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Posted by Brian Ahern on 20:47:43 10/02/08
Hi All,
Many thanks to Ron Smith for posting about the Bell's Vireo, Nashville Warbler & Willow Flycatcher I saw earlier at Lucky Hammock this morning. Later on down the road past the hammock I had a few more warblers including my first Black-throated Green for the day. One slight correction - I saw/heard the Willow Flycatcher about a 1/4 mile (at most) north of Lucky Hammock along the east side of the road about where the exotic "cane/grass" starts on the opposite side. Another Empid chased the Willow Flycatcher a few times but I could never get on it nor did it call other then giving some harsh scolding type sounds while harassing the Willow Flycatcher. My biggest piece of advice is to get to Lucky Hammock as early in the day as possible because by 10 AM most of the activity has stopped and the birds quit calling.
Below is my list for the rest of the day spent inside Everglades National Park. Migrants were common but widely scattered with Mahogany Hammock having the best diversity & concentration. Strangely I couldn't find any thrushes despite the large movement many people heard this morning and the abundance of fruiting trees at ENP
King Rail - Anhinga Trail
White-crowned Pigeon - West Lake Hammock
Great Crested Flycatcher
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Red-eyed Vireo
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black & White Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
Shiny Cowbird - 1 adult male at the visitor center in Flamingo
I'm still trying to decide where to bird tomorrow on my way home.
Best,
Brian Ahern
Tampa Bay, FL.
BrianAhern@aol.com
Photos: www.pbase.com/brianahern
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