Re: Palm Beach County Sod Farms-08/20/05

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Posted by Bryant Roberts on 15:50:51 08/21/05

In Reply to: Palm Beach County Sod Farms-08/20/05 posted by Paul Bithorn

I was in the same general area on Saturday (8/20)and found several Yellow Warblers at the microwave tower on 27 about fifteen miles north of the county line and nine Upland Sandpipers in the southernmost sod fields in the King Ranch east of 27 north of the microwave tower. There were seven more Upland Sandpipers in the easternmost sod fields at the King Ranch Double D Farm south of SR 880 about eleven miles east of Belle Glade.

: Bruce Purdy, Juan Villamil and I headed north on Saturday, August 20, 2005, on a scouting mission for next Saturday's TAS field trip.The heat was oppressive at times with the car temperature gauge reaching 109 degrees at one point! Sixty-five species were seen in all.
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: Our first stop was the Holeyland/Rotenberger Tract on the Broward/Palm Beach County line. High waters continue to push many White-tailed Deer up on to the levee. A pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos,Belted Kingfisher,Eastern Kingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Prairie Warbler were seen near the SFWMD structure near where the pavement turns to a dirt road. highlights.
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: The sod farms along US 27 had American Bittern,Yellow-crowned Night-Heron,Glossy Ibis,Mottled Ducks,King Rail,Purple Gallinule,Upland Sandpiper,Black-necked Stilts along with Bank,Barn and Cliff Swallows.
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: Heading west on CR 827 from US 27 Black Terns were found in a flooded field. Further west on SR 880 we found a field that was being drained and was loaded with shorebirds including Semi-palmated Plovers,Kildeer, Black-necked Stilts,Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Semi-palmated, Least, Pectoral and Stilt Sandpipers along with Short-billed Dowitchers.A trip to Browns Farm Road produced a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.
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: We headed back east of US 27 on CR 827 and picked up a single Least Bittern.The stand of Bald Cypress trees on the Miami Canal had seven Barn Owls and a Louisiana Waterthrush. After a belly full of BBQ at Sonny's in Clewiston we headed home and located a pair of Gull-billed Terns flying along the canal parallel to US 27. The birds landed on the levee and the adult fed a shiner to the juvenile.
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Comments:	: I was in the same general area on Saturday (8/20)and found several Yellow Warblers at the microwave tower on 27 about fifteen miles north of the county line and nine Upland Sandpipers in the southernmost sod fields in the King Ranch east of 27 north of the microwave tower. There were seven more Upland Sandpipers in the easternmost sod fields at the King Ranch Double D Farm south of SR 880 about eleven miles east of Belle Glade. : : : Bruce Purdy, Juan Villamil and I headed north on Saturday, August 20, 2005, on a scouting mission for next Saturday's TAS field trip.The heat was oppressive at times with the car temperature gauge reaching 109 degrees at one point! Sixty-five species were seen in all. : : : : Our first stop was the Holeyland/Rotenberger Tract on the Broward/Palm Beach County line. High waters continue to push many White-tailed Deer up on to the levee. A pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos,Belted Kingfisher,Eastern Kingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Prairie Warbler were seen near the SFWMD structure near where the pavement turns to a dirt road. highlights. : : : : The sod farms along US 27 had American Bittern,Yellow-crowned Night-Heron,Glossy Ibis,Mottled Ducks,King Rail,Purple Gallinule,Upland Sandpiper,Black-necked Stilts along with Bank,Barn and Cliff Swallows. : : : : Heading west on CR 827 from US 27 Black Terns were found in a flooded field. Further west on SR 880 we found a field that was being drained and was loaded with shorebirds including Semi-palmated Plovers,Kildeer, Black-necked Stilts,Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Semi-palmated, Least, Pectoral and Stilt Sandpipers along with Short-billed Dowitchers.A trip to Browns Farm Road produced a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. : : : : We headed back east of US 27 on CR 827 and picked up a single Least Bittern.The stand of Bald Cypress trees on the Miami Canal had seven Barn Owls and a Louisiana Waterthrush. After a belly full of BBQ at Sonny's in Clewiston we headed home and located a pair of Gull-billed Terns flying along the canal parallel to US 27. The birds landed on the levee and the adult fed a shiner to the juvenile. : : : : Life is good............ : : : : : : :
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