Florida RBA update Eur. Kestrel 03/02/03

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: RBA : * Florida : * Statewide : * Date March 2, 2003 : * FLFL0303.02 : -Birds mentioned: : ++EURASIAN KESTREL**++ : CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD** : **This is a review species in Florida. Any details of sightings should be sent to the FOS Records Committee at the address given at the end of this report : Hotline: FLORIDA RARE BIRD REPORT : to report e-mail: BrianAhern@aol.com : compiler: Brian Ahern : transcriber: Same : This is Brian Ahern reporting the Florida Rare Bird Alert for 03/02/03. This report is sponsored by FLORIDA NATURE TOURS, which offers tours to the Dry Tortugas, South Florida, private guiding and a special Pelagic Trip off of Ponce Inlet on May 17th. 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. : LEON COUNTY : Two CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS are visiting the feeders at Fran C. Rutkovsky home in Tallahassee. If interested in viewing them please contact her at 850-422-3636 or prutkov@garnet.acns.fsu.edu : ORANGE COUNTY : The EURASIAN KESTREL at Lake Apopka Restoration Area, which is northwest of Orlando has been seen on a daily basis since last Wednesday 26th. It is in a restricted area but birders will continue to be allowed in. As long as the bird is on their property the St. Johns River Water Mgt. District will make every effort possible to get birders in to see it. The same routine used in the past few days will be in place at least through this coming weekend, Sunday March 9th. 2003. Harold Weatherman (possibly another SJRWMD employee next weekend), will be at the Lust Rd. gate at 8:30 AM to guide people to the bird. If the bird is still there after the 9th. either the same schedule will continue or some modified version. Please meet promptly at 8:30am at the gate at the end of Lust Road. Directions: From 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) in Apopka turn south onto SR-437. Follow SR-437 for several miles and Lust Rd will be on your right. If you reach Magnolia Park you have gone too far! Follow Lust Rd. all the way to where it ends at the gate and make sure to be there by 9am. Pending acceptance this represents a first state record and only one of a dozen or so for the U.S.! (H. Robinson & all). DeLorme p. 79 : The next RBA will be on March 7th unless the situation changes. : Good Birding! : 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/ : FLORIDABIRDS-L website: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm : 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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