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Posted by Alex Harper on 11:13:32 10/12/12
I birded A.D. Barnes Park for about 2.5 hours today. However, by 10:15, winds picked up and made locating passerines a bit difficult. Numbers of individuals weren't impressive, but fourteen species of warblers seems to be average for this time of October.
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1
Acadian Flycatcher- 1 (Nature Center)
Red-eyed Vireo- 7
Yellow-throated Vireo- 1
White-eyed Vireo- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 20
thrush species- 1
Gray Catbird- 3
Ovenbird- 5
Worm-eating Warbler- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 4, including two males singing
Prothonotary Warbler- 1 (large fig in Homeless Hammock)
Tennessee Warbler- 2
Common Yellowthroat- 3
American Redstart- 6
Cape May Warbler- 3
Northern Parula- 15
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 7
Palm Warbler- 11
Pine Warbler- 1
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler- 8
Scarlet Tanager- 2
Summer Tanager- 1
Painted Bunting- 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1 (Homeless Hammock)
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Spot-breasted Oriole- 2
Turkey Vultures have made their return to the Miami area, right on queue. They were circling over my house in Miami Shores after returning from Barnes, along with a Short-tailed Hawk.
With the aid of prevailing northeast winds for the next few nights, it seems likely that most birds north of us will take advantage of the tailwind as they move south. Do keep in mind that later migrants such as Philadelphia Vireo and Bay-breasted Warbler pass through in the largest numbers around October 15, so don't be too deterred to not be checking the migrant traps.
Alex
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