C-357 Sparrow Fields + ENP -- Chekika Unit (12/06)


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Posted by Carlos Sanchez on 15:45:32 12/06/11

Dotty Robbins and I birded the sparrow fields first thing in the morning and had the following highlights:

King Rail (seen well!)
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow (multiple, feeding along edge of taller grass)
Swamp Sparrow (multiple, feeding along edge of taller grass)

A stop at the Chekika Unit of Everglades National Park later in the morning included a large feeding flock composed of Great Crested Flycatcher (2), Yellow-rumped Warbler (30+), Palm Warbler (~10), and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Small feeding flocks encountered elsewhere included singles of Prairie Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, and American Redstart. A flushed American Bittern (old swimming pool) and three Wilson's Snipe (wet edges of parking lot), plus a dark morph Short-tailed Hawk soaring overhead capped off the morning.

Carlos



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