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Posted by Angel & Mariel on 00:28:24 03/26/11
In Reply to: On this date.. posted by Toe
We ran across several feeding flocks of warblers while birding on campus today. Numbers were pretty good with PALM WARBLER taking the prize for the highest density. We found only two Palms that were feeding solo, the other 48 or so were feeding together in the grass along a mangrove lined canal. Prairie Warblers are singing all over the place. A couple of CATTLE EGRET flocks were on the move north over the bay.
The wintering flocks of Yumps have moved on except for a loner we saw today. The BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, YB SAPSUCKERS and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER are gone as well. Two SHORT-TAILED HAWKS that spent the winter around campus and Oleta River SP seem to have moved as we have not seen them in over three weeks. Two AMERICAN KESTREL continue to linger around. WOOD STORKS have left to nest. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES have built their nests but no birds on the nest yet. MOCKINGBIRDS are nesting in bushes around campus. We have found two new nests this week. A new crop of GNATCATCHERS came in yesterday and swelled a bit more today, the wintering gnatcatchers on campus disappeared sometime two weeks ago.
Here is a list of migrants seen on campus today during an hour of birding.
~50 Palm
~15 Prairie
13 - Parula
1 - Black-throated Blue
6 - Cape May
1 - Redstart
1 - Worm-eating
7 - B & W
1 - Yellow-rumped
1 - Northern Waterthrush
1 - Louisiana Waterthrush
4 - BG Gnatcatcher
1 - Indigo Bunting
We also relocated a Brown-crested Flycatcher that has been around all winter.
Nature is Awesome
Angel & Mariel
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