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Posted by Alex Harper on 10:46:29 02/16/15
My last assigned task for the Great Backyard Bird Count took me to the Rocky Glades Small Game Hunting Area, more readily known as the Sparrow Fields. I arrived before dawn in hopes of picking up owls, but a thick fog prevented me from finding any this morning.
From the small parking area along the west side of the canal, I walked the levee past the water control structure as it turned towards a southwest direction for about 2,000 feet. The berm then makes a soft right and goes due west. It is around here that the sparrow diversity was best (with White-crowned and Clay-colored). From there, I continued west until the levee makes a sharp turn to the south and turned around. Activity slowed down abruptly around 8:30.
Sparrow Fields - C-357, Miami-Dade, US-FL
Feb 16, 2015 6:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.4 mile(s)
Comments: Walked been to where it cuts sharply to a southerly direction. Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
50 species (+1 other taxa)
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1
Great Egret 1
Cattle Egret 7
White Ibis 145
Black Vulture 15
Turkey Vulture 5
White-tailed Kite 2
Northern Harrier 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Common Ground-Dove 6
White-winged Dove 1
Mourning Dove 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 7
Loggerhead Shrike 5
White-eyed Vireo 4
American Crow 2
Purple Martin 12
Tree Swallow 2
House Wren 21
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Gray Catbird 22
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 8
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 38
Palm Warbler (Western) 39
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 Associating with Western Palm Warblers. Extensive yellow breast and belly.
Eastern Towhee 5
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 22
Grasshopper Sparrow 13
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 16
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Blue Grosbeak 1 Identified by hollow and metallic "dink" call from tall reeds. Never seen, however.
Indigo Bunting 25
Painted Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird 85
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Common Grackle 5
Boat-tailed Grackle 185 Flyovers
House Sparrow 4
Alex Harper
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