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Posted by Larry Manfredi on 05:10:16 05/12/12
A day trip to the Dry Tortugas produced quite a few migrants, we had 11-species of warbler and lots of thrushes. Sharp-eyed Bob Wallace found a Black Noody on Bush Key which was nice. Later I found two more for a total of three birds. One was on the north coaling dock and the other two were on Bush Key in with all of the Sooty Terns and Brown Noddies. We had many Gray-cheeked Thrush, a Swainson's Thrush and several Veery. The best warbler was a breeding plumage Chestnut-sided Warbler always a nice treat. Bridled Terns were seen for the first time by me, at the nesting cavities on Long Key left of where the Magnificent Frigatebirds nest. We had hoped for a Red-footed Booby but could not make out one. There was one booby that was either a Brown Booby or perhaps a Red-footed Booby. It was too hard to see with all of the heat shimmer and the way the bird was perched. There are often up to a dozen Brown Boobies that roost on Long Key with the Magnificent Frigatebirds. On the drive down from Homestead, we had about a dozen species of shorebird with the best being White-rumped Sandpiper.
Larry Manfredi
Homestead, FL
E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net
http://www.southfloridabirding.com
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