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Recent content by Andy Wraithmell

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    Chipola Feather Fest

    Check out this exciting new festival which takes place in the Florida Panhandle between April 24-26th. The panhandle offers great birding at this time of year. We have the world's largest population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers plus many species that you won't find breeding in other parts of...
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    Nature Coast Birding Festival

    March 20-23 2014 Registration for field trips is now open http://www.cvent.com/d/x4q0bg More information http://onthetrailfwc.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/2nd-annual-nature-coast-birding-wildlife-festival-2/
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    Bar-tailed Godwit - Pinellas Co.

    wasn't seen yesterday so looks like a one day, one birder wonder
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    Bar-tailed Godwit - Pinellas Co.

    Found Weds am by Tom Mast at Fred Howard Park nr Tarpon Springs. Pictures on www.pinellasbirds.com map on my @FLRBA twitter feed
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    Capital Birding - revived

    Well I haven't kept my promise have I? Anyway, a lot of what I see is posted on my blog (see below). Elliot Schunke and I recently co-founded a new informal bird club here in Tallahassee. We have a Facebook page www.facebook.com/tallahasseebirding and just posted our first newsletter. If any...
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    Florida bird photography in mid April

    congrats. Wonderful pictures, I enjoyed looking through them. The only problems bird photographers have in Florida are, where do I go and how many memory cards to take?
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    Birding "The Magic Kingdom"

    I wrote this article a while back for Birdwatch UK and thought some of my fellow British birders might find it useful. http://limeybirder.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/birding-the-magic-kingdom/
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    Florida Pelagic May 19 2013

    an 18 hour pelagic out of New Smyrna Beach produced great diversity but small numbers of the following species Black-capped Petrel White-tailed Tropicbird Band-rumped Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm Petrel Leach's Storm Petrel Audubon's Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Cory's Shearwater Pomarine Jaeger...
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    Capital Birding - revived

    White-rumped Sandpiper on a retention pond viewable from School House Rd in the Southwood area of Tallahassee. White-rumped Sandpiper by Limeybirder, on Flickr
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    Florida Breeding Bird Atlas II

    The 2nd Florida Breeding Bird Atlas is currently taking place (2011-2016) throughout the state. Its mission is to document all of Florida's breeding birds. The project is being coordinated by the Florida Ornithological Society, the state coordinator is Rick West. The Florida Breeding Bird Atlas...
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    Please help UK bird watcher

    www.floridabirdingtrail.com the trip planning wizard is particularly useful. If you need any specific questions answered I am happy to help. My email address is included in the above website. good luck and I hope you have a fantastic trip. I loved my birding trip to Florida so much I stayed...
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    Capital Birding - revived

    Found an American Golden Plover on my lunch break today at the Biltmore Avenue Cow Ponds. Picture and account http://limeybirder.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/cow-pond-diary-april-24th/
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    Nature Coast Birding

    The nature coast of Florida (see map) has many fantastic opportunities for birders throughout the year. Over 200 species of birds can be seen including much sought after species such as Florida Scrub-Jay, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (largest population in the peninsula), Bachman's Sparrow...
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    Capital Birding - revived

    Been a very good birding year so far in the state capital. I promise to try and keep this updated as often as I can. Noteworthy birds present this week include: Black-necked Stilt (my 4th Leon Co. record) frequenting the cow ponds along Biltmore Avenue. Least Terns have been spotted at...
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    13th annual Big O Birding Festival

    Save the Date March 9 to 13 2014 Birders Wanted: March 9-13, 2014 on the Southwest Shores of Lake Okeechobee, and sites throughout Hendry and Glades Counties, Florida. Tours by boat, bus, swamp buggy, and more. Enjoy 4 days of tours, presentations, great food, passionate birders, and superb...
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