Sorry for the late post but I've just gotten back home to a computer. Took the grandchildren to Navarre Beach to swim and relax. Monday morning, July 28th,...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 1, 2008 2:44 pm
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Good morning nflbirders, Attached is an interesting summary by Gail Menk comparing June 2003 and June 2008 avian surveys that he conducted. Since the document...
Good morning nflbirders, I just realized that the nflbirders/yahoo will not accept attachments. Therefore, I have cut and pasted Gail's summary below. The...
3 least terns 3 common terns forster terns a. oystercatcher osprey snowy egret house finch common ground dove mourning dove barn swallows ruddy turnstone ...
Hi Everyone Brent Widener and I recently put together a short booklet describing some of the benefits of summer burning for birds associated with southern pine...
Jim Cox
Jim@...
Aug 4, 2008 6:39 pm
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Evening nflbirders, Splitting and lumping, not bird species this time but bird identification guides. While perusing the bird book section in Borders this...
I visited Tall Timbers mid-morning on Tuesday and recorded 24 species in about an hour and a half. Best birds were five pine warblers in a group, blue-gray...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 6, 2008 12:43 pm
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Greetings, Went to SMNWR this morning and saw a Great White Heron around 1:00 pm on the west side of Lighthouse Rd, across from the sign for Mounds Pool #1....
A forward from GABO.? Lydia Eblen Tallahassee, FL 2008-2009 Duck Stamps with or without holders are available from GOS. Follow the information provided here: ...
Ed Woodruff and I went to the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge this morning, mainly to find the Great White Heron. We found it, I think pretty close to...
Tracee Strohman and I stole a couple of hours yesterday morning to go see the great white although to no avail..There was a great egret in the reported spot...
Good morning nflbirders, From Gail Menk: BREAKING NEWS FROM RWW: On 3 August, I added the Common Moorhen to the species list for the Robert White Williams...
There was a strong movement of B-G gnatcatchers and R-W blackbirds this morning at Bald Pt St Park. Interspersed was a small number of warblers: Prairie (15) ...
southmoonunder@...
Aug 9, 2008 7:17 pm
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We found the great white heron at noon today in Mounds Pool 1.? 68 secies total? Other notable counts/species: snowy egrets???????? 79 glossy...
posted for Gail Menk: Records Submission for "Florida Field Naturalist" Birders in Florida's Big Bend region are encouraged to submit rare or unusual birds for...
posted for Gail Menk THAT PLAY OF LIGHT ON COLOR REVISITED On 16 MARCH I posted an essay on how time of day, slant of the sun and other factors can figure in...
During the rain Tuesday afternoon a small wet area formed near the base of the wooden platform in the park overlooking the west end of Lake Killarney. It...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 13, 2008 12:34 am
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I've tried something else in an attempt to fix my ???? problem. I did bird some today--as always. chimney swift 65---my highest number in one flock in a couple...
Hi all, Spent yesterday at SMNWR. Highlights included several yellow warblers throughout the day and a black-and-white warbler near the two concrete bridges...
Today, I took the girls for an end of summer swim at Wakulla Springs. Before entering the park, we saw three Swallow-tailed Kites circling the road at the...
This evening about 6:15 I had a group of 3 chimney swifts fly over the yard. I haven't seen any in a few weeks. While watching them, a calling common ...
Edwwjr@...
Aug 17, 2008 10:44 pm
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Greetings birders, I am going to Seattle next month for work. Anyone have any suggestions as to good birding spots in Seattle? Please let me know. ...
Good morning nflbirders, The following is from Gail Menk:\ SOME MIGRANTS AT TRWTF: On 14 August, Marvin Collins and I were rained out at the Springhill Road...
A 79 species day (so far) this will be my best day this summer in Leon County. I had a few interesting sightings from earlier this month as well. A "near...
At Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee on Sunday 8/17 we spied a pair of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks with 3 or 4 ducklings in tow. Looks like this...
Hi, folks. Audubon's Center for Birds of Prey (http://www.audubonofflorida.org/who_centers_CBOP.html) has another young rehabbed Mississippi Kite that they're...
Hi all Location: GTMNERR/Guana dam Thursday: 5pm I found two brown noddys (two different sites) in a mixed flight of several hundred royal, sandwich, black...
dreedster@...
Aug 21, 2008 10:28 pm
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Waverly pond's favorite pair is back..The wood stork/egret pair that have been visiting us for years returned today. A big welcome home to our free thinking...
Hello all I went back to the GTMNERR/Guana dam today, but no luck with the brown noddy. There were still two adult Lesser Black-backed gulls and tons of...