Posted by Stefan on April 10, 2004 at 20:11:29:
The following noteworthy birds were seen at Birch SP off Sunrise Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale this morning.
SWAINSON'S WARBLER (2)
Prothonotary Warbler (2)
Worm-eating Warbler (several)
BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO(2)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Merlin (3)
At the Evergreen Cemetery, another Prothonotary Warbler was added.
Late afternoon, I ran over to STA-5 and found 1 RUFF(and one only) at its "usual" spot on the first dirt mound on the left hand side about 300ft down the center trail. I also stared into the eye of a beautiful bobcat. There were about 12 Stilt Sandpipers in small groups of 3 or 4 (take the left trail and walk about 4-8 poles down).
On the way home, I found about 4 Common Nighthawks dozing off on the wires along CR 835.
Stefan Schlick
Coconut Creek