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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 20:57:55 10/11/13
Fifteen birders joined me for today's Fairchild Birding Festival trip to the Florida Keys Hawkwatch at Curry Hammock State Park. A nice selection of raptors passed over during our four-hour stay:
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Other birds seen at Curry Hammock included:
Blue-winged Teal
Brown Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Magnificent Frigatebird
White Ibis
Semipalmated Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Belted Kingfisher
Barn Swallow
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Ovenbird
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Baltimore Oriole
Special thanks to Rafael Galvez and other hawkwatch volunteers for a fun and educational experience. I hope to see you tomorrow or Sunday at Fairchild!
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