I stopped by the pond this morning around 7:00 AM, and got a nice look at the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE as the fog lifted and the sky lightened. The geese...
Yesterday I lead a couple from AZ on a day trip to St. Mark's NWR where we found a Golden Eagle. The bird was seen soaring above the East River Pool and then...
I am interested in seeing ducks next week bwt x-mas & new years on the Atlantic side of FL and GA up to Savannah. Where are the best places to go to see the...
Dennis Hardin at the Forestry Building in Tallahassee recorded 2 Greater White fronted Geese last week and passed the information to Sally and Dean Jue ...
While surveying the lake via airboat today on Lake Jackson, I made the following cursory observations: 2 American Bitterns - near Hwy 27 along the "Willow...
The following is from Gail Menk. "As of 14 December (ca. 60 party hours), 114 species have been recorded on Leon County's Third Annual December Count, the most...
Alligator Pt. and Bald Pt. each sported a WESTERN KINGBIRD today. Just a week ago John Murphy and I saw one on Bald Pt. that I called "late". Western...
Today I participated in my first Christmas Bird Count at the Wakulla Springs sector of the St. Marks Circle. After getting lost in the woods for about an...
For those of you who might be birding in northeast Leon County, check out all the Chipping Sparrows. Today at approximately 1:30 p.m., we had an albinistic...
A lone female Bufflehead and two Lesser scaup are in the ponds at the entrance to the campground on St. George Island. The Bufflehead has been there for two...
This morning there were 40 to 50 doves in my yard (to determine there numbers I find it easier to count their legs and divide by two). Mixed with them were 13...
Greetings: This request came to the me from Dr. Paul Catling via the Naples Bird Club website. Anyone having any of the requested information can contact Dr....
Stopped by the Water Reclaimation Facility on Tram Road after work today for about 45 minutes. Just getting to know the place. Not much going on, but since...
OOPS! I was a month off. My post about Western Kingbirds should have read 9 DEC 01. I apologize for wasting bandwidth, Jack Jack Dozier Alligator Pt., FL ...
I stopped at Faulk Drive Landing (NW Tallahassee) today from 11 to 12:30. It was overcast for the first 45 minutes, and there seemed to be a lot of activity....
The following is posted on behalf of Gail Menk. "Today, Michael Evans and I estimated 6500 Double-crested Cormorants on the above lake, give or take a...
Does the below indicate that these facilities are open to birding? I was under the impression that the events of 9/11 resulted in these areas being placed off...
The following is posted on behalf of Gail Menk: "As of 5 December, 12 duck species have been reported at the Springhill Road Sewage Treatment Facility (SRSTF)...
Ah, the joys of being a new birder! By the way, hello to all on the FLORIDABIRDS listserv. I've been birding since early this past summer and am loving it. ...
Giff Beaton and Robert Crook called to report seeing a M and F Bronzed Cowbird in the area near the festival grounds (under the end of the bridge) in...
Good Morning, I would like to know the dates for the St. Marks and Tallahassee area Christmas Bird Counts. I'd like to help out with at least one or maybe...
While John Murphy and I were doing our shorebird survey we saw a late Western Kingbird. Shorebirds were unremarkable. There were several close-in Gannets, an...
I dropped by Faulk Drive Landing on Lake Jackson to see if the female Vermilion Flycatcher (or Pink-bellied Phoebe as Marvin Collins joked) was still there....
Gail Menk reports a female Vermilion Flycatcher at Faulk Drive Landing this morning (Thursday). The bird was seen insecting around the large oak tree out in...
This morning around 9:45 a mature Bald Eagle was perched about half way up a pine tree in my back yard! He was about 20 feet away and sat unmoving for about 5...
Yesterday I saw a single Greater Yellowlegs on bank of the large pond on the north side of Shumard Oak Blvd. in Southwood (SE Tallahassee). I heard its...
This is a follow-up to an earlier email regarding the Airport plan to restrict access by birds to the holding ponds at the Springhill Road sewage treatment...
