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08 Feb Bald Eagle Capturing and Eating a Coot ["Mark Vance" ] 05 Feb Sandhill Cranes ["Mark Vance" ] 5 Feb Merlin at Ding Darling Bailey Tract [Karl Werner ] 03 Feb Little Blue Herons ["Mark Vance" ] 1 Feb RFI Birding the Dry Tortugas and Everglades [Christopher Mortensen ] 31 Jan Sandhill Cranes ["Mark Vance" ] 31 Jan Matanzas Pass, Bunche Beach, etc., my highlights for Mon. 1/30: ["__A_YAHOO_USER__" ] 29 Jan Hendry County STA5 Jan. 28, 2012 ["Margaret" ] 29 Jan The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida ["Mark Vance" ] 28 Jan Male Painted Bunting ["christine_2_nguyen" ] 28 Jan Bailey Tract Report Jan 27 [Karl Werner ] 28 Jan Glossy Ibis ["Mark Vance" ] 26 Jan Purple Martins are Back [Karl Werner ] 25 Jan Avocet at North Shore Park ["Bob" ] 25 Jan Sandhill Cranes ["Mark Vance" ] 23 Jan Sanibel Island - Recent Bird Reports [Karl Werner ] 22 Jan Cinnamon Teal ["Mark Vance" ] 21 Jan White Pelicans ["Mark Vance" ] 21 Jan white pelicans ["Mark Vance" ] 18 Jan Looking for Botanist/Ornithologist to guide 1/21 and/or 1/22 in Naples, FL [MMM Lowry ] 16 Jan STA5 Sat. Jan. 14th Trip Report ["Margaret" ] 5 Jan Sedge Wren [Vincent McGrath ] 5 Jan Bonaparte's Gull at Ding Darling [Karl Werner ] 05 Jan Marbled Godwit Photos Uploaded ["Blair" ] 05 Jan Long Billed Curlew Photos Uploaded ["Blair" ] 05 Jan Tree Swallow Roost ["Mark Vance" ] 31 Dec Merlin & Peregrine ["Blair" ] 23 Dec Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on Sanibel [Karl Werner ] 23 Dec Magnificent Frigatebirds on Sanibel Causeway [Karl Werner ] 18 Dec Horned Grebes and Loons at Bunche Beach ["Colin" ] 18 Dec Marbled Godwit High Count at Bunche Beach ["karldwerner" ] 16 Dec Bunche Beach Birds ["karldwerner" ] 14 Dec Banded Piping Plover @ Bunche Beach ["Blair" ] 18 Nov American Golden Plover still present at Bunche Beach ["Charlie Ewell" ] 15 Nov STA5 CBC and Trip List Nov. 12, 2011 ["Margaret" ] 28 Oct Long Billed Curlew - Bunche 10/27/11 ["Blair" ] 27 Oct Mistaken plover ["eastkingbird" ] 26 Oct Golden Plover ["eastkingbird" ] 25 Oct FW: Am Golden Plover- Bunche Beach, Lee Co ["Charlie Ewell" ] 25 Oct FW: [BRDBRAIN] Flamingo at Sanibel Toll Booth [1 Attachment] ["Charlie Ewell" ] 18 Sep STA5 NAMC featured in Ft. Myers News-Press ["Margaret" ] 4 Sep new online raptor info from FKH [Jeff Bouton ] 03 Sep Six Mile Cypress Preserve, Fri 9/2/11 ["Charlie" ] 21 Aug STA5 Aug. 20 and Sept. 17 NAMC ["Margaret" ] 20 Aug Babcock Webb and Vicinity ["christine_2_nguyen" ] 13 Aug Hendry/Glades NAMC Sept. 17 ["Margaret" ] 26 Jul RE: Caloosahatchee Creeks count ["Charlie Ewell" ] 26 Jul Caloosahatchee Creeks count ["Bob" ] 20 Jul STA5 July 16, 2011 ["Margaret" ] 21 Jun Help with American Kestrels [] 04 Jun STA5 5/28/2011 ["Margaret" ] 15 May STA5 May 14, 2011 ["Margaret" ] 17 Apr STA5 ["Margaret" ] 12 Apr Bird sightings [] 6 Apr Recent Snail Kite Sightings ["Floyd, Chris" ] 06 Apr Sanibel Lighthouse ["mayhill10" ] 01 Apr Sanibel Lighthouse ["dori.sosensky" ] 19 Mar Florida RFI [robert wardle ] 07 Mar warblers at big cypress bend boardwalk ["mayhill10" ] 07 Mar Stormwater Treatment Area 5 report -3/5/11 ["Margaret" ] 23 Feb Fwd: Peregring Falcon on Sanibel causeway [Vincent McGrath ] 23 Feb STA5 GBBC ["Margaret" ] 22 Feb FW: [BRDBRAIN] Mangrove Cuckoos ["Charlie Ewell" ] 15 Feb RE: birding sites between Sarasota and Miami ["Charlie Ewell" ] 15 Feb birding sites between Sarasota and Miami ["Lori" ] 21 Jan (unknown) [] 18 Jan Woodcock [Dori sosensky ] 17 Jan STA5 Jan. 15, 2011 ["Margaret" ] 15 Jan Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area , 1/15/2011 ["Charlie Ewell" ] 13 Jan Fw: [BRDBRAIN] Jan. 24 - Feb. 6, 2011- Winter Shorebird Survey and International Piping Plover Survey [] 04 Jan Burrowing Owl and Florida Scrub-Jay ["Laberge Luc" ] 3 Jan Cape Coral Pine Siskins [Dori sosensky ] 30 Dec Birding Advice Needed [Evan Barrientos ] 11 Dec Re: Banded Loggerhead Shrike observations requested [] 11 Dec Message from Jessica Steiner: Banded Loggerhead Shrike observations Requested ["Margaret" ] 16 Oct Devil's Garden info ["Charlie Ewell" ] Subject: Bald Eagle Capturing and Eating a Coot From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:22 -0000 Hello, I got this video of a Bald Eagle capturing and eating a Coot. This was at The Celery Fields in Sarasota, FLorida http://youtu.be/ZCcrN49go8g Thanks Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: Sandhill Cranes From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:09:45 -0000 Great Sandhill Crane video, with a suprise guest at the end. http://youtu.be/lsbvhJAv5Ao Thanks for watching! Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: Merlin at Ding Darling Bailey Tract From: Karl Werner <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 09:00:16 -0500 A perched bird was seen on Wed and Fri of this past week just south of Smith Pond on Sanibel. It was visible on a dead snag from both the red and yellow trails. Karl Werner Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ Subject: Little Blue Herons From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:37:32 -0000 I got this video of a group of Little Blue Herons along with some Tricolored Herons. They didn't seem to care that I was there. http://youtu.be/l6B6tFFuS2o Thanks, Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: RFI Birding the Dry Tortugas and Everglades From: Christopher Mortensen <mortensen_christopher AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:49:54 -0500 My family and I will be visiting both National Parks in the spring. Dates are not set yet but may be somewhat flexible. Having never been there before we could use some pointers on birding each park. Obviously we'd like to see some of the rarer birds and hit the "hot spots" but other information including transportation and accommodations would be very helpful as well. We'd likely be flying into/out of Miami. If you have any suggestions, or could offer any insight on how best to plan our trip, we would appreciate it. Thanks in advance for your help! Chris ------------------------------------ Subject: Sandhill Cranes From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:11 -0000 Video of Sandhill Cranes coming in for the night at the Celery Fields. There were a lot of them. http://youtu.be/PmlcLA9anoQ Thanks, Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: Matanzas Pass, Bunche Beach, etc., my highlights for Mon. 1/30: From: "__A_YAHOO_USER__" <jgulvas AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:21:07 -0000 Yellow-throated Warbler Whimbrel Marble Godwits White Pelicans Matanzas Pass, 8am: Yellow-throated Warbler at the intersection of Mangrove Loop and Calusa Loop. Also watched Eastern Phoebe and Yellow-rumped Warbler, noticed dozens of groups of what may have been Tree Swallows flying overhead all morning. Bunche Beach, 10:30am: Piping Plovers, Semipalmated Plovers, 1 Least Sandpiper (with plovers), Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tri-colored Heron, White Ibis, Osprey, Brown Pelican, Spotted Sandpiper. Beach Area right before toll at Sanibel Causeway, 12:30pm: 1 Whimbrel amongst a group of Willets. Also, 2 Wilson's Plovers resting on shore with 2 Semipalmated Plovers, 1 Reddish Egret, 1 Immature Black-crowned Night Heron. Bay Breeze Boat Rental, 18400 San Carlos Blvd., from parking lot next to Pinchers, 2:50pm: 25 White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans, Cormorants, about 15 Willets and between 8 and 12 Marbled Godwits, all resting on or near a sandbar 20 yards out from the docks. Pond at 7630 Estero Blvd., 3:30pm: 2 Wood Stork, immature Little Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Anhinga. Most difficult ID: Least Sandpiper. Jason Gulvas ------------------------------------ Subject: Hendry County STA5 Jan. 28, 2012 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:18:21 -0000 STA5 Great Backyard Bird Count Trips: Sat. Feb. 18, Sun. Feb. 19, Mon. Feb. 20 (Great Backyard Bird Count Fun Weekend) Everyone Welcome: Individuals and Groups, Youth and Adults. Registration required. For information contact: Margaret England LaBelle Hendry County www.hendrygladesaudubon.org www.bigobirdingfestival.com Stormwater Treatment Area 5, Hendry, US-FL Jan 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 26.0 mile(s) Comments: Observed: Cinnamon Teal, Western Willet, Cassin's Kingbird & Gray Kingbird. 85 species Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 20 Fulvous Whistling-Duck 300 Gadwall American Wigeon Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal 1 (photos) Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback 3 Ring-necked Duck Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Wood Stork Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga American White Pelican Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill 10 Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Snail Kite 3 Bald Eagle 2 Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Crested Caracara 3 American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon King Rail Sora Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Gallinule American Coot Limpkin Black-bellied Plover Killdeer Black-necked Stilt Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Willet ( Western Willet) Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Caspian Tern 10 Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Barn Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Cassin's Kingbird Gray Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) Savannah Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle ------------------------------------ Subject: The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:00:57 -0000 FYI, I have set up a Facebook Page for the Celery Fields. Anyone can join and post pictures and videos about the Celery Fields. Please tell all your friends as the Celery Fields is become known world wide. This is a fantastic asset to our area and I wanted to have a way for everyone to share their experiences at the Celery Fields. You should be able to go here to join, http://www.facebook.com/groups/218447741581516/ or just search The Celery Fields on Facebook. Thanks, Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: Male Painted Bunting From: "christine_2_nguyen" <christine.2.nguyen AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:22:18 -0000 We just moved to this neighborhood in Fort Myers Shores... and to our surprise, we had a resident already waiting in the bushes for us! This beauty is sitting under our feeder in the front yard about every afternoon. ------------------------------------ Subject: Bailey Tract Report Jan 27 From: Karl Werner <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:37:58 -0500 The weekly Ding Darling sponsored bird walk yesterday had the following results. Walks occur every Fri at 8:30. Meet in the parking lot. Karl Werner J.N. Ding Darling NWR--Bailey Tract, Lee, US-FL Jan 27, 2012 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) 34 species Mottled Duck 4 Hooded Merganser 2 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Anhinga 1 Brown Pelican 25 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Little Blue Heron 3 Tricolored Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Common Gallinule 2 American Coot 10 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 3 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Fish Crow 10 Tree Swallow 1000 Carolina Wren 3 House Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Gray Catbird 8 Brown Thrasher 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Palm Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Northern Cardinal 4 Common Grackle 10 Sent from my iPhone Subject: Glossy Ibis From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:00:45 -0000 One morning there was a great sunrise and I got some Glossy Ibis flying through it. http://youtu.be/dW3PgpNHcm8 Thanks, Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: Purple Martins are Back From: Karl Werner <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:35:39 -0500 Saw first of season ones at Rotary Park in Cape Coral on Mon 23rd. Karl Werner Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ Subject: Avocet at North Shore Park From: "Bob" <samakibob AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:06:51 -0000 I stopped to check out the ducks, about 20 Lesser Scaup, and there was an Am. Avocet right by the shore. This was 3pm, 25 Jan. That park is on US 41 on the north side of the Caloosahatchee. ------------------------------------ Subject: Sandhill Cranes From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:57:09 -0000 Hi, I got this great video of 60 Sandhill Cranes in the morning mist at the Clery Fields in Sarasota. http://youtu.be/UaIsXTS7DNQ Thanks, Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: Sanibel Island - Recent Bird Reports From: Karl Werner <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:44:08 -0500 Notable birds in the past week. Orange-crowned Warbler in Bailey Tract (SW corner) Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Gulfside Park Short-Tail Hawk and Swamp Sparrow at Sanibel Gardens White morph of Reddish Egret and singing Yellow-throated Warbler at tower area of Ding Darling wildlife drive. Good Birding Karl Werner Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ Subject: Cinnamon Teal From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:23:35 -0000 I got this video of the Cinnamon Teal at the Celery Fields in Sarasota this morning. http://youtu.be/VP0o2EM0fJU Mark H. Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: White Pelicans From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:12:15 -0000 Hello, I got this great video of White Pelicans landing at Ackerman Park in Sarasota on 1/19/12 http://youtu.be/j2uBxnq6HAs Thanks, Mark H. Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: white pelicans From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:10:04 -0000 Hello, I got this great video of White Pelicans landing at Ackerman Park in Sarasota this last Thurs 1/19/12. http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html Thanks, Mark Vance ------------------------------------ Subject: Looking for Botanist/Ornithologist to guide 1/21 and/or 1/22 in Naples, FL From: MMM Lowry <mainereader60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:12:44 -0800 (PST) I am looking for a botanist/ornithologist available to guide 3 visitors this weekend (Sat., 1/21 and/or Sun, 1/22) in the Northwest corner of the Everglades, Ding Darling and/or Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. My father is a lifelong botanist and ornithologist. We figure that with a guide we will not only see more, but also get answers to questions and learn a lot more about this part of the world. Do you know of anyone who might be interested? Thank you! Best   Meri Lowry 207 772-8714 - home Subject: STA5 Sat. Jan. 14th Trip Report From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:51:38 -0000 Check out the Big "O" Birding Festival at: www.bigobirdingfestival.com Yesterday's STA5 combined list includes Blumberg Road. Reminder select: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 from Florida hotspots when entering STA5 data. Reservations required. Limited to 60 participants For reservations and information contact: Margaret England LaBelle www.hendrygladesaudubon.org Great News STA1 in Palm Beach County has started birding/photo trips. Limited to 40 participants. Reservations required: http://www.auduboneverglades.org/ Stormwater Treatment Area 5, Hendry, US-FL Jan 14, 2012 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 27.0 mile(s) Comments: White-faced Whistling Duck observed and photographed. Swainson's Hawk 2 (1 light form and 1 dark form) Groups: Everglades Birding Festival, Clearwater Audubon, Flights of Fancy , Audubon of Everglades and groups lead by Hendry-Glades Audubon volunteers plus photographers 84 species White-faced Whistling-Duck 1 photos available Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 150 Fulvous Whistling-Duck 25 Gadwall American Wigeon Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail 6 Green-winged Teal Canvasback 2 Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Wood Stork Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga American White Pelican American Bittern 1 Least Bittern 2 Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey White-tailed Kite 1 (Blumberg Road 1 mile south of 835) Snail Kite 12 Bald Eagle 2 Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Short-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk 2 1 light form and 1 dark form Red-tailed Hawk Crested Caracara American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Sora Purple Swamphen 20 Common Gallinule American Coot Limpkin Black-bellied Plover Killdeer Black-necked Stilt American Avocet 1 Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Caspian Tern Black Skimmer Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird Common Yellowthroat Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) Savannah Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle ------------------------------------ Subject: Sedge Wren From: Vincent McGrath <McAvian AT aol.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:08:39 -0500 Went to relocate the Sedge Wren I found on Dec 19 Ft Myers CBC. It readily. Showed itself and an added bonus was a Marsh Wren as well and a female Painted Bunting. The look for these birds one can go the the ne corner of. Kmart plaza on Mcgregor Blvd. Go behind Pinchers Crab Shack to the huge white tank, walk along the fence on the left side to the field go left and work the cattails along the pond. The marsh wren and bunting were in the reeds along the smaller pond on the right side of the tank. Easy birding good birds. Mcavian AT aol.com Vince McGrath Fort Myers, Fl ------------------------------------ Subject: Bonaparte's Gull at Ding Darling From: Karl Werner <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:56:54 -0500 Saw one today at second impoundment near the White Pelicans. Very unusual at the refuge. Karl Werner Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ Subject: Marbled Godwit Photos Uploaded From: "Blair" <skink AT embarqmail.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:48:30 -0000 I have created an album of photos taken at Bunche Beach on 12/30/11 of one of the Marbled Godwits. Some images are in landscape that shouldn't be. If you click on that photo and at the top of the screen select to view as the original it should correct this. Hope you enjoy. Blair ------------------------------------ Subject: Long Billed Curlew Photos Uploaded From: "Blair" <skink AT embarqmail.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:24:14 -0000 I spent New Years morning photographing the Long Billed Curlew at Bunche Beach and have made an album of them. I hope you enjoy. Blair ------------------------------------ Subject: Tree Swallow Roost From: "Mark Vance" <vvw5 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:41:01 -0000 Here is a video I got of Tree Swallows coming down to roost one night. It was on private property so no location is given, but is was in Northern Sarasota county. www.youtube.com/markinsrq5 ------------------------------------ Subject: Merlin & Peregrine From: "Blair" <skink AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:54:26 -0000 Both Merlin and Peregrine were snacking on shore birds this morning at Bunche Beach. Both probably have a favorite perch back in the Mangroves as neither stayed on the beach with a kill but shot inland with it. Had the Peregrine fly right past me but didn't get to see what it had, it was moving fast and I was seeing slow. ;) Have a Happy New Years All. Blair ------------------------------------ Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on Sanibel From: Karl Werner <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:52:33 -0500 A late post. Last Sat on the Christmas count a Scissor-tailed was found on the Pond Apple Trail. It was roughly midway between the chamber of commerce bldg (on right as you enter island), and the end of the trail at Matzaluna restaurant. Karl Werner Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ Subject: Magnificent Frigatebirds on Sanibel Causeway From: Karl Werner <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:43:05 -0500 Saw several flying around bridge between Sanibel and first spoil island yesterday and today. Warm weather and southerly breezes helped. Karl Werner Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------ Subject: Horned Grebes and Loons at Bunche Beach From: "Colin" <colindowney55 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:33:13 -0000 Kharli Rose and I along with another friendly couple spotted two Horned Grebes at the southeast boundary of Bunche Beach around 9:45 today. Both were near a moored catamaran (park and walk to the left once at the beach). In the same vicinity were a pair of Common Loons. No Long-Billed Curlew, but plenty of the regular sandpipers, plovers, skimmers and a few dunlin. Kharli took a nice photo of a grebe, but I'm struggling to attach it to this post (no "attach" to be found). Subject: Marbled Godwit High Count at Bunche Beach From: "karldwerner" <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:19:14 -0000 Saw personal seasonal high of 12 this morning. No sighting of Curlew Today so far. Karl Werner ------------------------------------ Subject: Bunche Beach Birds From: "karldwerner" <karlwerner AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:40:08 -0000 Over the past week there have been the following noteworthy birds. Horned Grebe Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit (at least 3) Common Loon (at least 3) We'll see if they hang around for the Christmas Count Monday. Karl Werner ------------------------------------ Subject: Banded Piping Plover @ Bunche Beach From: "Blair" <skink AT embarqmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:29:44 -0000 I have posted photos of a banded Piping Plover that I observed Monday 12/12/11 at Bunche Beach. Here is what I have heaard back on it . . . "Thanks so much for the great photos! The PIPL you observed is missing a band on the lower right leg either above or below the dark blue band. Because of this, I can't tell you specific information about this bird except that it was banded on the Missouri River near Vermillion, SD between 2009 and 2011." Cool! Happy Holidays to All. ------------------------------------ Subject: American Golden Plover still present at Bunche Beach From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:09:53 -0500 The American Golden Plover first reported by Vince McGrath back in October is still present at Bunche Beach. See John Haas' blog for a photo and details: https://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com/florida-trip-2011/ Charlie Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife info: http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/ Lee County Bird Patrol info: http://www.birdpatrol.org/ SWFL Birdline info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ FL Ornithological Society info: http://www.fosbirds.org/ Subject: STA5 CBC and Trip List Nov. 12, 2011 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:18:47 -0000 Volunteer birders and photographers needed for the 5th Annual STA5-Clewiston CBC (FLSO) December 31, 2011. Great birding at STA5 and Blumberg Road, located in Hendry County 20 miles south of Clewiston, on Saturday Nov. 12th. The next trip will be Nov. 26th. Reservations are required. There is cap on number of participants on trips. Public access is being planned by the SFWMD within the next few years. The highlights of Saturday's trip was the Greater White-fronted Goose and the return of the wintering Cassin's Kingbird. Reminder: When adding your STA5 sightings to e-bird select the "hotspot: Stormwater Treatment Area 5, Hendry, US-FL Reservations or information: Margaret England LaBelle www.hendrygladesaudubon.org www.bigobirdingfestival.com Stormwater Treatment Area 5, Hendry, US-FL Nov 12, 2011 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 24.0 mile(s) Comments: Greater White-fronted Goose on dirt road leading to Blumberg Road Gate:; 4th Year for Cassin's Kingbird reported on West side STA5. 75 species 31 Participants Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Greater White-fronted Goose 1 Gadwall American Wigeon Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail 15 Green-winged Teal Redhead Ring-necked Duck Ruddy Duck 35 Pied-billed Grebe Wood Stork X Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill 1 Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Snail Kite 6 Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Crested Caracara American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Sora 2 Purple Swamphen 6 Purple Gallinule 3 Common Gallinule American Coot Limpkin Killdeer Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper 5 Long-billed Dowitcher Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Cassin's Kingbird 1 Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Common Yellowthroat Palm Warbler Prairie Warbler 1 Savannah Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Boat-tailed Grackle ------------------------------------ Subject: Long Billed Curlew - Bunche 10/27/11 From: "Blair" <skink AT embarqmail.com> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:49:01 -0000 Thursday mornings low tide didn't produce a Golden Plover but did provide what I am calling a Long Billed Curlew. Warm coloring, no head strips and the length of the bill sounds about right. I have posted photos. I wish they were better but the bird was way out on the edge of the tide with the Marbled Godwits. The bird did not stick around like the Godwits. By the time I left around 11:00 I had 6 Marbled Godwits that were coming in with the tide. I tried very hard for the Golden but only found a few Black Bellied. Oh well, another day. ;) ------------------------------------ Subject: Mistaken plover From: "eastkingbird" <dot929mo2 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:39:30 -0000 Posted photos, upon review by more experienced eyes, show a bill too large for a golden, so likely a black-bellied. My Sibley even warns that first-years often have the gold on the back that fooled me. Sorry ------------------------------------ Subject: Golden Plover From: "eastkingbird" <dot929mo2 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:33:31 -0000 Thanks for the word about the golden plover at Bunche Beach. I posted some photos I took this morning, Oct. 26, of what I think is the correct bird. ------------------------------------ Subject: FW: Am Golden Plover- Bunche Beach, Lee Co From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:48:34 -0400 FYI From: FlaBirding AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:FlaBirding AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vincent McGrath Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 2:56 PM To: BRDBRAIN; Flabirding Subject: [FlaBirding] Am Golden Plover- Lee Co Nice find today while surveying Bunche Beach saltflats ---------- Mcavian AT aol.com Vince McGrath Fort Myers, Fl FlaBirding - Florida and Bahama Birding website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaBirding/ . Subject: FW: [BRDBRAIN] Flamingo at Sanibel Toll Booth [1 Attachment] From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:46:40 -0400 FYI.This rarity has been seen at Bunche Beach and Bowditch Pointe County Park at the north end of Ft Myers Beach recently as well. Charlie Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife info: http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/ Lee County Bird Patrol info: http://www.birdpatrol.org/ From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto:BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] On Behalf Of Ruth Parks Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 2:07 PM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Flamingo at Sanibel Toll Booth This immature American Flamingo was working the shallows near the Sanibel toll booth area around noon today. It is probably the same one that was seen at Bunche Beach on Friday. When coming from Ft. Myers to the Sanibel toll booth, stay in the far right lane. Turn right at the light just before the toll booth and then turn around and come back out the same way (turn left at the light) and pull over by the sandy beach area to your right. Do not go through the toll booth! You need to turn at the light because you can not make a U-turn to get to the south side of the road. Ruth Parks Cape Coral, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: STA5 NAMC featured in Ft. Myers News-Press From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:46:42 -0000 Link to article and 19 photo of NAMC at STA5. page B1 & 3 By Janine Zeitlin http://www.news-press.com/article/20110918/NEWS01/109180387/Count-helps-keep-tabs-bird-migration ------------------------------------ Subject: new online raptor info from FKH From: Jeff Bouton <jbouton2 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 08:53:09 -0700 (PDT) For the benefit of those who have joined the social media world of Facebook, I want to offer the following. The Florida Keys Hawkwatch is rapidly approaching another busy count season (11 days and counting to the kickoff and beginning of the official count season) and they have been adding fun, daily raptor ID quizzes on their facebook page here:http://www.facebook.com/floridakeyshawkwatchThis quizzes offer some great tips on how to identify these flying raptors. Even if you don't know the answer by taking a guess and by watching the information and final answers when they come in you can learn a lot. Not on Facebook?... it takes mere moments to sign up and get started. For those who don't want to go there though, you can always check for the less frequent updates on the FKH blog here:http://floridakeyshawkwatch.wordpress.com/ Plus you can check the count data from past seasons at the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) here:http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=583 Last season just over 10,000 raptors were tallied migrating past the watch between mid September and the end of October, and over 1500 of these were Peregrine Falcons! Due to these types of numbers the Florida Keys boasts the greatest concentration of migrating Peregrines in the US and possibly the world. It is also the best spot in Florida to learn to become adept at identifying hawks in flight. There is no where else where you can go to have both the repetition of bird sightings along with the advantage of having experts present to help you identify each bird that passes. Hope you can make it down there this fall, but if not you can at least follow the adventures vicariously through the Facebook feed and blog that will be offering daily content from the watch... The next best thing to being there! :) Best, Jeff BoutonPort Charlotte, FLjbouton2 AT yahoo.com Subject: Six Mile Cypress Preserve, Fri 9/2/11 From: "Charlie" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:44:15 -0000 Walt Winton reported having 12 warbler species (including Blackburian), as well as quite a few other songbird species along the boardwalk at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Ft Myers today (9/2/11). It was a quick conversation, so I can't give a run down of the species, but he did say it was the first day this season that he has seen this many migrants! Charlie Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net ------------------------------------ Subject: STA5 Aug. 20 and Sept. 17 NAMC From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:57:23 -0000 Here's yesterday's Stormwater Treatment Area 5 (STA5) and Blumberg Road Combined trip list. The next trip will be the Fall NAMC Sept. 17th. For information about upcoming trips visit the HGAS website. Volunteer birders, photographers and compilers are still needed for the 6th Annual Hendry/Glades North American Bird Count to be held Sept. 17th. . Teams will meet at 7 a.m. at Harney Pond Observation Deck in Lake Port, Keri Fire Tower (OK Slough/Spirit of Wild), STA5 gate and Barron Park, LaBelle (at LaBelle Bridge). E-mail Margaret England for information or to volunteer for 1/2 for full day. Team leaders and teams are invited to the post count gathering to be held at the Clewiston Musuem. Margaret England LaBelle http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org Stormwater Treatment Area 5, Hendry, US-FL Aug 20, 2011 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 21.0 mile(s) 64 species (+1 other taxa) Participants: 17 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Mottled Duck Northern Bobwhite Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga Least Bittern 3 Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill 6 Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Snail Kite 8 Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ken Bradshaw Crested Caracara 2 Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Gallinule American Coot Limpkin Semipalmated Plover 5 Vince Lucas, Bob Schmidt Killdeer Black-necked Stilt Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Gull-billed Tern Black Tern Rock Pigeon 2 Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Common Nighthawk Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Ken Bradshaw Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Ken Bradshaw Purple Martin Tree Swallow few seen with Barn Swallows Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow 8 Vince Lucas and Bob Schmidt Northern Mockingbird European Starling 6 Ken Bradshaw Common Yellowthroat Yellow Warbler Eastern Towhee Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Boat-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird ------------------------------------ Subject: Babcock Webb and Vicinity From: "christine_2_nguyen" <christine.2.nguyen AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:22:51 -0000 We drove from South Fort Myers to Babcock Webb at 8 AM. Birds observed: * Little Blue Heron * Mottled Duck * Common Ground Dove * Cattle Egret * Northern Mockingbird * Snowy Egret * Laughing Gull * Common Grackle * White Ibis * Red-Shouldered Hawk * Osprey * Common Moorehen * Eastern Towhee * Eastern Bluebird * Sandhill Crane * Tricolored Heron * Blue Jay * Red-Bellied Woodpecker * Brown-Headed Nuthatch * Red-Cockaded Woodpecker * Bachman's Sparrow * Eastern Meadowlark * Northern Flicker * Loggerhead Shrike * Red-Tailed Hawk * Turkey Vulture * Black Vulture * European Starling * Rock Dove * Anhinga * Pine Warbler * Northern Cardinal * Downy Woodpecker - Christine Nguyen, Scott Peacock and Steve Peacock Fort Myers, FL christine.2.nguyen AT gmail.com Subject: Hendry/Glades NAMC Sept. 17 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:07:59 -0000 You are invited to participate in Hendry and Glades County's 6th Annual Florida Fall North American Migration Count (NAMC) to be held Saturday September 17 for half or whole day. Most teams will begin at 7 a.m. The following returning teams need additional counters, compilers and photographers: LaBelle, Clewiston, Pioneer, Muse, STA5, Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest/Spirit of the Wild, Fisheating Creek Campground, Lakeport/Ft. Center/Curry Island and South Hendry (833/835). In order to get a good snapshot of our count area, volunteers are still needed to organize a team or do home counts at Ortona, Dinner Island/833, Felda, Hwy 80, SR 27 or Lake Okeechobee. The post count gathering will be held at the Clewiston Museum. For information about the Count or STA5 trips contact: Margaret England LaBelle http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org ------------------------------------ Subject: RE: Caloosahatchee Creeks count From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:09:27 -0400 You're right Bob, they would be early migrants that are right on time by mid to late July. Many of the adult shorebirds that breed south of the arctic (like Willet, Short-billed Dowitcher, Spotted Sandpiper, etc) were already showing up a couple weeks ago. I'd expect the arctic breeders like Red Knot, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, etc are not far behind, if not arriving already. Migration is back on! I did happen to be in downtown Ft Myers last night as sundown approached, and saw at least 50 -100 Purple Martins heading for their staging roost. I didn't see the actual area the roost was located. About the same number of Chimney Swifts were also present, so I'd assume they are staging in that area as well. Lots of Gray Kingbirds on the powerlines all around that part of town. Charlie Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife info: http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/ Lee County Bird Patrol info: http://www.birdpatrol.org/ FL Ornithological Society info: http://www.fosbirds.org/ From: SWFLBirdline AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:SWFLBirdline AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 9:19 PM To: SWFLBirdline AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [SWFLBirdline] Caloosahatchee Creeks count I just went for a quick count after work this afternoon not expecting much. But as it often happens when I get out there something unexpected shows up. To start with there was a Red-tailed Hawk vocalizing from atop a power pole. Then just before the small bridge in a large oak I spotted a Red-eyed Vireo and a bright Black-and-white Warbler (the beginning of migration?) The list -- a little over an hour and a half of birding: Mottled Duck Tricolored Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile) White Ibis Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Mockingbird Black-and-white Warbler Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Subject: Caloosahatchee Creeks count From: "Bob" <samakibob AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:19:27 -0000 I just went for a quick count after work this afternoon not expecting much. But as it often happens when I get out there something unexpected shows up. To start with there was a Red-tailed Hawk vocalizing from atop a power pole. Then just before the small bridge in a large oak I spotted a Red-eyed Vireo and a bright Black-and-white Warbler (the beginning of migration?) The list -- a little over an hour and a half of birding: Mottled Duck Tricolored Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile) White Ibis Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Mockingbird Black-and-white Warbler Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle ------------------------------------ Subject: STA5 July 16, 2011 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:52:47 -0000 Combined trip list for STA5 and Blumberg Road July 16, 2011 Next trip August 20. Reservations required. For schedule through December 2012 go To Hendry Glades Audubon website: http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org Contact: Margaret England LaBelle Stormwater Treatment Area 5, Hendry, US-FL Jul 16, 2011 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 22.0 mile(s) 55 species 16 Participants Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Wood Duck Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Wood Stork Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron (White form) Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Swallow-tailed Kite 16 Snail Kite 8 one banded green right leg with elongated horizontal 8 and silver band left leg Red-shouldered Hawk Crested Caracara King Rail Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Limpkin Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Forster's Tern Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Common Nighthawk Loggerhead Shrike Purple Martin Barn Swallow Northern Mockingbird Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Boat-tailed Grackle ------------------------------------ Subject: Help with American Kestrels From: jbouton2 AT yahoo.com Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:26:58 -0000 All, The threatened "paulus" subspecies of the American Kestrel (a.k.a. "Southeastern Kestrel", "Florida Kestrel", & "Florida little" colloquially) is a resident race that stays in Florida throughout the summer and breeds. Comparatively little is known about this species and it is believed that their range extends south to about the Ft. Myers latitude. I'm currently doing a research project on plumage variation on these birds in Florida, and have begun by amassing sightings data. I've looked at every summer record on e-bird and other resources I can find over the past decade and have only found 3 reports south of Sarasota. i'm certain that folks out there know of others and would dearly love to hear about any summer sightings of Kestrels you may have. Any bird seen from June through mid August is almost certainly a resident. While I'd happily accept sightings data from anywhere in the state I'm mostly interested in sightings from Sarasota south and particularly closer to the gulf. Finding individuals closer to home would be a big advantage in saving time and gas costs when I want to study these birds naturally. If you have records of past summer sightings, or know of current locations of these birds, or see some over the next 2 months and would be willing to share the locations. Please e-mail me directly at jbouton2 AT yahoo.com. I would be very greatful. I would also be interested in seeing any images anyone would be willing to share. You can see some of my early studies (just begun) on resident raptor subspecies at the Flickr site "Florida Raptors" here: www.flickr.com/photos/flraptors Thanks in advance for any help any can offer! Best, Jeff Bouton Port Charlotte, FL jbouton2 AT yahoo.com ------------------------------------ Subject: STA5 5/28/2011 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:54:39 -0000 STA5 Trip list 5/28/2011 Summer Trips: June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17 North American Migration Count Individuals and Teams (Hendry and Glades County) Reservations required. Contact: Margaret England LaBelle http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org http://www.bigobirdingfestival.com Location: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 and Blumberg Road 20 miles south of Clewiston, Hendry County Observation date: 5/28/11 Notes: 2 banded Roseate Spoonbills, unable to read bands; observed Anhingas with orange on wings; Pied-billed grebe seen with nesting material; Black-necked stilt nests with eggs; Numerous young moorhen; Number of species: 57 seen my group Participants: 20 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Wood Duck 20 Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Ring-necked Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe Wood Stork 50 Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga American White Pelican Least Bittern 7 Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron (White form) Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Swallow-tailed Kite 3 Snail Kite 10 Red-shouldered Hawk King Rail Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Limpkin Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Black-necked Stilt Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Common Nighthawk Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Purple Martin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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At least 5 participants required for trip. Reservations required. For 2011-2012 schedule go to: http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org Margaret England LaBelle Location: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 Observation date: 5/14/11 Notes: Combined STA5 NAMC list including Blumberg Road. Number of species: 73 Observers: 8 White-faced Whistling-Duck 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 329 Fulvous Whistling-Duck 99 Wood Duck 2 Mottled Duck 324 Blue-winged Teal 27 Northern Shoveler 7 Ring-necked Duck 16 Northern Bobwhite 6 Pied-billed Grebe 55 Wood Stork 51 Double-crested Cormorant 37 Anhinga 55 American White Pelican 58 Least Bittern 8 Great Blue Heron 70 Great Blue Heron (White form) 3 Great Egret 320 Snowy Egret 19 Little Blue Heron 39 Tricolored Heron 48 Cattle Egret 56 Green Heron 43 Black-crowned Night-Heron 25 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3 White Ibis 29 Glossy Ibis 106 Roseate Spoonbill 7 Black Vulture 18 Turkey Vulture 30 Osprey 9 Swallow-tailed Kite 10 Snail Kite 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 Crested Caracara 3 Peregrine Falcon 3 King Rail 2 Purple Swamphen 109 Purple Gallinule 24 Common Moorhen 5904 American Coot 86 Limpkin 53 Sandhill Crane 4 Killdeer 19 Black-necked Stilt 258 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Solitary Sandpiper 5 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 4 Western Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 35 Stilt Sandpiper 7 Long-billed Dowitcher 20 Caspian Tern 5 Black Skimmer 20 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Mourning Dove 59 Common Ground-Dove 12 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Common Nighthawk 15 Loggerhead Shrike 3 White-eyed Vireo 2 Northern Mockingbird 19 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 2 Common Yellowthroat 34 Eastern Towhee 2 Northern Cardinal 17 Red-winged Blackbird 1565 Eastern Meadowlark 19 Boat-tailed Grackle 770 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SWFLBirdline-digest AT yahoogroups.com SWFLBirdline-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SWFLBirdline-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: STA5 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:09:17 -0000 There is a link to yesterday's STA5 report at the end of this message. Reminder, select Stormwater Treatment Area 5 from the Birding Hotspots pull down menu On e-bird to submit data to files that have been posted since 2005 for STA5. Next trip to STA5 will be April 30th. Reservations Required. Volunteers are needed for the May 14th Hendry and Glades County North American Migration Count. There is some coverage at STA5. The other birding hotspots in Hendry and Glades County are available for individuals and team who would like to help with the NAMC. For information about the Hendry and Glades NAMC or STA5 contact: Margaret England LaBelle www.hendrygladesaudubon.org Trip report April. 16, 2011 Location: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 Observation date: 4/16/11 Number of species: 66 Particpants:28 Download list at Hendry-Glades Audubon Website: http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org/?page_id=214 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SWFLBirdline-digest AT yahoogroups.com SWFLBirdline-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SWFLBirdline-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Bird sightings From: <clifton.kahler AT polk-fl.net> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:43:11 -0400 Ft. Desoto Park - North beach - roped off area for bird nesting. A Piping Plover and a Roseate Tern were spotted amongst the many shorebirds gathered on the far beach of the inlet. This was on Sunday April 10, 2011. Clifton Kahler Budget Coordinator Polk County School Board (W) 863-534-0560 (H & C) 863-205-2664 Subject: Recent Snail Kite Sightings From: "Floyd, Chris" <chrisf AT mitre.org> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:04:37 -0400 Has anyone been seeing Snail Kites recently anywhere near the I75 corridor between Sarasota and Naples (inland to Immokalee)? I recall some fairly regular reports from a couple of years ago in the inland Ft. Myers area. I will be doing some birding in this general area next week (10-15 April) and would appreciate any specific leads to this target species. I'll have a copy of Pranty in case referring to that helps locate a likely site. I was quite disappointed last spring to see none on a seemingly well-timed evening visit the Miccosukee roost site described in Pranty. Thanks in advance for any help, Chris Floyd Lexington, MA Subject: Sanibel Lighthouse From: "mayhill10" <mayhill10 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:28:29 -0000 The Sanibel Lighthouse birding finally picked up last night and today with numerous migrants(and birders) appearing, though not in huge numbers. Two prothonotaries were spotted last night along with grey and eastern kingbirds and vireos. Today we had numerous indigo buntings,a painted bunting,a few hooded warblers,a small flock of orchard orioles, vireos, palm warblers. Others saw a summer tanager(I am still looking for it!)Especially fun to watch was a red bellied woodpecker harassing a screech owl in a palm snag. They apparently both feel the tree or hole is theirs. The owl stayed put and seemed to be ignoring the woodpecker. Julie Long ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SWFLBirdline-digest AT yahoogroups.com SWFLBirdline-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SWFLBirdline-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SWFLBirdline-digest AT yahoogroups.com SWFLBirdline-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SWFLBirdline-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Florida RFI From: robert wardle <rwardleuk AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:08:10 -0700 (PDT) Hi everyone - I am on a family holiday in April and will be getting some birding in where I can. Due to the time limitations I might have it would be great if anybody can point me in the right direction to the best places to see the following birds... White-crowned Pigeon Mangrove Cuckoo Florida Scrub-Jay Black-whiskered Vireo Swainson's Warbler Saltmarsh Sparrow Snail Kite Smooth-billed Ani Groove-billed Ani Grey Kingbird Shiny Cowbird Also, does anybody know what the chances are for Bridled Tern from the boat to Dry Tortugas? Please reply direct if possible Regards Rob Wardle UK Subject: warblers at big cypress bend boardwalk From: "mayhill10" <mayhill10 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:14:54 -0000 Today, Monday, I had a small group of warblers at the boardwalk. Included were 1 each worm eating, blue winged, redstart, N. parula plus bggnatcher, white eyed vireos and a yellow bellied sapsucker. It was the first blue winged warbler I have had in Florida. Julie Long, Sanibel and St Charles, Il Subject: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 report -3/5/11 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:40:30 -0000 Combined list for the 3/5/11 Escorted trip to Stormwater Treatment Area 5. (For ebird select Stormwater Treatment Area 5 for data for 2005 -2011) Reservations for the Big O Birding Festival bus and photography trips March 23-26 are limited to 10-25 participants. Use forms at http://www.bigobirdingfestival.com The next escorted driving trip to STA5 will be April 16th. Reservations required. Limited to 60 participants. For information contact: Margaret England LaBelle http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org Location: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 Observation date: 3/5/11 Notes: Banded spoonbill: red band on left knee and silver on right ankle. No letters or numbers observed Number of species: 83 Participants: 68 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Canada Goose Gadwall American Wigeon Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Pied-billed Grebe Wood Stork Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga American White Pelican Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron (White form) Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill 82 Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Snail Kite Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Crested Caracara American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon 2 Sora Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Limpkin Sandhill Crane Killdeer Black-necked Stilt American Avocet 2 Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Caspian Tern Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Cassin's Kingbird 1 Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow House Wren Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Palm Warbler Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Savannah Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Subject: Fwd: Peregring Falcon on Sanibel causeway From: Vincent McGrath <McAvian AT aol.com> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:09:59 -0500 Mcavian AT aol.com Vince McGrath Fort Myers, Fl Begin forwarded message: > From: Vincent McGrath > Date: February 23, 2011 8:05:39 PM EST > To: Unknown , Flabirding AT yahoogroups.com > Subject: Peregring Falcon on Sanibel causeway > > I have seen a large adult Peregrine four times since Feb 17 on the c- > span bridge and the last two on a pole on the b island at the c-span > bridge on on the right side. Until today I was seeing it at 7-8am. > Today ( she ) was sitting at 6:15 pm. Maybe it looks so big because > it can be seen within 30ft. > So, for all you Sanibel birders here is a beauty. > > Mcavian AT aol.com > Vince McGrath > Fort Myers, Fl Subject: STA5 GBBC From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:39:34 -0000 The Deadline for submitting GBBC tallies and photos is March 1st. Scissor-tailed flycatchers are being reported on powerlines on 835 near Blumberg Road and Deer Fence. I saw one and 4 Western Kingbirds on 835 near Deer Fence next to C&B Farm last week. Margaret Over 150 birders and photographers reported 97 species during the GBBC at STA5 Feb. 19-21. When reporting STA5 sightings on ebird the correct Hot Spot, created in 2004 is : Stormwater Treatment Area 5. Big "O" Birding Festival bus and photography trips to birding hotspots in Hendry and Glades Counties will be March 23-26. For schedule go to: http://www.bigobirdingfestival.com The next Hendry-Glades Audubon "escorted" STA5 trips will be March 5 and April 16 For information contact: Margaret England LaBelle http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org Combined list for STA5 Feb. 19-21. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Canada Goose Gadwall American Wigeon Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck duck sp. Pied-billed Grebe Wood Stork Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga American White Pelican American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron (white morph) Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey White-tailed Kite Snail Kite Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Short-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Crested Caracara American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Limpkin Sandhill Crane Killdeer Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Caspian Tern Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Cassin's Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow House Wren Marsh Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Savannah Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Subject: FW: [BRDBRAIN] Mangrove Cuckoos From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:09:21 -0500 Interesting report on Mangrove Cuckoo at Ding Darling below. Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife info: http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/ Lee County Bird Patrol info: http://www.birdpatrol.org/ SWFL Birdline info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ FL Ornithological Society info: http://www.fosbirds.org/ _____ Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:11 PM Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Mangrove Cuckoos Greetings birders, Just back from a wonderful two weeks in Florida. We were very fortunate to come across two Mangrove Cuckoos during our spell in the south. One, a calling bird at the well described spot (Pranty 2005,p. 258) at the end of the paved road on Saddlebunch Key, accessed from Sugarloaf Key (CR 939) on February 15th. Another gave incredible views to tens of admirers at J. N. Ding Darling NWR on Sanibel Island on February 17th. This bird was by the road close to the 'cross dike' access and parking area at Mile 2. I took a few pics through my scope and bins; http://pioneerbirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/fl-mangrove-cuckoo-0217.html We also heard about another Mangrove Cuckoo seen that morning at Mile 3.5 on the wildlife drive on the refuge. We came across a few other notable birds on our trip; 1 Worm-eating Warbler associating with a Black-and-White Warbler and an Ovenbird at Dagney Johnson Key Largo Botanical State Park on Feb 13th. 1 Cape May Warbler on Saddlebunch Key at the spot described above for Mangrove Cuckoo. 31 Bronzed Cowbirds and a Lincoln's Sparrow (with a Swamp Sparrow) at Eagle Lake Mitigation Site in the Naples area on Feb 18th. And, of course, the long staying La Sagra's Flycatcher at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, which showed fantastically well for nearly forty minutes in the vicinity of the restrooms (the block close to the frequently mentioned white gate) and south from there on Feb 12th. Best birding, James James P. Smith Gill, MA http://pioneerbirding.blogspot.com/ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: RE: birding sites between Sarasota and Miami From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:24:26 -0500 Lori and All, Anyone looking for an excellent listing of birding areas in the Ft Myers/Naples area should check the Caloosa Bird Club's website: http://caloosabirdclub.org/ and go to the link along the top of the page "Birding Resources" to get to "Local Birding Hot Spots" or use this link: http://caloosabirdclub.org/local-birding-hot-spots/ Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife info: http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/ Lee County Bird Patrol info: http://www.birdpatrol.org/ SWFL Birdline info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ FL Ornithological Society info: http://www.fosbirds.org/ _____ From: SWFLBirdline AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:SWFLBirdline AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lori Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:09 PM To: SWFLBirdline AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [SWFLBirdline] birding sites between Sarasota and Miami Hi, I will be in Sarasota in two weeks (visiting from CT). I am meeting a friend from Miami for a day of birding on Feb. 28. I'm looking for a location that's about midway between Sarasota and Miami. I've been to Ding Darling before so hoping for something else. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Lori Mott Subject: birding sites between Sarasota and Miami From: "Lori" <zoogirl527 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:08:38 -0000 Hi, I will be in Sarasota in two weeks (visiting from CT). I am meeting a friend from Miami for a day of birding on Feb. 28. I'm looking for a location that's about midway between Sarasota and Miami. I've been to Ding Darling before so hoping for something else. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Lori Mott Subject: (unknown) From: <jec56 AT rcn.com> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:39:25 -0500 (EST) Every january we make a loop thru parts of florida to bird and photograph. Next year in Jan 2012, we are thinking of going thru lakeland, clearwater, st. pete (fort desoto) sarasota and down to venice and then a few other places where we are all set with what to see. We are looking for areas in the places above that DON"T involve much walking or that are wheelchair accessible with wheelchairs available.. Thus lakeland could be a problem? we have done myaka and oscar scherer and lettuce lakes and want something different. Any suggestions? is fort desoto worth it in Jan or is it more of a spring place? (know about the duck pond on the way in. ). thanks. for any suggestions. Please feel free to reply off list. Joan Subject: Woodcock From: Dori sosensky <dori.sosensky AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:34:43 -0500 Yesterday evening, on our way back from a terrific Caloosa Bird Club trip to Clewiston, LaBelle and beyond, Lynn James and I had an American Woodcock fly over the road on Rte 80 2 miles east of La Port Belle Inn. The bird literally flew into the sunset. Dori -- Dori Sosensky North Fort Myers, FL East Haven, CT Subject: STA5 Jan. 15, 2011 From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:09:52 -0000 STA5 Combined list including Blumberg Road For information or reservation for STA5 contact: Margaret England LaBelle http://www.hendrygladesaudubon.org http://www.bigobirdingfestival.com Reservations required for Upcoming trips: Jan. 22 Feb. 5 Feb. 19,20,21 Great Backyard Bird Count Weekend All Welcome March 5 March 23,24,25,26Big "O" birding and photo trips www.bigobirdingfestival.org Location: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 Observation date: 1/15/11 Number of species: 84 Participants:75 including Everglades Birding Festival Group Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck American Wigeon Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback 5 Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead 1 Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga American Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron (White form) Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Wood Stork Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Snail Kite Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Crested Caracara American Kestrel Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon Sora Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Limpkin Killdeer Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Caspian Tern 20 Black Skimmer 200 Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Barn Owl (6:30 a.m. on Blumberg Road) Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Cassin's Kingbird 1 Loggerhead Shrike Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow Marsh Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Savannah Sparrow Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Boat-tailed Grackle Subject: Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area , 1/15/2011 From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:11:25 -0500 All, Below are the results from a field trip I led today (Rookery Bay's Southwest Florida Nature Festival) at Little Estero Lagoon, Ft Myers Beach (Lee County)and the surrounding area as you walked from Santini Plaza, passed through the Holiday Inn property, and continued south along the path on the inside of the lagoon. Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife info: http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/ Lee County Bird Patrol info: http://www.birdpatrol.org/ SWFL Birdline info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ FL Ornithological Society info: http://www.fosbirds.org/ -----Original Message----- Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 4:28 PM Subject: eBird Report - Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area , 1/15/11 Location: Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area Observation date: 1/15/11 Notes: This survey was also a field trip with 18 participants and myself as the leader for the Rookery Bay Nature Festival. Number of species: 44 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Brown Pelican 8 Double-crested Cormorant 17 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Great Egret 9 Snowy Egret 5 Little Blue Heron 2 Tricolored Heron 3 Reddish Egret 2 Green Heron 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 White Ibis 8 Roseate Spoonbill 2 Wood Stork 2 Turkey Vulture 4 Osprey 5 American Kestrel 1 Black-bellied Plover 4 Wilson's Plover 8 Semipalmated Plover 32 Piping Plover 8 Killdeer 2 Willet 3 Ruddy Turnstone 23 Sanderling 18 Western Sandpiper 8 Least Sandpiper 52 Dunlin 4 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Laughing Gull 5 Ring-billed Gull 4 Herring Gull 2 Forster's Tern 1 Royal Tern 7 Mourning Dove 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Tree Swallow 25 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 13 Yellow-throated Warbler 3 House Sparrow 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: Fw: [BRDBRAIN] Jan. 24 - Feb. 6, 2011- Winter Shorebird Survey and International Piping Plover Survey From: anhinga42 AT comcast.net Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:00:24 +0000 Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Chris Burney Sender: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:27:38 To: Reply-To: Chris Burney Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Jan. 24 - Feb. 6, 2011- Winter Shorebird Survey and International Piping Plover Survey Hello all, *VOLUNTEERS NEEDED anytime between Jan. 24th to Feb. 6th, 2011 * Winter is a great time to hit the beaches and marshes in Florida to count shorebirds and seabirds so please consider giving us a hand with the *2011 Winter Shorebird Survey* and *International Piping Plover Census*. The Winter Shorebird Survey is an annual survey that started in Northeast Florida in 2008 as a continuation of the International Piping Plover Census which is conducted every 5 years. The Winter Shorebird Survey is very similar to a Christmas Bird Count- find a stretch of beach or marsh, and count the birds (focal species include Sea ducks, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Raptors, and Wading Birds). The primary objective of the Winter Shorebird Survey is to develop a better understanding of the winter distribution of waterbirds, primarily shorebirds and seabirds, in Florida. The 2011 International Piping Plover Census will be the fifth inventory, providing distribution and abundance data since 1991. The International Piping Plover Census is performed throughout the breeding and wintering range of the Piping Plover and includes 32 U.S. states, 9 Canadian provinces, Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean islands. It is coordinated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey. See results for the 2006 International Piping Plover Census ( http://flshorebirdalliance.org/pdf/Elliot-Smith_Haig-2006_PIPL_Report.pdf). *How you can help?* 1. Find the coordinator for your area or the sites you are interested in surveying, this info is available on pg. 2 of the survey materials (Download from the Florida Shorebird Alliance website: http://flshorebirdalliance.org/field_notes-pages/winter_survey_2011.html ). *Note: some counties have a local or regional coordinator, and ALL INLAND sites are being coordinated by me (Chris.Burney AT myfwc.com).* 2. Read the protocol and instructions in the aforementioned survey materials. 3. Determine where and when you want to survey. *Note: some counties have pre-defined survey routes.* 4. Contact your coordinator by email, addresses listed on pg. 2. *Also let them know how experienced you are at shorebird and seabird identification, and if you have a scope.* If you have any questions- please contact me (chris.burney AT myfwc.com) Thank you, Chris Burney Chris Burney Shorebird Partnership Coordinator Species Conservation Planning Section Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Southwest Regional Office 3900 Drane Field Rd Lakeland, FL 33811 Phone: (863) 648-3200 Fax: (863) 701-1248 Email: chris.burney AT myfwc.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Burrowing Owl and Florida Scrub-Jay From: "Laberge Luc" <jbllaberge AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:36:37 -0000 Hi, I'm from Montreal and I will be at Fort Myers for two weeks (Jan 15th to 29th). I would like to see those two birds. Do you have good spots to see tnem? Thanks a lot Luc Laberge Subject: Cape Coral Pine Siskins From: Dori sosensky <dori.sosensky AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 13:41:55 -0500 Jan Olesen has had between 1 and 3 Pine Siskens at her feeder in Cape Coral since yesterday morning. Yesterday the siskins were only seen before noon. Birders are welcomd 237 SW11th Ter Cape Coral FL This is two blocks west of the intersection of Santa Barbara and Nicholas Parkway. Take the 2nd left and the feeders can be seen from the side of the house. If you pass the stop sign you have missed them. -- Dori Sosensky North Fort Myers, FL East Haven, CT Subject: Birding Advice Needed From: Evan Barrientos <emb326 AT cornell.edu> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:35:39 -0600 Hello everyone, I'm taking a six day birding trip to SW Florida early this January. I have four full days to bird, and so far I have picked out Ding Darling NWR, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Big Cypress Preserve, and Everglades National Park. However, I would really appreciate advice on specifically where to go in these parks, or if there are other hotspots that would probably be more productive for a short amount of time. I am a bird photographer and a bird watcher, so what I am looking for in each spot is a place that will let me see a great diversity of birds UP CLOSE. I also prefer going to natural, peaceful areas instead of busy tourist destinations. So in summary, what are some specific spots in the places I've listed or elsewhere that would provide me with good birding and great photography opportunities in SW Florida. Thank you all so much, Evan Barrientos Milwaukee, WI PS My photo website is www.ebarrientos.smugmug.com Subject: Re: Banded Loggerhead Shrike observations requested From: anhinga42 AT comcast.net Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:29:28 +0000 Hi Dan and Margaret, I'll pass along word of the project. Charlie Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Margaret England" Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:42:40 To: 'Dan Bone'; Charles Ewell; Subject: RE: Banded Loggerhead Shrike observations requested From: Dan Bone [mailto:dan.bone AT xplornet.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 8:27 PM To: Margaret England Subject: Banded Loggerhead Shrike observations requested Hello Margaret, I am hoping you can post the following announcement/request for me on SW FLbirdline. I see that there have been no postings since Oct 16 so if SW FLbirdline is no longer viable then do what you can-- ie send this info where it may do some good. I got your email from the CBC compilor list and I monitor bird lists at surfbirds.com . It would be impossible to join all the birdlines in the south eastern States so I appreciate any help you can give me. Dan Bone, Wildlife Preservation Volunteer (the request starts on the next line) Banded Loggerhead Shrike Observations Requested: Christmas Bird Counts and all winter Much time and effort has been put into Loggerhead Shrike research and recovery in Ontario, Canada, where the species is critically endangered. Breeding shrikes found in Ontario are banded with metal and/or colour leg bands in an effort to address the greatest knowledge gap for recovery of Ontario shrikes -- migration routes and wintering areas. We are asking for your help by determining if any Loggerhead Shrikes you find are banded. Report BANDED Loggerhead Shrikes sightings to Jessica Steiner jessica AT wildlifepreservation.ca Wildlife Preservation Canada. Of greatest importance are shrikes banded with a silver band on right leg and red band on left leg OR a red band over silver on the left leg ONLY -- these birds are carrying 'geolocator' tags and must be captured to retrieve the tag, which will provide information on their migration route. We have more information about the recovery programme, banding colour coding and the reporting of sightings in a PDF file found on the Wildlife Preservation Canada website: for a direct link, click here: http://www.wptc.org/wildlife/USshrikeW2010-11.pdf . Please feel free to forward this information to others, particularly club newsletters, cbc compilers and other birding organizations. Thank you for your assistance. Dan Bone, Wildlife Preservation Canada (volunteer), 705-887-4691, dan.bone AT xplornet.com, ( dan dot bone at xplornet dot calm) Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada ********************************** Jessica Steiner Species Recovery Biologist Wildlife Preservation Canada RR#5 5420 Highway 6 North, Guelph ON N1H 6J2 Tel: 519-836-9314 and toll free 1-800-956-6608 Fax: 519-836-8840 jessica AT wildlifepreservation.ca www.wildlifepreservation.ca Subject: Message from Jessica Steiner: Banded Loggerhead Shrike observations Requested From: "Margaret" <mlelighthouse AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:46:38 -0000 Hello Margaret, I am hoping you can post the following announcement/request for me on SW FLbirdline. I see that there have been no postings since Oct 16 so if SW FLbirdline is no longer viable then do what you can-- ie send this info where it may do some good. I got your email from the CBC compilor list and I monitor bird lists at surfbirds.com . It would be impossible to join all the birdlines in the south eastern States so I appreciate any help you can give me. Dan Bone, Wildlife Preservation Volunteer (the request starts on the next line) Banded Loggerhead Shrike Observations Requested: Christmas Bird Counts and all winter Much time and effort has been put into Loggerhead Shrike research and recovery in Ontario, Canada, where the species is critically endangered. Breeding shrikes found in Ontario are banded with metal and/or colour leg bands in an effort to address the greatest knowledge gap for recovery of Ontario shrikes -- migration routes and wintering areas. We are asking for your help by determining if any Loggerhead Shrikes you find are banded. Report BANDED Loggerhead Shrikes sightings to Jessica Steiner jessica AT wildlifepreservation.ca Wildlife Preservation Canada. Of greatest importance are shrikes banded with a silver band on right leg and red band on left leg OR a red band over silver on the left leg ONLY -- these birds are carrying 'geolocator' tags and must be captured to retrieve the tag, which will provide information on their migration route. We have more information about the recovery programme, banding colour coding and the reporting of sightings in a PDF file found on the Wildlife Preservation Canada website: for a direct link, click here: http://www.wptc.org/wildlife/USshrikeW2010-11.pdf . Please feel free to forward this information to others, particularly club newsletters, cbc compilers and other birding organizations. Thank you for your assistance. Dan Bone, Wildlife Preservation Canada (volunteer), 705-887-4691, dan.bone AT xplornet.com, ( dan dot bone at xplornet dot calm) Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada ********************************** Jessica Steiner Species Recovery Biologist Wildlife Preservation Canada RR#5 5420 Highway 6 North, Guelph ON N1H 6J2 Tel: 519-836-9314 and toll free 1-800-956-6608 Fax: 519-836-8840 jessica AT wildlifepreservation.ca www.wildlifepreservation.ca Subject: Devil's Garden info From: "Charlie Ewell" <anhinga42 AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:49:20 -0400 All, I received some info about the Devil's Garden birding area that is listed below. Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL anhinga42 AT comcast.net (new email address) Charlie, Doug Zipperer is opening the tour which is on his land about 5 miles west of STA5. Margaet Official opening Nov. 1st of the Devil's Garden Birding Tour Check out information on website http://floridawildbirds.com/ 800-551-4375