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csanchez7's 2009 list (1 Viewer)

csanchez7

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I started my 2009 list on the first of January. I plan to really bird a lot this year, and I hope to exceed 300 species for Florida by the end of the year. I also have a couple of trips planned (Arizona birding trip and Austria/Italy study abroad), so I am poised to do pretty well this year! All lifers will be marked with a bold (L).

Kendale Lakes Neighborhood (1/1/09)
1) Northern Mockingbird
2) Mourning Dove
3) European Starling
4) Eurasian Collared-dove
5) Yellow-throated Warbler
6) Blue Jay
7) Red-bellied Woodpecker
8) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9) American Coot
10) Double-crested Cormorant
11) Common Moorhen
12) White Ibis
13) Tricolored Heron
14) Pied-billed Grebe
15) Palm Warbler
16) Anhinga
17) Common Grackle
18) Boat-tailed Grackle
19) Red-winged Blackbird
20) Cattle Egret
21) Osprey
22) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
23) Ring-billed Gull
24) Ruby-throated Hummingbird
25) Yellow-rumped Warbler
26) Turkey Vulture
27) Black-and-white Warbler
28) Eastern Phoebe
29) Northern Parula
30) American Kestrel
31) Prairie Warbler
32) Blue-headed Vireo
33) House Sparrow
34) Monk Parakeet
35) Common Myna
36) Rock Pigeon
37) Fish Crow
38) Ring-necked Duck

...quite a few species right around home! And a few more at the local park...

Kendall Indian Hammocks (1/1/09)
39) Painted Bunting
40) White-eyed Vireo
41) Gray Catbird
42) House Wren
43) Loggerhead Shrike
44) Black-throated Green Warbler

...and off to the beach...

John U. Lloyd State Park (1/1/09)
45) Belted Kingfisher
46) Brown Pelican
47) Northern Gannet
48) Laughing Gull
49) Magnificent Frigatebird
50) Ruddy Turnstone

...and a stop at the Least Grebe site...

Yamato Scrub Natural Area (1/1/09)
51) Green-winged Teal
52) Least Grebe
 
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I spent the entire day today in Everglades National Park. Although I missed the two species I was primarily after (Brown-crested Flycatcher and Short-eared Owl, two rarities for Florida), I did get over two dozen year birds. I had a dozen wintering warblers, which was the highlight of the day for me.

Everglades National Park (1/2/09)
53) Whip-poor-will
54) Barn Owl
55) American Crow
56) Red-shouldered Hawk
57) Black Vulture
58) Great Blue Heron
59) Green Heron
60) Great Egret
61) Glossy Ibis
62) Little Blue Heron
63) Pileated Woodpecker
64) Northern Cardinal
65) Magnolia Warbler
66) Black-throated Blue Warbler
67) White-crowned Pigeon
68) Tree Swallow
69) Brown Thrasher
70) Great Crested Flycatcher
71) American Redstart
72) Short-tailed Hawk
73) Pine Warbler
74) Downy Woodpecker
75) Eastern Meadowlark
76) Eastern Towhee
77) Roseate Spoonbill
78) Wood Stork
79) Sandwich Tern
80) Northern Pintail
81) Mottled Duck
82) Snowy Egret
83) Black-crowned Night-heron
84) Common Yellowthroat
85) Spotted Sandpiper
86) American White Pelican
87) Northern Harrier
88) Savannah Sparrow

I participated in the Coot Bay Christmas Bird Count in Everglades National Park on January 3rd. I picked up about a dozen new year birds, ending the day just shy of 100 species for the year. No life birds yet this year -- Brown-crested Flycatcher, Great Cormorant, Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, and Short-eared Owl have remained elusive despite more effort placed into seeing these species. I will get them soon, though!

Everglades National Park (1/3/09)
89) Eastern Screech-owl
90) Swamp Sparrow
91) Sedge Wren
92) Bald Eagle
93) Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
94) Willet
95) Dunlin
96) Black-bellied Plover
97) Reddish Egret
98) Black Skimmer
99) Gull-billed Tern
 
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I birded the Lucky Hammock/Annex area on January 5th, hoping for Canada Goose and rare sparrows (Canada Goose is a very rare bird for South Florida, actually!). I got neither the Canada Goose or the sparrows, since the fields have been recently plowed. I did not even see the usual flock of Sandhill Cranes today. Nonetheless, I still picked up three new year birds, one of which was a life bird.

Lucky Hammock/Annex (1/05/09)
100) Common Ground-dove
101) Killdeer
102) American Pipit (L)

In the afternoon, I headed off to Everglades National Park for Brown-crested Flycatcher and Short-eared Owl. Got the former.

Everglades National Park (1/05/09)
103) Brown-crested Flycatcher (L)

On the 6th, I headed out back to John U. Lloyd to try and get that Great Cormorant -- got it! I then went to Wakodahatchee Wetlands and then Green Cay Wetlands where I saw quite a few new birds for the year.

John U. Lloyd State Park (1/06/09)
104) Great Cormorant (L)

Green Cay Wetlands, Wakodahatchee Wetlands (1/06/09)
105) Purple Gallinule
106) Blue-winged Teal
107) Limpkin
108) Cooper's Hawk
109) Northern Rough-winged Swallow
110) Sora
111) Wilson's Snipe
 
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I went down to Dump Marsh and Cutler Wetlands today to see if the Tropical Kingbird, Lesser Nighthawks, and owls that are being reported are still around. I only managed to find two Lesser Nighthawks and none of the other birds. I still got several new year birds, though, including a pair of beautiful American Avocets at Cutler Wetlands.

Cutler Wetlands, Dump Marsh (01/07/09)
112) American Avocet
113) Brown-headed Cowbird
114) Least Sandpiper
115) Northern Shoveler
116) Lesser Nighthawk

Back down to the Everglades today, searching for more life birds (Brant, Short-eared Owl, Long-billed Curlew, and Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow). I dipped on all four, but really cannot complain since I had many other great birds.

Everglades National Park (01/08/09)
117) Barred Owl
118) Broad-winged Hawk
119) White-tailed Kite
120) Yellow-throated Vireo
121) Northern Waterthrush
122) Yellow-crowned Night-heron
123) Horned Grebe

Some time along the coast at a spot I usually bird heavily during migration. There is a wintering flock in the mangroves which included most of the more common wintering warblers (Prairie, Palm, Yellow-throated), Blue-headed Vireo, Great Crested Flycatcher, and a little army of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Despite the low tide, there was little life on the mudflats other than White Ibis and an assortment of herons/egrets.

Matheson Hammock (01/09/09)
124) Royal Tern
125) Red-breasted Merganser
 
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I had a fantastic day at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, as usual. I went with two friend birders of mine to this great park, finishing the day with 84 species seen. We saw 11 species of waterfowl, King Rail, Sora, 4 species of woodpecker, and a family of 7 Florida Scrub-jays among many other birds.

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (01/10/09)
126) Great Horned Owl
127) Lesser Scaup
128) Common Loon
129) Hooded Merganser
130) American Wigeon
131) Forster's Tern
132) King Rail
133) Gadwall
134) Snow Goose
135) Ross's Goose
136) Greater Yellowlegs
137) Lesser Yellowlegs
138) Northern Flicker
139) Florida Scrub-jay
140) American Robin
141) Tufted Titmouse
142) Orange-crowned Warbler
143) Short-billed Dowitcher
144) Semipalmated Plover
145) Sanderling
146) Great Black-backed Gull

...And some more birding today at local birding hotspots yielded some great year birds!

Castellow Hammock (01/11/09)
147) White-winged Dove

Dump Marsh (01/11/09)
148) Tropical Kingbird
149) American Bittern

...And yet some more birding at local birding hotspots...

Crandon Beach (01/12/09)
150) Piping Plover
151) Snowy Plover
152) Lesser Black-backed Gull
153) Herring Gull

A.D. Barnes Park (01/12/09)
154) Summer Tanager

Did some birding in southern Miami-Dade, including Lucky Hammock and the Homestead Agricultural Area...

Lucky Hammock, Homestead Agricultural Area (01/13/09)
155) Least Flycatcher
156) Ovenbird
157) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Some more birding, this time closer to home, birding the local park for raptors and behind a Cuban restaurant for cowbirds...

Kendall Indian Hammock, plus behind La Carreta Restaurant (01/14/09)
158) Merlin
159) Bronzed Cowbird
 
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Went on a trip with the local National Audubon Chapter to North Florida. It was a thrilling experience taking my first 'long distance' birding trip ever. I picked up 20 life birds and many new year birds, including several rarities such as Harris's Sparrow, Bullock's Oriole, Say's Phoebe, and Yellow Rail. Also, witnessed a spectacular behavior between Virginia Rail and Clapper Rail in a pool right by the side of the road at Panacea. This trip was amazing!

North Florida Trip 2009 (01/16-19/09)
160) Sandhill Crane
161) Eastern Bluebird
162) Red-tailed Hawk
163) Say's Phoebe (L)
164) White-crowned Sparrow
165) Vesper Sparrow (L)
166) Harris's Sparrow (L)
167) Ruby-crowned Kinglet
168) Brown-headed Nuthatch
169) Yellow Rail (L)
170) Henslow's Sparrow (L)
171) Red-cockaded Woodpecker (L)
172) American Goldfinch
173) Golden-crowned Kinglet (L)
174) Hermit Thrush
175) Carolina Chickadee (L)
176) Winter Wren (L)
177) Brown Creeper (L)
178) Carolina Wren
179) Marsh Wren
180) Cedar Waxwing (L)
181) Bufflehead
182) Common Goldeneye (L)
183) Long-billed Dowitcher
184) Virginia Rail
185) Bonaparte's Gull (L)
186) Redhead (L)
187) Canvasback
188) Song Sparrow
189) American Oystercatcher
190) Clapper Rail
191) White-breasted Nuthatch (L)
192) Red-headed Woodpecker (L)
193) Wood Duck
194) Chipping Sparrow
195) Field Sparrow (L)
196) House Finch (L)
197) Baltimore Oriole
198) Pine Siskin (L)
199) Bullock's Oriole (L)
 
I chased a vagrant warbler to Florida today right before class (a Black-throated Gray Warbler). I had a successful chase, getting this life warbler plus another year bird -- a beautiful Cape May Warbler already in spring plumage.

Broward Environmentally Sensitive Land (01/21/09)
200) Black-throated Gray Warbler (L)
201) Cape May Warbler
 
This past weekend, I went to the Space Coast Birding Festival based in East-Central Florida. I participated in the Zellwood-Apopka, Hal Scott Pineland Preserve, and Cape Canaveral Pelagic trips. I also went by my own to Ponce Inlet and Daytona Beach Shores for some rarities that had been reported there.

Space Coast Birding Festival (01/24/09-01/26/09)
202) White-throated Sparrow (L)
203) Black-bellied Whistling-duck
204) Ruddy Duck
205) Western Kingbird
206) Ash-throated Flycatcher (L)
207) Purple Martin
208) Wild Turkey
209) Bachman's Sparrow (L)
210) Purple Sandpiper (L)
211) Glaucous Gull (L)
212) Thayer's Gull (L)
213) Pomarine Jaeger
214) Iceland Gull (L)
215) Red Phalarope (L)
216) Audubon's Shearwater (L)
 
One new bird for the year today at The Annex -- Bell's Vireo. Also saw several other great birds for south Florida, including wintering Least Flycatcher and Brown-crested Flycatcher. on Research Road in the Everglades, I had White-tailed Kite and Barn Owl and sunrise.

The Annex (02/01/09)
217) Bell's Vireo
 
Classes have started, so I haven't had nearly as much time to bird. However, I have been picking up some birds here and there for the year. The Yellow Warbler is actually the Cuban subspecies which is resident and breeds in the mangroves of South Florida. It was a life subspecies, as I have only seen the migratory northern race before. Unfortunately, no Long-billed Curlew or American Flamingo in Snake Bight on my canoe trip this time!

A.D. Barnes Park (02/03/09)
218) Wilson's Warbler

Cutler Wetlands (02/06/09)
219) Cave Swallow

Everglades National Park -- Snake Bight (02/07/09)
220) Peregrine Falcon
221) Yellow Warbler

The Annex (02/10/09)
222) Indigo Bunting
 
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I went to the southwest coast of Florida today (02/12/09) to look for Long-billed Curlew at Bunche Beach. I made several birding stops along the way, including Kirby Storter Boardwalk in Big Cypress National Preserve (highlights: Wild Turkey, 3 species of woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Louisiana Waterthrush). At Bunche Beach, I had 15 species of shorebird (highlights: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Red Knot, American Avocet). I made a final stop at Tigertail Beach in Marco Island, adding one more shorebird species to my day list of 16 (Snowy Plover).

Crandon Beach (02/11/09)
223) Wilson's Plover

Big Cypress National Preserve (02/12/09)
224) Louisiana Waterthrush

Bunche Beach (02/12/09)
225) Western Sandpiper
226) Marbled Godwit
227) Red Knot
228) Long-billed Curlew (L)
229) Common Tern
 
I did a lot of birding this weekend. My birding weekend first started out with the Tropical Audubon Society in Stormwater Treatment Area 5 (usually known as STA-5). Waterfowl numbers are definitely starting to thin out rapidly here in south Florida, as there were far fewer American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, and Northern Shoveler than there were earlier in the year. Although I dipped with the Eurasian Wigeon that has been reported from here a couple times in the past month, we had a lot of great birds.

John Stretch Park and STA-5 (02/14/09)
230) Caspian Tern
231) Fulvous Whistling-duck
232) Black-necked Stilt
233) Snail Kite
234) Stilt Sandpiper

The next day, I drove up to Titusville to meet with a local birder there who had found several interesting waterfowl species a few days earlier, including a Eurasian Wigeon. Although we missed the Eurasian Wigeon (maybe next winter season!), we did pick up Long-tailed Duck and wild Mallard fairly quickly. Mallard in Florida is actually very rare (I don't count the feral barnyard birds that hang out in the local lakes), so this was a totally new bird for me in Florida.

Indian River Lagoon (02/15/09)
235) Long-tailed Duck (L)
236) Mallard (L)
 
Been a bit busy, but I have gotten to bird here and there!:

Matheson Hammock Park (02/28/09)
237) Nashville Warbler

A.D. Barnes Park (03/04/09)
238) Chuck-will's-widow

Cutler Wetlands (03/06/09)
239) Yellow-headed Blackbird

C-111E Canal (03/08/09)
240) Rose-breasted Grosbeak
241) Grasshopper Sparrow

Everglades National Park (03/08/09)
242) Worm-eating Warbler
243) Swallow-tailed Kite
 
Tried looking for a Western Spindalis reported in Evergreen Cementary today with no luck. Did see a Field Sparrow, which is a big rarity for South Florida, but I had already seen this species in North Florida. Swung around Old Griffon Road, which was nearby, and saw two Smooth-billed Anis.

Old Griffon Road (03/12/09)
244) Smooth-billed Ani

A trip to Central Florida was a big success. Target species on the trip included Brown-headed Nuthatch, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Bachman's Sparrow, and Hairy Woodpecker (the most difficult to find of all eight woodpeckers that occur in Florida, a habitat specialist in the state).

Lake Kissimmee State Park (03/14/09)
245) Hairy Woodpecker (L)
246) Crested Caracara

An attempt for Black Rails at St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge was unsuccessful for the elusive little birds. Got to give these another shot, though. I did have my FOTS Barn Swallows mixed in with a flock of Tree Swallows!

St. Johns NWR (03/21/09)
247) Barn Swallow
 
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Before class, I went to the neighborhood north of Kendall Baptist Hospital and lucked out, getting two Red-whiskered Bulbuls almost immediately on the wire.

Kendall Baptist Hospital Area (03/23/09)
248) Red-whiskered Bulbul

Wakodahatchee this afternoon was very productive, with a large flock of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, several Purple Gallinule, a calling Limpkin, two Soras, and other typical wetland birds for this region of Florida. The highlight of my trip, however, was a Least Bittern.

Wakodahatchee Wetlands (03/24/09)
249) Least Bittern

I had an unexpected new year bird right on campus today at the University of Miami -- a trio of White-winged Parakeets feeding in the palms. The only countable parrot species in Florida are Monk and White-winged Parakeets. The abundant Mitred Parakeets are non-countable.

University of Miami Campus (03/27/09)
250) White-winged Parakeet
 
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Spring migration has started in South Florida. I have begun shifting my focus from birding in Everglades National Park and other more distant spots to daily visits to the local migrant traps.

Everglades National Park -- Chekika Unit (03/29/09)
251) Eastern Kingbird

Matheson Hammock County Park (03/30/09)
252) Prothonotary Warbler

A.D. Barnes Park (03/30/09)
253) Red-eyed Vireo
254) Sharp-shinned Hawk
 
I had a productive trip to the western Everglades today, including such highlights as Baltimore Oriole, Marbled Godwit, and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. I picked up one new bird for the year, which also happens to be an addition to my ABA list.

Everglades National Park (04/06/09)
255) Shiny Cowbird (ABA L)

A visit to Cutler Wetlands for Solitary Sandpiper resulted in no Solitary Sandpiper -- but an even better bird for spring migration!

Cutler Wetlands (04/08/09)
256) Upland Sandpiper

A.D. Barnes had a few migrants the next day, including a stunning Scarlet Tanager.

A.D. Barnes Park (04/09/09)
257) Scarlet Tanager

I chased after a Thick-billed Vireo that was reported at Spanish River Park -- a magnet for Caribbean vagrants. I was unable to find the Thick-billed Vireo there, but I was able to pick up a couple of new birds in what turned out to be a birding spree along the coastal hotspots of southern Palm Beach and northern Broward counties.

Spanish River Park (04/10/09)
258) Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park (04/10/09)
259) Chimney Swift
 
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I had a really productive day in Everglades National Park today, with 70 species seen between 8am and 3pm.

Everglades National Park (04/11/09)
260) Blue Grosbeak
261) Wood Thrush (L)
262) Solitary Sandpiper

...unsuccessful search for Mangrove Cuckoo.

Key Largo State Botanical Site (04/12/09)
263) Black-whiskered Vireo

Cutler Wetlands (04/12/09)
264) Least Tern

Kendall-Tamiami Airport (04/12/09)
265) Burrowing Owl

University of Miami (04/13/09)
266) Gray Kingbird

Bill Baggs State Park (04/13/09)
267) Blackpoll Warbler

Fort Myers Beach (04/14/09)
268) Whimbrel
 
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Picked up this bird singing on campus...

University of Miami Campus (04/15/09)
269) Spot-breasted Oriole

Some luck with migrants on the 16th, including a life bird.

Matheson Hammock (04/16/09)
270) Blue-winged Warbler

Evergreen Cemetery (04/16/09)
271) Swainson's Warbler (L)

Key West (04/18/09)
272) Swainson's Thrush
273) Gray-cheeked Thrush
274) Eastern Wood-Pewee
275) Orchard Oriole

Homestead Agricultural Area (04/20/09)
276) Common Nighthawk
 
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A.D. Barnes Park (04/22/09)
277) Veery

Another mad dash to the lower keys for vagrants...

Marathon Government Center (04/25/09)
278) Roseate Tern (L)

Fort Zachary Taylor State Park (04/25/09)
279) Hooded Warbler
280) Fork-tailed Flycatcher
 

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