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Posted by Stephen Paez on 22:12:24 09/03/10
Started this morning at Indian Hammocks before the rains started (my intention was to go to S. Dade for the Upland, Buff-breasted and White-rumped Sandpipers) but the dark clouds kept me closer to home. There was some activity but not much variety. Gnatcatchers, 5 Red-eyed Vireos, 1 Prairie Warbler, 8 Parulas, 3 Redstards, many Ovenbirds heard but only saw 1 briefly. Also 1 White-crowned Pigeon, 1 White-winged Dove overhead, several Barn Swallows, 1 Common Grackle feeding quietly in the canopy, and all the usual residents.
After the rains headed to Horse Country where I had never birded before (West of SW 117 Ave between Sunset and Miller) except during Christmas Bird Count. The canals had several Great Egrets, Moorhens, domestic Muscovies and Mallards. The flooded fields with Horses had plenty of Collared Doves, Mockingbirds, Starlings, Mourning Doves, House Sparrows and some Brown-headed Cowbirds. Barn Swallows and Purple Martins flying around as well as a Nighthawk perched horizontally on a wire. Exotics included Peafowls and Guinea Hens as well as regular barnyard chickens.
At home had a brave Gray Kingbird dive bomb a Cooper's Hawk while doves and grackles flew out startled in all directions. My shorebird for the day was a Killdeer flying overhead. Maybe I'll try for the other shorebirds tomorrow.
For anyone interested in birding in Colombia, I just received in the mail from NHBS the new guide on Birds of Colombia. Incredible how some 1900 species of birds were squeezed into a pamphlet sized book. A true pocket guide.
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