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Posted by Frank Izaguirre on 14:54:05 07/30/14
About a week ago, Adrienne Block and I went on the day ferry to visit Dry Tortugas National Park, a new site for both of us. Since most birders don't visit Dry Tortugas this time of year, I thought it might be of interest to people what early migrants we saw.
We saw three barn swallows, a Louisiana waterthrush, and a spotted sandpiper, but we also had some more intriguing sightings. In a group of trees within the fort, we had three black-whiskered vireos. They were not feeding and seemed more intent on avoiding us than anything. Could they have been a family group that bred on the island?
Similarly, we found three black-and-white warblers actively feeding in a tight group around the area where people camp overnight outside the fort. At first I assumed those were certainly migrants, but they would have been awfully early. Any ideas?
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