 | I used to be known as the Common Moorhen, as I'm a small hen of swampy areas. You might mistake my calls as laughter. I'm one of the few birds whose first generation of babies takes care of the second and third generations. Some people say that my babies look like aliens. Most Likely Found: In a pond, In the marsh When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve, Leu Gardens, Viera Wetlands Read more: Common Gallinule at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Common Gallinule eBird range |
I have written 62 posts including a photo of a Common Gallinule
November 26, 2010 - ...I’ve heard birders mention Viera Wetlands so often that I had to get over there to see it for myself. It reminds me of Circle B Bar Reserve in that it is a local wetlands area with great birds — and unlike Circle B, which is so dry right now, this wetlands had plenty of […] Read more
September 12, 2010 - ...I keep running into photographers at the Circle B Bar Reserve who complain that nothing is happening. They remember the thousands of pelicans and myriad of other species seen last November through April. There isn’t as much activity now, but there’s still plenty to photograph, especially if you know where to look! The plan this […] Read more
August 28, 2010 - ...It was a cloudy, foggy, and humid morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve. As we headed out Heron Hideout into more and more fog, we doubted that we would see much. But it turned out to be our most productive species morning in several months. The migratory birds are definitely making their way back […] Read more
August 15, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I spent another great morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve today. We went with hopes of seeing some migratory warblers or wading birds. Dyeyo did see a Northern Parula, but our major excitements today were the Yellow-Crowned Night Warbler and the baby Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks! The sunrise was slow this morning. Dyeyo […] Read more
July 18, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I arrived at the Circle B Bar Reserve at 6:30 am to enjoy a nice warm morning of birding! The sunrise over Lake Hancock was gorgeous. Since our favorite Marsh Rabbit Run trail is closed, we took the Alligator Alley trail instead. The breeze down by the lake felt wonderful as we enjoyed […] Read more
June 27, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I enjoyed our hike around the Circle B Bar Reserve again this morning. We saw our usual assortment of birds and babies, plus a few surprises… The Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks continue to make Circle B their summer home. Their calls can be heard all over the marshes at all hours of the morning. […] Read more
June 6, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I went to the Circle B Bar Reserve at 6:30 this morning to enjoy the early morning light with our birds. Unfortunately, the sun didn’t really come up because it was so cloudy. We still had a good time birding. The first bird we saw was this Little Blue Heron, who posed for […] Read more
May 31, 2010 - ...The peak bird migration is definitely past, and some would say that this is the “slow period” for birding at Circle B Bar Reserve. Dyeyo and I are finding that the babies popping up throughout the preserve still make our walks very rewarding! This morning we arrived at the Circle B Bar Reserve at dawn […] Read more
May 29, 2010 - ...The increasingly hot temperatures drove Dyeyo and me to the Circle B Bar Reserve at 6:30 this morning, to allow us time for birding before the heat set in. I was amazed to see the marsh at sunrise. It was like a whole other world, with dewdrops glistening in the rising sun, and the grasses […] Read more
March 20, 2010 - ...The trees at the Circle B Bar Reserve were full of little birds today. The warblers are so cute. This yellow rumped warbler wasn’t sure about the crazy photographer underneath him. There were tons of warblers today (palm, pine, yellow-rumped, and common yellowthroats), but we didn’t see or hear a single blue-gray gnatcatcher. That was […] Read more
December 28, 2009 - ...The air was full of American White Pelicans at the Circle B Bar Reserve this morning. A huge flock of the pelicans is roosting on the lake at Wading Bird Way. I took the camera and pointed straight at the sky as they flew overhead: It was cool to hear the “whoosh!” of all their […] Read more
May 31, 2009 - ...Rich and I went to Leu Gardens this morning to see roses and turtles. We were pleasantly surprised to see a Common Moorhen in the lake, with her baby nearby! The baby was fussing its head off (it reminded us of Squirt when he’s hungry). We saw a juvenile cardinal, too. Nearby, Daddy Cardinal kept […] Read more