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Posted by Toe on 10:18:46 09/04/14
in 2011, Carlos and I had 24 species of shorbird in the Belle Glade area by 10:30 am, with 21 of those in just one flooded field on 880. This shows that if you provide the habitat, the birds will come. Shame that something so simple as taking a muddy field and putting a little water on it is not on the agenda of any agency entrusted to protect our natural resources. Shorebird habitat is perhaps the most lacking habitat in Florida, and yet nothing is being done to provide it. Below is my post from that day:
"Carlos and I decided to take a break from the great passerine migration we're having to chase shorebirds this morning. By 10:30 we had tallied 24 shorebird species. We got 7 Upland Sandpipers at the King Ranch sod fields just north of the microwave tower on US-27, 4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Six-mile bend on 880, and 21 species at the flooded field 1.5 miles east of Duda Rd. on 880. This field continues to have the best diversity, including both Wilson's and Red-necked Phalarope, and today also added a White-rumped Sandpiper. This is a first for me in fall. There were no good fields on Brown's Farm Road, Sam Senter Road, and Gladeview Road that we could find. I'll post a couple of photos once I figure out this new computer.
The list;
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope"
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