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Posted by Eric Reubel on 19:57:27 06/28/10
Hello Birdboarders,
Two friends and I birded Miami and Key Largo the weekend of June 19-21. Weather was good and we had some great birds.
The Highlights:
Spot-breasted Oriole - Thanks Alex Harper for your timely posting about the pair feeding young in Miami Shores. We found the birds and fledgings in the alley right behind the speedbump by the Miami shores recreation field.
Red-whiskered Bulbul - We had two perching birds in Kendal. The location was slightly north of the traditional spot in another neighborhood just across the canal.
Mangrove Cuckoo - We struck out with the pair opposite the black point marina canoe launch, but found another pair just outside the main gate. The birds were in the mangroves across the canal and opposite a weedy field with an open gate. We had great views of a cooperative bird that perched and sang in the dead trees.
Black-whiskered Vireo This bird proved to be much harder to find than anticipated. Incessantly calling birds were heard on Loquat road. Finally found a motionless bird in Dagny Johnson these guys don t seem to move around much!
Gray Kingbird and Common Myna -- were easily found in Florida City
The Dips:
White-winged parakeet We tried the Le Jeune spots near the ocean bank and several spots (NE 5th Avenue Rd.) in Miami Shores. Several hours were also spent at the Miami Shores starbucks and in the recreation field bleachers waiting for flyby parakeets. We had several monk and some possible brotogeris type birds, but no white-wings.
Smooth-billed Ani We made two trys for the ani reported from the Anhinga trail, but had no luck. We also tried old griffin road and hiked several miles on dike 39 in Loxahatachee but we did not find any birds.
White-crowned Pigeon We had several flying birds on key largo, but nothing, unfortunately, that was countable.
King Rail Our second morning in the everglades we tried the king rail bridge just before the anhinga trail at dawn but had no rails. Perhaps the water level was too high?
We will be back again someday. Regards, Eric
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