During a family Thanksgiving journey up to Altoona, Florida, which is in Lake County on the southern border of the Ocala National Forest, I made a day trip on...
Greetings, This morning at about 10:00 there was a Dark Morph Snow Goose to the south of Black Point Drive. The bird was located after sign post #4 and just...
Jeff et al., I just received the latest FOS Newsletter in the mail yesterday and it does in fact include a comprehensive listing of the Florida CBCs along with...
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Jack Dozier
jdozier@...
Dec 2, 2002 7:16 am
John Murphy and I saw the PURPLE SANDPIPER on the rocks in front of the KOA. This rarity was first reported by Tom Rodriquez of Orlando 29 Nov 02. Thanks...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Dec 3, 2002 3:07 am
Hi all, I got about 205 species in about 2250 miles in my North Florida / South Florida trip recently. I already reported a few of the north Florida ...
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JHHV2BIRD@...
Dec 3, 2002 3:08 am
Greetings, I had a pretty good day at St. Marks NWR today . 114 Species the best of which follow: American Black Duck X3 Long-tailed Duck x1 Picnic Pond female...
Greetings: Today, after the regularly scheduled Caloosa Bird Club's fieldtrip to the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk and Collier-Seminole S.P. in Collier County, ...
In the early 80's, I saw an adult Bald Eagle do the same thing while standing on the deck of the restaurant at Flamingo. It swooped over a large group of...
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grizzleo@...
Dec 3, 2002 12:01 pm
Hi Folks: Responding to Vince's query about Bald Eagles taking Laughing Gull. I have not seen Bald Eagles take Laughing Gull, but I have seen them take ...
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grizzleo@...
Dec 3, 2002 12:30 pm
Hi Folks: Gulls are definitely an eagle prey and scavange item. But they seem to be down the list from what I have observed. Fish, scavange, waterfowl and ...
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grizzleo@...
Dec 3, 2002 12:32 pm
Hi Folks: Gulls are definitely an eagle prey and scavange item. But they seem to be down the list from what I have observed. Fish, scavange, waterfowl and ...
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Jeff Bouton
jbouton@...
Dec 3, 2002 5:09 pm
All, The annual Peace River CBC (Port Charlotte, North Port area) is being held 14 December 02. As last year, I will be am in charge of the area encompassing...
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resmartart@...
Dec 4, 2002 1:00 am
Hi all, Checking my MassBird mail today yielded an interesting tidbit. It seems that researchers at Iowa State College of Agriculture have found that...
I have birded the Everglades three time in the last couple of weeks and have had American Goldfinches at every stop. Today at Eco Pond there must have been at...
Greetings: Yesterday's Caloosa Bird Club's fieldtrip to the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk, various locations along U.S. Rte. 41 near Carnestown, Fritchey Rd., and...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Dec 4, 2002 11:33 am
Hi all, There seems to be some confusion as to the identity of the widgeon(s) at Blackpoint. Last Friday I, along with Dexter? (from Orlando?) observed the ...
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lapwing321@...
Dec 4, 2002 1:30 pm
When I last "posted" Goldfinch (in my yard) I was fearful that I'd only experienced a one day sighting, as they had'nt returned the next day! But, have no...
Hi: The National Wildlife Federation, the Florida Wildlife Federation and the Council of Civic Associations recently issued a report entitled "Road to Ruin"...
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grizzleo@...
Dec 4, 2002 10:35 pm
Fellow Birders: It is my experience that waterfowl is an important prey item for Bald Eagle, and in some areas second to fish (or scavenge which can be...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Dec 5, 2002 3:20 am
Hi folks, Brian sent this link for wigeon photos. http://www.oceanwanderers.com/EurWig.html Figure 7 is pretty close to what I saw. In checking out the...
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SMLJAY@...
Dec 5, 2002 10:24 pm
Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleId=706&issueId=58 &passthrough=newsletter">Silent Spring: A Sequel? - National...
Let's try this again...Sorry for filling your mailboxes with unusable stuff ... "Silent Spring: A Sequel? - National Wildlife - …" Please check out the...
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BrianAhern@...
Dec 6, 2002 11:15 pm
RBA * Florida * Statewide * Date December 6, 2002 * FLFL0212.06 -Birds mentioned: Snow Goose American Black Duck EURASIAN WIGEON Greater Scaup Long-tailed Duck...
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grizzleo@...
Dec 6, 2002 11:54 pm
Fellow Birders: For a couple of days there was disscussion stream about the prey of Bald Eagles. In a memo I did mention the threat of lead poison to Eagles...
Florida Birders, There are still spaces on the pelagic trip tomorrow AM. If you're interested in going, please contact me tonight. Wes Biggs Florida Nature...
Greetings: I have it on good authority that the Pine Siskin originally seen coming to the feeders at the Corkscrew Sanctuary for several weeks last winter, has...
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grizzleo@...
Dec 7, 2002 10:47 pm
Fellow Birders: Since Goldfinch reports seem at a premium I would like to report a flock of six flying over the dunes in the middle of Delray Beach. This is...
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SMLJAY@...
Dec 8, 2002 12:08 am
Unfortunately for Wes Biggs, the seas were not cooperative today--around 7 ft @ the 20 mi buoy with 8 sec wave periods. Higher beyond that. Not ideal birding...
