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20 Nov Sarasota Celery Fields today [Susan Daughtrey ] 20 Nov Eustis at Noon [Larry Connor ] 20 Nov Ft. Pickens Beach roads - info [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 19 Nov Re: Willow Pond, Jefferson County - a Gail Menk Posting [Marvin Collins ] 18 Nov Pelagic Trip out of Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 18 Nov Video of Saltmarsh Sparrow 11/18/09 [Danny Bales ] 18 Nov Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 [David Simpson ] 15 Nov BWHA Ft D 111509 [birdPIX] [David Laliberte ] 15 Nov Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 11/15/09 [Danny Bales ] 14 Nov Audubon's Warbler [Meret Wilson ] 14 Nov Audubon's Warbler [Meret Wilson ] 14 Nov Western Meadowlark [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 13 Nov Red Shouldered Hawk... I think [paulie ] 13 Nov Re: ID Help 11/13/09 [Danny Bales ] 12 Nov ID HELP 11/12/09 [Danny Bales ] 12 Nov Seaside Sparrow (MINWR) follow up 11/12/09 [Danny Bales ] 12 Nov Snowy plover - Bonaparte's gull [Patrick Leary ] 11 Nov Common Goldeneye. Port Orange. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 11 Nov Ft Pickens road closed [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 11 Nov RFI: Horned Larks? [John Thomton ] 10 Nov Seawatch and MINWR- 11/10/09 ["Thomas J. Dunkerton" ] 10 Nov Painted Bunting Video [Danny Bales ] 10 Nov Franklin's Gull. Ponce Inlet. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 9 Nov Cormorants [Raees Uzhunnan ] 9 Nov Shorebird Resighting Information - Introduction [Patrick Leary ] 8 Nov Green-tailed Towhee - yes! for Sunday [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 8 Nov Playalinda Beach Pelandgic numbers 11/6/2009 [David Simpson ] 7 Nov Glossy Ibis are visiting Holiday [paulie ] 7 Nov Cedar Key - Scissortail Flycatcher ["dotrobbins AT juno.com" ] 7 Nov Green-tailed Towhee today - yes! [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 7 Nov Green-tailed Towhee today - yes! ["Lucy and Bob Duncan" ] 7 Nov Bald Point Fri [Melissa Forehand ] 6 Nov Playalinda Beach Pelandgics 06 Nov 09 [David Simpson ] 6 Nov Green-tailed Towhee at Ft. Pickens, YES! 2:55 PM [Donald Ware ] 6 Nov Common Eiders [jerry Krummrich ] 5 Nov Pelandgic Prospects for tomorrow. [David Simpson ] 5 Nov Green-tailed Towhee - yes! [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 5 Nov Pelandgics at Sebastian Inlet 05 Nov 09 [David Simpson ] 4 Nov MINWR 11/4/09 ["Thomas J. Dunkerton" ] 4 Nov Avon Park Air Force Range Christmas bird count [Greg Schrott ] 3 Nov Everglades National Park 10/31-11/2 [Bryant Roberts ] 3 Nov Roseate Spoonbills in St. Augustine [Heidi Blough ] 3 Nov Re: new arrivals [susan cerulean ] 2 Nov Mass Sandhill Canes Incoming ? [Fred ] 2 Nov Seaside Sparrow - No - MINWR 11/2/09 [Danny Bales ] 2 Nov Western Kingbird. New Smyrna Beach. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 2 Nov birds at Spanish River, Boca Raton [John Shelly ] 2 Nov new arrivals ["White, Eddie" ] 2 Nov FOTS Yellow-rumps 02 Nov 09 [David Simpson ] 2 Nov Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Cedar Key airport ["Lohrer, Fred" ] 02 Nov St George Is/Sunday ["John Murphy" ] 2 Nov St George Is/Sunday [John Murphy ] 1 Nov Green-tailed Towhee and Ash-throated Flycatcher, Ft. Pickens [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 1 Nov Seaside Sparrow MINWR 11/1/09 [Danny Bales ] 1 Nov Green-tailed Towhee at Ft. Pickens Now [Donald Ware ] 1 Nov Long-Billed Curlew video, Scaup, Redhead, Ruddy ducks at Ft. Desoto on halloween [paulie ] 31 Oct Birding Freedom Memorial Park Collier County 10/31/2009 [Vincent Lucas ] 31 Oct Birding Freedom Memorial Park Collier County 10/31/2009 [Vincent Lucas ] 27 Oct Chipping Sparrows [Larry Connor ] 26 Oct Sedge Wren at Lake Flynn [birdPIX] [David Laliberte ] 26 Oct Is this a loggerhead shrike ? [Raees Uzhunnan ] 26 Oct Lark Sparrow ["Murray Gardler" ] 26 Oct Lark Sparrow [Murray Gardler ] 25 Oct Saltmarsh Sparrows Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 10/25/09 [Danny Bales ] 25 Oct Anclote bar 10,000 birds video remix [paulie ] 24 Oct Fos yesterday at Bayard Conservation Area, Clay County [Lenore McCullagh ] 23 Oct Crested Caracaras and Bald Eagles [Terese Harber ] 23 Oct Re: Sabine's Gull and Franklin's Gull. CORRECTION [Danny Bales ] 23 Oct Re: Sabine's Gull and Franklin's Gull. Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 22 Oct Pomarine Jaeger on Beach. Ponce Inlet. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 22 Oct Sabine's Gull and Franklin's Gull. Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 21 Oct Mead Gardens (10/21/09) [John Thomton ] 20 Oct Sebastian Inlet north side [Terese Harber ] 20 Oct Audubon of the Everglades Florida Keys tour, October 18, 2009 [Larry Manfredi ] 20 Oct White-faced Ibis and Neotropic Cormorant at St. Marks NWR [Rex Rowan ] 19 Oct North Anclote River Park, City of Tarpon Springs 10/17/2009, 41 species! [paulie ] Subject: Sarasota Celery Fields today From: Susan Daughtrey <susansd AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:32 -0500 Hi all, The Englewood Birding group made a trip to the Celery Fields today, and picked up a few nice species besides all the expected waders and waterfowl. A female American Wigeon flew into the pond closest to the gazebo, which also contained Blue-wing Teal, Mallards, Mottled, and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. An unusually bold Sedge Wren came within 5-6 feet of the group, giving us crippling looks. We saw at least three Marsh Wrens, as well, and some members of the group saw a Sora, of which we heard a few others. Savannah and Swamp Sparrows, along with Palm Warblers, were plentiful, and a few male and female Common Yellowthroats were also popping around. Frankly, with all the machines working on the property, I thought it would be a less productive day, so I was quite pleased with the morning. Susan Daughtrey Englewood, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Eustis at Noon From: Larry Connor <llconnor AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:05 -0500 I came home for lunch today and our back yard was hopping. Not a lot of diversity, but fairly good numbers. That is until a Cooper's hawk made an unsuccessful attempt to catch its lunch. Everything else scattered and the yard was pretty much devoid of avian life for the duration. We saw in total 6 species and 19 individuals. Chipping sparrow 9 Palm warbler 5 Mourning dove 2 Common grackle 1 male Cooper's hawk 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Larry and Diana Connor Eustis, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Ft. Pickens Beach roads - info From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:15:33 -0600 Birders, The following article appeared in the Pensacola News Journal today, Friday, Nov. 20. The main points: (1) the beachfront road from Pensacola Beach east to Navarre Beach, passing through the Seashore area known as Opal Beach, is now open. (2) the road from Pensacola Beach west into the Ft. Pickens area: Sand removal from Fort Pickens Road is expected to begin within the next week to 10 days and could be completed in four weeks. [We are already seeing work being done to remove this sand. What is unknown is whether the roadbed beneath the sand has sustained damage.] However (groan), there is an extra-tropical low pressure system scheduled to track out of the western Gulf eastward across the northern Gulf with high tides which could deposit more sand, create further road damage, and could flood the roadway inhibiting sand removal already in progress. This system will not be as strong or as intense as T.S. Ida. Meanwhile, is the Green-tailed Towhee still there? Nobody knows. And what birds will the current weather system displace to inaccessible Ft. Pickens....? Lucy and Bob Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL Beach road reopens http://www.pnj.com/article/20091120/NEWS01/911200344 Bowden Way back after 11-day closure Kimberly Blair kblair AT pnj.com One of the area's most scenic roadways reopens today, 11 days after the storm surge from Tropical Storm Ida covered it with sand. J. Earle Bowden Way on Santa Rosa Island, which connects Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach, opens at 8 a.m., Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Jerry Eubanks said. Seashore work crews and Panhandle Grading and Paving rushed to remove hundreds of cubic yards of sand from the popular road that hugs the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico. "It seems like as soon as it closed, everyone wanted to use that road," said Maureen LaMar, executive director of the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce. The road - which reopened this year after being severely damaged by hurricanes Ivan in 2004 and Dennis in 2005 - is popular among tourists traveling east. Eubanks warns visitors to be aware that there is some damage on Bowden Way, primarily on the north side of the roadway. The damage will be repaired. Bike lanes and shoulders will remain closed for safety reasons. Seashore work crews cleared Johnson Beach Road, which also opens at 8 a.m. today. Sand removal from Fort Pickens Road is expected to begin within the next week to 10 days and could be completed in four weeks. Additional Facts For more details on Gulf Islands National Seashore, call 934-2600. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Re: Willow Pond, Jefferson County - a Gail Menk Posting From: Marvin Collins <mcollins AT NETTALLY.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:05 -0500 Re: Willow Pond, Jefferson County
On October 3 I drove to southeast Jefferson County where Clyde Simpson met and
guided me on a tour of Willow Pond, a farmstead which he has converted into a
rural retreat for social gatherings, weddings, etc. A hayfield has been
maintained on the premises and is surrounded by a meeting house, dance hall,
guest house, pond and a gazebo with attractive wedding facilities.
For the birdwatcher and nature buff, the well shaded grounds include
bird-friendly fenced roads and a path through a sunny terrain. I counted 50
Cattle Egrets and several White Ibis foraging in the hay field and Red-headed
Woodpeckers and Eastern Bluebirds were conspicuous; Mr. Simpson touted an
active bluebird house near the pond. I listed 16 summering bird species.
On November 1 I again "retreated" to Willow Pond, this time with Marvin
Collins, where we added 16 fall bird species to the list which is now as
follows:
Double-crested Cormorant American Crow
Cattle Egret Carolina Wren
White Ibis House Wren
Canada Goose Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Turkey Vulture Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush
Red-shouldered Hawk American Robin
Wild Turkey (tracks) Gray Catbird
Mourning Dove Northern Mockingbird
Belted Kingfisher White-eyed Vireo
Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red Bellied Woodpecker Pine Warbler
Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal
Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Towhee
Eastern Phoebe Chipping Sparrow
Barn Swallow White-throated Sparrow
Blue Jay
I also plan to compile a plant species list at Willow Pond which incidentally
hosts a Chinese Ginkgo tree but, thankfully, NO CHINESE TALLOW TREES. It should
prove interesting to compare flora there with that of other Big Bend counties.
Mr. Simpson wishes to promote the natural beauty of Jefferson County and I am
more than glad to contribute to his wishes.
I look forward to future monthly trips to Willow Pond from where I plan to
gather bird records and data in neglected Jefferson and Madison counties during
return trips to Tallahassee.
Mr. Simpson requests that visitors call well ahead of time regarding brochures,
fees and other matters regarding admittance to the retreat. Telephone No.
850/222-4400.
Gail E. Menk
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Subject: Pelagic Trip out of Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia CountyFrom: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:06:38 -0500 On Sunday, November 15, 58 intrepid souls struck out of Ponce de Leon Inlet for a 12 hour pelagic trip out to the Gulf Stream. Despite high seas to about 7-8 feet, the long period between the waves made the trip very comfortable. When we made it out to about 25 miles, we found a striking line of blue water, complete with flying fish. This eddy of the Gulf Stream was 12-14 miles west of the main Gulf Stream. Not only was there a marked change from green to clear, deep blue water, but there was also a major temperature change. The temperature in the green water was 71F, while the deep blue Gulf Stream water was 78F. We ran south along this line and quickly found several Cory's Shearwaters and 2 Audubon's Shearwaters. We continued back north along this line, then made a short run out to the main Gulf Stream, where we found little. We returned to this interface and continued to find a great assortment of Cory's Shearwaters, a few Audubon's Shearwater, Brown Booby, Pomarine and Parasitic jaegers and Bridled and Sooty Terns. Below is a listing. In addition, we found a huge Leatherback Turtle, as well as Green and Loggerhead Turtles. As well, we also found two sailfish. Pelagic Trip November 15, 2009 Out of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida Boat: Pastime Princess Time out: 6:20 a.m. Time in: 6:00 p.m. Leaders: Andy Bankert; Wes Biggs, Michael Brothers, Dave Goodwin, Mitchell Harris, David Simpson, Roberto Torres, and Bob Wallace Birds Seen Offshore -- Beyond the Jetty Cory’s Shearwater 120+ Audubon’s Shearwater 4 Brown Booby 1 Northern Gannet 15 Brown Pelican 8 Great Blue Heron 2 Pomarine Jaeger 8 Parasitic Jaeger 4 Laughing Gull 25 Herring Gull 6 Royal Tern 25 Sandwich Tern 20 Common Tern 50 Forster’s Tern 4 Bridled Tern 3 Sooty Tern 2 Birds Seen on Inshore Waters Red-breasted Merganser Common Loon American White Pelican Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Reddish Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Osprey Bald Eagle Clapper Rail Willet Ruddy Turnstone Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Caspian Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Forster’s Tern Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Tree Swallow Yellow-rumped Warbler Marine Mammals Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) Marine Reptiles Leatherback Turtle Loggerhead Turtle Green Turtle Marine Fish Sailfish Flying Fish -- species undetermined, probably the Atlantic flyingfish, Cheilopogon melanurus It was a great trip! Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Video of Saltmarsh Sparrow 11/18/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:11:18 -0500 From: sueredfish AT msn.com To: floridabirds-l AT lists.ufl.edu Subject: Video of Saltmarsh Sparrow 11/18/09 Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:22 -0500 I took this video of a Saltmarsh Sparrow this morning at the Shiloh marsh (Merritt Island NWR). It's taken me a while to find a sparrow to cooperate for a video. www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4114780719 Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:03:09 -0500 Hi all, I spent the morning tromping around Teague Hammock Preserve in St. Lucie County. I had a great time and added two more species to my St. Lucie list. The place is pretty dry right now. It has a lot of potential for rails and sparrows as well as migrant songbirds. Paleo Hammock, right across the road and has more hammock and some wetlands. Eventually, or maybe they already have done it, there will be a trail leading over to Hackberry Hammock as well. Here is a link to Teague Hammock Preserve http://www.stlucieco.gov/erd/teague.htm It's a great site for county listing. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > Date: November 18, 2009 3:49:24 PM EST > To: simpsondavid AT mac.com > Subject: eBird Report - Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 > > > > Location: Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie > Observation date: 11/18/09 > Notes: Walked all trails and most of perimeter. Dawn on > Carlton Road at the south gate. Foggy early. Calm and mostly > sunny later. > Number of species: 57 > > Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 > Heard in the dark. Flyover? > Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo 2 > Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus 1 > Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 > Great Egret - Ardea alba 1 Flyover > Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 1 Flyover > Green Heron - Butorides virescens 2 > Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus 1 Flyover > Wood Stork - Mycteria americana 1 Flyover > Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus 10 > Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 30 > Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis 1 Flyover. Male headed > south. > Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus 4 > Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1 > American Kestrel - Falco sparverius 1 > Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola 1 Pond near south line. > Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis 2 > Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 1 > Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata 1 > Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 5 > Barred Owl - Strix varia 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 4 > Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus 1 > Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 1 South fence line. > Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 16 > White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus 4 > Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2 > American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 3 > Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 300 Heading north and > sitting on power lines north of property. > Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 13 > House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 40 > Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis 37 > Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 3 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 16 > American Robin - Turdus migratorius 30 > Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 29 > Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 4 > Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 1 > Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 4 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 45 > Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica 3 > Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum 19 > Palm Warbler (Western) - Dendroica palmarum palmarum 8 > Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 1 > Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 2 > Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis 1 > Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 24 > Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 2 > Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 7 > Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum 2 > Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 12 > Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 10 > Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 4 > Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris 10 Nine green birds. All > birds found in hammocks > Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 1 > Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna 8 > Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 1 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: BWHA Ft D 111509 [birdPIX] From: David Laliberte <dllaliberte AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:07:15 -0800 calamospiza AT yahoo.com
Subject: BWHA Ft D 111509 [birdPIX]
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Hi all:
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I was out at Ft. DeSoto Park this morning, November 15, 2009, to try to find
the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher that Don & Lorraine reported yesterday. It was
not to be found but I did find the Broad-winged Hawk that had been previously
reported. I photographed this bird and have posted the links to this bird. It
seems that a BWHA shows up every winter at Ft. D. I do not know if this is the
same bird that showed up last year? This bird is an adult plumage, whereas
last years bird was in juvenile plumage.
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The following links are to pix of this bird:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4106554768/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4105787457/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4106554500/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4105787303/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4106554382/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4106554338/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4105787129/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4105787073/
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Links to pix of last year’s bird:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/9062150 AT N07/3155300018/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9062150 AT N07/3154462599/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9062150 AT N07/3164517573/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9062150 AT N07/3165348748/
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Happy birding!
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David Laliberte
St. Pete, FL
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Subject: Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 11/15/09From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:23:44 -0500 I checked the Shiloh Marsh this morning. The water level is up, and the Sharptail Sparrows appear to be more spread out. However I was able to find 6 Saltmarsh Sparrows, and 3 Nelson's Sparrows. It looks like we have a nice crop that are going to winter with us. I got a shot of a Nelson's and a Saltmarsh Sparrow in the same bush. There are plenty of Sedge Wrens, and a few Marsh Wrens out there also. There are Savanah Sparrows which will fool you when pursuing the Sharptails. There should be no trouble getting good looks for anyone that wants to go early. Don't forget your boots. www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4106620686 www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4105850589 www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4106619574 www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4106620058 Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Audubon's Warbler From: Meret Wilson <wilsonsplover AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:16:55 -0800 An Audubon's Warbler was banded, photographed and released 11/13/09 at Tomoka
Bird Banding Station at Tomoka State Park. Verified with photos by Bruce
Anderson.
Meret S Wilson
Ormond Beach, FL
TBBS, Tomoka State Park
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Subject: Audubon's WarblerFrom: Meret Wilson <wilsonsplover AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:16:55 -0800 (PST) An Audubon's Warbler was banded, photographed and released 11/13/09 at Tomoka
Bird Banding Station at Tomoka State Park. Verified with photos by Bruce
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Meret S Wilson
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Subject: Western MeadowlarkFrom: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:54:44 -0600 Hi all, A Western Meadowlark made a brief appearance in my neighborhood in Gulf Breeze in the extreme western Panhandle about a half hour ago. I spotted this lone Meadowlark in the top of a bare hickory tree near the tip of the Santa Rosa Peninsula. This is inside a gated community. The bird was yellowish in the malar area on a rather featureless face. I was able to get Ron Davis to also look at the bird and while he was looking at it, it began calling. I returned to the house to get Lucy and her camera and played the call which matched Western Meadowlark. When we returned, it was gone and probably left the area as there is no suitable habitat in the area for it to linger long. There is a Western Meadowlark somewhere in the western Panhandle! Bob Duncan Gulf Breeze ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Red Shouldered Hawk... I think From: paulie <underthemilkyway AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:57:52 -0500 You're a pariah if you have a cold these days. Washed up at home on a weekday, out of my window I found the Yellow Rump Warbler, Black and white, N. Parula, Palm, Bluegray Gnatcatcher, Downy Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Cardinal, Cormorants and Mourning Doves. The birding came to an abrupt end when this fellow arrived. I've never had such a close look at one and it left me unsure: Paul Francois Holiday, SW Pasco Co. http://paulies.wordpress.com Hope to see lots of you at the West Pasco Chapter's walk tomorrow: http://www.westpascoaudubon.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Re: ID Help 11/13/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:55:43 -0500 Hi, On my hummingbird post yesterday I was right thinking it was a Ruby- throated Hummingbird. That's is what most people believe. It's just an unusual one I guess. Doug Stuckey has his regular resident Painted Buntings again this year (3 pairs) along with other birds. He lives in north Titusville. I've seen Baltimore Orioles, Chipping Sparrows, Prairie Warblers, Northern Parulas, Yellow-throated Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet ect. No telling what will pop up. I saw an unusual Common Grackle. It has a deformed bill. Just waiting for a specialty to show up.... www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4095213665 www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4100140638 www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4095211473 www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4101042681 Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: ID HELP 11/12/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:25:55 -0500 This hummingbird was at Doug Stuckey's home. We noticed the white on the wings, it is short and stubby, and it has a golden yellow tint on top of the head. I saw the throat, and it is red when hit by the light. It's probably a Ruby-throated Hummingbird with pollen on the head. It just looks different to both me and Doug. Anyone care to take a stab? Would appreciate any help. www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4099023019 www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4099779128 Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Seaside Sparrow (MINWR) follow up 11/12/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:02:27 -0500 Hi All, I have been getting emails asking me if I have identified the Seaside Sparrow yet. Today I heard from a friend who's really been researching my Seaside Sparrow since I found it on Nov 1, 2009 (MINWR) She sent the pictures to Cornell, and heard back today. Here's the quote from her contact at Cornell: "They are nice photos; they definitely look completely compatible with the A.m. fischeri subspecies. The smudginess of the streaks with the buff, the olive in the face, and the overall darkness of the streaks which make it more different the other seasides" I checked it out on the internet, and it is a subspecies of Alabama. So her question to him is what is it doing on the MINWR in Florida? Still waiting for a reply. Guess her contact wasn't affraid of getting egg in his face. I'll post any more information that I get. Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Snowy plover - Bonaparte's gull From: Patrick Leary <prleary AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0500 Bird Island, Nassau Sound, Duval Co. - As has now occurred for about 10 consecutive years, a rare (for Atlantic coast) Snowy Plover has appeared in the area. Also consistent with prior seasons, this season's visitor is an adult male. If this Snowy follows the typical seasonal pattern, it should eventually shift south to Huguenot Park, where it will be more accessible to birders. Yesterday morning the bird was foraging on a broad wash flat in the middle of Bird Island in, somewhat remote, Nassau Sound. Also typical for the season were multiple Bald eagles of various ages active throughout the sound and a lone adult Peregrine perched on a snag on Bird Island. Ironically, a FOS Bonaparte's gull was sighted low over the marsh just behind our residence after we returned home from the inlet. No Horned grebes were sighted on this survey, so the full complement of wintering species has yet to arrive. Doris and Pat Leary, Fernandina Beach ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Common Goldeneye. Port Orange. Volusia County From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:14:32 -0500 Today at lunch, 11/11, I stopped for a moment at the causeway across the Halifax River in Port Orange. About 1/4 mile north of the causeway, I found a female Common Goldeneye floating in the river. Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Ft Pickens road closed From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:26:23 -0600 The road into Ft. Pickens is closed due to sand and water on the road and some (hopefully minor) damage. Therefore, the GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE is currently inaccessible. It was last seen on Sunday, Nov. 8 as far as we know. It is unlikely that the bird would have moved or left in the midst of stormy weather from T.S. Ida. Winds coming across Pensacola Bay now are north at 25 with gusts higher. Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: RFI: Horned Larks? From: John Thomton <jthomton AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:04:43 -0600 Hey everyone, I'm doing a little research on Horned Larks in Florida for work (long story). I know they are rare or very rare (vagrants?) winter residents throughout the state, except in the north-central Panhandle - specifically Jackson County - where they are locally uncommon or fairly common. Chris Newton and I saw several there a couple winters in a row, all in the sandy agricultural fields along route 2 (but I can't remember what's being grown in those fields). That's a fairly recent discovery (last 4-5 years?) primarily due to low/poor birder coverage in the past, correct? I looked back through the birdbrains archives and found that in June there was evidence of birds exhibiting breeding behavior (singing, etc.) near Bascom in Jackson Co. Was breeding ever proven? Are the birds primarily limited to this small area or could they potentially be more widespread? Thanks for any help! You could just e-mail me off list, or if you know something about Horned Larks in Florida that you think everyone should know, by all means... Good birding, John Thomton Winter Park, Orange Co. _________________________________________________________________ Find the right PC with Windows 7 and Windows Live. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/pc-scout/laptop-set-criteria.aspx?cbid=wl&filt=200,2400,10,19,1,3,1,7,50,650,2,12,0,1000&cat=1,2,3,4,5,6&brands=5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16&addf=4,5,9&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen2:112009 ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Seawatch and MINWR- 11/10/09 From: "Thomas J. Dunkerton" <woundedmallard AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:19:28 -0500 Hey Everybirdy, Hit beach lot 7 and seawatched a short while with Mitchell Harris. Sorry Michelle, if I'd have known for sure I was going i'd have contacted you! Anyway, it was fairly sparse compared with recent days from reports I'd read and from Mitchell's accounts. We did enjoy nice looks at a few dozen Pomerane Jaegers and equla amounts of Northern Gannets. a couple of Common Terns working the outer breakers and many royal terns working a little closer to shore up and down the beach. I did notice the more southerly winds push water levels up along the Parrish Park causeway, and perhaps this played a part in the lack of southbound traffic today, or at the very least keeping them further offshore. is Headed up the shiloh road for a looksee (did i actually just print that?). Again water levels were very high along the IRL side and many culverts pushing water into the impoundments. Nothing much to speak of until getting north of Weather tower Road, where there was a nice feeding flock of all the resident waders along with a few dozen Am. White Pelicans. A nearby flock of Dunlin and Long-billed dowitchers in the remaining short lived shallower waters. Several Black-bellied Plovers hiding in the marsh grasses as well. as I headed north of Shiloh 3 intersect and around a few bends, I found the largest concentration of Coots i'd seen in a while. Just north of them were mixed flocks of Pintails and Wigeon, Blue and Green-winged Teal and a small flock of redheads and one lone Canvasback female was definitley a pleasure to see. Palm Warblers and Savannah sparrows all over the roads. be forewardned much of shiloh Road is like driving through a corridor of grass. Have to pick your spots for viewing unless your 7 foot tall or better. The invasive Guinea Grass has pretty much taken over most of the roadsides. See you out there! Tom Dunkerton Titusville, Fl ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Painted Bunting Video From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:59:41 -0500 All, Nothing going on in my area except for sea birds too far out for me to even see. So I've been going over to Doug Stuckey's house, and photgraphing his Painted Buntings. I have a new option now, and I'm also able to vedeo them. Thought I'd share this short Video. Hope you all enjoy it. www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4092557671 Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Franklin's Gull. Ponce Inlet. Volusia County From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:14 -0500 This morning, 11/10/09, I found a 1st winter Franklin's Gull on the beach at Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, on the beach just north of the North Jetty at Ponce de Leon Inlet. A note of clarification — this is a little confusing because the town is the Town of Ponce Inlet, and it is located on the north shore of Ponce de Leon Inlet (the inlet itself is correctly called Ponce de Leon Inlet). Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Cormorants From: Raees Uzhunnan <raeez AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:32:00 -0500 Folks, Found these cormorants in Casselberry, Not confident to name which one ! http://picasaweb.google.com/uraees/FilesUploaded?authkey=Gv1sRgCOH3l42Bmo_28QE#5402265587557716066 Thanks Raees Uzhunnan Casselberry, FL. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Shorebird Resighting Information - Introduction From: Patrick Leary <prleary AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:39:06 -0500 Members: I received a report (off list) of a small number of Red knots, including three banded birds, at Huguenot Park in Jacksonville. This offers a good opportunity to advise members that there is a new website created to receive data on banded shorebirds. That is - true shorebird species (plovers, sandpipers, curlews, etc.) vs. larids, pelicaniformes and other coastal species. This website and database has been established by the many researchers studying shorebird migration through Delaware Bay. One aspect of this site will prove especially attractive to observer/reporters. Immediately following entry of banding data, one can access a map of the western hemisphere depicting all other locations where a reported bird has been sighted. I encourage any Florida birder sighting a banded shorebird to carefully record the banding data and submit same to the new website. The response time is far swifter then that experienced with the Bird Banding Lab. and the data will be accessible to numerous shorebird researchers across the entire hemisphere. http://www.bandedbirds.org/ Patrick Leary, Fernandina Beach, Nassau County ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Green-tailed Towhee - yes! for Sunday From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:45:16 -0600 The Green-tailed Towhee at Ft. Pickens was seen by multiple observers today in the same place as described in prior posts. If you are planning to visit Ft. Pickens and try for the towhee, be aware that the approaching storm has the potential to close the only road into Ft. Pickens. The road is quite low and gets covered with water and sand, and as we painfully recall, can be washed out by a minor tropical system. You can call Visitor Information at (850) 934-2600 to check. Good birding, Lucy Duncan ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Playalinda Beach Pelandgic numbers 11/6/2009 From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:46:30 -0500 Hi all, Here are the totals from most to least. We spent 7 1/2 hours last Friday, watching the ocean from crossover #7 at Playalinda Beach in Brevard County. Green-winged teal 1800 Northern gannet 1714 Lesser scaup 565 Aythya species 210 Brown pelican 178 Duck species 173 Ring-necked duck 106 Laughing gull 80 Royal tern 30 Pomarine jaeger 29 Ring-billed gull 20 American widgeon 17 Sandwich tern 15 Jaeger species 14 Northern pintail 10 Yellow-rumped warbler 10 Lesser black-backed gull 9 Herring gull 8 Redhead 6 Snow goose 6 Ruddy turnstone 6 Barn swallow 6 Willet (Western) 4 Common loon 4 Great black-backed gull 4 Common ground dove 4 Greater scaup 3 Common tern 3 Caspian tern 3 Blue-winged teal 2 Black-bellied plover 2 Great blue-heron 2 Turkey vulture 2 Parasitic jeager 2 American coot 1 Black vulture 1 Sandwich tern 1 Magnificent frigatebird 1 Reddish egret 1 Belted kingfisher 1 Great egret 1 Double-crested cormorant 1 Passerine species 1 Osprey 1 David Simpson Fellsmere, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Glossy Ibis are visiting Holiday From: paulie <underthemilkyway AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:58:23 -0500 Glossys are visiting Pasco County's Holiday recreation complex. They ran afoul (!) of the local Moorhens. I got the video! Things should work smoothly and be free of ads of any sort. Today I shot video of a Limpkin hunting snails - stay tuned! http://paulies.wordpress.com Paul Francois Holiday, SW Pasco Co. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Cedar Key - Scissortail Flycatcher From: "dotrobbins AT juno.com" <dotrobbins@JUNO.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:16:25 GMT Hi all, Judy Bryan and I went looking for the Scissortail Flycatcher at the airport this morning, but it wasn't there. We birded a bit here and there, then were headed back to the airport for a final look when I spotted the/a Scissortail on the powerline. On SR 26, about a half mile past the first bridge, on the left as you head into town. A Robin, a Goldfinch, and a Loon overhead were signs that winter birds are here. Dotty Robbins High Springs ____________________________________________________________ Instant Medical Insurance Get fast, free medical insurance quotes online now in 2 minutes. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=7-TwZPExH642RuW5wLjs3AAAJ1ARjyG-TuWOgF-vzCCD3g4lAAQAAAAFAAAAAB3JmD4AAAMlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgBgAAAAA= ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Green-tailed Towhee today - yes! From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:31 -0600 The Green-tailed Towhee was seen again today by multiple observers in the same place at Ft. Pickens. If past experience counts for anything, one needs to arrive with great patience and plan to sit and wait for this somewhat shy bird. It continues to come out and feed on the foot trail (aka bike path). Photos have been obtained. For further information and directions, see previous emails. Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Green-tailed Towhee today - yes! From: "Lucy and Bob Duncan" <town_point AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:31 -0600 The Green-tailed Towhee was seen again today by multiple observers in the same place at Ft. Pickens. If past experience counts for anything, one needs to arrive with great patience and plan to sit and wait for this somewhat shy bird. It continues to come out and feed on the foot trail (aka bike path). Photos have been obtained. For further information and directions, see previous emails. Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Bald Point Fri From: Melissa Forehand <birdingtreefrog AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:13:18 -0500 Lots of migrants both warblers and birds of prey saw 5 n. harriers at one time one a male brown headed nuthatch mourning dove e. towhee a. kestrel barn swallow tree swallow lots of yellow rumped warbler pine warbler red shouldered hawk red headed woodpecker merlin blue gray gnatcatcher palm warbler ruby crowned kinglet catbird black throated green savannah sparrow a sparrow with an eye ring and light head markings orange crowned warbler female common yellowthroat Also went to Mashes Sands and had killer views of a marsh wren Melissa Forehand Tallahassee ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Playalinda Beach Pelandgics 06 Nov 09 From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:13:51 -0500 Mitchell Harris and I headed out to Playalinda Beach to look for wind- blown birds today. We spent 7 1/2 hours at crossover #7. Green- winged teal and Northern gannets were well-represented with 1500+ each. We had several species of ducks on the day plus a new pelandgic for me, six Snow geese headed out to sea. We had 30+ Pomarine jeagers and two Parastics. There were no shearwaters, phalaropes, kitiwakes, Sabine's gulls, or any Brevard year birds for Mitchell. I'll have a more complete report at a later time. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Green-tailed Towhee at Ft. Pickens, YES! 2:55 PM From: Donald Ware <donware AT embarqmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:59:12 -0600 Dear Birders, Thanks to Lucy Duncan telling us that Florida's third Green-tail Towhee was seen again yesterday in the west end of the bicycle path between the concrete wall and the bench, I went there today with Kelly and Sarah Jones. We sat on the bench, and the lovely towhee came out of the brush to look under the white pebbles for food at 2:55 PM. It was on the path most of the time for the next ten minutes with a Mockingbird, White-winged Dove, and Savannah, Swamp, Song, and White-crowned Sparrows. It was a life bird for Kelly and Sarah and my 373rd non-introduced Florida bird. Ft Pickens is at the west end of Santa Rosa Island west of Pensacola Beach. My Golden Age pass got us in free. Don Ware, Choctawhatchee Audubon Society, Bird Count Coordinator, 850-862-6582 ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Common Eiders From: jerry Krummrich <krummich AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:40:00 -0500 I thought I would check out the surf and sea at Ft. Clinch State Park, Fernandina, Nassau Co. today and see what the NE winds might send our way. As soon as I arrived I found 2 adult female Common Eiders swimming parallel to the fishing pier on the river side. They swam all the way to the beach; flew out river mouth, then south and circled back to feed with pelicans about 50 yards offshore. They swam north to rock jetties and fed away from shore, eventually spending about hour feeding over submerged rip-rap. Then they flew towards Ga. and turned upriver and headed up middle of St. Marys channel towards Fernandina waterfront. There were many gannets feeding, some in close to shore. A flock of 6 green-winged teal flew south across end of jetty rocks. A flock of 12 Gadwall also flew by headed south; they were farther out. The tide was very high upon my arrival and many gulls, terns and local shorebirds were resting on sand at base of jetty. I scanned turnstones and saw no purple sandpipers but 1 hours later as the tide fell, one first winter bird showed up on the pier railing and soon flew to the tallest rock, out of reach of surf, and went to sleep. Jerry Krummrich Columbia City Columbia County ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Pelandgic Prospects for tomorrow. From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:42:39 -0500 HI all, It looks like tomorrow may be a good day to look for pelagics on the shore (pelandgics.) The winds are coming south from New Jersey, past the Carolinas, and sweeping around to the east coast of Florida. The velocity is increasing. Mitchell Harris and I will be checking out Playalinda Beach tomorrow. Try this link to see what I am talking about. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/94f.gif David Simpson Fellsmere, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Green-tailed Towhee - yes! From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:17 -0600 The Green-tailed Towhee is still present in the same general area along the bike path at Ft. Pickens as of today, Nov. 5. We observed it four or five times this morning. The bird is painfully shy and only appears at the thicket - trail interface for short periods of time. Hopefully it will become acclimated to bikes, birders and buggy-driving park personnel along the nature trail. If you need the basic directions, refer to our email of Nov. 1. Lucy and Bob Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Pelandgics at Sebastian Inlet 05 Nov 09 From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:28:42 -0500 Hi all, I spent some time birding the north end of Sebastian Inlet State Park this morning. I split my time between the fields and the ocean. At the north end of the beach parking lot, there is a bike trail leading north, behind the dunes. Not too far up is a field surrounding a fenced area. This has always been a good spot for Clay-colored sparrows in the fall. Today I found one adult Clay-colored sparrow with a couple of western Palm warblers. The large field northwest of the tidal pond west of the bridge had a few Common yellowthroats, Palm warblers, House wrens and a few other things. The wind made birding the fields difficult. Very high tides in the tidal pool made for tight space for the gulls and terns. I got the usual Laughing, Ring-billed, and Herring gulls along with Royal terns and a Reddish egret. I spent two one hour blocks looking at the ocean. There were surprisingly few gannets and no jaegers. I did get several flocks of ducks. Some groups were unidentified or only IDed to Aythia sp. I did manage to ID American widgeon, Northern shoveler, American green- winged teal, Ring-necked duck, and Lesser scaup. A couple of groups actually turned and headed back north into the wind. I have seen scoters heading north into strong headwinds, but I rarely see puddle ducks doing this. The winds will likely shift more to the northeast in the next day or two. The conveyor belt of north winds will break down as the high pressure system moves out into the Atlantic. There may still be some good pelandgics, but I think today may have been the best chance. Sites north of Cape Canaveral, like at Playalinda Beach or Ponce Inlet, would probably be more productive as the cape may tend to push southbound birds back out to sea. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: MINWR 11/4/09 From: "Thomas J. Dunkerton" <woundedmallard AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:54:14 -0500 Hey everybirdy, quick hit. Lots more Pintails and Am. Wigeons arrived at Stop 2 on Blackpoint, as well as several Am. Avocets. Along stops 5 and 6 plenty of Dunlin, scattered Least and Western Sandpipers and a good helping (over 50) Semipalmated Plovers. Water levels dropping fairly fast, would like a little rain, wonder if it could dry up too much and waterfowl to go elsewhere. a second drive through in evening around 5, saw few hundred at least Yellow-rumped Warblers alighting from all the mangroves and headed high and southbound. whether or not it was migratory or just moving around not sure, would assume migratory given the numbers. Se you out there! Tom Dunkerton Titusville, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Avon Park Air Force Range Christmas bird count From: Greg Schrott <gschrott AT ARCHBOLD-STATION.ORG> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:16:03 -0500 Greetings! The Avon Park Air Force Range Christmas Bird Count will be held on Wednesday, December 16th and the APAFR Outdoor Recreation office is currently looking for birders who are interested in helping out. Located in Polk and Highlands counties, APAFR is incredibly diverse ecologically and it is hands down one of the best birding spots in central Florida. Species that are likely to turn up on the count include: Red-cockaded Woodpecker (and all other FL woodpeckers), Florida Scrub-Jay, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Burrowing Owl, Crested Caracara, Sandhill Crane, Wood Stork, King Rail, Limpkin, Sedge Wren, various winter warblers and vireos, and numerous sparrows including Bachman’s, Henslow’s, and Grasshopper. To volunteer, call Troy Hershberger at (863) 452-4254 (Outdoor Recreation office) or (863) 443-1560 (cell). Greg Schrott, Sebring, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Everglades National Park 10/31-11/2 From: Bryant Roberts <bryantroberts AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:27:15 -0500 On the way down to Everglades National Park last Saturday for a couple of nights of camping at Flamingo I made a late morning stop at Lucky Hammock. A few of the usual warblers and other songbirds were still active but the most interesting sightings were all three falcons along with Broad-winged and Short-tailed Hawks as well as a couple of Cave Swallows among the Barn Swallows. The most interesting birds found on the rest of the trip down were Black-throated Green Warblers at Royal Palm Hammock and Long Pine Key. Things got a little more interesting late that afternoon with a Clay-colored Sparrow at the entrance to Eco Pond and a few Roseate Spoonbills brilliantly lit by the late afternoon sunlight. At sunset what I'm pretty sure was a Common Nighthawk flew over the pond and later a few Lesser Nighthawks appeared over the west end of the campgrounds. Sunday morning a Chimney Swift and Cave Swallow were among the numerous Barn Swallows over Eco Pond and along with the usual waders and songbirds there were a pair of Baltimore Orioles in the Strangler Figs and Painted Buntings in the brush. A visit to the old cabins area turned up more warblers including a somewhat surprising for Flamingo Pine Warbler but the best birds were a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Western Kingbird trying to hawk passing dragonflies from the tops of the Buttonwoods. There was an eastward flight from mid morning to early afternoon of many thousands of Great Pondhawks (Erythemis vesiculosa), a fairly large mostly green dragonfly. This was probably the most remarkable wildlife event going on that weekend at Flamingo. I've seen these late fall flights before and wonder whether they continue southward through the keys then cross over to Cuba or Yucatan on north winds after a cold front. Most of the rest of the day was spent hiking down the still closed to motor vehicles Bear Lake Road and Bear Lake Trail where the most interesting birds found were a Worm Eating Warbler and Blue-headed Vireo along with good numbers of the usual late fall/early winter warblers. After sunset back at Flamingo I was only able to spot one Lesser Nighthawk over the western end of the campgrounds. My Monday morning project was a hike a couple of miles out the Coastal Prairie Trail with a long loop through the Sparrow Fields. On the way through the campground I saw my first Indigo Bunting of the trip along with an Orange-crowned Warbler and a Red-eyed Vireo. My stroll through the Sparrow Fields didn't turn up any Nelson's or Salt-marsh Sparrows but I was able to scare up about ten Marsh Wrens, a few Savannah Sparrows, and a Bobolink. The most entertaining part of that part of the hike was an area of open water in the prairie where about thirty American Avocets, several Roseate Spoonbills and a couple of immature Reddish Egrets were actively feeding. The dragonfly flight was even more impressive viewed over the open expanse of coastal prairie. A detour to the now incomplete and nearly abandoned Bayshore Loop produced a Bay-breasted Warbler; my best warbler of the trip. I broke camp that afternoon and headed north where a stop at Snake Bight Road gave me my first Magnolia Warbler for the weekend bringing my trip warbler list to seventeen. A sunset stop at Lucky Hammock was rewarded by about a dozen Lesser Nighthawks flying around the hammock and Whip-poor-wills giving there evening whip notes as darkness fell. One of the Whip-poor-wills was cooperative enough to land on the powerline where I watched it for a few minutes in the light of the rising full moon. Mosquitoes weren't much of a problem during the day on the trails but there was a good flight of them as well as Sand Flies at sunrise and sunset. Bryant Roberts Davie, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Roseate Spoonbills in St. Augustine From: Heidi Blough <heidi AT heidiblough.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:36:23 -0500 Good morning. For several weeks, there have been two Roseate Spoonbills with a large flock of Ibis in the water and cypress trees in the pond northwest of Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine. This morning, around 7:00, there were 16 Roseate Spoonbills along the west side of that pond. There were also Ibis and various egrets. I was by there again around 8:00, and they were still all there. Heidi ________ Heidi Blough St. Augustine heidi AT heidiblough.com ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Re: new arrivals From: susan cerulean <s.cerulean AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:29:25 -0500 Thanks for the posts on returning winter residents, made me want to add my voice to the choir. I biked the road to the St. Marks lighthouse last Friday at sunset, noting the contrast between the unseasonably hot weather, and the winter birds in place--white pelicans, pied-billed grebes, and such. And then behind the lighthouse, I watched hundreds and hundreds of yellow-rumped warblers circling and folding themselves into the palms along the sand spit--I suppose enjoying their arrival at the southern edge of the continent. A beautiful brown female northern harrier repeatedly flushed the yellow rumps from the palms, oblivious to me standing in her path. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Mass Sandhill Canes Incoming ? From: Fred <fred AT CETUSSOFT.COM> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:44:40 -0500 Hello. There is a group of five sandhill cranes that has recently left Wareham Massachusetts (just across Buzzards Bay from Cape Cod) and may possibly be on their way to Florida. It appears that a single group of up to a half dozen sandhill cranes has been spending part of each year for the last several years on the cranberry bogs and ponds of Wareham MA, and they have been actively watched by some MA birders (especially since sandhill cranes are very uncommon birds "up here" in Massachusetts). On October 29th, the last day the cranes were seen in Wareham, a group of five cranes were spotted flying from Mass into RI, heading toward the Portsmouth RI area. Then there was a report the same day from a hawk watch in Greenwich CT that noted a tight formation of five cranes heading toward the NYC area. On October 30th there were reports of a group of five cranes seen both lifting off the ground at Merrill Creek NJ and then in the air at a hawk watch at Scott's Mountain NJ. So, it would seem that they're on their way southward. Of course, the big question is, are they the same five cranes? While certainly not completely definitive, a comparison of a photo taken of the birds in flight at the Scott's Mountain hawk watch ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrd_photos/4063137832/sizes/l/ ) and my photos from Wareham MA of "our" cranes flying at sunset on Oct 26th ( http://fredw.smugmug.com/Animals/WarehamCraneberryCranes-102609/10104828_2y3Tr/1/693923477_HJvqD/Large http://fredw.smugmug.com/Animals/WarehamCraneberryCranes-102609/10104828_2y3Tr/1/693925004_AH4v3/Large ), shows one of the five cranes in each case having what might seem to be the same left wing "notch". So, for those of you in Florida, where the cranes ~might~ possibly be heading for the winter season (and where I will also luckily be later on during January -Subject: Seaside Sparrow - No - MINWR 11/2/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:00:41 -0500 Today I tried to locate the Seaside Sparrow again on the MINWR. I was unable to find it. To my surprise I got very few responses as to what subspecies I had or the rareity of my find. One response was my Seaside Sparrow appeared to be a Mcgillivray's Seaside Sparrow. As soon as Bruce Anderson gets back in town I'll post what he thinks it is. I had a trifecta yesterday - Nelson's Sparrow - Saltmarsh Sparrow - and the Seaside Sparrow. Thanks to all who did respond. Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Western Kingbird. New Smyrna Beach. Volusia County From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:39:15 -0500 This morning, 11/2, I was leading a field trip for a Master Naturalist Class at the Indian River Lagoon Preserve in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, when I found a Western Kingbird sitting on a bare snag. Western Kingbirds are surprising scarce in this area, especially along the coast. Considering how many turn up at Zellwood, I have always found it interesting that the birds seldom get over this far north and east. In addition, other interesting birds I found in this little park were two female Painted Buntings, a male Black-throated Blue Warbler and a late adult male Cape May Warbler. The park was loaded with hundreds of Yellow-rumped Warblers. I also briefly stopped by the Canaveral National Seashore to check out the birds offshore and found no jaegers, but I did find a steady movement of Northern Gannets heading south. I found over 70 in about 15 minutes. Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: birds at Spanish River, Boca Raton From: John Shelly <jshelly1 AT JUNO.COM> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:31:13 -0500 I decided to try Spanish River Park this morning to see if migration was over but was pleasantly surprised to encounter 3 species from the parking lot on arrival. Though noting unusual I saw lots of birds with 8 warbler species and 7 other migrants . Here are the details: Warblers: 5 Redstarts 1 Bk & Wt 15 Bk-Throated Blues 2 Cape May 7 Common Yellow-throats >15 Parulas 1 Tennessee 1 Yellow-throated Others: 6 BGG 1 Spot-breasted )riole 1 E Wood Pewee 3 Painted Buntings (f) 4 Gray Catbirds 1 Piliated WP 1 Magnificent Frigatebird John Shelly Boca Raton, FL ____________________________________________________________ Instant Medical Insurance Get fast, free medical insurance quotes online now in 2 minutes. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=Hc50jQMUW_vM47U1h5aoIwAAJ1ARjyG-TuWOgF-vzCCD3g4lAAQAAAAFAAAAAFqODz8AAAMlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgBgAAAAA= ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: new arrivals From: "White, Eddie" <Eddie.White AT MYFWC.COM> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:22:48 -0500 Female northern Harrier made a pass over the fields this weekend. Chipping sparrows, and palms showed up behind the front in numbers. Been waiting for a while for my phoebe to arrive (have a mocker that does a great imitation, been keeping my neck snapping for the last two weeks) four appeared Sunday morning. Meadow larks returned saturday, still missing killdeer, robins and yellow-rumps. Late for robins and yellow-rumps. Eddie White Havana, Gadsden County ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: FOTS Yellow-rumps 02 Nov 09 From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:13:09 -0500 HI all, I'm sitting here on the porch and I just heard my first Yellow-rumped warblers of the fall. I can't remember the last time it took until November to hear my first butterbutts. I usually get them between October 10th and 20th. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Cedar Key airport From: "Lohrer, Fred" <FeLohrer AT ARCHBOLD-STATION.ORG> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:44:03 -0500 Hello All, Sunday afternoon, 1 Nov 2009, David W. Johnston called me and asked me to relay this information to the listserv: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Cedar Key airport for the "last 5 days." Fred Lohrer Lake Placid, FL felohrer AT archbold-station.org ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: St George Is/Sunday From: "John Murphy" <southmoonunder AT mchsi.com> Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:30:28 +0000 I ran into Jim Cavanagh at St George Is SP this morning and though we didn't find anything as exciting as the Duncan's G-T towhee, we had some good species among the hundreds of Myrtle warblers. Scissor-tailed flycatcher - 2 Golden-crowned kinglet - 6 Canada warbler (an apparent first-fall female - could not discern any breast streaking; very late date) White-throated sparrow - 2 Baltimore oriole John Murphy Alligator Pt, FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: St George Is/Sunday From: John Murphy <southmoonunder AT MCHSI.COM> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:30:28 +0000 I ran into Jim Cavanagh at St George Is SP this morning and though we didn't find anything as exciting as the Duncan's G-T towhee, we had some good species among the hundreds of Myrtle warblers. Scissor-tailed flycatcher - 2 Golden-crowned kinglet - 6 Canada warbler (an apparent first-fall female - could not discern any breast streaking; very late date) White-throated sparrow - 2 Baltimore oriole John Murphy Alligator Pt, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Green-tailed Towhee and Ash-throated Flycatcher, Ft. Pickens From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:14:15 -0600 Hello from the Panhandle, As Bob predicted, today was a good day for vagrants. Tomorrow will be too, he says. Around 8:30 this morning (Nov. 1), Bob and I found an adult GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE at Ft. Pickens (Gulf Islands Nat'l Seashore), Escambia County. After brief, but excellent looks at the bird, and one fly-across-the-trail look, it did not come back out into view. The area is well used by people out for a walk or bicycling, so I would suggest that anyone who would like to try for the bird should be there early. Once activity on the trail got started, the bird didn't come out again this morning. DIRECTIONS: Once in Ft. Pickens, drive to the visitor's center parking lot at the west end of the park. You will see a white stucco building and a Florida Trail kiosk on the east edge of the parking lot at the beginning of the trail. The bird was seen along this trail, not too far in. Walk east from the stucco building, and when you get almost to the end of the concrete wall (you'll know what I mean when you're there) that's where we were when we first spotted the towhee a little farther east. Between that point and the little bridge there is one wooden bench. Each time we saw the bird it was near the east end of the bench on the edge of the trail, then in the youpon about 18" off the ground right next to the bench. The towhee was hanging out on the north side of the trail. When walking back to the parking area, get up on the concrete ramp that goes up to the wall on the right (north) side of the trail. Walk the wall counter clockwise (it makes a big square) back to the parking area. In the pines were Brown Creepers, and on the north end of the wall was an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER. There was also a LARK SPARROW in the vicinity. Inside the walled area were swamp and song sparrows, Tennessee and Orange-crowned Warblers, Marsh and House Wrens, and RC Kinglets. Then, if you go inside the old fort at the south end of the parking area, and walk diagonally to the far right corner, you can go through the last arch and down a sidewalk into an open area with acacias on the hillside. These acacias have been excellent, and although there was nothing unexpected there today, there were 14 species of migrant or winter resident passerines. As a note, this trail is where we've had two Groove-billed Anis, seen from late Sept. to Oct. 10. When we get anis at Ft. Pickens, this is where they hang out. Lucy and Bob Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Seaside Sparrow MINWR 11/1/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:25:16 -0500 I was out on the Merritt Island NWR this morning when I found a Seaside Sparrow. I don't know which one it is though. I can't get in touch with Bruce Anderson. Hopefully he'll see this post, and help ID which one it is. I would appreciate help on it from anyone else also. 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west of Pensacola Beach, on the bicycle path between the old fort maintenance
area and the bridge. They had two good looks at it, and there seems to be
opportunity for others to find the bird. She asked me to post it.
Don Ware
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Subject: Long-Billed Curlew video, Scaup, Redhead, Ruddy ducks at Ft. Desoto on halloweenFrom: paulie <underthemilkyway AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:51:25 -0500 Clearwater Audubon visited Ft. De Soto, 10/31/09. I read there was a Long-Billed Curlew there and by watching some birdwatchers we found it. Video is of reasonable quality and shows the bird putting that foot-long beak right into the sand! It was a very beautiful De Soto day with lots of fos'. Thanks Clearwater Audubon! The video may still be compiling at the time you get this message. If it is blurred return in a few minutes. I hope this day finds you well. Paul Francois Holiday, SW Pasco Co. http://paulies.wordpress.com ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Birding Freedom Memorial Park Collier County 10/31/2009 From: Vincent Lucas <vplucas AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:04:29 -0400 For three hours this morning, October 31, 2009, I birded with Alan Murray at Collier County's newest park -- Freedom Memorial Park, which is located near the intersection of Goodlette-Frank Rd. & Golden Gate Parkway in Naples. Encompassing some 50 acres with over a mile of super-wide boardwalk built out of tropical Ipe wood (Tabebuia serratifolia), there are portions of the park that rival the famous Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, which also has a boardwalk built from the same wood. Native trees and plants abound in the park and attract many species of birds, butterflies and other fauna. Collier County bought the land for the park for $19.2 million in 2004. Crews worked for 17 months to build the park at a cost of $12.3 million, according to county figures. I highly recommend this park to other birders both local and those visiting from afar. For me, it was like discovering a new birding area right in my back yard! The park has great potential for attracting migrants in spring and fall. Of the 38 or so species of birds Alan and I saw today, there were a few surprises: a rather late Yellow-billed Cuckoo (the latest one I've seen in Collier County), both Indigo & Painted Buntings, Ruby-throated Hummingbird & Blue-headed Vireo among them. Here is our list of birds seen this morning at Freedom Memorial Park: Muscovy Duck Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron (seen by Alan outside the perimeter of the park as it flew across Goodlette-Frank Rd.) White Ibis (Seen by me before Alan arrived) Wood Stork Black Vulture Osprey Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Loggerhead Shrike Blue-headed Vireo Blue Jay Fish Crow Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Palm Warbler (Western race) Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Painted Bunting Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Also seen were the following Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths): Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Monarch (Danus plexippus) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Rattlebox Moth or Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) -- diurnal Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies): Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami) Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) Cheers. Vincent Lucas Naples, FL vplucas AT comcast.netSubject: Birding Freedom Memorial Park Collier County 10/31/2009 From: Vincent Lucas <vplucas AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:04:29 -0400 For three hours this morning, October 31, 2009, I birded with Alan Murray at Collier County's newest park -- Freedom Memorial Park, which is located near the intersection of Goodlette-Frank Rd. & Golden Gate Parkway in Naples. Encompassing some 50 acres with over a mile of super-wide boardwalk built out of tropical Ipe wood (Tabebuia serratifolia), there are portions of the park that rival the famous Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, which also has a boardwalk built from the same wood. Native trees and plants abound in the park and attract many species of birds, butterflies and other fauna. Collier County bought the land for the park for $19.2 million in 2004. Crews worked for 17 months to build the park at a cost of $12.3 million, according to county figures. I highly recommend this park to other birders both local and those visiting from afar. For me, it was like discovering a new birding area right in my back yard! The park has great potential for attracting migrants in spring and fall. Of the 38 or so species of birds Alan and I saw today, there were a few surprises: a rather late Yellow-billed Cuckoo (the latest one I've seen in Collier County), both Indigo & Painted Buntings, Ruby-throated Hummingbird & Blue-headed Vireo among them. Here is our list of birds seen this morning at Freedom Memorial Park: Muscovy Duck Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron (seen by Alan outside the perimeter of the park as it flew across Goodlette-Frank Rd.) White Ibis (Seen by me before Alan arrived) Wood Stork Black Vulture Osprey Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Loggerhead Shrike Blue-headed Vireo Blue Jay Fish Crow Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Palm Warbler (Western race) Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Painted Bunting Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Also seen were the following Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths): Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Monarch (Danus plexippus) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Rattlebox Moth or Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) -- diurnal Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies): Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami) Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) Cheers. Vincent Lucas Naples, FL vplucas AT comcast.net ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Chipping Sparrows From: Larry Connor <llconnor AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:51:13 -0400 The chipping sparrows are back in our yard for this year. My wife and I saw at least three at about 2:00 PM today. Another highlight was an appearance by a brightly colored male Baltimore oriole shortly after for a quick fly-in to check out our bird bath. This is the second male we have seen this year. We typically get one or two each year based on previous year's experience. Hopefully two so far in October is an indicator of a better year since Baltimore orioles are one of my wife's favorite birds. Good Birding, Larry and Diana Connor Eustis, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Sedge Wren at Lake Flynn [birdPIX] From: David Laliberte <dllaliberte AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:57:18 -0700 calamospiza AT yahoo.com
Subject: Sedge Wren at Lake Flynn [birdPIX]
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Hi all:
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On birdbrains I saw the post, “Lots of Sedge Wrens”,reported by Jason –
Thanks Jason. The area he reported from is Lake Flynn in Tampa. I decided
to check this area out for the wrens and found five individuals on the west &
southwest side of this pond.
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My experience with trying to photograph Sedge Wrens is that they are tough to
get a clear shot of. These guys were just a few feet from me at times but
still they were partly obstructed from view by the surrounding vegetation.
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Some of my images are ok but I still am in the hunt for better photos yet of
these wrens. Last year I found these wrens at Roosevelt Wetlands as reported
by Don. I have heard that they’re also in good numbers at the Carillon
Business Park. I’ll have to try that area next.Last year the CBC (08/09)
for St. Pete reported15 Sedge Wrens.
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Sedge Wren • 102309 • Lake Flynn at the Violet Cury Nature Preserve,
Hillsborough Co., FL
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4048489174/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4047746105/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4047745941/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531789 AT N07/4047745807/
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Happy birding!
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David Laliberte
St. Pete, FL
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Subject: Is this a loggerhead shrike ?From: Raees Uzhunnan <raeez AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:44:12 -0400 Is this a loggerhead shrike ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/raeesuzhunnan/4048405270/ Raees Uzhunnan Cassleberry, FL _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. 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Murray Gardler Brooksville, FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Subject: Lark Sparrow From: Murray Gardler <mangrovefirst AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:39:33 -0400 Carl Goodrich let me know that he had the subject sparrow today as you leave Indigenous Park in Key West. Murray Gardler Brooksville, FL ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Saltmarsh Sparrows Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 10/25/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:08:25 -0400 I went to Shiloh marsh this morning. The Saltmarsh Sparrows were in numbers there. I quit counting after eight. However they got quiet at 8:30 A.M. Hard to locate, and they are very spooky. www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/4043201996 Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Anclote bar 10,000 birds video remix From: paulie <underthemilkyway AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:55:39 -0400 Posted here is only the good and well-lit footage with no attempt to portray the cloud of 10,000 common and other Terns. Earlier video showing that phenomenon is still up if you missed it. Here you can see individual birds. I was especially struck by the understated elegance of the Marbled Godwits. For instructions on navigating the video window in youtube refer here: http://paulies.wordpress.com/ The remix video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clo4sas14Fk&feature=player_profilepage Best, Paul Francois Holiday, SW Pasco Co. ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Fos yesterday at Bayard Conservation Area, Clay County From: Lenore McCullagh <lmcstjohns AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:07:32 +0000 Saw my first of the season Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker yesterday, 10/23. The RCKI was only slightly vocal, not like in the winter. Did not see them today but with the approaching front the birds became quiet. Lenore McCullagh Orange Park Clay County ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Crested Caracaras and Bald Eagles From: Terese Harber <HarbersHarbor AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:39:00 EDT Coming back from Orlando Int'l Airport via SR 520 around noon today we stopped at the Lone Cabbage / county airboat launch site. Pleasantly surprised when we saw a family of three caracaras. They perched in a cabbage palm in the parking lot of The Lone Cabbage. We observed them for about twenty minutes, the young bird was very vocal as were both adults. Across the road saw an adult Bald Eagle perched on power line pole. Terese Harber Sebastian, Fl ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Re: Sabine's Gull and Franklin's Gull. CORRECTION From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:29:02 -0400 I just got home from Ponce Inlet. I had though I had the birds seen yesterday. I made a mistake. I DID NOT have the birds after studying my pictures. I discussed it with Michael Brothers, and I appoligize for my error. I have to go and eat crow now..... :o( Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. > Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:59:09 -0400 > From: mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US > Subject: Re: [FLBIRDS] Sabine's Gull and Franklin's Gull. Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia County > To: FLORIDABIRDS-L AT LISTS.UFL.EDU > > I just got a call at 8:45 a.m. from Mitchell Harris that Danny Bales has re-found and photographed the Sabine's and Franklin's Gulls on the beach in Ponce Inlet. The birds were located about 1/4 mile north of the North Jetty in the Town of Ponce Inlet, Volusia County. Easiest access is to go to Lighthouse Point Park, park in the last parking lot on the Inlet. Walk the boardwalk to the jetty. Walk north on the beach looking in the groups of Laughing Gulls. You can also drive on the beach to this same location. > > I had checked the beach with Danny early this morning and the birds were not there. 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Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia County From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:59:09 -0400 I just got a call at 8:45 a.m. from Mitchell Harris that Danny Bales has re-found and photographed the Sabine's and Franklin's Gulls on the beach in Ponce Inlet. The birds were located about 1/4 mile north of the North Jetty in the Town of Ponce Inlet, Volusia County. Easiest access is to go to Lighthouse Point Park, park in the last parking lot on the Inlet. Walk the boardwalk to the jetty. Walk north on the beach looking in the groups of Laughing Gulls. You can also drive on the beach to this same location. I had checked the beach with Danny early this morning and the birds were not there. They have come in after about 8 a.m. Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Pomarine Jaeger on Beach. Ponce Inlet. Volusia County From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:02:30 -0400 This afternoon, 10/22, I got a call about 4 p.m. from Rob Bowden, who told me that he, Don Chalfant, and Jim Swarr had found a Pomarine Jaeger on the beach at Ponce Inlet, Volusia County. They were looking for the Sabine's and Franklin's Gulls, but found yet another great bird - an adult Pomarine Jaeger sitting on the beach. I went by the spot after work and the bird was still there. Thanks Rob! Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Sabine's Gull and Franklin's Gull. Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia County From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:40:54 -0400 This morning before work, 10/22, I found a 1st winter Franklin's Gull on the beach about 50 yards north of the North Jetty at Ponce De Leon Inlet, Volusia County. The bird was mixed in with lots of Laughing Gulls. Moments later, I decided I should look over the rest of the birds when I found a Sabine's Gull on the beach nearby. The strong east winds we have had for several days must have driven the bird into shore. This is the first Sabine's Gull I have found on our beaches here. We have had them on pelagic trips, but this is the first one on land for me in Volusia County. There are thousands of gulls and terns on Disappearing Island in the Inlet. The weather change has brought in hundreds of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls as well as good numbers of Lesser Black-backed Gulls into the area. There was also still a Common Tern hanging out on the beach this morning. Also, there are still spaces available on the pelagic trip, Nov. 15. It is good to see that the gulls are back! Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Mead Gardens (10/21/09) From: John Thomton <jthomton AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:11:01 -0500 Hey everyone, I checked out Mead today just to see what was around since the weather was so nice. I got there around 9 and I was planning on checking Leu afterwards, but at about 11:00, the wind was beginning to pick up and I hadn't seen much, plus I had things to do today, so I went home. The weather was nice, and it wasn't like there were no birds whatsoever: Wood Duck Mallard Anhinga Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Red-Shouldered Hawk Red-Tailed Hawk Common Moorhen Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Red-Bellied Woodpecker Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (1) Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe (3-4, including one singing at and squaring off with his reflection in the window of a nearby home) Blue Jay Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Yellow-Throated Warbler (1) Pine Warbler (7-8) Palm Warbler (6-7) American Redstart (4, all females, all in Warbler Corner) Common Yellowthroat (1, seen by Ellen Rocco and Ken Schmidt) Scarlet Tanager (1, in the Virginia-Creeper-covered pine near the Garden Club) Northern Cardinal Bunting sp. (heard only, probably Indigo) Common Grackle House Finch Mead Gardens (no entrance fee) is near the intersection of US 17/92 (Orlando Ave.) and Orange Ave. in Winter Park, north-central Orange County. Good birding, John Thomton Winter Park, Orange Co. _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Sebastian Inlet north side From: Terese Harber <HarbersHarbor AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:39:00 EDT Worked around the sewer treatment plant today- whoo hoo. Didn't have binocs with me, but the number of songbirds flitting around was astounding. The two species that I heard the most of were song sparrow and carolina wren. The walk to get back to the sewer trtmt plant starts at the northern end of the northernmost parking lot. It's a bit of a sheltered area from the high winds, maybe that's why they were all hanging out there. Terese Harber Park Ranger, Sebastian Inlet S P ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: Audubon of the Everglades Florida Keys tour, October 18, 2009 From: Larry Manfredi <birderlm AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:39:32 -0400 I had the pleasure of leading 14-members of the Audubon Society of the Everglades on a tour of the keys. I thought that with all of the hot steamy weather that we had in the last few days, that it would not be that great of a trip. We were all pleasantly surprised that a strong cold front made it down, we had excellent weather with tons of birds. I decided that we should go to Key West because of the front, I knew that there would be a lot of birds there. We were only going to do the middle keys and then bird northward along the way. I am glad that the group decided to go with my plan of heading to Key West. Fort Zachary Taylor was the place to be and we were there! We arrived at about 9:00 a.m., we had birds everywhere, it was a fallout! We had only a half a day to bird but were not disappointed in the large numbers of all kinds of birds. We had 13-species of warbler and numerous other migrants with lots of raptors. A trip report can be see here: http://www.southfloridabirding.com/html/Audubon_Society_of_the_Everglades.htm It was a wonderful half day of birding that I wish was a full day, oh well, it was good while it lasted. Carl Goodrich was able to stay out until dark and can up with 19-species of warbler! Larry Manfredi Homestead, FL. E-mail: birderlm AT bellsouth.net http://www.southfloridabirding.com ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2mSubject: White-faced Ibis and Neotropic Cormorant at St. Marks NWR From: Rex Rowan <rexrowan AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:18:31 -0400 John Hintermister just called (3:15 p.m.) and asked me to post two
sightings: he just saw the Neotropic Cormorant at the lighthouse
pilings, and earlier he found two juvenal-plumage White-faced Ibis at
Stoney Bayou ("The first big water on the left as you come in").
Rex Rowan
Gainesville
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Subject: North Anclote River Park, City of Tarpon Springs 10/17/2009, 41 species!From: paulie <underthemilkyway AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:23:36 -0400 I guess I thought someone else was going to post this, sorry for the delay. I went with the Clearwater Audubon to North Anclote River Park, a Tarpon Springs city park on Saturday. You knew it was going to be an epic day after the overnight cold front and the weather was refreshing. The Clw. Audubon Society trip was led by Merle Hubbard. Forty-one species of birds were noted by N.Jo Hubbard. Black hooded parakeet (big flock) E. Towhee Great Egret Great Blue Heron Tri-colored Heron Double crested Cormorant Roseate Spoonbill Bald Eagle Red winged Blackbirds Eastern Phoebe Tufted Titmouse N. Cardinal Blue Jay Mourning Dove Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Clapper Rail Marsh Wren Belted Kingfisher White Ibis Chimney Swift Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Brown Thrasher N.Mockingbird White-eye Vireo Carolina Wren Fish Crow Pine Warbler Redstart (spotted by Paulie without glasses) Black and White Warbler Magnolia Warbler Yellow throated Warbler Common Yellowthroat Chestnut sided Warbler Rose breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Scarlet tanager Red shouldered Hawk Downy Woodpecker Red bellied Woodpecker I hope this day finds you well, Paul Francois Holiday, SW Pasco Co. http://paulies.wordpress.com ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html To set nomail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l nomail To reset mail: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: set floridabirds-l mail To unsubscribe: listserv AT lists.ufl.edu Message: unsub floridabirds-l Jack Dozier memorial: http://tinyurl.com/6adm2m |