[csanchez7]

I spent a couple hours this morning birding Matheson Hammock in search of migrants regardless of the east winds. The highlight of my effort was a Prothonotary Warbler feeding low in the area where the narrow nature trail opens up to the area of big royal palms. Note the lack of Hill Mynas (!) and exotic parakeets on the day list! I did not visit the coastal mangrove area, thus no cormorants, pelicans, shorebirds, etc.

Location: Matheson Hammock County Park
Observation date: 9/15/10
Number of species: 27

Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga 1
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus 6
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus 1
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 2
Short-tailed Hawk - Buteo brachyurus 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 2
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 4
Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus 4
White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus 1
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 4
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 20
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 30
Northern Parula - Parula americana 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Dendroica caerulescens 3
Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica 3
Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor 7
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 10
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 6
Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea 1
Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum 4
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 12
Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis 1
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 2
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 14

Carlos

[csanchez7]

This Saturday, I was there in the morning as part of the North American Migration Count. I was assigned to do both Matheson and A.D. Barnes. Here is my checklist for Matheson:

Location: Matheson Hammock County Park
Observation date: 9/18/10
Number of species: 36

Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis 5
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 18
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga 3
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1
Great Egret - Ardea alba 3
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea 1
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus 10
Merlin - Falco columbarius 1
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 7
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres 21
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 5
Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla 4
Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto 2
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 8
Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus 1
Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons 1
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 15
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 34
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 2
Northern Parula - Parula americana 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Dendroica caerulescens 8
Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica 2
Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor 10
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 3
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 12
Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum 3
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 14
Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis 1
Kentucky Warbler - Oporornis formosus 1
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 3
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 28
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 2

Carlos

[merryslug]

yay for the count! I'm going to try and do these two parks next Friday, if my feet will let me.

Still no Hill Mynas, huh?