Larry and Penny Thompson, Black Point, Lucky Hammock...

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Posted by Alex Harper on 12:28:57 02/21/05

Paul Bithorn, Juan Vilamil and I went out for a day we hoped to bring year birds and a Glaucous Gull. The day was very slow for the most part. Our first stop was Larry and Penny Thompson Park in West Kendall. Within 5 minutes, we found three Lark Sparrows working the lawn between the tot lot and the lake. That was one year bird for Juan and Paul, but I had already seen it in January. However, a Ruddy Duck and Northern Flicker were year birds for me. We arrived at Black Point at about 8:00 am. Gray Catbirds were everywhere, and tame too. Among the warblers seen were Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird and Common Yellowthroat. We searched for the Glaucous Gull for almost 1 1/2, but to no luck. We did see a few Red-breasted Mergansers, a Bald Eagle, a few shorebirds, and a flock of about 200 Double-crested Cormorants.

Off to Dump Marsh quickly, we only found a few species of waterfowl, 2 unidentified swallows, and Broad-winged Hawk. Th emost interesting thing there was a totally rusty brown Cattle Egret among hundreds of other, normal-colored CAEGs.

In Florida City, a spotted a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher just west of Krome Avenue. Nothing was along Flynn's. Nothing at Lucky Hammock but a few catbirds, 2 ground-doves, and a pair of cardinals, and a sparrow species. We saw the sparrow for a brief second as it flew into the hammock. Because it had very bold white stripes along the head, I believe it to be a Lark Sparrow.
We decided to check out the Annex, and went as far as we possibly could. Besides a Pileated Woodpecker and a Short-tailed Hawk, nothing was around.

Heading back to MIA, we decided to search for the bulbuls around the neighborhood adjacent to Kenall Baptist Hospital. After about 30 minutes of aerching, not one bulbul was found. We did though, get two Spot-breasted Orioles and one Baltimore Oriole.

After dropping off Juan at his place, we made our way back to my house in north Dade. A quick stop to the White-winged Parakeet spot in Miami Shores got Paul his year White-winged Parakeet.

After Paul left, I walked around the Miami Shores Gulf course to get a few easy day birds I missed earlier, including Palm Warbler! Yes folks, I was not joking when I said it was a slow day. Blue-headed Vireo, a couple warblers, Black-crowned Night-heron, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk was added to the day list. A Pileated Woodpecker was there too, a good bird to have in a residental area. Most notable though was a Sacred Ibis hanging out with the White Ibis. It kinda catches you off guard when you think you see a miniture Wood Stork.

I called it a day with just over 70 species, including 7 year birds.

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Comments:	: Paul Bithorn, Juan Vilamil and I went out for a day we hoped to bring year birds and a Glaucous Gull. The day was very slow for the most part. Our first stop was Larry and Penny Thompson Park in West Kendall. Within 5 minutes, we found three Lark Sparrows working the lawn between the tot lot and the lake. That was one year bird for Juan and Paul, but I had already seen it in January. However, a Ruddy Duck and Northern Flicker were year birds for me. We arrived at Black Point at about 8:00 am. Gray Catbirds were everywhere, and tame too. Among the warblers seen were Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird and Common Yellowthroat. We searched for the Glaucous Gull for almost 1 1/2, but to no luck. We did see a few Red-breasted Mergansers, a Bald Eagle, a few shorebirds, and a flock of about 200 Double-crested Cormorants. : : Off to Dump Marsh quickly, we only found a few species of waterfowl, 2 unidentified swallows, and Broad-winged Hawk. Th emost interesting thing there was a totally rusty brown Cattle Egret among hundreds of other, normal-colored CAEGs. : : In Florida City, a spotted a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher just west of Krome Avenue. Nothing was along Flynn's. Nothing at Lucky Hammock but a few catbirds, 2 ground-doves, and a pair of cardinals, and a sparrow species. We saw the sparrow for a brief second as it flew into the hammock. Because it had very bold white stripes along the head, I believe it to be a Lark Sparrow. : We decided to check out the Annex, and went as far as we possibly could. Besides a Pileated Woodpecker and a Short-tailed Hawk, nothing was around. : : Heading back to MIA, we decided to search for the bulbuls around the neighborhood adjacent to Kenall Baptist Hospital. After about 30 minutes of aerching, not one bulbul was found. We did though, get two Spot-breasted Orioles and one Baltimore Oriole. : : After dropping off Juan at his place, we made our way back to my house in north Dade. A quick stop to the White-winged Parakeet spot in Miami Shores got Paul his year White-winged Parakeet. : : After Paul left, I walked around the Miami Shores Gulf course to get a few easy day birds I missed earlier, including Palm Warbler! Yes folks, I was not joking when I said it was a slow day. Blue-headed Vireo, a couple warblers, Black-crowned Night-heron, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk was added to the day list. A Pileated Woodpecker was there too, a good bird to have in a residental area. Most notable though was a Sacred Ibis hanging out with the White Ibis. It kinda catches you off guard when you think you see a miniture Wood Stork. : : I called it a day with just over 70 species, including 7 year birds. : :
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