Posted by Brian Ahern on April 01, 2003 at 14:52:23:
RBA
* Florida
* Statewide
* Date April 01, 2003
* FLFL0304.01
-Birds mentioned:
++THICK-BILLED VIREO**++ (possible)
++BAHAMA MOCKINGBIRD++ (possible)
++RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER**++ (not seen)
**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
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compiler: Brian Ahern
transcriber: Same
This is Brian Ahern reporting a SPECIAL Florida Rare Bird Alert for 04/02/03. 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.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
A possible 1st year female BAHAMA MOCKINGBIRD was found at Lucky Hammock Saturday 29th, located 1/4 mile south of Rt.#9336 which is the main road into the east entrance of the main part of Everglades National Park, at the last left turn (South) where a large sign directs to Glades Youth Camp. The bird was seen on the East side of the road, perched on top of the bare limbs of a small tree, opposite the South side of the Hammock (J. Swarr). DeLorme p. 122
The RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER found on Boca Chita Key was last seen on Thrusday 27th despite efforts to relocate the bird over the weekend by many birders.
MONROE COUNTY
A possible THICK-BILLED VIREO was seen at Indigenous Park on Key West Sunday 30th. It was seen along with a White-eyed Vireo that gave a good comparison. A description of the bird from the observer states “bright yellow lore-supraloral area contrasting markedly with a bold white eye-ring; dark eye; upperparts including nape dusky olive, not gray; undersides pale with very little impression of yellow; thick grayish bill. I know the TBVI bill is not really that much thicker than the bill of a WEVI, but the jizz was a "big, gray" bill. Also, the white-yellow color contrast between the lore & the eye-ring was of the "wow" sort” (S. White). DeLorme p. 127; Pranty p. 260
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