Re: Brown-Crested Flycatchers and Clay-colored Sparrow

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Posted by Joe Barros on 20:51:50 03/06/05

In Reply to: Brown-Crested Flycatchers and Clay-colored Sparrow posted by Paul Bithorn

Paul,

You did not mention that you ended your day with cedar waxwings, Snakedog IPA, and Tiger's 330 yard drive to the green on Doral's 16th.

Joe

: On Saturday, March 5, 2005, Rock Jetty (Raul Urgelles) and I headed down to the Florida Keys in search of year-birds and beer-birds. The weather was picture perfect as we tallied (69) species.
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: Our first stop was Carysfort Circle off old 905 in North Key Largo to look for Brown-crested Flycatcher and a Clay- colored Sparrow first reported by Brennan Mulrooney on February 16th. As soon as we opened the door of my vehicle the whip call of the Brown-crested Flycatche as heard and we easily located the bird. A second bird called back and we eventually spotted both together. Other flycatchers in the area were Eastern Phoebe, Great-crested Flycatcher and a pair of Western Kingbirds. The Clay-colored Sparrow was also located where the paved road turns west in a Bougainvillea and soon thereafter began feeding along the paved road on weed seeds. This bird is not shy!! White-crowned Pigeons were also in the area. Carysfort Circle is about 2 miles south of the intersection of 905 and Card Sound Road. As long as you bird from the road, you don't need a backcountry permit. A dark morph Short-tailed Hawk and adult Broad-winged Hawk were seen along 905 and an adult Bald Eagle along US 1.
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: On to Long Key State Park, where we arrived about 9:30 a.m., we birded until 11:30 a.m. No female Western Spindalis but Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-rumped, Palm and Prairie Warblers, Northern Parula, Ovenbird and Purple Martin were seen from the parking lot in front of the nature trail. A single Sanderling, our only shorebird of the day, was seen during a brief stop at Anne s Beach.
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: On to the Flamingo Restaurant for lunch, where we washed down delicious conch fritters and blackened-dolphin sandwiches with Kilian Red.
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: We headed to A.D. Barnes in Miami-Dade County, where we easily located the wintering Wood Thrush near the elevated boardwalk. We also located Magnolia, Orange-crowned, Yellow-throated, Pine, Black-throated Blue and American Redstart bringing our warbler count for the day up to eleven. Yet another Broad-winged Hawk was seen in the pinelands.
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: We finished up with a Red-whiskered Bulbul in the residential area north of Baptist Hospital on Kendall Drive and a pair of Hill Mynas in South Miami.
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: Life is good living in paradise.
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: KeysBirding.030505

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Re: Brown-Crested Flycatchers and Clay-colored Sparrow - Paul Bithorn 21:35:53 03/06/05 (0)

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Comments:	: Paul, : : You did not mention that you ended your day with cedar waxwings, Snakedog IPA, and Tiger's 330 yard drive to the green on Doral's 16th. : : Joe : : : : On Saturday, March 5, 2005, Rock Jetty (Raul Urgelles) and I headed down to the Florida Keys in search of year-birds and beer-birds. The weather was picture perfect as we tallied (69) species. : : : : Our first stop was Carysfort Circle off old 905 in North Key Largo to look for Brown-crested Flycatcher and a Clay- colored Sparrow first reported by Brennan Mulrooney on February 16th. As soon as we opened the door of my vehicle the whip call of the Brown-crested Flycatche as heard and we easily located the bird. A second bird called back and we eventually spotted both together. Other flycatchers in the area were Eastern Phoebe, Great-crested Flycatcher and a pair of Western Kingbirds. The Clay-colored Sparrow was also located where the paved road turns west in a Bougainvillea and soon thereafter began feeding along the paved road on weed seeds. This bird is not shy!! White-crowned Pigeons were also in the area. Carysfort Circle is about 2 miles south of the intersection of 905 and Card Sound Road. As long as you bird from the road, you don't need a backcountry permit. A dark morph Short-tailed Hawk and adult Broad-winged Hawk were seen along 905 and an adult Bald Eagle along US 1. : : : : On to Long Key State Park, where we arrived about 9:30 a.m., we birded until 11:30 a.m. No female Western Spindalis but Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-rumped, Palm and Prairie Warblers, Northern Parula, Ovenbird and Purple Martin were seen from the parking lot in front of the nature trail. A single Sanderling, our only shorebird of the day, was seen during a brief stop at Anne s Beach. : : : : On to the Flamingo Restaurant for lunch, where we washed down delicious conch fritters and blackened-dolphin sandwiches with Kilian Red. : : : : We headed to A.D. Barnes in Miami-Dade County, where we easily located the wintering Wood Thrush near the elevated boardwalk. We also located Magnolia, Orange-crowned, Yellow-throated, Pine, Black-throated Blue and American Redstart bringing our warbler count for the day up to eleven. Yet another Broad-winged Hawk was seen in the pinelands. : : : : We finished up with a Red-whiskered Bulbul in the residential area north of Baptist Hospital on Kendall Drive and a pair of Hill Mynas in South Miami. : : : : Life is good living in paradise. : : : : KeysBirding.030505 :
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