Fort Myers & Sanibel/Lee County Traveler's Guide 2008 - (Page 37) just visiting I ® White ibis One of the most common birds found in the mud flats, this bird is brown until it’s one year of age. ® Pileated woodpecker Plentiful on Sanibel Island, this tree-tapper is 16 inches from top to tail. ® Belted kingfisher A winter resident, this king of fishers is found anywhere along area waterways. ® White pelican A visitor from the northern plains states, sandbars and Pine Island Sound are its winter homes. ® Crested caracara Related to the vulture, this bird is distinguished by its wildly colored head. See it at Babcock Ranch. (see p90) ® Great blue heron Long legs make this heron four feet tall. Find it wading in the shallows or nesting in the trees. n addition to the human variety, visitors of the avian persuasion increase during the fall and winter months. It seems everyone (everybird?) wants his day in the sun. The Sanibel Lighthouse at the eastern tip of the island is a prime viewing spot during fall migration in October. Traditionally a resting place for warblers, including the yelloworange Prothonotary, the lighthouse area is also a great place to see the Peregrine falcon. American oystercatchers and avocets, among other shore-loving birds, winter at the south end of Fort Myers Beach. And striking swallowtail kites swoop inland, east of U.S. 41, from late spring through early fall. ® Brown pelican These large birds hang out on dock posts and nest in large colonies. ® Common moorhen See this black bird with a bright red bill in any wild, freshwater system. Peregrine falcon W W W. F O R T M Y E R S - S A N I B E L . C O M | PAGE 37 http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com
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