Orange Lake Resort

At Orange Lake Resort
8505 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway
Kissimmee.

Sunday 3rd was a 'settling-in-day' after two days of travel. Shopping was a priority and afterwards our other four members now had an opportunity for exploration of this vast estate. It has over 8000 units built on swampland. It is well manicured with three golf courses, restaurants, bars and amusements. If you think that sounds a bit like a fairground then you would be wrong. Everything is well done here and the accommodation is the very best - that's why we have holidayed here numerous times as there is so much to see and do. There is still swamp, tracts of water, trees and vegetation all around allowing the remaining wildlife a home. They organize two birding walks and two wildlife walks each week. Apparently there are deer and we had did have a close encounter with a Racoon. Grey Squirrels are plentiful.
Our bird list, without any effort was:-
Red-shouldered Hawk (it perches opposite our apartment)
Northern Mockingbird.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Herons.
Great white Egret
Snowy (little) Egrets
Black Vultures
American Robins flew over in flocks at dusk.
White Ibis
Boat-tailed Grackles
House Sparrows
Sandhill Cranes

Maybe a small return, but this was not a birding day. This is what we saw in passing!
I know that there is more to see with time and patience.