Posted by Joe Barros on September 07, 2015 at 16:59:00
As a warm up to next month’s South Florida Bird Festival (Check our calendar of events October 1-4), Twenty or so birders joined me Saturday for a beautiful warm morning bird walk at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden. We later joined the Fairchild Volunteers for a breakfast hosted by FTBG and a Birding lecture given by our own Brian Rapoza We gathered at the Visitors Center and made our way to the water’s edge where we had a Green Heron across the lake. We continued along the Arboretum loop of the Kushlan Bird Trail where the highlights were a Worm-eating Warbler that was spotted by only a few, A Black-and-White Warbler low in the branches and an active group of Ovenbirds. We made our way along the Lowland loop for a short distance where we found some activity and a good group of warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, Prairie, Black-throated Blue and Worm-eating Warblers. We heard the rattle of a Belted Kingfisher as it flew across the lake. This lead to the spotting of a low flying Short-tailed Hawk. We called it a day at that time in order to catch Brian’s Birding 101 Lecture to the Fairchild Volunteers. A wonderful breakfast was offered while we enjoyed Brian’s excellent lecture in air conditioned comfort. I want to thank all who attended and also want to thank Gaby who always makes us feel like VIP's each time we visit the Garden. Birds Seen Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami-Dade, Florida, US Sep 5, 2015 7:50 AM - 9:52 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: TAS Fairchild walk. <br />Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.1.1 Build 19 22 species Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) 2 Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) 2 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1 White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 4 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2 Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) 2 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 4 Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) 2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4 Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 8 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 1 Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 4 Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) 2 Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 1 Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1 Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 10 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 11 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24898457 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org