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Posted by David S. on 17:39:59 01/26/12
Birded the Sparrow Fields and Chekika Campgrounds looking for the White-tailed Kite, but no luck there. However, I did get good, long looks at an Orchid Oriole in the Sparrow Fields. I saw it about 150 yds. from the beginning of the berm. There is a lone pine tree to your right, and it perched in one of the smaller defoliated trees to the right of the pine tree. I first saw it at the bottom edge of the berm, where the weeds begin at the same location. It flew to one of the small Castor-bean plants about 10' in, and looked like it was foraging for food. It stayed for about 90 seconds, then flew to the defoliated tree where it stayed in plain sight for about 4 minutes. Good views through the scope. I even found some sparrows.
An extra bonus was a foursome of White-tailed Deer I spooked not far from the beginning of the berm! Two of them even crossed over & went into the east field.
Sparrow Fields - C-357, Miami-Dade, US-FL
Jan 26, 2012 7:10 AM - 9:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: Clear, light ground fog in early AM, calm, temp. 77 degrees.
19 species (+1 other taxa)
Wild Turkey 1 Heard gobble, may have been from distant residence or farm.
Double-crested Cormorant 1 by water hole
Anhinga 1 by water hole
Black Vulture 40
Northern Harrier 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Eurasian Collared-Dove 12
Mourning Dove 2
Empidonax sp. 1 Only a back view, medium size (5-6 inches), no visible yellow when it flew.
Eastern Phoebe 2
House Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 8
Common Yellowthroat 11
Palm Warbler 20
Vesper Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1 First observed bird about 30' away, located at the bottom of the berm next to the weeds. It moved to one of the Castor-weed plants where it appeared to be feeding, about 40 feet away from my position. I observed the bird with a scope for about 1.5 minutes. Then it flew to a small defoliated tree about 200 ft. away, and I continued observing with a scope. It stayed there 4 more minutes, giving me excellent views and plenty of time to compare to illustration in National Geographic Bird Guide. Color and pattern typical of illustration. A small Oriole.
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Everglades NP--Chekika Campground, Miami-Dade, US-FL
Jan 26, 2012 9:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: This area includes road going into Chekika, and the entire distance of the north-south road just east of the campground.
28 species
Anhinga 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 6
Tricolored Heron 2
White Ibis 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 9
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 5
Short-tailed Hawk 2 both dark morph.
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 70 In parking lot
Least Sandpiper 3 In parking lot with the Killdeers.
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Loggerhead Shrike 2
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 50
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern Mockingbird 7
Palm Warbler 11
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
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