Jim Stasz and I (visiting birders from Maryland)stopped at the Penbrooke location at Sheridan and 172th for the Purple Swamp Hen yesterday. We were in the park...
Hi All, Looks like the Dry Tortugas still have a few more surprises left this season, an Elegant Tern was spotted there this morning! Below is more from Elsa ...
BrianAhern@...
May 1, 2003 5:02 pm
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Murray Gardler called earlier this afternoon and left a message that: the Red-legged Honeycreeper (a gorgeous bird per Murray) and the White-tipped Dove were...
tom.jill
tom.jill@...
May 1, 2003 8:06 pm
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I have had a White-winged Dove visiting my feeder now for about two weeks. The last couple of days there has been a juvenile. I wonder if they are nesting? The...
Alan W. Knothe
birdman8@...
May 1, 2003 9:35 pm
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Greetings, John Puschock called to report his sightings from Fort Jefferson. 23 sp. of Warblers were identified including Canada, and Bay-breasted. He also...
We had our FOY Nighthawk 8 days ago at The Majors Golf Course (Port Malabar) -- while conducting a Monthly Survey! Was perched, high up, on the limb of a...
lapwing321@...
May 2, 2003 3:32 am
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... Just to clarify, I was referring to the ~15-foot-tall Geiger tree in the restricted area that's about 100 feet due south of the ranger's residence (or at...
Yesterday while I watching the honeycreeper, I got a somewhat quick and distant look at its undertail coverts (otherwise, I had excellent looks at it). They...
I took my bird class to several of the Ft. Walton hot spots this morning. We started on R.R. 236 on Eglin A.F.B. reservation to look for Red-cockaded...
Well, it turns out the subspecies of Red-legged Honeycreeper in Cuba and Mexico are the same (Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes if you're keeping score at home), so...
Hi Folks: I was going to head down to Barnes until I heard chipping from the nearby trees, as I was walking the dog before daylight. So I had a leisurely ...
grizzleo@...
May 3, 2003 3:29 pm
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I went out this morning with my Saturday birding class. We started in Gulf Breeze at the Office Depot parking lot where we had Gray Kingbird. Then we went into...
Alan W. Knothe
birdman8@...
May 3, 2003 11:43 pm
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Just wanted to report that I still have 6 goldfinches at my feeder, here in Ocoee. 2 males (beautiful right now) and four females, they have been coming to my...
christian newton
cnewton2@...
May 4, 2003 12:11 am
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Hi Folks, I'm back. Lately most of my focus has been on work. We are coming to the end of a long tunnel of exotic plants. The last of the bad Brazilian...
David Simpson
depdave@...
May 4, 2003 1:34 am
1104
Hi again, As the days pass, our young and insane friend slowly loses his grip on youth, but he firmly maintains his insanity. In an effort to increase his ...
David Simpson
depdave@...
May 4, 2003 2:48 am
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Hi Folks: I had a good day yesterday at Fern Forest. Today was decent, and from what I have seen at Fern Forest, good. Probably some of yesterdays birds stuck ...
grizzleo@...
May 4, 2003 1:38 pm
1106
Hi, The big decision was whether to hit Tall Timbers or Tiger Hammock Road first thing in the morning. I decided that Tall Timbers would be best since that ...
David Simpson
depdave@...
May 4, 2003 10:41 pm
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All: Hopes of finding Bay-breasted and Blackburnian Warblers were quickly dashed this morning at A.D. Barnes Park in Kendall. Most of the warblers and migrants...
A campaign to de-claw the FWC's policy on free-roaming cats is being mounted by those who put a greater value on cats than on wildlife, and the American Bird...
Hi Folks, An interesting observation was once related to me from a Pinellas County birder and long time resident. It seems that as the Black-hooded parakeets ...
David Simpson
depdave@...
May 6, 2003 2:16 am
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... From: Barbara A. Mathie Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 10:56 PM To: BRDBRAIN@... Subject: Bird brains at work In a message dated 5/4/03...
Hi all, Just returned from an incredible trip to the Tortugas - 1 lifer + 2 state birds! The Red-legged Honeycreeper and the White-tipped Dove were both ...
Dgood389@...
May 6, 2003 11:36 am
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Hi Folks, When I write my stories, I usually leave out explicit directions to locations that I visited. Most of them can be found in Pranty's ABA guide or...
David Simpson
depdave@...
May 6, 2003 5:49 pm
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Hi Folks, On the fourth day, I left the house of Dozier with no clear plan in mind. There were two possible routes for the Big Day, both starting south of ...
David Simpson
depdave@...
May 7, 2003 1:31 am
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... Don't ignore the paved portion! There are chats, grosbeaks, buntings, Kentucky and Swainson's Warblers along this portion as well! As soon as the road...
John Epler
johnepler@...
May 7, 2003 12:56 pm
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Sorry for posting this late. Sunday last I decided to check out what was happening at Merritt Island NWR. I stopped first at the Veteran's Memorial Park, just...
SMLJAY@...
May 8, 2003 12:43 am
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... #@%&!! I hope this is a joke, but if it is a fact, I figure that sob owes me $500, at least. I would much prefer to see him tarred and feathered than get...
Jack Dozier
jdozier@...
May 8, 2003 4:58 am
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... I have a very hard time believing that a bird would escape in Homestead and fly 175 miles to the Tortugas. Sure, it's possible, but escaped birds usually...
At dusk on 05/04, I found 4 House Finches near the downtown area of Eustis (Lake Co.). Two were males, one was a female -- or at least I think it was a...
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