Posted by Bill Boeringer on April 21, 2018 at 16:26:34
A good crowd of birders showed up at AD Barnes Park this morning for the TAS walk. The weather was great, which is never a good thing for spring migration in Miami. Migrants were hard to come by, although by the end we had found 7 species of warblers, including a cooperative Common Yellowthroat which sat in a tree at eye level and sang. Cape Mays were the commonest warblers seen. We had good looks at several White-crowned Pigeons, and at a pair of Red-masked Parakeets which may be nesting. A small flock of Cedar Waxwings landed on a ficus to feed, giving everyone a good view of these attractive birds. A Cooper's Hawk was at the fountain, but we could not spot one around the nest--not so for a fluffy young Eastern Screech-Owl that poked its head out of its nesting hole for a few of us. The oriole was a "heard only" as we were gathering; we ended with Red-masked Parakeets and a White-crowned Pigeon feeding in the ficus near our cars. Thanks everyone for participating! Our day list: Green Heron Common Gallinule Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) White-crowned Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-masked Parakeet Blue Jay Fish Crow Purple Martin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Cape May Warbler Northern Parula Palm Warbler Prairie Warbler Northern Cardinal Spot-breasted Oriole