Scouting for Saturday's Naples CBC. Couldn't start until after lunch and the wind was horrendous. Not too many birds but a good shot of a couple of Pileated...
Not much around, as has been true all fall. Highlight was a lesser scaup on the middle pond; a little unusual for this site. Also a common nighthawk on...
Jim - From Homestead, the closest reliable site for snail kites is around Shark Valley, on US 41, especially around the Miccusukee Indian Restaurant. For more...
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Donald Stokes
dlstokes@...
Dec 28, 2012 11:11 pm
We saw two Razorbills from Sanibel this morning. One was seen from the Sanibel Lighthouse fishing pier, out in the channel. The second was seen from the second...
Below are the results of our team in the Naples CBC section 11. We had 59 species and a total of 1247 birds. Notable finds for our section were Great Horned...
A loose flock passed over the Bailey Tract this evening, shortly before sunset. Happy New Year! Jim Boughton...
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dlstokes@...
Dec 31, 2012 3:37 pm
Just had a Razorbill from the first causeway island at the base of A span bridge, on the lighthouse side, looking back towards Punta Rassa Also there, had...
A good selection of birds considering I got a late start and only birded 4 hours. Highlights were Short-tailed Hawk, Reddish Egret, Am. White Pelicans and the...
a raft of 43 black scoters, between access #7 and Bowman's also a cluster of 50+ red knots, at least 7 of which sported lime-green leg bands Jim Boughton and...
While fishing in Tarpon Bay on a charter from Ding Darling / Tarpon Bay Adventures with my family this morning, we saw 2, possibly 3, razorbills. One of the...
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Don Stokes
dlstokes@...
Jan 3, 2013 2:24 am
Today I found a Common Tern in adult winter plumage on the beach with several Forster's, Royal, and Sandwich Terns. It was on the east end of Sanibel in front...
One Great Black-backed Gull and three Common Loons seen from the west side of Island B of the Sanibel Causeway this morning (1/2). No Razorbills. Ed Combs...
We toured the causeway islands this morning in search of Ed Combs's great black-backed gull. No luck on that bird, but we did find a razorbill in Gulf waters...
No razorbills today but did see a Common Tern and a Glaucous Gull. Most of the birds were out on a small island of sand right in the pass. I don't know how the...
Walking from the lighthouse westward for a half mile yielded following noteworthy sightings. 1 Great Black-backed Gull - adult 4 Lesser Black-backed gulls 2...
Two Razorbills from the Sanibel Causeway this morning (1/4)after not finding them there during my last two visits. Ed Combs...
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Don Stokes
dlstokes@...
Jan 5, 2013 6:56 pm
On the east end of Sanibel, I found 13 Common Terns among the numerous Forster's, Sandwich, and Royal Terns. Also 2 ad. Great Black-backed Gulls. This was on...
present this afternoon, toward the southern end Also lots of piping plovers. No sign of the godwits or the curlew, but there were large mixed flocks on the...
While checking out the ponds in front of the Big Cypress National Preserve HQ on US41 this past Saturday, I noticed a first winter Bonaparte's Gull actively...
There has been a very reliable and cooperative curlew this season. This afternoon, he was right off the shoreline at the parking lot, oblivious to all the...
In looking at the history of posted messages since 2001, this past December hit a record with 93 messages posted to the list-serve. This was the highest...
I found the following notice on the East County Water Control District website home page (http://www.myecwcd.net/) "* NOTICE: Due to vandalism of the new...
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Vincent McGrath
McAvian@...
Jan 9, 2013 1:52 pm
I rescued and release a mated Bald Eagle off Summerlin Rd back in November and was wondering where the nest was. Duh, shoulda just looked up. Yesterday (...
Today Nick Bonomo and I birded a route I like to do, essentially around STA 5. At dawn we turned on to Rte 833 from Route 80 (west of Clewiston) worked our...
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Don Stokes
dlstokes@...
Jan 11, 2013 12:03 am
Today at the Colony Condo beaches on Sanibel I had: 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 10 Herring Gulls 1 Great Black-backed Gull 4 Common Terns Two days ago 29...
Birded Lasip Park in Naples, now call Serenity Walk Park (at 8985 Collier Blvd) - see attached photo. Got the quinfecta of woodpeckers - Red-headed,...
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