Florida RBA MANGROVE SWALLOW 20 November 2002

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Posted by Brian Ahern on November 20, 2002 at 11:48:12:

RBA
* Florida
* Statewide
* Date November 20, 2002
* FLFL2011.02

-Birds mentioned:
MANGROVE SWALLOW (probable)

hotline: FLORIDA RARE BIRD REPORT
to report e-mail: BrianAhern@aol.com
compiler: Brian Ahern
transcriber: Same

This is Brian Ahern reporting a SPECIAL Florida Rare Bird Report for 11/20/02. This report is sponsored by FLORIDA NATURE TOURS, which offers tours to the Dry Tortugas, South Florida, and private guiding. For information go to http://www.floridanaturetours.com or call 407-363-1360. Reports are followed by coordinates from the DeLorme Florida Atlas & Gazetteer and the page number of Bill Pranty's ABA guide "A Birder's Guide to Florida" when possible.

BREVARD COUNTY
The "Viera" Swallow is now believed to be a MANGROVE SWALLOW, first found on Monday 18th by Murray Gardler at the Viera Wetlands. The bird was seen again on Tuesday (D. Simpson, B. Ahern & J. Hintermister) and is currently still being seen today (L. Atherton & J. Gaetzi). From I-95 in Brevard County take Exit 73 west (Wickham Rd.) proceed to the end of the road and turn left into the Sewage Treatment Plant. You MUST sign in at the building on the left, and then proceed straight out onto the dike. Turn left on the dike. For the last several days the Mangrove Swallow was seen with CAVE SWALLOWS of the Mexican race flying around a concrete structure on the right side of the dike. For a more current location of the Swallow ask at the office when you sign in. The Mangrove Swallow is easily distinguished from all other Swallows in the area by it's complete white rump. If the ID proves to be correct and accepted this would be a first record for North America! Delorme pg. 88 grid 1, C.

Good Birding!

-End transcript

Documentation of rarities for FL Ornithological Society Records
Committee should be sent to:
FOSRC, c/o Archbold Biological Station, PO Box 2057,
Lake Placid FL 33862.
Website: http://www.fosbirds.org/

Florida Rare Bird Alert Mail-list: To subscribe go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FLRBA

Florida Birding website: http://www.javaswift.com/floridabirds/

For more information on Florida bird sightings, locations, and
discussion please visit the following archives:
Statewide sightings/discussion listserv:
BIRDBRAINS: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html
FLABIRDING: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaBirding/
FLORIDABIRDS-L: http://www.lists.ufl.edu./archives/floridabirds-l.html
Regional sightings/discussion listservs:
North Florida: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nflbirds/
East Florida: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eastbirders/
Southwest Florida: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/
Southeast Florida: http://tropicalaudubon.org/tasboard/index.html

Brian Ahern
Tampa, FL.
BrianAhern@aol.com

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: RBA : * Florida : * Statewide : * Date November 20, 2002 : * FLFL2011.02 : -Birds mentioned: : MANGROVE SWALLOW (probable) : hotline: FLORIDA RARE BIRD REPORT : to report e-mail: BrianAhern@aol.com : compiler: Brian Ahern : transcriber: Same : This is Brian Ahern reporting a SPECIAL Florida Rare Bird Report for 11/20/02. This report is sponsored by FLORIDA NATURE TOURS, which offers tours to the Dry Tortugas, South Florida, and private guiding. For information go to http://www.floridanaturetours.com or call 407-363-1360. Reports are followed by coordinates from the DeLorme Florida Atlas & Gazetteer and the page number of Bill Pranty's ABA guide "A Birder's Guide to Florida" when possible. : BREVARD COUNTY : The "Viera" Swallow is now believed to be a MANGROVE SWALLOW, first found on Monday 18th by Murray Gardler at the Viera Wetlands. The bird was seen again on Tuesday (D. Simpson, B. Ahern & J. Hintermister) and is currently still being seen today (L. Atherton & J. Gaetzi). From I-95 in Brevard County take Exit 73 west (Wickham Rd.) proceed to the end of the road and turn left into the Sewage Treatment Plant. You MUST sign in at the building on the left, and then proceed straight out onto the dike. Turn left on the dike. For the last several days the Mangrove Swallow was seen with CAVE SWALLOWS of the Mexican race flying around a concrete structure on the right side of the dike. For a more current location of the Swallow ask at the office when you sign in. The Mangrove Swallow is easily distinguished from all other Swallows in the area by it's complete white rump. If the ID proves to be correct and accepted this would be a first record for North America! Delorme pg. 88 grid 1, C. : Good Birding! : -End transcript : Documentation of rarities for FL Ornithological Society Records : Committee should be sent to: : FOSRC, c/o Archbold Biological Station, PO Box 2057, : Lake Placid FL 33862. : Website: http://www.fosbirds.org/ : Florida Rare Bird Alert Mail-list: To subscribe go to: : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FLRBA : Florida Birding website: http://www.javaswift.com/floridabirds/ : For more information on Florida bird sightings, locations, and : discussion please visit the following archives: : Statewide sightings/discussion listserv: : BIRDBRAINS: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html : FLABIRDING: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaBirding/ : FLORIDABIRDS-L: http://www.lists.ufl.edu./archives/floridabirds-l.html : Regional sightings/discussion listservs: : North Florida: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nflbirds/ : East Florida: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eastbirders/ : Southwest Florida: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ : Southeast Florida: http://tropicalaudubon.org/tasboard/index.html : Brian Ahern : Tampa, FL. : BrianAhern@aol.com

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