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18 Mar Re: wetlands along I-95 north of Jupiter [Carolyn Cimino ] 18 Mar Mangrove Cuckoo on Big Hickory Island [Judie Von Eiff ] 18 Mar Tomoka State Park Trifecta [Meret Wilson ] 18 Mar Least Bittern and limpkin [Gail Fishman ] 18 Mar Brown-crested Flycatcher at Fort De Soto Park [Ron Smith ] 18 Mar Polk and Orange Co. highlights 3/9--3/15 [Craig Holt ] 18 Mar Re: Corkscrew [] 18 Mar Corkscrew [Jeffery Fisher ] 18 Mar SPRING MIGRATION - SAINT PETERSBURG [Erik Haney ] 17 Mar fos hummer [Mary Remer ] 17 Mar Mead and Leu Gardens (3/17/10) [John Thomton ] 17 Mar Re: Article on Greenwood Eagles [Deb Longman-Marien ] 17 Mar wetlands along 95 north of Palm Beach County [Brian Monk ] 17 Mar Movement of cedar waxwing flock [Dennis O'Neil ] 17 Mar More from Abercrombie Today [Jeff Hooks ] 17 Mar Conservation area-Viera [PHYLLIS AND HOWARD ] 17 Mar Rotary Park, Merritt island 3/17/10 ["Thomas J. Dunkerton" ] 17 Mar Sprng Action in Abercrombie Park, St. Pete [Jeff Hooks ] 17 Mar Key Largo [Andy Thatcher ] 17 Mar No Subject [Judie Von Eiff ] 17 Mar NE St. Pete Migrants [donatdonlo ] 17 Mar Ft. DeSoto/Honeymoon [william stefancic ] 16 Mar Re: Help on Identification [Trey Mitchell ] 16 Mar Help on Identification [Harry Pherson ] 16 Mar House to rent in Michoacan Mexico, nice birding nearby [Mike Judd ] 16 Mar GH Owls in nest on Caladesi Island [Mike Judd ] 17 Mar Circle B Bar- White-face Ibis, Golden Plover, White-crowned Sparrow [Cameron Cox ] 16 Mar Least Bittern? [Pat Harden ] 16 Mar golden plover [Herman Moulden ] 16 Mar Goldfinch [Leann Streeper ] 16 Mar Re: RE Goldfinches [Robert Penhollow ] 16 Mar Re: RE Goldfinches [Andy Thatcher ] 16 Mar Wilson's Plovers breeding at Robinson Preserve; question about behavior [Dan Irizarry ] 16 Mar Article on Greenwood Eagles [Andrew Boyle ] 16 Mar Re: Bird ID Help [Rex Rowan ] 15 Mar Bird ID Help [Kyle Hickman ] 15 Mar RFI - Big Pine Key, Key West [Barb Walker ] 15 Mar NE St. Pete migrants [donatdonlo ] 15 Mar Anhinga [Leann Streeper ] 15 Mar Re: Thayer's Gull. Tomoka Landfill. Daytona Beach. Volusia County [Michael Brothers ] 15 Mar Blue-crowned Parakeet, St. Pete [Jeff Hooks ] 15 Mar Neotropic Cormorant Still At St. Marks NWR [Jean Simpson ] 15 Mar Early Common Tern, West Pasco [Ken Tracey ] 15 Mar Clear Lake Sandhill Cranes 3/15/10 [Maria Valentine ] 15 Mar Starkey Wilderness Park, Pasco County [David Gagne ] 15 Mar Vero Beach Solitary Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper near hospital [Carolyn Cimino ] 15 Mar Re: Request for comment, possible Brown Pelican, "P.o. californicus", Volusia County [Danny Bales ] 15 Mar Purple Gallinules in Charlotte County [Tom Zinneman ] 15 Mar Re: American Golden-Plover? [Charles Geanangel ] 15 Mar Blackpoll [Rick and Barb Lucas ] 15 Mar Re: Request for comment, possible Brown Pelican, "P.o. californicus", Volusia County [Renne Leatto ] 15 Mar American Golden-Plover? [Bev Hansen ] 15 Mar Re: First Hummer [] 15 Mar Re: First Hummer [Maria Valentine ] 15 Mar Baltimore Oriole, West Pasco [Ken Tracey ] 15 Mar First Hummer [Andy Thatcher ] 15 Mar Nesting American Oystercatcher [David Hartgrove ] 14 Mar Request for comment, possible Brown Pelican, "P.o. californicus", Volusia County [Chuck Tague ] 14 Mar Bald Eagle Chicks [Andrew Boyle ] 14 Mar Loggerhead Shrike behavior [Raees Uzhunnan ] 14 Mar Fwd: Northern Parula in Niceville [Matt Greene ] 14 Mar Northern Parula in Niceville [Matt Greene ] 14 Mar Offshore Miami Pelagic Trip, May 22 [Brian Rapoza ] 14 Mar Purple Martins - Dunedin Marina [Susan Pulling Robinson ] 14 Mar Success!!! Short-tailed Hawk nest [Leann Streeper ] 14 Mar Bald Eagle Nest: Gone [Andrew Boyle ] 14 Mar Re: RE Goldfinches [Andrew Boyle ] 14 Mar Short-tailed Hawk, Sawgrass Lake [Margie Wilkinson ] 14 Mar La Sagra's Fly & Red-footed Booby [Jeff Bouton ] 14 Mar warbler ID [william stefancic ] 14 Mar Flycatcher ID [Raees Uzhunnan ] 14 Mar First 2010 Eastern Kingbird and Barn Swallows [Meret Wilson ] 14 Mar oops [william stefancic ] 14 Mar Fw: berry raid [william stefancic ] 14 Mar Short Tailed Hawk [Randi Andersen ] 14 Mar Re: RE Goldfinches [Ed Bowes ] Subject: Re: wetlands along I-95 north of Jupiter From: Carolyn Cimino <Sailcarm AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:13:26 EDT In response to the inquiry of wetlands north of Palm Bch Co. off of I-95, might you have been describing the Vero Beach Wetlands, aka Indian River Wetlands Treatment Facility, at exit 147 just off RT. 60 E? Email me offline if you need further info. Carolyn Cimino Vero Bch, Waterford, CT To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Mangrove Cuckoo on Big Hickory Island From: Judie Von Eiff <gfvon AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:22:38 -0400 This morning, several of us walked the length of Big Hickory Island in Bonita
Springs (SW FL on the Gulf) where we got some very good looks at a Mangrove
Cuckoo!! This is the first one we have ever seen on the island. Betsy Sandstrom
managed to get some shots of it.....attached.
Judie Von Eiff
Bonita Springs
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Subject: Tomoka State Park TrifectaFrom: Meret Wilson <wilsonsplover AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:33:13 -0700 At the bridge and from the marsh area north of the entrance to Tomoka State
Park in Ormond Beach, we have an Osprey on eggs in one nest, next to them a
pair of Great Horned Owl owlets, and just found today, the eagle's nest is
active and has one eaglet. The eagle's nest is the hardest to see because you
have to be back along the marsh and look east in order to see it. The eaglet
looks to be about 2 months old. You can observe both the osprey and the owls
right from the bridge that goes over Strickland Creek.
The reason we thought the nest was not active this year is because the nest was
partially destroyed in the tornado that hit the park back in May. The eagles
have been busy repairing it for quite some time and were never observed at the
nest together after Jan 1, though they were observed mating Dec 26. I have
spent a large number of hours monitoring the nest and never saw an exchange of
duties between the 2 which is normally observed several times over a 24 hour
period. John Kunzer, the park biologist, found signs of life under the nest
such as scat and fish heads, and each time either of us approached the nest we
would hear some holloring but then one would fly off. Never finding 2 at one
time we decided they weren't nesting or had an alternate nest somewhere else.
Despite nest damage, they have persevered and have baby!
Meret S Wilson
Ormond Beach, FL
TBBS, Tomoka State Park
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Subject: Least Bittern and limpkinFrom: Gail Fishman <grtener AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:01:48 -0400 Hi, I'm looking for least bitterns and limpkins for friends coming from Canada to bird this weekend. I live in Tallahassee and we'll be birding in this area, St. Marks Refuge and west along the coast to Alabama. Thanks for your help, Gail Fishman, Tallahassee, Florida Gail Fishman President, St. Marks Refuge Association grtener AT hotmail.com Use GoodSearch http://www.goodsearch.com/Default.aspx and choose St. Marks Refuge Association Best Web site: http://www.stmarksrefuge.org Visit us on Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Marks/St-Marks-Refuge-Association/150572234266?v=wall http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=FISHMS01 EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Brown-crested Flycatcher at Fort De Soto Park From: Ron Smith <rsmith52 AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:39:28 -0400 Good morning, Late yesterday afternoon, just before 6 PM, Lori and I found a Brown-crested Flycatcher at Fort De Soto Park (Pinellas County). We were able to hear its continuous, distinctive, clear "whit" call on two different occasions as we followed it around a small section of the park while it actively fed. It stayed no more than 15-ft off the ground and on one occasion flew to within 12-15 ft of us, giving us a long study. The fact that in appearance it looks so similiar to a Great Crested Flycatcher did not escape us. We noticed the mostly brownish-olive back, the more paler yellow belly than what you would expect with a Great Crested, and its entirely black bill. We last saw the bird just before 6:30 as it flew across the road from the North Beach parking lot and into the mangroves and cabbage palms. John Mangold arrived at the scene at 7 PM, but we were unable to re-locate it, thinking it may have gone to roost. As luck would have it, my camera is in the shop, being cleaned. But, no matter, the very distinctive call of this species sets it apart from the similar Great Crested and even the smaller, Ash-throated. This morning, Lyn Atherton and others have searched the area but have been unable to find it as of 10:30. However, it just so happens, the park maintenance crew is on the scene and have been mowing nearby. Often times, at least with these types of flycatchers, Lyn shared with me, they are more vocal late in the afternoon. Will keep ya'll posted should it be seen again. DIRECTIONS: The bird was first located in the grassy median between the main park road and the North Beach parking lot, that being the section just north of the 2nd turnoff into the North Beach lot - which would take you directly to restroom #4. It spent some time flycatching from the cabbage palms there and also at the edges of the oaks overhanging the parking lot before flying east across the road and into the mangroves. -- Ron Smith rsmith52 AT tampabay.rr.com St. Pete, FL www.PinellasBirds.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Polk and Orange Co. highlights 3/9--3/15 From: Craig Holt <hud929godwit AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:38:42 -0700 I was down in cental Florida last week. It was not a birding trip per se, but I got a lot of birding in anyways. Visited Lake Alfred in Polk Co., and Ocoee, Winter Garden, and Orlando in Orange Co. Some highlights--16 Am. white pelicans, 2 sandhill cranes, 2 white-winged doves, 350 tree swallows, and a sedge wren at Lake Alfred; 1 brown pelican and 1 laughing gull at Starke L. in Ocoee; 2 brown pelicans at Holden L. in Orlando. Other good birds (at least for an Ohioan) were: wood ducks, ring-necked ducks, lesser scaups, pied-billed grebes, anhingas, great egrets, snowy egrets, cattle egrets, tricolored herons, little blue herons, white ibises, glossy ibises, wood storks, bald eagle, ospreys, black vultures, red-shouldered hawks, Am. kestrel, common moorhens, lesser yellowlegs, least sandpiper, Caspian terns, Forster's terns, pileated woodpecker, e. phoebes, fish crows, blue-gray gnatcatchers, ruby-crowned kinglets, gray catbirds, yellow-rumped warblers, palm warblers, prairie warbler, pine warbler, n. parulas, black-and-white warbler, and boat-tailed grackles. Craig Holt, Lowellville Ohio To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Corkscrew From: anhinga42 AT COMCAST.NET Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:02:00 +0000 An out of town birder mentioned to me that he did see one at the feeders a few days ago. Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL Anhinga42 AT comcast.net Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Jeffery FisherSubject: Corkscrew From: Jeffery Fisher <jrzman1 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:49:54 +0000 does anyone know if the Shiny Cowbirds are still being seen at Corkscrew? Jeff Fisher, Bradenton _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. 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Mary Remer Leesburg, south of Lake Harris -- 'SERVICE IS THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR THE SPACE YOU OCCUPY' Kate Santich To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Mead and Leu Gardens (3/17/10) From: John Thomton <jthomton AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:29:49 -0500 Hey everyone, I celebrated St. Patrick's Day by doing a little local birding. I arrived at Mead around 8:45 AM, then I arrived at Leu just before noon and birded there for about 2 hours. The overcast and no-wind conditions kept birds active well into the afternoon. I'll combine the lists here with notes on specific locations: Wood Duck Mallard Pied-Billed Grebe Brown Pelican (1 adult flying over Lake Sue, near Mead) Double-Crested Cormorant Anhinga Great Blue Heron Great Egret Tricolored Heron Green Heron White Ibis Wood Stork Turkey Vulture Osprey Cooper's Hawk Red-Shouldered Hawk Red-Tailed Hawk Common Moorhen Bonaparte's Gull Ring-Billed Gull Forster's Tern Mourning Dove Barred Owl (1 Mead) Red-Bellied Woodpecker Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (1 Mead, 1 Leu) Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker (heard only) Eastern Phoebe White-Eyed Vireo (1 Mead, 2 Leu) Yellow-Throated Vireo (1 Mead - FOS) Blue Jay Fish Crow Tree Swallow (35-40 foraging over Lake Sue) Barn Swallow (1 foraging over Lake Sue) Tufted Titmouse (Leu) Carolina Wren Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Hermit Thrush (3 Leu) American Robin (1 Mead, 4 Leu - should be outta here anyday now?) Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher (Leu) European Starling Cedar Waxwing (dozens) Orange-Crowned Warbler (1 Mead) Northern Parula (8-9 Mead, 3-4 Leu) Yellow-Rumped Warbler (by far the most abundant species today) Yellow-Throated Warbler (1 Mead) Pine Warbler (4-5 Mead) Palm Warbler Black-and-White Warbler (3 each at Mead and Leu) Common Yellowthroat (Mead) Chipping Sparrow (2 Mead) Swamp Sparrow (1 Mead) Northern Cardinal Red-Winged Blackbird Common Grackle Boat-Tailed Grackle House Finch American Goldfinch (50 or so at Mead, 4-5 Leu) Some notable misses today that usually aren't too hard to pick up this time of year in the Downtown Orlando/Winter Park area included Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Black Vulture, Bald Eagle, Limpkin, Belted Kingfisher, and Blue-Headed Vireo. Mead Garden is located near the intersection of US 17/92 (Orlando Ave.) and Orange Avenue in Winter Park. There is no entrance fee. Nearby Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens (entrance fee for non-members) is located near the intersection of US 17/92 (Mills Ave.) and Virginia Avenue in northern Downtown Orlando. Both are in north-central Orange County. Good birding, John Thomton Winter Park, Orange Co. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_1 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Article on Greenwood Eagles From: Deb Longman-Marien <dlongmanmarien AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:39:56 -0400 Thank you for the article. I had seen the post saying the eaglets had been rescued but then saw an article in the Sentinel saying they couldn't be located. I was confused. It's a good idea when something successful happens like a rescue, to let people at the location know so they can tell the public what has happened. Also, it's good PR for the good work the rescue center does. Deb Longman-Marien Viera To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: wetlands along 95 north of Palm Beach County From: Brian Monk <MonkDVM AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:22:17 EDT Hi all! I will be driving to Jacksonville on Friday, and plan on stopping at several wetlands along my route. I know Viera and have been there several times. But are there are other sites along the way? I have seen one, rather large, along the eastern side of the highway, north of Jupiter, but I don't know anything else about it. from the road I can see that it has several roads through it, and at least one observation platform. Does anyone know what this is?? Thanks!! Brian Monk, DVM 954-802-6710 Ft. Lauderdale, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Movement of cedar waxwing flock From: Dennis O'Neil <oneils2 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:21:31 -0400 A large flock (300-500) of cedar waxwings were wheeling in the air and then settled in a large oak tree and other nearby trees behind the Bob Evans restaurant in Leesburg late this afternoon (3/17). Birded Bourlay Nature Park in Leesburg for about 90 minutes this afternoon and turned up very few passerines. One area that was loaded with yellow-rumps and pine warblers just two weeks ago was empty today. Dennis O'Neil Mt. Dora To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: More from Abercrombie Today From: Jeff Hooks <jeff.hooks AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:37:48 -0400 Brown Thrasher, so loud a flock of Cedar Waxwings fly into his song I uploaded a video of the final moments of the of the Black-hooded Parakeets in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkhCPa_P1as -- -- Jeff Hooks St. Petersburg, FL http://jeffhooks.blogspot.com AT birdhaiku To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Conservation area-Viera From: PHYLLIS AND HOWARD <hpmans AT METROLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:28:49 -0400 I just did my annual walk out the north trail of the Conservation Area at Viera to look for Burrowing Owls. Last year I saw several, but this year only one-but better than none! I had 46 bird species on the trip out and back with a bit of rain. If anyone needs an uplift , there were plenty of Eastern Meadowlark singing & Wilson's Snipe. A male No. Harrier was lovely. Phyllis Mansfield Cocoa Beach To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Rotary Park, Merritt island 3/17/10 From: "Thomas J. Dunkerton" <woundedmallard AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:20:30 -0400 Hey Everybirdy, Arrived at work today, on this gray morning and browsed the boardwalk. Wasn't much on the interior but when I got back to the parking lot I caught "the wave"! Several Northern Parula and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, many Yellow-rumped Warbler and Gray Catbirds, 2 Yellow-throated Warblers. Just came back in from an afternoon stroll beneath the oaks and pines surrounding the playground area here and picked up a couple of White-eyed Vireos, more Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Parulas along with the large crowd of Yellow-rumpeds. A large flock of some 50-60 Cedar Waxwings flew overhead. Most activity I've seen here in a year, hoping this Sprng will be a good one! Did swing through the Refuge (MINWR) yesterday afternoon, most ducks are gone save for a few Blue-winged Teal and Northern Shovelers. There was a nice large mixed flock of shorebirds at Stop 7 on Blackpoint (Western and least 'pipers, Dunlin, Red Knots, LB Dowitchers, Semipalmated and Black-bellied Plovers, a couple of Stilt Sandpipers and many Willets). All the Spoonbills seemed to be on Peacock's Pocket yesterday, I'd say i saw at least 100 altogether at various areas, large group of at least 40 were a mere 1/4 mile in off of E. Gator Creek Road. Water levels were pretty high from the recent rains but there were a smattering of dowitchers and dunlin along the IRL banks here and there. Wading birds were very actively feeding as well as a constant flow of single Black Skimmers patrolling the troughs. Oak Hammock had several Parulas and Black and White Warblers but Palm Hammock was extremely quite. Lots of armadillos working all the trails. Mosquito's are coming, but mornings are splendid for a walk through. see you out there! Tom Dunkerton Titusville, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Sprng Action in Abercrombie Park, St. Pete From: Jeff Hooks <jeff.hooks AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:02:05 -0400 intense beak play, then Black-hooded Parakeets mate gently and slowly -- Jeff Hooks St. Petersburg, FL http://jeffhooks.blogspot.com AT birdhaiku To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Key Largo From: Andy Thatcher <andy.thatcher AT ATT.BLACKBERRY.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:48:33 +0000 I am taking a family trip in a couple of weeks for 3 or 4 days to Key Largo so was wondering where you would recommend for some quick hit and run birding ? Never been down to the Keys so anything down there I can't miss ? Cheers Andy Thatcher East Orlando Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: No Subject From: Judie Von Eiff <gfvon AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:42:16 -0400 This morning in the drizzle, there was a lone American Goldfinch on my feeders.
First time this year. I usually get one or two Goldfinches a year, but that's
it.
Judie Von Eiff
Bonita Springs, FL
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Subject: NE St. Pete MigrantsFrom: donatdonlo <donatdonlo AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:33:43 -0400 Get out there to your favorite migration hotspot today! Overnight winds must have been favorable as I had 13 Northern Parula's in the Mangrove Bay Neighborhood this morning. Many were singing in oaks along the side street and I didn't have time to pursue every bird so there were likely many more. Don Margeson St. Petersburg To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Ft. DeSoto/Honeymoon From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:06:35 -0400 Hi BirdBrains, Ventured out on my first long post-surg. birding trip to the Gulf coast (it's been 3 months since we've been there). We started at DeSoto, where the No. Beach (behind concession) was surprisingly empty. Just a couple Ring-bills Laughing Gulls, but no plovers or shore birds to speak of. Next we went to the far No. Beach hoping to find Oystercatchers or Reddish Egrets, but no luck. We did find a couple Red-Breasted Mergansers feeding in the cove, and a couple Black-bellied Plovers along the edge. We searched the trees for warblers, but found only the usual Yellow-rumps and Palms, with Red-winged Blackbirds and a couple Common-ground Doves. The East Beach was much better "birdy-wise". There were plenty of Dowitchers, a couple Red Knots, Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plovers, a lone Piping plover, 2 Lesser-blackbacked Gulls, a couple Western Sandpipers and some Least Sandpipers. The Tiera Verde ponds were pretty low on ducks, but there are still many Redheads and Lesser Scaup. I wasn't able to locate any Ruddys, but couldn't stay long enough to give a good search. No eagles in sight. Honeymoon was also quiet, but birds of note on the beach were: Sandwich Terns, Forster's Terns, Royal Terns, Skimmers and a couple 1st year Herring Gulls (thanks for the ID help, Michael). A quiet, but good day, with lots of walking. Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Help on Identification From: Trey Mitchell <trey AT PHOTOGRAPHWILDLIFE.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:21:56 -0400 You are correct, Red-shouldered Hawk and Logger-head Shrike. Nice photos. Trey Mitchell Miami, Florida -----Original Message----- From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto:BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] On Behalf Of Harry Pherson Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:05 PM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Help on Identification Hello group, I am very new to this list as well as the world or birding and was wondering if you could help me identify the following birds. I want to believe one is the Red Shoulder Hawk and the other is a Logger Head Shrike or a Northern Shrike. I currently live in Virginia and travel to Florida to get my bird photos. These photos were taken at the Viera Wetlands last month and am just now getting around to post process them. Thanks for your time and appreciate your help. Harry Pherson www.hepherson.com e-mail: koalava AT verizon.net To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14570 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14570 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Help on Identification From: Harry Pherson <koalava AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:04:58 -0400 Hello group, I am very new to this list as well as the world or birding and was wondering if you could help me identify the following birds. I want to believe one is the Red Shoulder Hawk and the other is a Logger Head Shrike or a Northern Shrike. I currently live in Virginia and travel to Florida to get my bird photos. These photos were taken at the Viera Wetlands last month and am just now getting around to post process them. Thanks for your time and appreciate your help. Harry Pherson www.hepherson.com e-mail: koalava AT verizon.net To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: House to rent in Michoacan Mexico, nice birding nearby From: Mike Judd <ebwilderae AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:20:20 -0400 A friend just wrote the following. Their place is in a lovely setting at about 7000' elevation adjacent to Lake Patzcuaro with plenty of very good birding nearby. A car would be handy but not absolutely necessary as combi's serve the area quite well. Our plans to volunteer on a bird conservation project in Turkey are in jeopardy - our renter cancelled due to a family emergency. If you or someone you know would be interested in renting our house, please consider the following information: Newly constructed, spacious, light-filled house with office located between Patzcuaro and Erongaricuaro. Spectacular view of lake. On-site parking. Quiet. $450 USD/month + utilities (gas, electricity, Internet, housekeeping services) aprox. $110 USD/month. Care required of dog, cat, and hummingbirds. House is available all or part of April through July 7, 2010. Some early photos of the house are posted on the blog. Georgia Conti Arocutin antep9 [at] aol.com Mexican cell phone: 434-114-2476 www.chirimoyobirder.blogspot.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: GH Owls in nest on Caladesi Island From: Mike Judd <ebwilderae AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:13:45 -0400 The 3 youngsters appear chipper enough yesterday with the mother present. The nest is to the right shortly down the maintenance road (to the right) between markers 14 and 15 on the nature trail. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Circle B Bar- White-face Ibis, Golden Plover, White-crowned Sparrow From: Cameron Cox <cameron_cox AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:54:28 +0100 All, Stopped by Circle B Bar this morning and found the above mentioned birds. The basic plumage American Golden-Plover was at the same location described by Herman Moulden. I saw this same individual at virtually the same place over a week ago so it appears to be in no hurry. For an American Golden-Plover it has long tertials so that only three primary tips are visible. The White-faced Ibis was at its normal location a short ways down the Marsh Rabbit Run trail on the right. It has undergone an extensive prealternate molt replacing most body feathers, scapulars, about 1/2 of the coverts, and even a tertial. The head and neck have largely remained unchanged and there is no sign of a white border to the face. The body color is now much more similar to the Glossy Ibis and the face and eye color is now the best way to distinguish the bird. There were 2 immature White-crowned Sparrows on Shady Oak trail near the entrance to the preserve. These are the first I have seen at Circle B Bar. One was singing, though, in the manner of most young Zonotrichia sparrows, was doing so poorly. Cheers, Cameron Cox Brandon, FL _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Least Bittern? From: Pat Harden <luvdaocean AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:12 -0400 A friend who has visitors from Canada wants to know the best place to possibly find a Least Bittern in the Panhandle of Florida. Any suggestions besides St. Marks NWR? Thanks. Pat Harden Gainesville FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: golden plover From: Herman Moulden <hmoul AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:45:06 -0400 Relocated a Golden Plover at the same location in Circle B Bar Reserve, Polk County this AM. First marsh to the east on Heron Hideout trail. Herman Moulden Lakeland To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Goldfinch From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:42:09 -0400 Only one today in Leesburg. And he is gone already. Leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: RE Goldfinches From: Robert Penhollow <bobpenhollow AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:29:47 -0400 I usually have dozens at my feeders up here in the Panhandle, this year not so many. They also fed out of my regular feeders and didn't hardly touch their thistles. Bob Penhollow, Niceville ---- Andy ThatcherSubject: Re: RE Goldfinches From: Andy Thatcher <andy.thatcher AT ATT.BLACKBERRY.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:42:25 +0000 I have just seen a Goldfinch in the garden ! Just the one mind. Not a mythical creature after all. Cheers Andy Thatcher East Orlando Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: andy.thatcher AT att.blackberry.net Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:43:06 To: BrdbrainSubject: Wilson's Plovers breeding at Robinson Preserve; question about behavior From: Dan Irizarry <rdirizarry AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:27:15 -0400 Hey Everyone, Spent a few hours at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton yesterday. No new migrants, but I did see a larger number of our wintering shorebirds that I hadn't seen there in several months. I had a large number of Willets (100+), Semipalmated Plovers (75-100), Western and Least Sandpipers (20-30 each), Dunlin (30) and our local breeding Wilson's Plovers (15). I did manage to get 1 Spotted Sandpiper. I have had up to 12-13 on a single day there in the middle of winter. I actually managed to capture a small set of pictures of a pair of Wilson's Plovers copulating on the trail just ahead of me. Warblers seemed to have moved out of the area; I only had 5 Palm and 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler in the preserve. Seen at the preserve: Brown Pelican (10) Caspian Tern (1) Royal Tern (15) Laughing Gull (20) Herring Gull (4) Snowy Egret (18) Great Blue Heron (1) Great Egret (15) Little Blue Heron (4) Tricolored Heron (3) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (1) White Ibis (40) Willet (100+) Semipalmated Plover (75+) Western Sandpiper (20-30) Least Sandpiper (20-30) Spotted Sandpiper (1) Ruddy Turnstone (15) Dunlin (30) Short-billed Dowitcher (20) Palm Warbler (5) Yellow-rumped Warbler (1) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Osprey (7) Turkey Vulture (10) Fish Crow (15) Common Ground-Dove (2) Eurasian Collared Dove (1) Mourning Dove (2) Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) Downy Woodpecker (1) Question: I noticed that quite a few of the Semipalmated Plovers were behaving quite aggressively towards each other. They were hunched over, fanning their tails out and spreading their wings, and calling out to each other. They were doing this in pairs. Is this "practice" for territorial defense once they get to their breeding grounds, or do they secure mates before arriving in the north? It wasn't just a couple of birds; I saw probably 10-20 birds doing this. Attached photos: IMG8346 - Aggressive Semipalmated Plovers IMG8411 - Copulating Wilson's Plovers IMG8566 - Immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron These images are small and compressed. Larger ones available at flickr. More photos from the Preserve at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danirizarry/sets/72157623507342729/ Happy Birding, Dan Irizarry Bradenton, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Article on Greenwood Eagles From: Andrew Boyle <andybgator AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:32:28 -0700 Hello, All.
Woke to find an article written about the Greenwood Cemetery Bald Eagles. It is
online here:
http://tinyurl.com/yh6qens
Andrew Boyle
Orlando, FL
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Subject: Re: Bird ID HelpFrom: Rex Rowan <rexrowan AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:36:41 -0400 Hi, Kyle - Looks like a Black-bellied Plover to me. Rex Rowan Gainesville Kyle Hickman wrote: > I went to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge today, and on Biolab Road I found two birds > of the same species that I couldn't identify. Image is attached. > > Overall, I had a very successful birding day. Barn Swallows at the beach, regular and white > morph Reddish Egret, and some waterfowl still lingering. Mostly Blue-winged Teals and > Northern Shovelers - all the widgeons had moved on. Five species of tern - Royal, Caspian, > Forster's, Sandwich, and Common. Photos can be found on the first two pages here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylehickman/ > > Anyway, let me know if you can ID this birds. Thanks for the help! > > Kyle Hickman > Orlando, FL > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html > To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu > ____________________________________________________________________________ > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Bird ID Help From: Kyle Hickman <kylehickman1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:29:22 -0400 I went to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge today, and on Biolab Road I found two birds of the same species that I couldn't identify. Image is attached. Overall, I had a very successful birding day. Barn Swallows at the beach, regular and white morph Reddish Egret, and some waterfowl still lingering. Mostly Blue-winged Teals and Northern Shovelers - all the widgeons had moved on. Five species of tern - Royal, Caspian, Forster's, Sandwich, and Common. Photos can be found on the first two pages here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylehickman/ Anyway, let me know if you can ID this birds. Thanks for the help! Kyle Hickman Orlando, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: RFI - Big Pine Key, Key West From: Barb Walker <barbibird AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:10:30 -0400 Hi, I am thinking about taking a special birding trip to the keys but need a little more information. If there is anyone down there that can contact me offline your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Barb Walker Palm Harbor To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: NE St. Pete migrants From: donatdonlo <donatdonlo AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:57:46 -0400 This evening at 6:30 PM Lorraine and I watched a lone Bank Swallow flying north just a few feet off our 4th floor deck. In the morning I had 6 Northern Parula's in the Mangrove Bay neighborhood including a singing male and the first females I've seen this spring. I also saw 5 Black-and-White Warblers. Don Margeson St. Petersburg To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Anhinga From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:27:03 -0400 Just wanted to share a photo from our trip yesterday. I didn't realize how pretty an Anhinga could get. I never noticed the eyes before. Looking good for spring! He was on the Dora Canal in Tavares, fL Leann Streeper Leesburg, fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Thayer's Gull. Tomoka Landfill. Daytona Beach. Volusia County From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:56:24 -0400 Today, 3/15, I found a probable adult Thayer's Gull at the Tomoka Landfill, near Daytona Beach. The bird was similar to an adult Herring Gull in appearance, but with a small bill and dark iris. The orbital ring was raspberry pink. The legs were a deep hot pink. The primary pattern showed very limited black, with pale tongues meeting the white mirror on P-9. The underwing pattern showed very limited black, mostly in a trim outer edge of P10 (and possibly P9) and in small subterminal marks on the outer primaries. The black of the primaries was also not quite a deep black ( see the comparison to the black on the nearby Laughing Gull. Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Blue-crowned Parakeet, St. Pete From: Jeff Hooks <jeff.hooks AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:46:43 -0400 clinging to its perch the Blue-crowned Parakeet fights the Ides-of-March wind -- Jeff Hooks St. Petersburg, FL http://jeffhooks.blogspot.com AT birdhaiku To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Neotropic Cormorant Still At St. Marks NWR From: Jean Simpson <Tlsjean AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:13:20 EDT Yesterday I saw the Neotropic Cormorant on the pilings near the lighthouse at St. Marks NWR. I was hoping that the tide would be high enough to submerge the offshore islands where the cormorants usually are at low tide or whenever there's an offshore wind. The last time I had seen it was on January 30. It's still in non-breeding plumage. The white facial line seemed a little easier to see, but there were no white plumes on the neck. I saw my FOS Swallow-tailed Kite, soaring over the woods behind the Visitors' Center. Northern Parulas and Barn Swallows have returned also. Good birding, Jean Simpson Tallahassee, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Early Common Tern, West Pasco From: Ken Tracey <kftracey AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:07:23 -0700 Hello, Found a Common Tern at the Gulf Harbors Golf Course today, (Google 28.235,-82.750). Along with very white Black-bellied Plover; when it flew it was black under wings. Also 2 Pectoral Sandpipers are there. Stevenson and Anderson show 3/29 and 3/30 as early spring migration dates for Common Tern, so this may be very early arrival date. Ken Tracey New Port Richey To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Clear Lake Sandhill Cranes 3/15/10 From: Maria Valentine <mvalentine9 AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:35:50 -0400 For everyone writing and asking, after Emmy's death--a peaceful passing under Mom's feathers in the night of March 12--the family were able to get back to normal activities of feeding over the weekend. Emmy was laid to rest in a little straw nest, the body covered by soft feathers Mom had dropped in the last molt. If that's illegal I hope any officials reading this will overlook it in this case. Emmy was just lying on the grass after the others moved away Saturday morning. I felt I just had to do a little funeral. I stay well away from live wild birds and animals, especially listed species, being aware of the restrictions. I attribute the loss of one baby to the severe weather prohibiting both colts being able to get enough food on Thursday and Friday. 2 days is a long time to birds less than a week old. I think frantic hunger led to Oscar's aggression of Emmy, the younger of the two. We know this happens in many species. Before the storm when they were out and being fed, that behavior wasn't happening, though Oscar was already picking on Emmy right after Emmy hatched, before they went out to forage that day. Also the stress of being wet and cold a lot of the time, having to leave the nest and swim hard through stormy waters--all of it was just too much for Emmy. That's the science, my take on it. It was still grief to lose Emmy, one of our endangered Sandhill Cranes, who had been watched and loved from a distance by humans from when the egg was laid. Mom nested down for three nights on the shore, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, guarded by Dad. I was very happy to see Dad fly to the original nest in the late evening yesterday (Sunday) and begin rebuilding, (FEMA, take notes!). From shore, Mom noticed and immediately waded out to the nest, with Oscar -- much bigger after being stuffed with food for 2 days, lots of earthworms, great protein-- swimming along behind. Oscar climbed up on the nest and watched while both parents tossed up vegetation, until Mom determined it was ready. Then she settled down for the night. Oscar climbed up on her back under the wings, peeked out for one last look around, then settled down to sleep. They'll be safer there from onshore predators, so I'm really glad the nest could be salvaged. In one photo Oscar swims behind Mom who looks like she's swimming, but is actually walking. That area was mudflats 2 weeks ago, so you can see how much the lake has risen. In the twilight pic of Mom settled on nest, Oscar is just raising her back feathers a bit to look out. Today, they're all out foraging again. Maria Valentine New Port Richey, FL mvalentine9 AT tampabay.rr.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Starkey Wilderness Park, Pasco County From: David Gagne <oporornis77 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:24:44 -0700 Hi All, Birded Starkey Wilderness Park this morning and the highlight was a courting pair of Short-tailed Hawks. There was one of each morph. Other birds of note of the 54 species seen: Swallow-tailed Kite 1 White-eyed Vireo 19 Purple Martin 9 Barn Swallow 5 Brown-headed Nuthatch 3 (low) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12 Northern Parula 7 Black-and-whtie Warbler 5 American Goldfinch 4 No early summer residents such as Great Crested Flycatchers, Summer Tanagers , Red-eyed or Yellow-throated Vireos were detected today. These species typically show up in mid-March here. Good Birding! Dave Gagne Holidday Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Vero Beach Solitary Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper near hospital From: Carolyn Cimino <Sailcarm AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:10:33 EDT While driving around yesterday, Sunday, my husband and I noticed lots of birds feeding in a flooded grassy area in between the Vero Beach hospital and the Hospice/VNA building, on 37th (?) St, aka "Doctor Row". We were not able to stop, but today I went back. There were many fewer birds in this area today but at least one or two representatives of most of the common waders, esp. Little Blue Heron and White Ibis. What I was most excited about seeing were two sandpipers-- a Solitary Sandpiper and a Pectoral Sandpiper feeding along the edge. There were also several Killdeer. And 1 Loggerhead Shrike in a low tree. Carolyn Cimino Vero Beach and Waterford, CT To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Request for comment, possible Brown Pelican, "P.o. californicus", Volusia County From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:42 -0400 I've been following this Brown Pelican post. I've read over a thousand pelican metal bands at Port Canaveral. I've encountered the Red Pouch several times there. I asked the banders, and they told me, if I remember correctly, that 1 per cent of Florida's Brown Pelicans get the red pouch. They said that on the west coast of the United States a large number have the red pouch. Here's a picture of one at Port Canaveral. It's really not that rare around this area. Uncommon..... Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:58:24 -0400 From: rennel AT CFL.RR.COM Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] Request for comment, possible Brown Pelican, "P.o. californicus", Volusia County To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU << This subspecies is apparently very rare in the western Gulf and I found no records for Florida or the Atlantic.>> Not sure if you mean some kind of official record or not, but Joyce Stefancic posted a sighting and a photo of a Pacific Brown Pelican on Honeymoon Island around this time last year in her BRDBRAIN post of 3-1-09. 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We observed three Purple Gallinules in this area, as well as a few Moorhens and a few other wading birds.These birds aren't all that common in Charlotte County, so I thought it was worth noting. Dave had seen a Least Bittern in this area several weeks ago, but not this morning. We also saw three Northern Bobwhite, fast becoming an uncommon bird in this area. Following is a complete list of birds observed there this morning from 8:00 - 10:30. Tom Zinneman Punta Gorda Northern Bobwhite 3 Anhinga 3 Great Egret 2 Little Blue Heron 1 Tricolored Heron 1 Wood Stork 1 Black Vulture 5 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Kestrel 2 Purple Gallinule 3 Common Moorhen 4 Mourning Dove 2 Common Ground-Dove 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 1 Tree Swallow 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 5 Brown Thrasher 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5 Chipping Sparrow 5 Savannah Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Boat-tailed Grackle 5 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: American Golden-Plover? From: Charles Geanangel <hoatzin AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:44:52 -0400 Bev, We had 6 inches of rain in the last few days here in Polk County and the water levels have changed drastically at the Circle B Bar. The plovers have not been located as of Sunday but may have moved to more appropriate habitat. Chuck Geanangel Winter Haven hoatzin AT tampabay.rr.com To learn more about birds of Polk County FL. click www.polkcountybirds.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Bev Hansen To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 11:55 AM Subject: [BRDBRAIN] American Golden-Plover? A British birding friend wonders if the American Golden-Plovers are still being seen at Circle B Bar Reserve? Thanks, Bev Hansen Spring Hill, FL bevalhansen AT earthlink.net To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Blackpoll From: Rick and Barb Lucas <lucasbirders AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:34:15 +0000 Spring must be close by, had a Blackpoll Warbler in the oak tree over the weekend. Rick Lucas Sebastian, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: Request for comment, possible Brown Pelican, "P.o. californicus", Volusia County From: Renne Leatto <rennel AT CFL.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:58:24 -0400 << This subspecies is apparently very rare in the western Gulf and I found no records for Florida or the Atlantic.>> Not sure if you mean some kind of official record or not, but Joyce Stefancic posted a sighting and a photo of a Pacific Brown Pelican on Honeymoon Island around this time last year in her BRDBRAIN post of 3-1-09. Renee Leato Windermere, Orange County To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: American Golden-Plover? From: Bev Hansen <bevalhansen AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:55:02 -0400 A British birding friend wonders if the American Golden-Plovers are still being seen at Circle B Bar Reserve? Thanks, Bev Hansen Spring Hill, FL bevalhansen AT earthlink.net To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: First Hummer From: maurip AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:14:12 -0400 Sunday must be a banner day for hummers as I, too, saw my first Hummer at MY Coral Honeysuckle yesterday. The Firebush is dead as far as I can tell but the CH came through the cold, thankfully, I have a feeder up as well but haven't seen any action at it yet. Mauri Dietrich St. Petersburg, FL -----Original Message----- From: Maria ValentineSubject: Re: First Hummer From: Maria Valentine <mvalentine9 AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:07:13 -0400 Like Andy, I have hummingbirds seasonally, and had my first Ruby-throated male yesterday, just a few hours after I put up new feeders. My garden of natives is not blooming at the moment, except for Coral Honeysuckle, so I am still supplementing with feeders. I just got great new easy-clean ones (Dr. JB's Hummer Feeder) plus cast aluminum ant guards, from the Hummer/Bird Study Group who band hummingbirds all over the country. Their site is www.hummingbirdsplus.org for lots of great hummer info. More on the Clear Lake Sandhills later. Family of 3 doing well. Maria Valentine New Port Richey mvalentine9 AT tampabay.rr.com Andy Thatcher wrote: > I know that some of you are lucky enough to have hummingbirds as residents but alas we are not so I was very happy to see the first Ruby Throated Hummingbird in my garden yesterday. > > I am slowly building up a stock of natives to try and keep them over winter but it will take a couple of more years. > > Cheers > Andy Thatcher > East Orlando > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html > To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Baltimore Oriole, West Pasco From: Ken Tracey <kftracey AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:24:54 -0700 Hello, Found a female Baltimore Oriole feeding on Cape Honeysuckle blossom at the "hedge" in Colonial Hills, West Pasco, (Google 28.2125,-82.7247). Several winter here every year. Ken Tracey New Port Richey To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: First Hummer From: Andy Thatcher <andy.thatcher AT ATT.BLACKBERRY.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:22:55 +0000 I know that some of you are lucky enough to have hummingbirds as residents but alas we are not so I was very happy to see the first Ruby Throated Hummingbird in my garden yesterday. I am slowly building up a stock of natives to try and keep them over winter but it will take a couple of more years. Cheers Andy Thatcher East Orlando Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Nesting American Oystercatcher From: David Hartgrove <birdman9 AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:39:32 -0400 Hi, While on our chapter's field trip to the Port Orange Bridge this afternoon, the one where we found the "probable" California Brown Pelican, we also found a pair of American Oystercatchers in an obvious state of nest incubation. At one point a Turkey Vulture flew low over the area and was immediately challenged, first by the male, and then by both birds. The female soon returned to the exact spot she was in before, partially hidden by short vegetation, and appeared to be turning the eggs before resuming incubation again. This is the earliest date for AMOY nesting that I know of. The Bird Life of Florida lists a date of 4/8/63, at St Marks, as the earliest known date. Directions from I-95 are as follows: Exit I-95 at SR 421, Exit 256. Proceed east about 3 miles and cross US 1 onto the Dunlawton Causeway. As you're approaching the high rise bridge, turn right into the turn off for Port Orange Causeway Park. Make a sharp left and drive into the parking area beneath the bridge. The closest island off the south side of the bridge is Rookery Island. At low tide there's a large sand bar exposed west of the island. The island has something of a comma shape and the oystercatchers are on the section of the island closest to the boat ramps. The suspected California Brown Pelican was seen in the water at the west end of the island and later atop the mangroves on the island near the west end of the rookery itself. That bright red pouch makes him pretty easy to spot. David Hartgrove, President & Conservation Chair, Halifax River Audubon To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Request for comment, possible Brown Pelican, "P.o. californicus", Volusia County From: Chuck Tague <kingrail AT MAC.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:40:32 -0400 Greeting,
Today, 3-14-10, several members of Halifax River Audubon met at the Dunlawton
Bridge to observer the nest colony/roost on the mangrove islands in the Halifax
River east of Port Orange. The outing leader was Ray Scory.
Joan Tague noted a pelican with a bright red gular pouch roosting on the
mangroves. We observed it through our scopes for several minutes and all
members of the outing enjoyed good looks. David Hartgrove speculated it was a
vagrant from the pacific coast. The bird took flight and circled the mangroves.
I was able to get some photographs of the bird that shows the pouch color. All
agreed the pelican was very different.
According to my references the red on the pouch indicates the bird is from the
Pacific Coast of North America, subspecies "Pelecanus occidentalis
californicus". (Sibley - 2000; "NGS Complete BIRDS of North America", Alderfer;
Johnsgard, "Cormorants, Darters, Pelicans of the World" 1993; "BNA Online",
Shields 2002)
This subspecies is apparently very rare in the western Gulf and I found no
records for Florida or the Atlantic.
Comments from those more familiar with pelican distribution and movements
would be greatly appreciated.
Brown Pelican w/ red gular puch - 08
Brown Pelican w/ red gular puch - 11
Chuck Tague
kingrail AT mac.com
From BNA:
P. o. californicus Ridgway, 1884. Breeds from California Channel Is. south
along Pacific coast of Baja California, throughout Gulf of California (south of
northernmost portion, however), and south along Pacific coast of Mexico to
Islas Tres Marias (Am. Ornithol. Union 1957, 1998). Also recently breeding
inland at Salton Sea (Sturm 1998). Ranges from s. British Columbia south along
Pacific coast to Colima, Mexico (rarely to El Salvador), and inland to s.
California and Arizona, casually elsewhere in interior of sw. U.S. (Am.
Ornithol. Union 1957, U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. 1983). One record from Gulf coast
of Mexico (D. Anderson pers. comm.). Distinguished from P. o. occidentalis and
P. o. carolinensis by larger size and red, rather than blackish metallic green,
on proximal end of gular pouch during courtship (Schreiber et al. 1989).
{Shields, Mark. 2002. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), The Birds of
North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology;
Retrieved from the Birds of North America }
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Subject: Bald Eagle ChicksFrom: Andrew Boyle <andybgator AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:15:45 -0700 Hello, All.
From what I can gather so far, they were taken to Birds of Prey in Maitland.
Thanks, Barb.
More info if I get it. Maybe I will run over there this week.
Andrew Boyle
Orlando, FL
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Subject: Loggerhead Shrike behaviorFrom: Raees Uzhunnan <raeez AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:15:18 -0400 I saw a bunch of cedar waxwings being harassed by 2 Loggerhead Shrikes and few seconds later I saw one shrike with a cedar waxwing !. Here is the flickr link http://www.flickr.com/photos/raeesuzhunnan/4434221148/ and for those who want to see more frames go to my site at http://www.back2wild.com/gallery/main.php/v/FeatheredFriends/TheKill/ Thanks Raees Uzhunnan, Casselberry, FL, _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Fwd: Northern Parula in Niceville From: Matt Greene <oldgrowthlongleaf AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:28:44 -0500 My apologies, I forgot to include the city and state in the previous submission. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matt GreeneSubject: Northern Parula in Niceville From: Matt Greene <oldgrowthlongleaf AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:21:22 -0500 Good evening Folks, I'm new to the listserv but I've been browsing for a while. I'm a conservation biologist living in NW Florida. Anyhow, I was on the road today and decided to visit the the Turkey Creek Boardwalk in Niceville. I wanted to share with you that my better half and I had had a good look at a female Northern Parula at 1635 a little ways past the 2nd large floating dock. Cheers, -- Matt Greene Land Steward, Nokuse Plantation To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Offshore Miami Pelagic Trip, May 22 From: Brian Rapoza <brianrapoza AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:42:23 -0400 On Saturday, May 22, Tropical Audubon Society's Roberto Torres, Larry Manfredi, Paul Bithorn and Raul Urgelles will lead an all-day boat trip in search of shearwaters, storm- petrels, tropicbirds and other pelagic species. We'll visit Fowey Light, a reliable location for Brown Booby, then head to the edge of the Gulf Stream to search for weed lines and associated pelagic birds. Our vessel will be the Another Reward, a 70-foot air-conditioned party fishing boat based out of Miami Beach. Cost is $160.00 per person; reservations are required by April 30 and space will be limited. For details, including meeting place and time, as well as a full list of probable and possible species expected, contact me at fieldtrips AT tropicalaudubon.org. Brian Rapoza Field Trip Coordinator Tropical Audubon Society Miami, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Purple Martins - Dunedin Marina From: Susan Pulling Robinson <spulling AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:02:49 -0400 I'm happy to report that the tenants are pleased with the new martin house at the Dunedin City Marina. Our single pair returned this year, and brought 6 of their friends. :=) Susan -- ***************************************************************************** Susan Pulling Robinson - Dunedin FL spulling AT tampabay.rr.com "Any day can be a special day, and you just have to get outside, and see what the birds are doing..." Kenn Kaufman Please visit my websites: The Clearwater Optimist Pram Fleet http://homepage.mac.com/spulling/OptimistPram/index.htm The Literate Poodle http://homepage.mac.com/spulling/LitPoo/index.htm To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Success!!! Short-tailed Hawk nest From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:40:00 -0400 We had success on finding the nesting area of the Short Tailed Hawk!! This was the pair I saw originally over the Lake Square Mall probably. It ended up being a dark morph with a light morph. Is this unusual?? The dark morph was seen carrying branches to the nest. Nest was not visible. We observed them for about an hour and had to head home. Will see what info I will be able to give after I get with experts. Leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Bald Eagle Nest: Gone From: Andrew Boyle <andybgator AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:16:25 -0700 Hello, All.
Just wanted to report that the Bald Eagle nest that has been in the Greenwood
Cemetery and seen many many chick fledge over the years finally lost its battle
with the elements. I knew I should have brought my camera back with me last
Wednesday to get shots of the 2 chicks on the edge of the nest but the mass of
other photographers (who have basically seemed to camp out there for the past
year or so) and the couple of funerals going on lead me not to.
Guess the high winds Thursday or Friday had their say after the tree died
during the 2004 hurricanes but has been hanging in there ever since. Tree is
snapped in half, nest on the ground. No sign of the young when I went through
today. Woodpeckers were not complaining.
If anyone knows if they have seen the young eagles I would appreciate a note
offline.
I had always hoped that the birds would choose a different pine tree nearby,
but...
Andrew Boyle
Orlando, FL
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Subject: Re: RE GoldfinchesFrom: Andrew Boyle <andybgator AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:09:18 -0700 Hello, All. I hear them when I am out and about but this year seems to be a bust in downtown OTown. I reached a high of over a dozen and then zero. I am now back up to a whopping 2. Years past I have had hundreds. Andrew Boyle Orlando, FL ________________________________ From: Ed BowesSubject: Short-tailed Hawk, Sawgrass Lake From: Margie Wilkinson <wwilkin3 AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:34:07 -0500 The Short-tailed Hawk was flying over Sawgrass Lake, St. Petersburg, again this afternoon, putting on a great display with the vultures. Lots of people enjoying this day on the boardwalks. Margie Wilkinson St. Pete To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: La Sagra's Fly & Red-footed Booby From: Jeff Bouton <jbouton2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:52:29 -0700 All, In support of all that is math for "Pi day", my son Austin and I decided to test how long it would take to make a ROUND trip to the Miami area, with short stops to view two local celebrities. We stopped in for some views of the La Sagra's Flycatcher at Bill Baggs Park on Key Biscayne. It was very evident and vocal at the "white gate" between 9 & 10 AM. Then we stopped by for quick views of the continuing Red-footed Booby at Pelican Harbor Seabird Sanctuary. The attached images were digiscoped this AM with a D-Lux 4 point & shoot camera through my spotting scope. Would have liked to give it more time but only had a half day to commit. :( Best, Jeff Bouton Port Charlotte, FL jbouton2 AT earthlink.net To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: warbler ID From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:45:12 -0400 Hi BirdBrains, Seems to be 100% unanimous that "my" warbler was an Orange-crowned. Thanx to all for your confirmation. Joyce Stefancic Clermont, Fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Flycatcher ID From: Raees Uzhunnan <raeez AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:38:38 -0400 Please help to identify this flycatcher http://www.back2wild.com/gallery/main.php/v/FeatheredFriends/_MG_7916.jpg.html ThanksRaees UzhunnanCasselberry, FL. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_1 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: First 2010 Eastern Kingbird and Barn Swallows From: Meret Wilson <wilsonsplover AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:04:38 -0700 As I was driving south on N Beach Street about 3 blocks south of the Tomoka
State Park property line, an Eastern Kingbird flew right across the front of my
truck, just high enough to see well but not hit it. The white terminus stood
out boldly. Two Barn Swallows glided overhead as I was setting up nets for
banding season, also 2010 firsts. The park itself is showing no signs of
migratory movement. The usual overwintering species are still present. I did
see one lone American Goldfinch (I have a few more coming to my feeder
sporadically at home). And a small flock of Cedar Waxwings are still present at
the park but several of us have seen HUGE flocks around Ormond Beach this week.
Meret S Wilson
Ormond Beach, FL
TBBS, Tomoka State Park
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Subject: oopsFrom: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:50:22 -0400 Hi again BirdBrains, I forgot to attach the "Berry Raiders"...just thought you'd enjoy. Joyce Stefancic Clermont To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Fw: berry raid From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:48:49 -0400 Hi BirdBrains, On our way to Emeralda this AM, we stopped at the top of Sugarloaf Mt. when we noticed a huge flock of birds land some pines edging a property. They all "hit" the holly tree, descending like a blanket...the largest group of Cedar Waxwings I've ever seen at one time. It was great fun to watch! While at Emeralda, which was pretty quiet other than the wind, I found a warbler that I'm not sure of. I've checked my books and think it's an Orange-crowned Warbler...pretty non-descript and drab except for faint breast streaking, very sharp billed, bright yellow under-tail coverts, no wing-bars. Am I correct? Thanks! Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Short Tailed Hawk From: Randi Andersen <womanathewell AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:55:00 -0400 Hi Bird Brains, I decided to head up north yesterday (I lived in Ormond Beach back in 1988-90). I began birding in my yard before leaving. I STILL have four Painted Buntings, Brown Thrasher, Cardinal, Thrasher, BT Grackle, Mockingbird, Catbird En Route up I-95 we saw D.C.Cormorant, White & Glossy Ibis, R.B. and Laughing Gulls, Osprey. At Bulow State Park (County Road 2001 Flagler Beach, Florida)...highlights were: T.Titmouse, N. Parula, R.C. Kinglet, Hairy Woodpecker All other birds for the day were common. B. Pelican, D.C. Cormorant, TV's, BV's, Great Egret, S. Egret, GB Heron, Wood Stork, Crow, R.B. and Laughing Gulls, Sand Hill Crane, Mourning Doves,Belted Kingfisher, R.B. Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Loggerhead Shrike, Mockingbird, Black Skimmer (one at the bridge near Rt. 1 in Titusville); House Sparrows. We rode along the John Anderson Hwy, and through Tomoka State Park down to the Granada Bridge that spans the Halifax River and Intracoastal Waterway. There we saw more gulls but it was SO windy that everything seemed to hunkered down for the day except for a few Rock Doves. While on our way home off Pinehurst Rd (just before Wickham/S.R. 509) I spotted a high flying Short-Tailed Hawk. This is a life bird for me! I pulled off the road and watched until it was out of site, then grabbed the Sibley guide on the seat before moving. What a thrill. Can anyone please tell me how rare/common they are here? Thanx! Good Birding, Randi Andersen Suntree/Melbourne Brevard Co To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________Subject: Re: RE Goldfinches From: Ed Bowes <eddie_ruth AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:12:41 -0400 Our Goldfinch count has been the same as the last two years--30 to 40 birds most days. Ed BowesPort St. Lucie, FL Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:26:49 -0700 From: jillspurlock AT VERIZON.NET Subject: [BRDBRAIN] RE Goldfinches To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU We usually have 15 to20 goldfinches most of the winter but this winter we only had 4 or 5. I also live in Central Florida. I assumed it was the clearing of some nearby land. I wonder what was different this year. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ |