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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 23:54:31 12/06/14
Hi all,
Nothing earth shattering on my report but it was sweet to me. There have been 2 Lark Sparrows lingering around Peaceful Waters Sanctuary in Wellington (reported on ebird) . These birds were found on the southern edge of the property where it meets the first berm going north. These birds were found about 2 weeks by Mr.Scott and seen and photographed by others. Not ashamed to say that myself and others (Carlos Valenzuela and Brian Fedak) had tried these birds a few times without any luck. We walked around the whole perimeter (first looking for Lark Sparrows then for other species) once and then I said to my party: " Let's give it one more try. So we did. Did we see the birds? NO! Then Carlos sat on a bench under a tree and I decided to follow suit. I told Carlos that I was tired of looking for these birds when all we saw were Palm Warblers around and that we should rest and let the birds come to us. We sat and chatted for about 10 minutes. Then, with the corner of my eyes I saw a bird slightly longer than a warbler down by the edges of the wetland drinking some water and lo and behold it was NOT another Palm Warbler but the birds we were seeking."
We were as happy a lark on a fresh meadow:) - pun intended. I don't need to go into description since we were able to snatch some shots. Although sexes are similar on that species, I have a feeling this is a pair. They were always at each other's sight and followed each other from bush to bush and tree to tree. I put some of my invisible bird chips of one of them being a male (had a slight more accentuated colors).
Go ahead and have a closer inspection. There were other 49 species that I documented on ebird (Palm Beach).
Best,
Marcello
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