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Posted by Justin Miller on 00:56:30 03/10/13
Today (Saturday) at Green Cay, I arrived late around noon figuring it would be quiet - but quite the opposite - it was quite active. At the entrance, I was told by other birders that the yellow breasted chat was still hanging out in the opening on the entrance path to the left, and while talking with them, a ruby-throated hummingbird was feeding quite close to the path - sometimes within 5 feet of a bunch of us. Painted buntings continue in good numbers at the entrance feeder and at the east feeder. Lots of sora continue there - at least 8 were easy to count. Two red-shoulder juveniles were yipping at eachother and flying together. Belted kingfishers were hunting the big south pond. Lots and lots of palm and yellow-rumped warblers all throughout, and hundreds of tree swallows.
The chickee hut feeders were taken over by 6 monk parakeets - first time I've seen them descend on a feeder - they're usually flying around and squawking all the time.
The hybrid cinnamon/blue winged male was quite close to the boardwalk. Two least bitterns along the back stretch, lots of common yellowthroats also. On the way back out, I finally saw the chat, right in the same area - he was staying back in a low palm, quite in the shade, so not very good for photographs, but it was definitely him when I got a good look at the yellow chest.
American robins and cedar waxwings returned late in the day as I checked out the parking lot before leaving - the waxwings were staying farther back in the trees along the parking lot perimeter road, but the robins were sitting quite prominently along the road - not as many as a few weeks ago when they invaded the park by the hundreds, but still about a dozen robins and 4-6 waxwings.
Finally, at about 4:30pm the LaSagra's came out along the parking lot perimeter road...I hadn't personally seen him in a few weeks, and was almost giving up today, but then that distinctive double-chirp call that sounds so different told me he was back there - and then he popped right out in the open for some nice photos - staying for about 5-6 minutes before heading farther back in the deeper trees again.
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