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Posted by Andy Bankert on 20:53:03 09/16/06
I just got back from a two day trip to the Everglades to see the Wheatear and bird the park in fall. Here are a few comments before I go into detail about the species: Lucky Hammock and Research Road had a lot of warblers and other migrants , Gumbo Limbo also had some migrants but I hit that later in the day, and the Roth Sod Field had an amazing number of shorebirds today. Here are some highlights of the day:
Northern Harrier- 1, Lucky Hammock
Snail Kite- 2 on I-75 east of US 27
American Avocet- 30 Roth Sod Pond
Yellowlegs- probably over 2,000 in the Roth Sod Pond
Ruddy Turnstone- 30, Roth Sod and King Ranch
Least, Semipalmated, and Western Sandpipers- maybe 5,000 or so in the Roth Sod Pond
Stilt Sandpiper- 200+, Roth Sod
Dowitchers- 100, Roth Sod
Buff-breasted Sandpiper- 3, King Ranch east of 27 a few miles north of the Upland Sandpiper Tower. They were in the northernmost field that is good for shorebirds. They flew into a sod farm west of 27 before I left.
Wilson's Phalarope - 1, Roth Sod
Pomarine Jaeger- 1, Sebastian Inlet around dusk
Black Skimmer- 10, Roth Sod
Eastern Wood-pewee- 4, Gumbo Limbo and Research Road
Alder Flycatcher- Lucky Hammock Annex near the speed bump sign
Various Silent Empids- 4, Research Road
Wheatear- in his field
Gray-cheeked Thrush- One heard in with Swainson's and Veerys last night
Warblers- Yellow, Black-throated Blue, Chestnut-sided, Cape May, Prairie, Pine, Yellow-throated, Black-and-white, Redstart, Tennessee, Parula, Worm-eating, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthush, Hooded, Common Yellowthroat, and Chat. All were inside the park except for Chestnut-sided. Most were on Research Road and Gumbo Limbo Trail.
Orchard Oriole- 1, Lucky Hammock Annex
Overall it was a great day with lots of birds moving around. I probably ended up over 120 species for the day.
Good Birding,
Andy Bankert
ravenboy@cfl.rr.com
Melbourne Beach, FL
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