NAMC: Miami Springs/Virginia Gardens


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Posted by Paul Bithorn on 13:11:04 05/09/10

After a great day of NAMC birding with Bill Boeringer on Loop Road, I chilled for a couple of hours before birding my local haunts for the Count.The neon-orange Spot-breasted Orioles - in full song - were the highlight of my jaunt. The species seen were as follows:

Muscovy(27)
White Ibis(4)
Common Moorhen(3)
American Coot(4)
Rock Dove(14)
Eurasian Collared-Dove(34)
White-winged Dove(16)
Mourning Dove(39)
Least Tern (4)
Orange-winged Parrot(2)
Monk Parakeet(8)
Mitred Parakeet(3)
Red-fronted Parakeet(1)
Crimson-fronted Parakeet(5)
White-eyed Parakeet(1)
Yellow-Chevroned Parakeet (20)
Chimney Swift(4)
Red-bellied Woodpecker(1)
Loggerhead Shrike(1)
Blue Jay(8)
Fish Crow(2)
Purple Martin(5)
Northern Mockingbird(20)
European Starling(66)
Common Grackle(21)
Boat-tailed Grackle(8)
Spot-breasted Oriole(4)
House Sparrow (17)

342 Total Birds
27 Total Species

2 Hours: 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m.
19.5 miles by car
83 Degrees - Hotter than Hades
Clear Skies
Slack Wind

Life is good.....................Birding with a good friend, stopping to see old friend and raconteur, Lucky Cole, at his colorful compound on Loop Road - Floridana at it's best- eating a delicious bowl of his hot and spicy venison chile and enjoying a couple of cool ones with he and his wife and finally, ending the day by hoisting a Grolsch Premium Lager in celebration of life and another glorious day above ground.



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