All, Birders in the Lee County/Ft Myers area may want to keep an eye out for a possible Black-headed Gull reported to me by a visiting birder this morning, ...
This morning at 9:45, Wes Dirks and I saw what was most probably the Black-headed Gull at low tide in the mudflats just off Punta Rassa. Conditions were...
All, I had a chance to speak to the visiting birder today, now back home, and get some specifics on the possible BH Gull. He had close, direct comparisons to ...
Charlie and all, Went looking for the BH Gull this morning and couldn't find it. Conditions today were not an excuse. For me at present this bird will have...
All, Add a first winter Franklin's Gull seen in the early AM on Wed 4 Jan, just as the tide was receding shortly after sunrise. Vince McGrath was able to...
Hi Birders, I took my boss to see the Tropical Kingbird today. We found it along with bonus bird around 4:30 p.m. at the corner of Ave. F and Water Street. The...
Alan Knothe
birdman8@...
Jan 5, 2006 11:20 pm
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Charlie and all, Today on Sanibel, in front of Sundail Resort, we had this aberrant Laughing Gull with orange bill with black tip and orange legs. Compare to...
dlstokes@...
Jan 6, 2006 9:17 pm
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Birders, We tried to send a photo to the list but it did not seem to go through. We do not know if it is possible to send a photo to the list as an attachment....
dlstokes@...
Jan 6, 2006 9:37 pm
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All, As the listowner, I can temporarily set the list to accept attachments. To protect against any problem attachments, the list will be returned to prevent...
All, Below is a message from Lillian and Don Stokes sent to me on Wednesday. Sorry I am just getting to it, but working for a living and volunteering a bit is...
I'm trying this one again. The attachment is pretty large, so it may have been removed the first time for that reason. CE Charlie Ewell Arlyne Salcedo Cape...
The first of the year Mangrove Cuckoo was seen at Ding Darling just before the cross dike on the right side of the drive at about 2:30 this afternoon (Sat Jan...
All, Word has been passed along of 3 diving ducks, possibly scoters (of which probably Black), were observed around 4:00 PM (Sat 7 Jan 06) off shore at the...
All, After hearing reports of a Long-billed Curlew and a Scoter being seen recently at Bunche Beach, I stopped while out and about today. The wind was pretty...
I received the following e-mail from Kay and Paul Kiefer, two very good Sanibel birders. I had heard an unconfirmed report of the kite seen a few days earlier...
Hello all. I am a yearly visitor to Sanibel...usually in mid-January. I will be on the island this coming week and am interested in an inland trip on Thursday...
Ahhh!! Finally go out for some birding on the new Year. Thought I'd try for the Am. Woodcock field along Croom/Rital Rd. in Hernando Co. DeLorme pg78 D1. ...
McAvian@...
Jan 18, 2006 3:20 am
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All, The latest sightings I've heard reports on from Sanibel on the Coconut Telegraph.... A Sora has been seen by a few observers along the first stretch of...
21 January - SNOW GEESE - At 4:30 this evening I saw at least 30-50 Snow Geese fly across Fruitville (in North Sarasota County), a few blocks east of McIntosh...
srqbirdalerts@...
Jan 22, 2006 2:12 am
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Greetings, I'll be in Tampa Bay all day Friday and Saturday of this week and would like to know if anyone had several hours free, more or less, to show this...
James P. Shroyer
jshroyer@...
Jan 25, 2006 4:02 pm
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This is not the best picture but thought someone could i.d. this bird. The one thing that stood out was the extreamly large feet on this bird. The webed feet...
The following are some recent sightings from various Sanibel birders Baileys Track: Clapper Rail, Sora Rail, and Sedge Wren - all found at beginning of walk,...
Yes, I agree with Carla. It is a Black-bellied Whistling Duck. Where was it seen? BTW, all posts need to have the senders name and city signed on the email....
Hi Birders, The Tropical Kingbird in Apalachicola continues to be seen along Ave. G & H. Also, Earl Orf and I did a little birding this afternoon when I got...
Alan Knothe
birdman8@...
Jan 27, 2006 2:00 am
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Reported between 15Jan06 and 21Jan06 in and around Bonita Springs and Naples, Fl Pied-billed grebe Brown pelican Double-crested cormorant Anhinga Great blue...
Two books to assist in searching for rare and unusual birds. 1. Hot Spots book - The revised and updated Hot Spots of Sarasota and Manatee Counties is...
srqbirdalerts@...
Jan 29, 2006 11:21 pm
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Venice Audubon Field Trips 2005-2006 Sat. Feb. 4 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Naples, Fl. All day carpool Carolyn Edmunds 497-6463 Tues. Feb. 4 Venice Landfill...