I had a Hairy Woodpecker in my Niceville yard again this morning. First one I've had in months. Downey's are around more too. Still have a couple of...
Calling all FL birders - I would like to read updates from anyone who has looked for shorebirds at MINWR, Zellwood (is access possible?), Ft. Walton...
Monday: while out walking, spotted a Southeastern Crowned Snake crossing the road in front of our property. Yesterday: Two interesting birds down at Alligator...
speedyg
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Aug 4, 2004 12:18 pm
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I forgot to tell you that two swallow tail kites were flying over FSU (Montgommery building), around noon, this last driday....
Today, Thursday, August 5th, we had our first Cerulean Warbler for the fall migration season here in Tallahassee. It was in our mister about 6:30 PM for about...
Dean Jue
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Aug 6, 2004 1:11 am
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This just came across from the Texas listserv: 8-6-04 Painted Bunting death by Frog I can't believe it--I'm sitting at my computer and enjoying the bird ...
As I returned from Perry this afternoon I saw 2 swallow-tailed kites patrolling a field just north of Perry and had one Mississippi Kite west of Waukeenah. ...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 7, 2004 2:07 am
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Michael Evans and I birded around Tallahassee on an absolutely gorgeous morning. Bright with nice breezes to keep it cool. The most interesting species were...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 7, 2004 5:40 pm
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Hi Y'all Julie and I spent a few hours at the refuge this am and had a great time in the tower pool area. Highlights on the pool were; Reddish Egret (1)...
I went down to the coast today to check out some sites on the Florida Birding Trail. I went to Bottoms Road, Otter Lake, the park in Sopchoppy and Bald Point....
Hi Unfortunately the Cerulean didnt show up this afternoon at our sprinkler which is typical as Ed Woodruff and Michael Evans came to try for it. However we ...
A fine adult male Rufous Hummingbird just showed up at my feeder (Bald Pt.). I just put up the feeder yesterday. 11 Aug had been my earliest arrival date for...
Hi all: I had a Cerulean Warbler in my yard late afternoon today. It seemed to be a first fall male and came down to look at the bathing area. It never did...
Fran Rutkovsky
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Aug 8, 2004 11:03 pm
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Congrats, Jack! :) Our feeders have been hummin' all summer and are busy-busy- busy today, but so far all Ruby-throated. Tell Rufe there to head north a ways!...
speedyg
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Aug 9, 2004 12:14 am
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Went chasing Spoonbills and Noddies today. At Bottoms Road (Panacea): Two juvenile ROSEATE SPOONBILLS Juvenile SPOTTED SANDPIPER 5+ Semipalmated Sandpipers At...
speedyg
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Aug 10, 2004 3:22 am
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Hey Jack- Is there a band on that bird? It's interesting to think these rufus hummers move in to a winter pattern this early. Makes me think that once the ...
No Frigatebirds at Alligator Point yesterday, but I did find a PIPING PLOVER on the harbourfront, in amongst a couple of Semipalmated Plovers. -S.P.McCool /...
speedyg
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Aug 13, 2004 1:30 pm
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Just an addition to Andy's post from yesterday about Alligator Point. We had two flybys of small flocks of red knots while at the KOA. They were heading in...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 15, 2004 11:48 am
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I saw my FOTS Blue-winged Teal (2) yesterday (08/15) in Alligator Harbor. John Murphy Alligator Pt, FL...
southmoonunder@...
Aug 16, 2004 11:31 am
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Had Black Terns at Bald Point both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Tuesday there was Tern-O-Rama, with Royal, Sandwich, Common, Forster's, Least, and Blac...
speedyg
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Aug 19, 2004 12:46 pm
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Elizabeth Wells, Michael Evans and I endured the heat to make a quick visit to the Tram Road Farm on Thursday at lunch. We had a red shouldered hawk hunting...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 19, 2004 11:06 pm
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Late afternoon today (Sat.), I went out on the deck to see what the birds were fussing about. A snake (gray rat?) was wrapped around a branch in a tree in the...
Fran Rutkovsky
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Aug 22, 2004 3:44 pm
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Had a MAGNOLIA WARBLER along Alligator Drive on Alligator Point this afternoon, about .2mi east of the beach access. Also a small flock of EASTERN KINGBIRDS at...
speedyg
speedyg@...
Aug 24, 2004 9:55 pm
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Today, Thursday, August 26th, we had a Veery in our mister in Tallahassee. This was our earliest date for one so we checked Stevenson and Anderson. The early...
Dean Jue
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Aug 27, 2004 1:06 am
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A female Baltimore Oriole came to the bird bath just past noon. This date is the earliest for my Alligator Pt. data base. One seen at Bald Pt. 29 Aug 1999 by...
Michael Evans and I birded Wakulla Beach Road after we left Tiger Hammock Road. We ran into John Murphy along the beach road. At the first wet road area after...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 28, 2004 4:52 pm
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I had an American Bittern on the Southeast bank opposite the park at the West end of Lake Killarney about 5:00 pm today. First time I have ever seen one on...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 30, 2004 12:21 am
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Donna Wells and I birded Longleaf road today. Only migrant was a single Hooded Warbler. Bob Robert K. Henderson 497 Stone House Rd Tallahassee, FL 32301-3357 ...
I took John Murphy to SMNWR to look for Tom Curtis's BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Tower Pond. I couldn't make the hike, but John saw the bird, a lifer for him!...
I checked out Lake Killarney tonight about 7:30. Had a flock of white ibis, about 10 eastern kingbirds, several chimney swifts, 2 pied bill grebes, 1 ...
