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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 13:02:15 03/16/15
Hi all,
Glad to report that as others have mentioned here before that the La Sagra's reported at lantana Preserve has actually been seeing for just about a week now and multiple views daily. So, it seems like this is the real deal. Time to fill up the tanks if you wish to make the drive up here. This one as previously stated is rather tame. It takes some breaks during the day but if you're patient (and how can you not with a beauty and a gift from the Bahamas?) you have excellent chances of seeing this La Sagra's Flycatcher. It was reported yesterday on ebird. I haven't check or seen the reports from today though.
At any rate, seeing this bird is one thing. Seeing it taking a sand bath is a different story. I have seen chickens and House Sparrows doing that but a flycatcher? (never... since I see them mostly perched or sallying after bugs). I believe I was lucky to be at the right place at the right time, type of deal. I checked Flickr to see if there was such an image and out of hundreds of photo found NONE.
Now that I got La Sagra's behavior out of my chest, I'm going to mention my adventure in Miami yesterday. Well, another unannounced visit to the Miami-Dade area. Had to get my daughter from Miami and had some hours to kill. What did I do? That's a tough one, Marcello. Yes, as you anticipated I went birding.
I started my day at Enchanted Forest and wasn't too bad. Lots of Ruby-throated Hummers and 10 warbler species - most of them found behind the horse stables area except for a Common Yellowthroat and two Ovenbirds that were on the opposite side (east) of the stables.
Other 8 warblers were:
Black and White
Black-throated Green
Black-throated Blue
American Redstart
Yellow-rumped
Palm
Northern Parula
Prairie
Obviously, I was looking for harder to find Warblers but they are not quite here yet.
I also had good looks on a Summer Tanager (female).
What a great park that was and quite beautiful but very challenging for photography since birds were way up on the tall Oak trees and lots of shade.
I filed an ebird report. Saw six Blue-crowned Parakeets on a tall lively oak tree. I think they are considered exotic and its scientific name did not match what I had from an my phone's app with the ebird's scientific name's choices (subspecies). I am not familiar with the species in the Miami-Dade area. Marcello is in the darkness here and a little education would set him free:)
Then I took myself in the middle of the afternoon to A.D.Barnes. Nothing outstanding. The best bird there was a Worm-eating Warblers singing proudly right by the homeless hammock area.
That was all the time I had. Things will get better soon and I can feel it.
Happy birding to all,
Marcello
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