Posted by Bryant Roberts on October 05, 2002 at 22:23:34:
The Birch State Park birders assembled as usual this morning to
look for the Clay-colored Sparrow and Bell's Vireo that had been
seen there during the previous week by Wally and Russ as well as
anything else that might be around. The sparrow and vireo weren't
to be seen today but the walk around the park was enlivened by a
surprising, and out of habitat Burrowing Owl with a flock of Blue
Jays in hot pursuit. Soon after to be followed by a FOTS Indigo
Bunting and Palm Warblers, but far the best bird of the morning
was a FOTS Nashville Warbler. Here is the partial list of birds
seen today at Birch S.P..
Warblers:
Northern Parula
Yellow-throated Warbler
Ovenbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler (FOTS)
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Nashville Warbler (FOTS)
Other interesting sightings:
Merlin
Burrowing Owl
Indigo Bunting (FOTS)
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
White-eyed Vireo
After Birch S.P. Mark and I took look at Evergreen Cemetery and
added a few more birds to the list.
Warblers:
Worm-eating Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Other interesting sightings at the cemetery:
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Baltimore Oriole
Eastern Kingbird
Swainson's Thrush
Birds seen by others today include a Northern Waterthrush at
Birch S.P. and Blackburnian Warbler seen at the cemetery.
My birding routine in central Broward County during the last week
hasn't turned up much unusual. A few Yellow-billed Cuckoos were
seen at Robbins Park and North Pine Island Ridge and Ruby-
throated Hummingbirds, Cape May Warblers, and Painted
Buntings were around every day I visited NPIR this week. On 9/30
there were three Bobolinks at R.P. and a Tennessee Warbler at
N.P.I.R.. On 10/2 there was a Louisiana Waterthrush at R.P..
Ovenbirds, Prairie Warblers, and Northern Parulas seem to be
becoming less common during the last week while Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds, Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Gray Catbirds, White-eyed
Vireos, Black-throated Blue Warblers, and Common Yellowthroats
seem to be more common. Snail Kites are still easy to see in the
glades west of Markham Park.