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Posted by Alex on 19:47:34 10/15/04
Sixteen warbler species were seen in Miami Shores today, about 12 of which were in my yard at some points. Although I'm a little jealous of the Bay-breasted Warblers at Arch Creek and Barnes, I had a fun time running a "Miami Shores Big Day" for October. I had 64 species, and could have had almost up to 70 if I visited the bay from a small park.
Here is a list of migrants and an estimate of the numbers:
Turkey Vulture- 40
Cooper's Hawk- 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1
Broad-winged Hawk- 1
American Kestrel- 7
Merlin- 5
Peregrine Falcon- 2
Spotted Sandpiper- 1; feeding along a fresh water canal
Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 2
Common Nighthawk- 15
Chimney Swift- 60! with one big group of ~40
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-pewee- 5; with one calling
Red-eyed Vireo- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 10
Swainson's Thrush- 40!!! They love those Virginia Creeper Vines!!
Gray-cheeked Thrush- 4 (lifer)
Wood Thrush- 2
Gray Catbird - 50
Tennessee Warbler- 10
Northern Parula- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 20
Blackburnian Warbler- 1 male
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Yellow-throated Warbler- 15
Prairie Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 40
Hooded Warbler- 1 female
Swainson's Warbler- 1
Ovenbird- 25
Northern Waterthrush- 2
Common Yellowthroat- 20
American Redstart- 30
Summer Tanager- 1
Scarlet Tanager- 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 3
Painted Bunting- 7 including a few males
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