It is with a heavy heart that I must report the passing of longtime Tropical Audubon Society member, field trip leader, birder extraordinaire, and my dear...
Paul Bithorn
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Nov 1, 2006 10:02 pm
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Paul & All, Back in May 1991 while recording night birds in Columbia Co.as part of my duties as the State Coordinator of the Breeding Bird Atlas project, I was...
Wes Biggs
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Nov 3, 2006 10:57 am
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Hey Everybirdy, Just a quick note, an American Golden Plover on the north end of Shiloh Marsh Rd, about 3/10 of a mile north of shiloh 3 intersect (likely in...
The winds were right for a good offshore flight today, and I was able to spend an hour on the jetty at Sebastian Inlet from 4:15 to 5:15. Here are some of the...
Hey Everybirdy, Now to put the finsihing touches on a rather wet but decent birding day. Heading in from the north entrance of Shiloh Marsh Road, I only...
Causeway highlights; No. Shoveler 2 Roseate Spoonbill 1 imm Ring-billed Gull 1 (2nd year, first of fall) Black Skimmer...
Murray Gardler
mangrovefirst@...
Nov 4, 2006 8:09 pm
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Hey Everybirdy, Nothing outrageous to report, but as I was heading to Brevard Zoo with Giacomo, a friend called from the Click Ponds with 2 female Canvasback...
The movement off the inlet today was a little slower, but there were shorebirds in the tide pool on the north side. Birds seen include: Northern Gannet- 25 ...
The following message was posted to ID Frontiers today. I saw this video two years ago, and my first reaction was "Why didn't you call me, you #&$^Q* ?" I'm...
Hello, All. Quiet day at the banding table even though the winds did not pick up while we were there as we had expected they would. There were a LOT of Palm...
Hi all, I agree with Vince - the cap should be gray. I've only seen one Bahama Yellowthroat (Grand Bahama), but the cap was most definitely gray. Regardless,...
Dgood389@...
Nov 5, 2006 10:02 pm
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What a gorgeous day to be out there...our first tour of the season went well, though some species seen early in the morning when we did a quick drive through...
I'm definitely no expert on yellowthroats, but since when did that stop me? OK, I'll bite. Isn't the cap on Bahama Yellowthroat supposed to be gray? From the...
Hi all Made it out in the blustery winds to Ft. Clinch. No one was on the pier. It was way too windy, so I walked along the beach towards the hundreds of ...
dreedster@...
Nov 5, 2006 11:06 pm
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The ocean was a little slower today, but the flocks of jaegers were bigger than previous days, and appeared to have more Parasitics. Most of the jaegers came...
Hey Everybirdy, Did a bit of running around town today, birding of course. Wound up with about 83 species on the day. Started at Blackpoint Drive in MINWR....
Went chasing the Southwood Snow Geese this afternoon. Found them in the fields on the east side of Biltmore Drive (take Southwood Plantation Road south from...
speedyg
speedyg@...
Nov 7, 2006 12:13 am
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Mitchell Hait called: Andy Bankert and Charlie Corbeil saw the female Masked Duck this morning at Viera Wetlands. She was between the two ponds, not far from...
tom.jill
tom.jill@...
Nov 7, 2006 12:47 pm
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Hey Everybirdy, Was even able to find it in the dark at 6:30 a.m. Very accommodating bird. Everyone give a big round of applause for Bev Campbell for a...
Hey everyone wanted to report that the Female Masked Duck was still at Viera Wetlands as of 1:00PM. Birding was excellent this afternoon at Viera, lots of...
Hi Folks, I have read many references to the "female" Masked Duck in Viera. I haven't yet had the chance to observe the bird (first thing tomorrow morning)...
Hi Folks, Check out these maps to the spot where the Masked Duck was seen as confirmed by one of the observers. Maybe tomorrow the wife and I will be two more...
David, I guess its because most ducks are sexually dimorphic year round that some presumed it was a female, since it obviously was not a breeding- plumaged ...
Hello, I took some photos of the Masked Duck around 9:00 this morning. It was in the same spot where Tom Dunkerton had located it earlier. I checked back...
Hey all thought I would get my two cents in on this one, as I saw the duck today. David and all, if anyone gets a chance they should check out Frank Todds book...
From what I noted on the bird today, seen as late as 5 pm before we had to leave, it matches best with the picture of the female on plate 47 of the waterfowl...
Chris, David, and all, In the discussion of age/sex of this individual, no one has mentioned origin. If this bird is from the Caribbean, vs Mexico, would it...
dotrobbins@...
Nov 8, 2006 2:32 pm
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Greetings - On Saturday, Nov 4, the West Volusia Audubon Society field trip, reported to Michael Brothers that they found a small flock of WHITE-WINGED...
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