Posted by Shane on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
Rock--They meet regularly there and there are a lot of Cuban Bullfinches, Cuban grassquits, some Vermillion Cardinals, fire finches, and more. There were recently several arrests associated with smuggling these birds from Cuba. The incident that led to these arrests, fines, and general mayhem involved over 80 birds escaping just along the perimeter of the airport.....most were re-captured, but a number got out. Almost all of the birds were banded and, at least a couple weeks ago, a few Cuban grassquits and at least one banded Vermillion Cardinal were loose and seen near the airport side of Miami Springs. So.....if anyone wants to pad their lists there are likely still a few new and interesting things to see in Miami Springs.