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Posted by Alex Harper on 12:18:18 01/30/15
Rangel Diaz, Cate Gelston and I paid a visit to Fairchild Tropical Gardens this morning in hopes of finding a rare hummingbird. We would not find that hummigbird today, but we did kick up a Swainson's Warbler in the native butterfly garden. It was first seen in the dense understory behind the thatch-covered chickee before it was photographed from the paved trail that runs through the butterfly garden. This is of course not to be confused with the exotic butterfly enclosure. The Swainson's was associating with an Ovenbird.
We noticed an influx of male Northern Parulas - they are already migrating. As we left, the Red-headed Agamas began coming out of the woodwork.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami-Dade, US-FL
Jan 30, 2015 9:03 AM - 10:58 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
35 species
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Anhinga 1
Great Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 1
White Ibis 16
Turkey Vulture 52
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Short-tailed Hawk 5 Three dark morph and two light morph. Came in to kettle with vultures.
White-crowned Pigeon 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
American Kestrel 1
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet 10
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Fish Crow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Common Hill Myna 2
European Starling 9
Ovenbird 3
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Swainson's Warbler 1 Foraging in leaf litter. Chestnut cap, gray-brown back, creamy supercilium. Light and unstreaked breast. Thick bill. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128931469@N08/16216187108/
American Redstart 1
Cape May Warbler 1
Northern Parula 5
Magnolia Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Painted Bunting 1
Before heading to Fairchild, we met at Matheson Hammock west of Old Cutler Road. We were able to track down the Red-headed Woodpecker once we distanced ourselves from the cacophony of Red-masked and Yellow-chevroned Parakeets and dozens of Orange-winged Parrots.
Matheson Hammock County Park West, Miami-Dade, US-FL
Jan 30, 2015 8:15 AM - 8:47 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
16 species
Red-headed Woodpecker 1 The target species of this outing. A continuing bird. Very striking "blood red" head with black back save for white trailing edge of secondaries. White belly. Detected by vocalization near the resident police officer's residence.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
American Kestrel 1
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet 24 This is not a terribly large number for this location.
Orange-winged Parrot 38 Large parrots with short tails. Quick wingbeats. Yellow above eye and cheek with light blue mask. Lack of red in underwing coverts eliminate somewhat similar Blue-fronted.
Red-masked Parakeet 34 Juveniles and adults. Juvies had red knob above the bill along with red speckling on shoulders and breast. Some red coming in on underwing coverts. Observers here should be careful to not confuse juvenile RMPA with other parakeets (Mitred, White-eyed, etc.). Adults had extensive red on faces and underwing coverts.
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 8
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
Common Hill Myna 4
European Starling 15
Northern Parula 2
Northern Cardinal 2
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