Posted by Vincent Lucas on February 23, 2002 at 11:29:13:
In Reply to: Re: Fairchild Anis/Short-tailed Hawks posted by Dave Klauber on February 22, 2002 at 21:44:27:
Dave Klauber asked:
Could someone please tell me where Fairchild Gardens are?
Dave:
Fairchild Tropical Gardens are located at 10901 Old Cutler Road in Coral Gables, FL -- a suburb of Miami. This is next door to Matheson Hammock County Park. Go to the FTG website at:
http://www.ftg.org/index.html and then scroll down to "Visitor Information, driving directions, hotels & maps".
You might want to contact this person to find out if the Smooth-billed Anis are still being seen and where exactly (which "plot" -- map available at the admissions booth):
Mary E. Collins
Senior Horticulturist
Fairchild Tropical Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables (Miami), FL 33156
Phone: (305) 667-1651 ext. 3332
Fax: (305) 661-8953
E-mail: mcollins@fairchildgarden.org
If you miss the Smooth-billed Anis there, you might try for them at the northeast corner of the intersection of Avocado Dr. (SW 296th St.) and Redland Ave. in Homestead. We had four bedraggled birds there, feeding in fruiting loquat trees on 02/04/02. This has been a traditional location for them, but they had not been seen there in recent weeks to my knowledge. It was good to see that they were hanging on, despite the obvious loss of habitat due to the nearby development which displaced them from their former haunts.
Good birding!
Vince Lucas
Naples