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Beautiful Morning at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Posted Sunday, April 3, 2011Friday, May 17, 2019 Jess YarnellPosted in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

After hearing time after time about how great the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is, Dyeyo decided that he wanted to go with me and see it. It was a pretty foggy morning, but the sun burned off the fog just as we arrived at the refuge around 8:30. The Birdbrains have been saying that […]

More Winter Birds Have Arrived at the Circle B Bar Reserve

Posted Friday, November 12, 2010Saturday, June 8, 2019 Jess YarnellPosted in Circle B Bar Reserve

I spent my off-Friday morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve. I heard my first American Goldfinch of the season! I never saw it, but the call is unmistakable. Heron Hideout is definitely a great place to be at sunrise these days. The water levels in the marsh are extremely low, so the birds congregate […]