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Posted by Mike Baranski on 17:32:18 07/16/07
Today at work, while messing around with a new GPS unit, I found a Western spindalis (black-backed variety?) at JW Corbett WMA. I was just standing in an area waiting for the satellites to catch and I thought I would pish and see what popped up - first a cardinal, then a great-crested flycatcher then to my complete surprise a wetern spindalis flew over and landed in a shrub not 5 feet away. I had to blink a few times to make sure I wasn't seeing things. It was surely one the last birds I thought I would see. It was pretty dark out due to a thunderstorm building right above us but I did manage a few shots to get it on record with a camera from work. I am going to try again tomorrow for a few better shots. Unfortunately the area where I found the bird is restricted to FWC employees so I cannot disclose the exact location. Can anyone tell me the occurrence of western spindalis in Florida during the summer??
There is only one pic of the back of the bird.
Here is the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/baranski77/
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