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Posted by Larry Manfredi on 10:22:09 05/02/07
I have been birding almost ever day with tours for the last 4-weeks, I have seen many good birds including this cool bird. This may be the first photo documented report of Superb Starling for the U.S. I don't know if this is a good thing, but it sure is a beautiful bird! There were two birds together that were defending a territory, I believe that they were nesting in a Coconut Palm where we saw them perched. They were chasing other birds away from the area where they were feeding and possibly nesting. One of the birds was banded the other one was not.
The birds were seen in Hallandale Beach at the intersection of Hallandale Beach Blvd. and Ocean Drive. There is a fire station here on the east side of Ocean Drive. Look in the fenced empty lot left of the fire station. There is a parking area east of this empty lot, parking is around $5.00? The birds were seen feeding on the ground of this lot and sitting in some of the Coconut Palms.
By the way, Superb Starlings are native to Africa.
Larry Manfredi
Homestead, FL.
E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net
http://www.southfloridabirding.com
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