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Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:09 -0500

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Subject: [NAMBC] Carillon-28th-Roosevelt 051212 lbirdPIX 28th St. & 118th Av

Hi all:

On May 12th 2012 Sharon Pratt and I birded the Carillon Business Park 28th St. & 118th Av Roosevelt Wetlands areas for the NAMBC [North American Migratory Bird

Species list for Carillon, 28th St & 118th Av,

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Brinson Park (5/24/12) - Osceola Co.

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:02:44 -0500

Hey again, everyone,

My final stop of the day in Osceola County was Brinson Park. It was very birdy, although I couldn't come up with a Snail Kite to save my life! However, a female was perched along the canal very close to the south side of Oak Street

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Public Boat Ramp, Lake Tohopekaliga (5/24/12) - Osceola County

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:04:16 -0500

Hey everyone,

On the way back to Orlando from Disney Wilderness Preserve, I stopped by the public boat ramp on the west shore of Lake Toho. En route, I added Cattle Egret and Blue Jay to my day's list. I only spent about 10 minutes at the ramp.

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Disney Wilderness Preserve (5/24/12) - Osceola Co.

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:17:04 -0500

Hey everyone,

Since June Challenge starts up next week, I decided to do some birding outside of Orange County. I've had a couple of folks recently ask me about Disney Wilderness Preserve, and it made me realize how long it had been since I'd been (about 4 years!). Today

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Wekiwa Springs SP, 5/24/2012 (Orange Co)

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:28:05 -0500

This morning we opted for a little change of scenery, and we spent most of
the morning mostly in the sandhill and scrub habitats at Wekiwa Springs
State Park. I found 2 Bachman's Sparrows, which was our main goal for the
morning. We also saw Swallow-tailed Kite and a Short-tailed Hawk

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] White-tailed Kite viewing at KPPSP

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:22:39 -0500

Greetings Birders:

There is currently a nesting pair of White-tailed Kites (WTKI) here at
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP. Unlike previous seasons where the kites have
nested in easily accessed areas within the Preserve, this pair is a 7.6 mile
round trip hike. Until (and if) a closer nest is found, this

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Stationary Count Wekiwa Springs State Park, Seminole County

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:46:10 -0500

My goal was to try to get more photos of the two Short-tailed Hawks I photographed the other day figuring they were local residents for the summer and will hunt over the same area. I chose to go to the same spot and do stationary birding. The

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Merritt Island NWR, 5/23/2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:28:37 -0500

This morning I returned to Merritt Island. Our main goal was to visit Bio
Lab Rd, and we decided to start from the south and work our way north.
Right off the bat we saw two Bobcats, and I was able to take my best
photographs of this wonderful animal.

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Merritt Island NWR, 5/22/2012 (Brevard Co)

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:36:03 -0500

This morning I went to Merritt Island and visited East Gator Creek,
Blackpoint Dr. and Scrub Ridge Trail. Easily the best moment of the
morning was seeing 3 Common Nighthawks chasing each other on Blackpoint Dr.
Many Black-necked Stilts were tending to their nests on East Gator Creek
and Blackpoint Dr, and

Re: [FLORIDABIRDS-L] Scott Simmons report Orlando Wetlands Park, 5/21/2012 (Orange Co)

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:53:22 -0500

Re Scott Simmons report at Orlando Wetlands ...

Earlier in late winter/early spring when the Vermilion Flycatcher was present at Orlando Wetlands, we had seen two Crested Caracaras periodically. The species had nested at Orlando Wetlands previously. However, it seems that I have been hearing observers say they are seeing only one Caracara,

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Orlando Wetlands Park, 5/21/2012 (Orange Co)

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:00:07 -0500

I took the week off work while my parents are in town, and this morning my
father and I returned to Orlando Wetlands Park. While only the usual
suspects were seen, I was delighted to find 10 Least Bitterns in the
park--I believe my previous record there was 6. We also

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Pelagic Trip and RFI - Central and South Florida, 25-30 May

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:44:58 -0500

Hi All,

Max Medley and I are coming down from Georgia to embark with Michael
Brothers and many of Florida's finest seabirders on the May 27th pelagic
birding trip with the Marine Science Center going out of New Smyrna Beach! I
would like to encourage anyone who would consider such

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] "I'm back!" Or, never left? Scarlet Tanager, Bachman's Sparrows, Seminole County

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:57:52 -0500

At Wekiwa Springs State Park, Seminole County, there was a male Scarlet Tanager on May 14 and 15 and assumed it had migrated north, as it was MIA since the 15th. Bank Swallows I had seen at that time also moved on.

Then today May 20, at the same exact spot,

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Lake Lotus, 5/19/2012 (Seminole Co)

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:10:51 -0500

Yesterday I went to Lake Lotus Park after visiting Mead Gardens. It was a
pretty good morning. My favorite moments were seeing two Swallow-tailed
Kites fly low over the trees, hovering and letting me take close
photographs of them in flight. I also found a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
branching on a

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Fledglings at Mead Gardens, 5/19/2012 (Orange Co)

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:54:53 -0500

This morning I went to Mead Gardens and had a wonderful time. I saw only
the usual suspects there, but it was fun to watch a Northern Parula
fledgling being fed by a parent. Then I saw a Downy Woodpecker fledgling
also being fed by a parent. Both fledglings were

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Lake Louisa State Park - Lake County (5/19/12)

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:13:46 -0500

Hey everyone,

I led three bird walks during Lake Louisa SP's annual Naturefest today. My wife also led some geo-caching walks, and we spotted a few other birds just driving around the park. Here is a combo list of everything we saw or heard today:

Wood Stork (20-30)
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Swallow-Tailed

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Killdeer Chicks, Seminole Co.

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:36:18 -0500

As I was leaving my office this afternoon, I saw a Killdeer with 2 little
chicks in the pond near my parking lot. They were pretty darn cute, so I
took a few pictures. I posted them at
http://www.learnoutdoorphotography.com/2012/05/killdeer-with-chicks.html if
you want to see them..

Scott Simmons
Winter Park, FL

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[FLORIDABIRDS-L] BBA Central Polk May 17

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:44:13 -0500

Worked on the Dundee quad in central Polk today . Quite varied in the two blocks. I had everything from Rock Pigeon and House Sparrow to Hairy Woodpecker and Wild Turkey. I forgot how much fun this is.

Tom Palmer
Winter Haven
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[FLORIDABIRDS-L] The Continuing Story of the Barred Owl Family at Mead Gardens (Orange Co)

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:09:42 -0500

Some of you may remember in late March at Mead Gardens a Barred Owl had
fallen perhaps while branching in its tree. The owlet died at the Audubon
Center for Birds of Prey, but two other owlets survived. I hadn't seen
them at all since the beginning of April despite being

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Orlando Wetlands Park, 5/16/2012 Orange Co.

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:57:53 -0500

This morning I went to Orlando Wetlands Park and had a great time. While
photographing a Least Bittern, a King Rail walked right by me. In fact, it
was too close for my camera to focus on. All the usual herons and egrets
were there, including Yellow and Black-crowned Night Herons.

[FlaBirding] Long-billed Curlew

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:12 -0500

This morning, in my continuing Bird-A-Day quest, I visited Little
Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area in Ft. Myers beach, Lee County.
There wasn't much around except the more common shorebird species when
all of a sudden, a Long-billed Curlew flew in. I studied this bird for

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Long-billed Curlew

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:12 -0500

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Limpkin Jacksonville, FL

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:43:38 -0500

Good morning,
There is a limpkin foraging on the west side of a retention pond on the South Campus of Florida State College. The retention pond is next to The Wilson Center just off Beach Blvd.
Terry West spotted the bird yesterday and went back Tuesday evening and took pictures.

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Scarlet Tanager singing Wekiwa Springs State Park, Bank Swallows, Seminole County

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:10:53 -0500

I was going to head over to the Lower Wekiva River Preserve to try to photograph a Summer Tanager we viewed yesterday. First, I stopped at Wekiwa Springs State Park where a Scarlet Tanager was singing (approx 145 PM) at the fork where the green trail goes left, the other trails

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Summer Tanager, Swallow-tailed Kites Seminole County

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:34:58 -0500

Sunday morning May 13, there was a male Summer Tanager about 40 paces into the orange blaze trail at the Lower Wekiva River Preserve, the southern entrance at SR 46 and Lake Markham Rd. Over the Wekiva River at Katie's Landing, there were two Swallow-tailed Kites hunting the tree-tops. Next to a

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Eastern Bluebird in Seminole County

Sun, 13 May 2012 14:21:50 -0500

Yesterday I was Driving down Aloma Ave in Oviedo and pulled over to
photograph a Swallow-tailed Kite. The kite flew away, but I I then found
two Eastern Bluebirds on a powerline. These are the first bluebirds I've
seen in Seminole County, so I checked eBird today, and very few have

[FlaBirding] 18 Species of Shorebirds Lee County 05/13/2012

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:27:33 -0500

First, I hope all of you mothers are having a good day! I spent a
few hours this morning surveying some fairly local shorebird "hot
spots" in nearby Lee County and found 18 species of shorebirds
including White-rumped & Semipalmated Sandpipers, Whimbrel, American
Oystercatcher,

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] 18 Species of Shorebirds Lee County 05/13/2012

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:27:33 -0500

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Orlando Wetlands Park, 5/12/2012

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:51:33 -0500

Sorry for the lateness of this post, but yesterday I went to Orlando
Wetlands Park and had a wonderful morning. I found 5 Least Bitterns, and
there were herons and egrets everywhere. I missed seeing both Black and
Yellow-crowned Night Herons, though if I took a different path when I
arrived, I

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Albinistic Ring-billed Gull at Vilano Beach

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:39:42 -0500

I observed an albinistic Ring-billed Gull today, around the small jetty
just north of the Porpoise Point (southern) tip of Vilano Beach. I observed
the bird without binoculars, unfortunately, so further observation would be
necessary to determine whether the proper term to describe its pigmentation
might be leucistic rather than albinistic. The bird was

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Date Correction

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:38:17 -0500

Members: The date indicated in the, yellow-marked, SAND post should have
read: 10, May vs. 3, May.

The observation was made this week not last week.

Pat Leary, Fernandina Beach, Nassau County

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[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Yellow marked SAND

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:11:44 -0500

Ft. George Inlet (Huguenot Park inlet shore) While surveying Red knots in
the inlet on Thursday 3, May, a Sanderling with a conspicuous yellow marker
mounted on its right leg was briefly sighted before flushing and flying
north across the inlet. Initially the bright marker was mistaken for a
geolocator attached

[FlaBirding] FT ISLAND (Citrus County)

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:56:17 -0500

Highlights;

Clapper Rail 1 (walking across road carrying food)
Semipalmated Sandpiper

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] FT ISLAND (Citrus County)

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:56:17 -0500

Highlights;

Clapper Rail 1 (walking across road carrying food)
Semipalmated Sandpiper

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Mississippi Kite. Ormond Beach. Volusia County

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:43:03 -0500

This evening, 5/09, I stopped off at Ponce de Leon Inlet after work and
again found the immature Brown Booby on Marker #2 off the end of the
north jetty. While I was out there, I received a call from Steve
Petruniak that he found what might be a White-tailed Kite at Central
Park

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Bobolink, Spotted Sandpiper and Merlin at Merritt Island National NWR

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:33:56 -0500

A roaring fire greeted me at MINWR and once again, Blackpoint Wildlife Drive was closed due to fire. Heavy rains then cut my visit short (as well as dousing the fire), and from what I see, the Black-necked Stilts' nests in the Peacock Pockets area have been washed away. If

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks - Jacksonville (Duval County)

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:34:16 -0500

Today I received a flagged eBird record of 5 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Atlantic Beach (Jacksonville). I was able to swing by after work and observe the 5 adults.

They are located off Aquatic Drive; take Atlantic Blvd east towards the ocean and cross over the ICW. Turn left onto Aquatic Drive,

[FlaBirding] Shorebirds, Etc. @ Dog Beach, Lee County 05/09/2012

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:30:46 -0500

I spent the first hour after sunrise at Dog Beach at New Pass in Lee
County this morning. There were no dogs and no people, only
shorebirds, waders, etc. I saw the following species:

Brown Pelican
Great Blue heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Roseate Spoonbill
White Ibis
Mottled Duck
Osprey
Black-bellied Plover
Wilson's Plover
Semipalmated

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Shorebirds, Etc. @ Dog Beach, Lee County 05/09/2012

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:30:46 -0500

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Brown Booby. Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia County

Tue, 08 May 2012 18:58:56 -0500

This afternoon, 5/8, I stopped at the north jetty at Ponce de Leon
Inlet, Volusia County, after work and found an immature Brown Booby
sitting on channel marker #2, just offshore from the north jetty.

Michael

Michael Brothers
Marine Science Center
Ponce Inlet, FL

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[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Jay Watch volunteers needed!!!

Tue, 08 May 2012 06:07:17 -0500

Hello all -

Volunteers are especially needed in Manatee, Sarasota, Polk, and Highlands
counties or anyone who is willing to drive to those areas for training and
surveys.

Jay Watch is a citizen science program that is conducted annually
statewide. One of the hallmarks of the Jay Watch program is the
standardized field survey protocol used

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Central Winds Park, 5/7/2012

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:26:08 -0500

This morning I spent an hour at Central Winds Park before work. I found
about 12 Northern Parula, 5 American Redstarts and 1 Blackpoll Warbler.
One parula must have recently fledged; the parents were feeding it on the
ground.

You can see photos from the morning at
http://www.learnoutdoorphotography.com/2012/05/central-winds-park-572012.html.
Central Winds Park is in

[FlaBirding] Rose-ringed Parakeets and House Finches in Naples 05/06/2012

Sun, 06 May 2012 17:45:50 -0500

I started the day at dawn going to Dog Beach at New Pass on Ft. Myers
Beach in Lee county. Even though it had just turned light, there were
already 4-5 folks with dogs there. I still was able to scope out the
shorebirds and waders across

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Rose-ringed Parakeets and House Finches in Naples 05/06/2012

Sun, 06 May 2012 17:45:50 -0500

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Mead Gardens, 5/5/2012

Sun, 06 May 2012 07:32:50 -0500

Yesterday afternoon I went back to Mead Gardens to find the Blackpoll
Warbler that had been seen there earlier in the day. I did not find him,
but I did find five other warblers there: Common Yellowthroat, American
Redstart, Northern Parula, Prairie Warbler and a Magnolia Warbler. I also
found one male

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Dovekie in Rehab. Volusia County

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:32:21 -0500

This morning, 5/5/2012, I received an amazing email from Gina Holt that
said that someone had brought her a Dovekie that she needed to get to
our bird hospital. More than a little skeptical, I raced down to
Edgewater to pick up the bird, but unfortunately the bird died before I
got there. The

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Fun day at Mead Gardens, Orange County

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:23:57 -0500

Had some fun birding at Mead Gardens Saturday morning.

Image 1 ... I was taking a picture of a female House Finch but upon looking at the images when I got home, another female House Finch inflight entered the picture. The fun thing about nature photography is you are often surprised

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Superfull Moon tonight -- night birding

Sat, 05 May 2012 14:57:52 -0500

Hi All -

An unusual opportunity arises tonight. Not only will the moon appear 30%
brighter than the average full moon, but it is a weekend night and it should
be mostly clear over Florida.
Also Chuck-will's-widows (CWWI) call all night when the moon is bright and

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Eared Grebes Baker County

Fri, 04 May 2012 22:51:31 -0500

Late Friday afternoon I stopped at Hog Pen Landing on the north
shore of Ocean Pond in SW Baker County in hopes of seeing some
baby Ospreys on the nest. No joy (but any day now). The lake surface
was very smooth due to much diminished winds during the months-
long isoclonic event (now

[FLORIDABIRDS-L] Images of marked Red Knots

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:02:58 -0500

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28226894@N03/?saved=1

Per prior message, please use web link to view examples of marked red knots.
We are currently awaiting the arrival of Fo[H3H] - as is a student group in
Argentina that "adopted" this bird as part of an educational/stewardship
program. They recently obtained views of "their bird" at a primary migratory
stop-over sight