Had our first-of-fall Palm Warblers and Grey Catbirds today at the ol' home place. -Sean P. McCool Wakulla County, Florida, USA...
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wmjphelan@...
wmjphelan
Oct 1, 2011 11:55 pm
A number of birders attended Bald Point SP this AM as the cold front passed through. Bob L had 15 warbler species including Blackburnian. I had: Â Palm...
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Jim Stevenson
erythrogaster13
Oct 2, 2011 12:22 am
Nice list, Bill. I haven’t even had my first Philadelphia here in Galveston this fall yet! Typically, the first day of a fall cold front is better than...
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Robert Lengacher
whpprsnapper
Oct 2, 2011 3:19 pm
On the heels of the cold front, I arrived at Bald Point State Park when it opened at 8:00 AM to a wave of mostly Palm Warblers heading frantically heading...
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Judy
judy_bbo
Oct 2, 2011 5:34 pm
We saw this bird yesterday afternoon at Bald Point and I was wondering what king of tanager it is? Judy Lyle http://judyb.zenfolio.com/img/v26/p546071220-5.jpg...
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Jim Stevenson
erythrogaster13
Oct 2, 2011 6:06 pm
Your bird is a young male Summer Tanager. You can see a little red in the tail. It is curious that adult male Scarlet Tanagers turn the ground color of females...
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Jim Stevenson
erythrogaster13
Oct 2, 2011 6:15 pm
Sorry. The HUGE bill is indicative of Summer Tanagers. js From: Jim Stevenson Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 1:06 PM To: nflbirds@yahoogroups.com ; Judy ...
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Carol Miller
miller_c6
Oct 2, 2011 6:21 pm
Saturday's field trip to St. Joe Peninsula was led by Alan Knothe. Highlights were eleven species of raptors and three tyrant flycatchers. Highest lights were...
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Robert Lengacher
whpprsnapper
Oct 2, 2011 8:39 pm
Judy, We had a Summer Tanager at Bald Point yesterday morning, that was similarly colored. I had a bright red male back at home in Indianhead Acres yesterday ...
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Elliot Schunke
elliotschunke
Oct 2, 2011 9:06 pm
Yes, Summer, indeed. Not just the size of the bill but also a lack of a well-pronounced tomial tooth on the bill. The "tooth" should be noticeable on Scarlet...
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Don Morrow
don.morrow@...
Oct 2, 2011 11:12 pm
I spent Saturday morning at St Marks NWR and logged sixty species in four hours of birding. Highlights included: Headquarters Pond Pectoral Sandpiper ...
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glendajoyce6009
Oct 4, 2011 1:04 am
I spotted this sparrow at Bald Point State Park on Sat. afternoon, in the same vicinity that Judy and I saw the tanagers, just off the road, where it dead...
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Jim Stevenson
erythrogaster13
Oct 4, 2011 1:50 am
Glenda, It looks like your bird is a female (?) Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Good birding, Jim From: glendajoyce6009 Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 8:03 PM To:...
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Elliot Schunke
elliotschunke
Oct 4, 2011 2:54 am
I saw that Don Morrow had a good day a these locations Saturday and figured I would give them a shot and they didn't disappoint. I birded most of the day and...
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Elliot Schunke
elliotschunke
Oct 4, 2011 2:56 am
sorry forgot to sign my post..... Elliot Schunke, Tallahassee, FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Lengacher
whpprsnapper
Oct 4, 2011 3:03 am
Glenda, A great way to identify Rose-breasted Grosbeaks is by their call. It sounds almost exactly like a sneaker squeaking on a basketball court. Once you ...
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glendajoyce6009
Oct 4, 2011 3:43 am
Thank you, for the replies. That sure as heck explains why I could not find the bird listed with the sparrows! Funny thing, though, is that if that bird had...
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Harry Hooper
sn_egret
Oct 4, 2011 5:12 pm
Afternoon nflbirders, Lynn and I were doing a little butterflying and birding on Forest Service Road 314 on the west side of Tate's Hell, a.k.a. Bradwell...
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brooksrobert90
Oct 4, 2011 11:36 pm
I have not seen any humming birds at my feeder for several days, is this the usual time for them to leave for the winter? I'm in northern Leon County...
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Janeen Langley
janeenlangley
Oct 4, 2011 11:39 pm
I still have at least two in my yard at the flowers and the feeders now and it is not unusual for me to see them at the feeders until around mid-October. I...
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Lydia B.
wakullaraptor
Oct 4, 2011 11:41 pm
Mine seem to have left also. I thought it was early for them to be gone. Lydia B. Wakulla County Sent from my iPad ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Carol Miller
miller_c6
Oct 5, 2011 12:50 am
We still had two today. Carol Miller Monticello Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Fran Rutkovsky
franrutkovsky
Oct 5, 2011 2:55 am
This coming Saturday, Oct. 8, is the first Apalachee Audubon Birding Social. It'll be at the Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway, which can be reached by driving...
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Elliot Schunke
elliotschunke
Oct 5, 2011 12:56 pm
I just had a Sedge Wren fly into the house. It quickly became species 153 on my in-hand list and then made its way safely outside. After a photo-op, that is....
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carolmagnusen
Oct 5, 2011 2:47 pm
I have two still feeding, and a new one arrived today. Mine are usually gone by the third week in September, but predictions for a warmer, drier Fall may mean...
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Janeen Langley
janeenlangley
Oct 5, 2011 5:53 pm
Our hummer banders say that any bird at your feeder after November 15 is notable. They band late fall and winter birds, so keep a feeder up and notify them if ...
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genegandy25
Oct 5, 2011 10:29 pm
Great weather, great company, and some nice birds at our various stops -- in total about 50 species and/or taxa, including: Tree Swallows Cliff Swallows Purple...
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Jim Stevenson
erythrogaster13
Oct 5, 2011 10:47 pm
It has always been a curious thing that with all the hummers that now (unwisely?) winter in the east, only an extremely small percentage of them are...
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N BIVINS
noonie1939@...
Oct 6, 2011 3:01 am
Gazing at my front-porch h'bird feeder today, at intervals, I've had male rubythroats and I guess some dull females too.......Sitting there in the chair...
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Candy Pfau
ralph_candypfau
Oct 6, 2011 3:02 am
We had at least ten hummingbirds at our three feeders in Franklin North Carolina up until about Sept 30. Then I noticed there were less and less until about...
