11-days of birding including the Dry

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Posted by Larry Manfredi on 09:43:12 04/11/05

It has been a busy spring with many good birds sighted, I will give a run down of what I have seen in the last 11-days.

Starting on March 31 to April 4, I birded all over South Florida finding all of the Florida specialties including a couple of rarities:

White-tailed Kite

Snail Kite

Short-tailed Hawk

White-crowned Pigeon

Monk Parakeet

White-winged Parakeet

Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

MANGROVE CUCKOO

SMOOTH-BILLED ANI

GROVE-BILLED ANI

BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD

Western Kingbird

Gray Kingbird

Black-whiskered Vireo

Cave Swallow

Red-whiskered Bulbul

17-species of warbler

Bachman s Sparrow

SHINY COWBIRD

BRONZED COWBIRD

Spot-breasted Oriole

My first Dry Tortugas Tour April 4-7 was fairly slow but still had some good birds.

Masked Booby

Brown Booby

Roseate Tern

Sooty Tern

Brown Noddy

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER

Gray Kingbird

Cave Swallow

Black-whiskered Vireo

SHORT-EARED OWL (West Indies race)

We scored BIG on my April 7-10 Dry Tortugas Tour. While at the dock on Stock Island we watched a really good lighting storm approach from far off in the distance. I got tired of watching it and went to sleep; finally the rains came with more lighting and thunder that lasted for quite some time. I knew then that the Dry Tortugas were going to be loaded with birds!! We traveled through some rough seas the next morning traveling out to deep water for pelagic birds. We saw many good species and good numbers of them. Once we arrived at Fort Jefferson we were treated to large numbers of migrants. Here is a list of some of the less common ones:

Audubon s Shearwater

Masked Booby

Brown Booby

Northern Gannet

Magnificent Frigatebird

5-species of raptor

13-species of shorebird

Roseate Tern

Sooty Tern

Brown Noddy

BLACK NODDY

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Thanks Brennan)

Common Nighthawk

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Acadian Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird about 150 to 200 birds!

Gray Kingbird

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Bank Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Cave Swallow

Barn Swallow

Swainson s Thrush

Wood Thrush

23-SPECIES OF WARBLER, I listed the better ones!

Blue-winged Warbler

CERULEAN WARBLER

Pronthonotary Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

SWAINSON S WARBLER

Kentucky Warbler

House Sparrow, I know but it is not very common at the Dry Tortugas.

We had 102 species for this last Dry Tortugas and 191 species for the 11-days!

I have six more Dry Tortugas trips and one 5-day land tour so I will give updates when I am able to.

Larry Manfredi

Homestead, FL.

E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net

http://www.southfloridabirding.com

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I hit the wrong button for this post, sorry. Re: 11-days of birding including the Dry - Larry Manfredi 09:49:03 04/11/05 (1)
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Comments:	: It has been a busy spring with many good birds sighted, I will give a run down of what I have seen in the last 11-days. : : : : Starting on March 31 to April 4, I birded all over South Florida finding all of the Florida specialties including a couple of rarities: : : : : White-tailed Kite : : Snail Kite : : Short-tailed Hawk : : White-crowned Pigeon : : Monk Parakeet : : White-winged Parakeet : : Yellow-chevroned Parakeet : : MANGROVE CUCKOO : : SMOOTH-BILLED ANI : : GROVE-BILLED ANI : : BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD : : Western Kingbird : : Gray Kingbird : : Black-whiskered Vireo : : Cave Swallow : : Red-whiskered Bulbul : : 17-species of warbler : : Bachman s Sparrow : : SHINY COWBIRD : : BRONZED COWBIRD : : Spot-breasted Oriole : : : : My first Dry Tortugas Tour April 4-7 was fairly slow but still had some good birds. : : : : Masked Booby : : Brown Booby : : Roseate Tern : : Sooty Tern : : Brown Noddy : : AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER : : Gray Kingbird : : Cave Swallow : : Black-whiskered Vireo : : SHORT-EARED OWL (West Indies race) : : : : We scored BIG on my April 7-10 Dry Tortugas Tour. While at the dock on Stock Island we watched a really good lighting storm approach from far off in the distance. I got tired of watching it and went to sleep; finally the rains came with more lighting and thunder that lasted for quite some time. I knew then that the Dry Tortugas were going to be loaded with birds!! We traveled through some rough seas the next morning traveling out to deep water for pelagic birds. We saw many good species and good numbers of them. Once we arrived at Fort Jefferson we were treated to large numbers of migrants. Here is a list of some of the less common ones: : : : : Audubon s Shearwater : : Masked Booby : : Brown Booby : : Northern Gannet : : Magnificent Frigatebird : : 5-species of raptor : : 13-species of shorebird : : Roseate Tern : : Sooty Tern : : Brown Noddy : : BLACK NODDY : : Yellow-billed Cuckoo : : LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Thanks Brennan) : : Common Nighthawk : : Eastern Wood-Pewee : : Acadian Flycatcher : : Eastern Kingbird about 150 to 200 birds! : : Gray Kingbird : : Purple Martin : : Tree Swallow : : Northern Rough-winged Swallow : : Bank Swallow : : Cliff Swallow : : Cave Swallow : : Barn Swallow : : Swainson s Thrush : : Wood Thrush : : 23-SPECIES OF WARBLER, I listed the better ones! : : Blue-winged Warbler : : CERULEAN WARBLER : : Pronthonotary Warbler : : Worm-eating Warbler : : SWAINSON S WARBLER : : Kentucky Warbler : : House Sparrow, I know but it is not very common at the Dry Tortugas. : : : : We had 102 species for this last Dry Tortugas and 191 species for the 11-days! : : : : I have six more Dry Tortugas trips and one 5-day land tour so I will give updates when I am able to. : : : : Larry Manfredi : : Homestead, FL. : : E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net : : http://www.southfloridabirding.com : : :
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