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Posted by Roger Hammer on 13:03:41 10/07/09
John Ogden and I birded Matheson Hammock on Tuesday, 9/29, and found several Magnolia Warblers and Blackburnian Warblers in the oaks near the stone restroom south of the front parking lot. There were also several Swainson's Thrushes in the Florida Tremas on the north side of that parking lot.
Jim King and I birded Matheson Hammock on Tuesday, 10/6, and saw a Chestnut-sided Warbler, Great Horned Owl (being harassed by a flock of Hill Mynas), Summer Tanager, lots of Yellow-throated Vireos, plus Red-eyed Vireos, White-eyed Vireos, and a Philadelphia Vireo.
We're conducting these trips for Audubon of Florida, as a part of their Urban Bird Oases Project. The object is to determine which trees attract the most birds, and whether they're feeding on fruits, insects, pollen, nectar, or what. Right now the leading trees are Strangler Fig (Ficus aurea), False Mastic (Sideroxylon foetidissimum), and Live Oak (Quercus virginiana). We've also noted lots of warblers in Soldierwood (Colubrina elliptica), Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota), Manjack (Cordia sulcata), and Shortleaf Fig (Ficus citrifolia) in our yards.
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