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Posted by Larry Manfredi on 18:32:22 02/14/08
I saw the Bananaquit today around 9:45 a.m., other birders had seen it at 9:00 a.m. I stuck around and saw it again around 11:30 and watched it take a rest around noon. It is being seen from address 1023 to the house across from 1100 (north side of st.) The best place seems to be the beautiful house and yard located at 1050. Thanks to Joe Kaplan from Michigan for finding such a cool bird while jogging!!! The best place to park is on the dead end street located between 1100 and 1050 address. The bird was feeding in the flowers of a Royal Palm located on the west side of the 1050 address. The bird went to rest in a pretty large clump of Bamboo, the Royal Palm right next to the Bamboo. My photo shows the flower cluster of the Royal Palm, where the bird was feeding on the nectar.
Joe Kaplan's directions are copied and pasted here:
I am a visiting birder from Michigan and observed a Bananaquit yesterday and today in Hollywood in a residential area just off the intercoastal. It is an active bird and easiest to track by its call note which it gives almost continually when it is in view. The call is warbler-like, not unlike a Palm, except it has a unique and distinct metallic quality. I have observed
the Bananaquit twice in the same yard (house address 1050) --otherwise it has been in two other yards along the same street. The location of the bird is:
N. Southlake Drive between S 10 & S 11 Ave.
I have seen the bird in the yard (at or near the road) of houses 1050, 1023 (on the telephone line), and 1045 -- all are along the same block. I have only seen the bird in the morning though yesterday afternoon there were high winds and rain. This morning I only saw the bird for approximately 10
minutes as it flew between house 1050 & 1045 and then disappeared.
Larry Manfredi
Homestead, FL.
E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net
http://www.southfloridabirdng.com
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