Posted by Vince on March 04, 2004 at 21:29:49:
In Reply to: blackburnian warbler posted by Marisa Wohl on March 03, 2004 at 23:28:40:
Hello:
I am a birder from Naples and bird the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk on a regular basis. In the last 10 days, I have been there twice and Vince McGrath and some other top-notch birders in our area have also been there on Southwest Audubon Society fieldtrips. None of us have seen a Blackburnian Warbler there, nor have I ever seen one in our area in winter. On the other hand, in the last ten days at the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk, we have seen Magnolia, Worm-eating, Yellow-rumped, Palm and Black-and-white Warblers as well as Northern Parula, American Redstart and Common Yellowthroat.
Cheers.
Vincent Lucas
Naples
: I am a birder from New York City who birded Big Cypress and the Everglades over the past 5 days. On February 28th I saw a blackburnian warbler (& parula & black & white) at Big Cypress Bend. I thought blackburnians came towards the end of the spring migration schedule. Since spring migration is just starting in south Florida, I'm wondering if this was an unusual sighting.
: I also wanted to thank the Tropical Aubudon Society for its website info on birding sites and locations to find specific birds. It was most helpful to me, and I recommended it to several birders I met.