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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 19:23:15 02/26/15
Hi all,
I guess it hasn't been that long this time since you heard from me.
Had the opportunity to visit your "backyard"and enjoyed a great day of birding in Miami-Dade. Hit many areas and here they are:
1) L 31W Canal - the Highlights there were 8 or more female/juvenile-male Blue Grosbeak, Several fully blue Indigo Buntings. Did not walk far at all because the heat was on and I was not willing to pass out due to heat exhaustion there. Although I didn't make it was still worthwhile. Next time, I'll leave my house at 5 a.m. At any rate, I submitted an ebird report with more details.
2) 9336 road right by where the "Florida Birding Trail" sign is (Frog Pond?). The highlights there were the 5 Western Kingbirds hanging out with 5 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers. All obviously actively feeding. Got some shots...
3) A.D. Barnes was very, very quiet. Maybe birds were taking a siesta then. I tried my limited luck there. Highlight was 3 beautiful Black-throated Blue Warblers. There were a lot of N.Parulas, one B&W Warbler, one Prairie Warbler, and some Palm Warbler, plus two Blue-headed Vireos.
4) Crandon Beach...amazing shorebirds and high numbers between Life guard stations 11-13. Many already showing beginning stages of breeding plumage. Not going to bore you with shorebirds but the numbers for many species is great - see ebird report.
5) Few days before My Miami-Dade visit had a chance to catch up with a Least Flycatcher off County Road 880 just west of Gladeview Rd. After that, stopped by Semi Chi Rice Plant to see some Yellow-headed Blackbirds but they were busy out in the rice fields apparently. However, I was able to spot 8 Shiny Cowbirds -mostly male - not a great shot but a good bird to find over here amongst the omnipresent Brown-headed Cowbirds.
I think this is it for now. Enjoy the pics.
P.S. Knowing that Miami-Dade has great areas for birding I was surprised to see that Blue Grosbeak and Western Kingbirds were labeled "rare". Maybe February is a bit early for them to be here (at least the Blue Grosbeak Spring migration for sure).
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