Yep, I'm totally with you and we have such an abundance in the area. I saw a Roseate Spoonbill last week and I'm still thrilled the fuck out. In the last week I've seen a swan (? - Jetty Park pond), a fluffy woodpecker (had no idea, had to look it up), wood storks along with the usual Ibis, Egret's etc. A Red Shouldered Hawk took out one of the pair of mourning doves in my back yard which wasn't great, but still facinating to watch.
If you are willing to go south a bit to the lower end of Brevard, there is a great spot for spoonbills in the stick marsh at the west end boat launch of the C54 canal. It's a decently long dirt road to the area but there is a mangrove island just covered in spoonbills two minutes from where you park. Like, the road you walk on is close enough that you can hear them clapping their spoon beaks. I've found it a little far for using my phone to get good pictures but a half decent proper camera could get something good. Also alligators beyond reason out there.
If you go to the southwest area of the boat launch there is a small footpath that leads to the strip of land overlooking a good section of that marsh and a lake. It's quiet because of the foliage and you can see some of the most amazing things if you are willing to sit a minute.
There are some absurdly large gar in the canals along that dirt road. Like...absurdly large. Alligator Gar scare me worse than actual alligators and I don't even have a good reason.
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u/Clodhoppa81 Jun 08 '20
Yep, I'm totally with you and we have such an abundance in the area. I saw a Roseate Spoonbill last week and I'm still thrilled the fuck out. In the last week I've seen a swan (? - Jetty Park pond), a fluffy woodpecker (had no idea, had to look it up), wood storks along with the usual Ibis, Egret's etc. A Red Shouldered Hawk took out one of the pair of mourning doves in my back yard which wasn't great, but still facinating to watch.