June Challenge Day 1 - 3 Kite Species


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Posted by Toe on 23:24:44 06/01/13

Bill and I headed out today to hopefully begin the June Challenge on a high note. Although we didn't have any really unexpected birds, we got all our targets and managed a respectable 79 ABA species + 4 other exotics. We covered Tamiami Trail out to the count line, the C-357 sparrow fields, and the area from Cutler Wetlands to the quarry lake. We also picked up some birds along the way. The best highlight was probably getting 3 kite species for the day. We also got 2 White-rumped Sandpipers which is always a great find. Everything was seen and not just heard only.

Our list:
Muscovy Duck
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Swallow-tailed Kite
White-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
Limpkin
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Royal Tern
Least Tern
Rock Dove
Eurasian Collard Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Ground Dove
Monk Parakeet
Black-hooded Parakeet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Burrowing Owl
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Cave Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Common Myna
Northern Parula
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Bronzed Cowbird
House Sparrow



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