiskered Vireo…
![...Prairie Warbler...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6027%2F6008798603_c9ab64bed2_b.jpg?)
…Prairie Warbler…
![...Wood Thrush...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6010%2F6008845287_b72279b9bc_b.jpg?)
…Wood Thrush…
![...and Palm Warbler, and the cast changes on a daily basis.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6009%2F6009397180_fac9973514_b.jpg?)
…and Palm Warbler, and the cast changes on a daily basis.