Posted by John Boyd on June 29, 2003 at 09:49:14:
In Reply to: Re: Tricolored Munias on Loop Road posted by Felipe on June 28, 2003 at 16:32:24:
: How did see those warvlers if were not even into fall yet.
There are 6 species of warbler that breed in south Florida: Northern Parula, Yellow, Prairie, Pine, Prothonotary, and Common Yellowthroat. To see most of them, all you have to do is spend enough time in the appropriate habitat. For Prothonotary you still need some luck.
In the case of Parulas, the appropriate habitat is the the cypress swamps along Loop Rd. We went there. We saw the bird. Prothonotaries also like this habitat, but there are very few of them this far south and they are much harder to find.
This also happens to be a breeding habitat for Tufted Titmouse, Red-eyed Vireo, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, all of which can't otherwise be found near Miami in the summer.
We do sometimes find warblers that are merely visiting in the summer. This seems to particularly happen with Redstarts.
The first migrants should start showing up in July.