All, Below is some follow-up info regarding the Birdfest at Lakes Park. BIRDFEST 2007 is SATURDAY, MARCH 3 from 7:30AM-NOON at Lakes Regional Park, Gladiolus...
All, Please note that the times for the two nature walks should have read: The Boardwalk Tour (Nature Loop) at 8:30 and 10:30 AM meets at the Concession Stand...
Hi all, Started the morning trying to see the Western Tanager at Brian Womble's home. Did not see it. I spent about an hour watching the feeders. I hadn't see...
All, To go along with the Birdfest mentioned last week, the county volunteers (Bird Patrol) that census various Preservation 20/20 and county properties ...
Hi, Made a delivery to the Port Royal Club in south Naples. So I went down to 33 ave south. Looked out over the water Pelicans, Royal Terns, Laughing and...
Hey folks, I will be offering FREE workshops on digiscoping this Saturday 10 March 2007. At the annual Conservation Days in Apopka, FL. There will be two...
For those interested in a list of birds viewed as sufficiently rare to be reported as a Florida Rare Bird Alert by FLARBA, their list of rare birds is below...
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Mar 10, 2007 3:55 pm
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I live in Tampa. I am 99.9% certain that I have a Western Tanager visiting my feeder. I will try to get a photo tomorrow. From what I have read, they are...
I was able to get some photos this evening / March 11 at 6:00 p.m. of the tanager (or tanagers since I think that there may be more than 1 even though I only...
Hi, After work I headed out east on 41 to Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk to look for warblers. Picked up a Lesser Yellowlegs for the county count on the way. Got...
Sorry, The message got sent only half done. Others: American Redstart male 1 Black Throated Green Warbler female 1 foy Others seen: Barn Swallows 2 foy ...
Thank you to Ken Alvarez for the Myakka River State Park 2006 CBC counts. Peter Rice Species Totals Pied-billed Grebe 7 Am. White Pelican 92 ...
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Mar 14, 2007 9:56 pm
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A White Wagtail has been seen in Pasco County. Considering that it looks a lot like a Mockingbird I thought I would share this picture so if you see a...
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Mar 19, 2007 9:27 pm
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Hi, Had four Black-necked Stilts at Mackle park on Marco Island this morning. Still a few ducks left, a pair of Lesser Scaup, 4 N. Shovelers one male and 4...
Hi, Went to Eagle Lakes Park in East Naples this morning. I knew that the Caloosa Bird Club was going to be there. It was nice to see some past friends from...
Hi, Stopped in to Eagle Lakes Park in East Naples at around 1:30pm this afternoon. Saw all the same birds that I saw on Monday. I was looking at the Bronzed...
30 March - (From Florida Rare Bird alerts) Adult Yellow-headed Blackbird, 3949 San Pietro Ct., Punta Gorda. Observer: Tony Licata. Homeowners: Gail Sinn and...
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Mar 30, 2007 9:10 pm
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All, I led a local group Saturday AM to Little Estero Island CWA, aka Little Estero Lagoon (Ft Myers Beach). For only the second time in my 5 or so end of...
All, Received the following note from a fellow beach nesting bird monitor from another county. Those interested in this topic may want to follow up. I see an...
The link didn't work for me this AM, so you may want to try: http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070329/NEWS0105/70329 0383/1007/NEWS0105 ...
Dick and I took a run through Ding Darling around 4 PM this afternoon, Thursday, April 5. We saw a group of a dozen Avocets, close to full color, in the pond...
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Apr 5, 2007 11:03 pm
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6 April - While county-listing this morning I re-visited the site southeast of Arcadia I reported on in late March. Today about 9 AM I found a minimum of six...
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7 April: Celery Fields, Sarasota County - Rick Greenspun, Kathryn Young and Lynn Jakubowicz counted 23 Soras at the CF on Thursday, April 5, as well as 2...
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Apr 7, 2007 7:27 pm
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Hi-from Sanibel. The lighthouse has been fairly slow so far. Today we had a n waterthrush as the highlight, last night I had a bowhite(as did someone else in...
Hello, I am visiting from Michigan and have been doing some birding down here. On April 10th I headed down to the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk hoping for...
April 11th 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Celery Fields (Sarasota County, south of Fruitville Rd, east of I-75) - I went to the Celery Fields today to see if the rain had...
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Apr 12, 2007 2:46 pm
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Birders, Of course all of the migrants had to show up the day I had to leave! Didn't have time to venture out of Bonita Bay but did have some good birds...
Speaking of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, I have had one at my feeder in N. Fort Myers (east of I-75) for the past 2 days. First time in the 3 1/2 years we have...