NPR had an item yesterday. [I don't agree with Dee Boersma by the way. Many invasives are here because someone thought they would be interesting.] ...
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RD Wallace
chnuts2@...
Aug 1, 2002 12:48 pm
Hi FlaBirders - dont know if the Virgin Islands are too far away to report on, but in a week on a trawler traveling between the islands, plus one day of marlin...
John, Here is the Humboldt Penguin story from today's Anchorage Daily News, complete with photos. There is little reason to think (a) you could go out and...
For those not interested in environmental/political issues, delete this now... ... _________________________________________________________________ Chat with...
Hi: For the last few weeks, I've been getting angry and threatening e-mails as well as calls to my home from an organization known as the "Sawgrass Rebellion"...
A group of Miami-Dade and Broward county birders just called me to report a probable Tropical Kingbird. A tape was used to try and get the bird to vocalize...
All, After reading a review in the local newspaper recently concerning a new genre of spam-eliminating software, I decided to try a product and see how good it...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Aug 4, 2002 6:35 pm
Hi folks, Would you believe that I slept late this morning. I laid in bed in a daze. Why is Little Orange Fella crowing at 0330? Why is it so light out?...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Aug 4, 2002 6:43 pm
Hi again all, In my last rambling, I forgot to mention the shorebirds present in the tidal pond at Sebastian Inlet. Kindly insert this into the previous...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Aug 4, 2002 6:55 pm
Hi folks, This is only loosely related to Florida birds. I received an Email in response to a post on this list. When I responded to the email, the return ...
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Harry Hooper
hbhooper@...
Aug 4, 2002 9:48 pm
Hi Flabirders, Took the kayak down to the the East River Pool in St. Marks NWR this morning (9 till about 11:15). The morning was overcast with a light...
This morning at Bald Pt State Park, I found signs of Fall migration: Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Marbled Godwit Semipalmated...
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Paul Bithorn
pblifeisgood@...
Aug 5, 2002 12:06 am
Juan Villamil, Kevin Sarsfield, Bruce Purdy and I birded several South Florida sites in the hopes that fall migration would shift into second gear. We would...
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Jason Frederick
bessie@...
Aug 5, 2002 12:09 am
wife and i worked in the yard and in the house all weekend, so no trip reports. the main thing is new yard birds for us. we had 2 blue wings fly over today....
Here's a list of some mildly interesting birds that I saw this weekend: 08/03/02 Clay Island, Lake Apopka Restoration Area: 3 Yellow Warblers Prairie Warbler ...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Aug 5, 2002 3:07 am
Hi again all, Before signing off for some much needed sleep, I thought I would relate to you the rest of my day. I decided to head west for the last few hours...
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BrianAhern@...
Aug 5, 2002 4:06 pm
In a message dated 08/04/2002 9:38:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... John, Great Find!! You missed getting the earliest fall record (Gulf Breeze - August 2nd.)...
This morning (08/05/02), I saw a "flock" of migrants in some odd habitat. There were two Prothonotary Warblers together in mature sand pine scrub on the Ocala...
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Aug 6, 2002 2:36 am
Well, did he do it? Did he have a Big time last Sunday? But of course. Some of you managed to get it out of me before I went public. If you didn't get all...
I know this is way off topic but I am gonna ask it here cause I can and don't know where else to go. I am trying to find a good place to view the stars. Does...
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TomJill
tomjill@...
Aug 7, 2002 11:30 pm
Met Murray Gardler at Ft D this morning - the shorebirds were great, the land birds were not. Red Knots were everywhere - over a 1,000 per Murray's count....
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Dot and Wayne Freeman
dotandwaynefreeman@...
Aug 8, 2002 12:11 am
Hello Drew and FlaBirding Friends, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee County is an outstanding place for star gazing. It's way out and beyond...
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Kurt Radamaker
javaswift@...
Aug 8, 2002 1:03 am
Hello all, Judy Fisher has contributed photos of a fledged Black Vulture and the location of the nest site. ...
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Dot and Wayne Freeman
dotandwaynefreeman@...
Aug 8, 2002 1:41 pm
Hello FlaBirding Friends, Joie Clifton and I will be birding in the Keys on Aug 16 prior to going on Larry Manfredi'e pelagic trip on Aug 17. We would like to...
Howdy, An adult Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was found at Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware on Monday. It was seen again on Tuesday but not yesterday or today as of noon....
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David Simpson
depdave@...
Aug 8, 2002 11:36 pm
Still scratching his head about sure things gone bad, our hero plods on in the Florida heat. Thoughts of July Big Day Glory long since faded away, heat...
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RD Wallace
chnuts2@...
Aug 9, 2002 1:13 am
Hi pelagic birders - I was going to post this later but since several have mentioned it I thought it would be worth putting the info out there before Larry's...
... Bob & All, Thanks Bob for the good advice. I might add that it's also a good idea to go out on the water with a stomach full of breakfast. Munching on...
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Clay Taylor
CTaylor@...
Aug 9, 2002 4:54 am
Hello all - As a person that loves pelagic birding but gets seasick easily, I agree with the scopalomine recommendation, but make sure it is prescribed for you...
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Rd4birds@...
Aug 9, 2002 12:18 pm
Hello All, For all you hard-core hurlers, try Triptone (or regular Dramamine) the night before with Bonine and/or Scopolamine patch the day of the trip. We...
