Posted by Luis Gonzalez on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
Spot-breasted Oriole has moderately reliable hotspots in A.D. Barnes and Pine Woods Park are reliable hotspots in the recent summer, however if you want to test your luck for mostly a flyover, the intersection of Lindgren Road and Sunset Drive in the Kendall area is a good spot to see one or two of them flying over the intersection, I've seen them in the area just as I'm driving by. Babcock Webb WMA is a better spot for Red-cockaded Woodpecker and Bachman's Sparrow in my opinion, but there is no guarantee for either species as they are a bit hard to track without a good amount of time on your hands or a good local guide. Yellow-throated Warbler is still early in the year to be reliable, like Short-tailed Hawk, so e-Bird will be your friend for new reports. The Zenaida Dove is almost a daily guarantee if you go in the morning or afternoon since it seems like it merged well with the Mourning Doves of the area, you might have to wait a bit for it by the road and not go into the grass because it will just push the birds further back. There's also the bonus that you can get Shiny Cowbird in the same site since there's been between 1 and 3 birds among the flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed and Bronzed Cowbirds. Hopefully this helps you a bit, and happy birding!