Posted by Brian Ahern on August 05, 2003 at 13:44:44:
RBA
* Florida
* Statewide
* Date August 5, 2003
* FLFL0308.05
-Birds mentioned:
++HEERMANN’S GULL**++
BLACK-CAPPED PETREL**
Cory’s Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER**
Audubon’s Shearwater
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL**
LEACH’S STORM-PETREL
Brown Booby
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Short-tailed Hawk
Upland Sandpiper
Long-billed Curlew
ARTIC TERN
Gull-billed Tern
Bridled Tern
Sooty Tern
Brown Noddy
Mangrove Cuckoo
Smooth-billed Ani
ANTILLEAN NIGHTHAWK
Cerulean Warbler
Swainson’s Warbler
**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
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compiler: Brian Ahern
transcriber: Same
This is Brian Ahern reporting the Florida Rare Bird Alert for 08/05/03. This report is sponsored by FLORIDA NATURE TOURS, which offers tours to the Dry Tortugas, South Florida, private guiding. 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.
WAKULLA COUNTY
On the 26th a first-year CERULEAN WARBLER was found along Wakulla Beach Road, a unit of SMNWR (J. Dozier & J. Murphy). DeLorme p. 50; Pranty p. 76
On the 28th at St. Marks NWR a SWAINSON’S WARBLER was heard singing, on the curve before the double bridges (J. Dozier). DeLorme p. 50; Pranty p. 76
NASSAU COUNTY
On the 31st. four GULL-BILLED TERNS were found at the Intercoastal Waterway mudflats just off Amelia Island near A1A (J. Rink). DeLorme p. 41
VOLUSA COUNTY
On a fishing trip 100 miles out from Ponce Inlet the following species were seen on the 19th: one BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, 300 CORY’S SHEARWATER, 80+ AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER, two WILSON’S STORM-PETREL, BRIDLED TERNS, five BROWN NODDYS, and one ARCTIC TERN (B. Wallace). On a 27th another fishing trip from the same location 50 miles off shore produced the above mentioned species plus: one LEACH’S STORM-PETREL, one BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL, and a single MANX SHEARWATER (B. Wallace). DeLorme p. 75
PINELLAS COUNTY
On the 23rd. a GULL-BILLED TERN was seen on the Dunedin Causeway, on the beach at the first turn-off to the left (L.Kenney). DeLorme p. 82
Two LONG-BILLED CURLEWS have been since this past week at different spots along North Beach at Ft. DeSoto Park (L Synder). Also the HEERMANN’S GULL is still being seen at East Beach on Ft. DeSoto but it has also turned up at Shell Key too. DeLorme p. 90; Pranty p. 126
SARASOTA COUNTY
On the 5th, a dark morph SHORT-TAILED HAWK was seen over Pinecraft Park in Sarasota (T. Mossbarger & J. Dubi). DeLorme p. 97
BREVARD COUNTY
On the 19th a BROWN NODDY was seen on Melbourne Beach. It was located about 1/2 mile north of the only traffic light in Melbourne Beach. Easiest access point to the beach is at the end of Avenue B, one block north of the light (K. LaBorde). DeLorme p. 88
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
On the 28th a dark morph SHORT-TAILED HAWK was observed over Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park (P. Miller). DeLorme p. 101
PALM BEACH COUNTY
On the 27th four FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCKS and six SMOOTH-BILLED ANIS were found along Bolles Canal, C.R. 827 (V. Lucas & all) DeLorme p.107; D-3
On the 1st. six UPLAND SANDPIPERS were present in the fields by the radio tower 10 miles south of South Bay on US 27 (D. Simpson & all). DeLorme p. 108
BROWARD COUNTY
A Pelagic trip from Hillsboro Inlet on Saturday 19th produced the following: 1 AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER, 65+ WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, 1 LEACH’S STORM-PETREL, 1 BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL, 7 SOOTY TERNS, 2 BRIDLED TERNS, & 2 BROWN NODDYS (M. Berney). DeLorme p. 115
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
On the 19th from a fishing trip into the gulf stream from Keystone Point in North Miami along Biscayne Bay a BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL was seen plus BRIDLED TERNS and a BROWN NODDY (P. Bithorn). DeLorme p. 119
On the 19th a UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen on both sides of State Road 9336, between 217th Ave and Lucky Hammock (D. LaPuma). DeLorme p. 122
MONROE COUNTY
On the 20th a MANGROVE CUCKOO was seen along the Mangrove Trail at John Pennycamp State Park (W. Chatfield-Taylor). DeLorme p. 122; Pranty p. 244
On the 27th a Pelagic Trip from Key Largo produced: one BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL, WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, CORY’S & AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER, BRIDLED & SOOTY TERNS, BROWN NODDIES, and BROWN BOOBIES (L. Manfredi & all). DeLorme p. 123
At least six ANTILLEAN NIGHTHAWKS were seen along the western portion of the Airport in Marathon on the 26th. Between 8pm & 8:30pm (D. Simpson & all). DeLorme p. 125; Pranty p. 252
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:
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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