Posted by Bill Pranty on February 02, 2004 at 22:17:26:
There was a post recently sent to another Internet birding list (see link below) about a flock of Common Mynas that apparently roosts nightly at Homestead. The observer saw _67_ Common Mynas in this flock. I was unaware that Common Mynas flocked, although I recently saw a "flock" of 8 at Clewiston.
I would think that discovery and monitoring of perhaps 8-10 similar-sized roosts in Miami-Dade County (and perhaps in adjacent counties as well) might provide sufficient data to at least build upon "proving" that Common Mynas are established in Florida in a way that satisfies the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee, and by extension, the American Birding Association Checklist Committee.
Is anybody aware of other roosts that contain dozens of Common Mynas?
Best regards,
Bill Pranty
Avon Park, Florida