October 24-31, 2002 In the previous report I wrote... ... Oops! Wrong again! After light departures on the 24th to 28th, and no departures on the 29th and...
At the tail end of our dullest fall on record, we've had a couple interesting days. Yesterday at the University of Florida's Agronomy Lab at the west end of ...
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grizzleo@...
Nov 2, 2002 12:11 am
Fellow Birders: Just on a hunch I decided to bird this afternoon after reading the Turkey Creek report on migrant warblers yesterday. I had hopes of catching...
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Paul Bithorn
pblifeisgood@...
Nov 2, 2002 1:13 am
A brief afternoon jaunt to A.D. Barnes Park in West Miami provided a nice mix of species as the last vestiges of fall migration fell upon us and the leaning...
I found a male Golden-crowned Kinglet today (11/01) on the Ocala National Forest. It was on Forest Road 588 a couple miles south of the Big Scrub Campground...
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Jack Dozier
jdozier@...
Nov 2, 2002 5:00 am
The cool front had a definite effect on our bird life here on Alligator Pt. Nothing real unusual was seen, just an influx of winter birds. I just spent about...
... Hi Jack: Those coyotes are smart aren't they? I saw my first in Florida in 1992 while at Blackwater River S.F. in the Florida Panhandle. I was walking ...
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John Epler
jhepler@...
Nov 2, 2002 1:32 pm
As usual, I'm a day or two late in reporting. Over in Panama City on Thursday morning I heard my FOS Robins. When I returned home Thursday afternoon I found...
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John Epler
jhepler@...
Nov 2, 2002 1:35 pm
I forgot to mention in my previous report that we observed the Tropical/Couch's Kingbird at St Marks NWR on Sunday 27 October. He/she put on a good visual...
Hi: Although not Florida or the Bahamas, I thought some birders might be interested in learning about a new book entitled "Aves Communes de la República...
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SMLJAY@...
Nov 3, 2002 4:45 am
What a glorious day to go birding!! Sorry there weren't more folks on our field trip today even after Teressa posted it through the Indian River Audubon...
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Paul Bithorn
pblifeisgood@...
Nov 3, 2002 5:14 am
The Tropical Audubon Society's field trip to Shark Valley and Loop Road on Saturday, November 2, 2002 was mighty fine. The cooler weather,low 80's with lower...
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Jack Dozier
jdozier@...
Nov 3, 2002 7:18 am
Cool today. Pretty good overhead bird movement. John Murphy and I saw several kettles of TURKEY VULTURES (150), and amongst them we spotted an ANHINGA, (3)...
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Paul Bithorn
pblifeisgood@...
Nov 3, 2002 2:34 pm
Previously posted on Saturday, November 2, 2002 by Paul Bithorn ... My humblest apology to herpetologists, et al. for my accidental hybridization of a Pygmy...
Birders: This weekend, while running errands, I made a few brief stops at the North Naples Waste Water Treatment Ponds off of Goodlette-Frank Rd. between...
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Harry Hooper
hbhooper@...
Nov 4, 2002 1:59 am
FlaBirders, My curiosity got the better of me yesterday and I took my kayak where no "sane" kayaker or canoeist would venture, the "Big Ditch" otherwise known...
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lapwing321@...
Nov 4, 2002 2:01 am
A few of you were kind enough to "Review" the latest Edition of The National Geographic Guide -- a week or so ago! I've deleted my copies and now find that a...
For the past week, we've had at least 3 hummers in our neighborhood including one (possibly 2) Selasphorus hummers. Last winter we hosted 3 ruby-throats, one ...
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grizzleo@...
Nov 4, 2002 3:36 pm
Fellow Birders: Just about done with this Fall warbler itch. But it was still good at SRP although there is a definite winter bent to things. For one, most of...
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grizzleo@...
Nov 5, 2002 1:50 am
Fellow Birders: Since it was my day off I went home after my SRP trip (reported this morning), and after lunch hit the Loxahatchee NWR. In short, not much ...
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Jack Dozier
jdozier@...
Nov 5, 2002 7:23 am
Birding was slow at Alligator Pt. I do still have a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and (2) WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS at the feeder, but not much excitement, so I was off...
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grizzleo@...
Nov 6, 2002 2:32 pm
Fellow Birders: The following tally is a Fall migration 2002, diversity summary of the Warblers at Spanish River Park (SRP), and Loxahtchee National Wildlife...
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SMLJAY@...
Nov 7, 2002 2:23 am
While not birding stuff specifically, if you do go to the website, there are additional issues that you can help with, such as the Great North Woods across the...
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SMLJAY@...
Nov 7, 2002 5:03 am
======================================== Saving Endangered Wild Places NRDC's BIOGEMS NEWS November 2002 ======================================== You are...
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Jack Dozier
jdozier@...
Nov 7, 2002 5:38 am
Eliza Hawkins and I studied a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on the Picnic Pond at SMNWR late this afternoon. It was a 1st winter bird, and was now the only duck on the...
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Harry Hooper
hbhooper@...
Nov 7, 2002 8:31 pm
FlaBirders, Walked the "illegal" vehicle trail from Faulk Drive Landing to Miller Landing (Lake Jackson, Tallahassee)and back this afternoon (13:30 to 14:35 ...
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SMLJAY@...
Nov 8, 2002 10:47 pm
November 8, 2002 ELECTION OUTCOME MAKES CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT! Dear Fellow Concerned Citizen: With the loss of some key conservation allies...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Nov 8, 2002 11:58 pm
Hi all, A 4 1/2 hour seawatch at Apollo Beach (SR44 E to CRA1A South 6 miles to Canaveral National Seashore) produced some interesting sights: Northern gannet...
This morning I spotted a FRANKLIN'S GULL in Alligator Harbor. The bill was noticeably smaller than that of a Laughing Gull. It also had an extensive black...
