Start Sweating Genny!! AKA the Naples Zoo

I'm never one to mess around in a bet with Genny AND I have a distinct starting advantage - 2 weeks off until my next semester starts.  That's right, while Genny makes sure CDR runs smoothly from her office, I will be out in the field making her play "Catch up!" for the rest of August! :D

Let's be clear, Florida has a shortage of birds in the unbearable August heat.  Birds are out in the early morning...and I am out in the late afternoon.  The crossover just doesn't work.  So here I go with the cheap shots to make a dent in my accumulated total bird points -  off to the Naples Zoo!

Birds contained in the Naples Zoo:

Blue and Gold Macaw .5 points

Military Macaw M & F 1 point

Black Crowned Crane M & F  1 point

To my surprise, the Naples Zoo is incredibly small (compared to my local zoos growing up in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC) and does not have an aviary.  Luckily for me, I boosted my bird point count by finding an incredible amount of birds found free and in the wild!  

Red Bellied Woodpecker  1 point

Blue Jay F .5 points

Little Blue Heron F 1 point

Little Blue Heron M .5 points

Boat-Tailed Grackle F  1 point

Williamson Sapsucker M & F 1.5 points

White Ibis M & F 1.5 points

Anhinga F 1 point

Blue Jay M  1 point

Brown Thrasher 1 point

Boat-tailed Grackle M  .5 point

Great Egret 1 point

Muscovy Duck M & F 1.5 points

Muscovy Duck

Tri Colored Heron 1 point

TOTAL ACCUMULATED BIRD POINTS: 16.5 

Annnd just for fun...

-Hallie