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,...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Stopped in for my weekly visit to Mackle Park on Marco Island. There has been a small group of Northern Shovelers aroud for weeks,as well as Mallards. Have...
We welcome event and trip information from the various Audubon Society chapters of Southwest Florida, from Manatee County south and will post all that we ...
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S Perhaps of Interest For Your Christmas visitors to the Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto Counties Area There are several interesting...
Note: I would be happy to report the results of the other CBCs in the SRQ area (Manatee, Venice, Myakka SP and Peace River) if provided with the information. ...
After meeting Owen, the expert birder on the birdwalk at Myakka State Park, I took his advice to bird the Sidell Rd.- Sugar Bowl Rd-Coker Gully Loop. I drove...
1. 12/11/05 - Whooping Crane Arrival The Whooping Cranes are currently two stops away from their arrival near Dunnellon. After talking with some of the crew...
While setting some small mammal traps in a spartina marsh yesterday, a group of us came across a swamp sparrow, the first I've seen on sanibel. After we...
Hello, I'm a biological intern on Sanibel Island and I just joined the list and thought I would chime in with what I've seen lately. One of the volunteers at...
Birded a loop this morning, starting in Naples and heading east on 846 through Immokalee. Turned north on 833 to Devil's Garden. From there turned west on 832...
1. 26 November - Lake Osprey in Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota - Late this afternoon, I saw a very nice female Northern Pintail in Lake Osprey in Lakewood Ranch, ...
I will be visiting Fort Myers starting Friday and was wondering if anyone had a good location for Painted Bunting in SW Florida. I have tried Corkscrew on my ...
The revised Florida birder's guide is now available for sale from ABA (American Birding Association). I recommend it. The hyperlink for ABA sales is below,...
I have posted pics of a bird I cannot I. D. In the photo section Albums, under Unknown it is the last three pics. The last two pics are true to color and the...
