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Posted by Dan on 13:14:44 04/21/11
I was so impressed by the hammock out by the Everglades Alligator Farm on SW 192nd Ave that I decided to hit it again this morning. Warblers were in good numbers though difficult to see. The highlight was a singing Connecticut about 50 yards in on the east side of the road (private property). The bird was well in from the road and I wouldn't have tracked it down if I hadn't heard its booming song. It also was emitting a call note that sounds like a N. Waterthrush to my ear. Other migrants included the following:
Palm Warbler (1)
American Redstart (7) mostly immatures and females
Black-throated Green Warbler (1)
Magnolia Warbler (1)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1)
N. Waterthrush (4)
Common Yellowthroat (11)
Blackpoll Warbler (13)
Cape May Warbler (6)
Black-and-white Warbler (3)
N. Parula (9)
On the way home I made a few stops and saw 15 or so Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at the artificial lake on north side of SW 328th St. at SW 142nd Ave in Homestead. I think they've been seen in this area before.
I also noticed that adjacent to the first bend heading southwest along the C-111e canal, there is a ton of vegetable waste in the ag. field that has attracted a large mixed flock of blackbirds, Cattle Egret, gulls, both Ibis species, and even shorebirds (B-N Stilt, Killdeer, G. Yellowlegs. There was also a smaller shorebird that looked like it may have been a Solitary Sandpiper but it was too far out to tell. This area is worth checking again.
Finally, I caught a glimpse of what really looked like a Mississippi Kite flying over Navy Wells on the way out. I turned the car around but couldn't relocate the bird. Looking at e-bird, it looks like these are almost never seen in S. Florida in the spring though they have just started to show up in N. Florida. Does anyone know of spring records of Mississipppi Kite from S. Florida?
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