No cards last night. After dinner we watched 60 Minutes and some Olympics skiing.
After breakfast this morning we drove out to Myakka. We saw wood storks on the way in to the Bird Walk. Dave and Russ set up their scopes when we got to the observation platform. We were lucky to see a bald eagle soaring overhead and a juvenile standing in the marsh area. We also had our first sighting of an American white pelican. Others spotted there were a great blue heron, a tricolored heron, a limpkin, the common moorhen, a palm warbler, a Savannah sparrow, and a first for me: several American avocets. We drove over to the dam area and spotted a pair of sandhill cranes hanging out by the parking lot. We also saw a juvenile alligator sunning himself on the boat launch. Over by the dam itself, there were 30-40 full grown alligators hanging out in the sun. There were also lots of black vultures and a half dozen roseate spoonbills, a cormorant, an anhinga, a little blue heron, glossy ibis, and some black necked stilts, The sun was out this morning so it was a very pleasant birding day. On our way back into town we stopped for a few provisions. After lunch, Russ, Cathie and I went across the road to the beach. We didn't stay very long as the sun went behind the clouds and the wind picked up. We will have seafood tonight and probably play cards again.
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