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Posted by Angel & Mariel on 23:57:07 12/06/14
Hey all,
Mariel and I had the pleasure of hosting a friend from Utah this past week, he wanted to see lifers and lifers he got! The first lifer came in the form of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in a spot we'd expect one, but had never see one at before; Virginia Key Beach Park. We were in search of the Great Black Hawk which we missed on this day, but scored two days before. You know, better pictures and views desired :) We were also treated to an adult Bald Eagle which made a few passes over the area. We don't see very many eagles over Virginia Key. That was a treat! Another treat was a Short-tailed Hawk which caught a good sized Green Iguana and flew off to the roof of a nearby condo to feed on its catch. Scope views of the bird with that iguana in its talons was pretty awesome!
The city was full of life as usual, we checked off every ABA countable exotic and South FL specialty, along with many of the areas non-countable exotics. We got lucky with a Shiny Cowbird that was mixed in with Bronzed Cowbirds. Red-whiskered Bulbul have begun to sing and are chasing each other around; nesting can't be too far in the future. We also had amazing looks at two Spot-breasted Orioles, one even let us grab some cool footage of it with a grub. We've attached a short video clip of this awesome bird, check it out! Enjoy :)
Here is a list of most species seen:
Egyptian Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Horned Grebe
Wood Stork
Magnificent Frigatebird
Roseate Spoonbill
TV & Black Vuture
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Great Black Hawk
Red-shoulderd Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Purple Swamphen
Purple Gallinule
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
White-crowned Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Burrowing Owl
American Kestrel
Merlin
Monk Parakeet
White-winged Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Lilac-crowned Parrot
Turquoise-fronted Parrot
White-fronted Parrot
Orange-winged Parrot
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Red-masked Parakeet
Yellow-throated Vireo
Cave Swallow
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Common Myna
8 species of warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Shiny Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Spot-breasted Oriole
Nature is Awesome
Angel & Mariel
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