Comments on: Minor exodus out of South Florida http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/minor-exodus-out-of-south-florida/ Keeping Noel's dream alive, one migrant at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Angel & Mariel http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/minor-exodus-out-of-south-florida/#comment-411 Angel & Mariel Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:53:05 +0000 http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/?p=295#comment-411 Hey David Migration seems to have picked up down here in the MIA. A late afternoon stop at Barnes yesterday produced a beautiful Cerulean Warbler! Awesome! We had a good number of birds present at the park. We walked the trail to the boardwalk a picked up a couple of migrants mostly AMRE but on our way back we found a nice group of Warblers. In just one tree over the butterfly garden we had 5 species in good numbers. Our quick one hour stop yielded the following birds. The List: 6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Northern Parula 3 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 1 CERULEAN WARBLER 5 Black-and-white Warbler 4 Worm-eating Warbler 1 Ovenbird 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Summer Tanager Today Rafael and Toe found four Hooded Warblers at Matheson along with 3 Yellow-throated Vireo, both Waterthrush species and a quiet Traill's Empid. All of the above was seen as well. Thanks again for providing such a great tool for us down here, you ROCK!!! Nature is Awesome Angel & Mariel Hey David
Migration seems to have picked up down here in the MIA. A late afternoon stop at Barnes yesterday produced a beautiful Cerulean Warbler! Awesome! We had a good number of birds present at the park. We walked the trail to the boardwalk a picked up a couple of migrants mostly AMRE but on our way back we found a nice group of Warblers. In just one tree over the butterfly garden we had 5 species in good numbers. Our quick one hour stop yielded the following birds.
The List:

6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1 Northern Parula
3 Yellow-throated Warbler
1 Prairie Warbler
1 CERULEAN WARBLER
5 Black-and-white Warbler
4 Worm-eating Warbler
1 Ovenbird
1 Louisiana Waterthrush
1 Summer Tanager
Today Rafael and Toe found four Hooded Warblers at Matheson along with 3 Yellow-throated Vireo, both Waterthrush species and a quiet Traill’s Empid. All of the above was seen as well.
Thanks again for providing such a great tool for us down here, you ROCK!!!

Nature is Awesome
Angel & Mariel

]]> By: Karen Newcombe http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/minor-exodus-out-of-south-florida/#comment-410 Karen Newcombe Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:23:16 +0000 http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/?p=295#comment-410 off topic...as we all know mockingbirds are quite loud during nesting season, singing at the top of their lungs. Today my resident mocker, who is here year around, has spent the afternoon on the wires out back sort of whispering to himself. He's run through a large repertoire of songs and calls a very low volume, a bit like someone singing quietly under their breath while working in the yard. This bird distinguishes between harmless residents like me, and possibly threatening outsiders like the mailman, who gets pecked. He knows which neighborhood cats are bird hunters and chases them relentlessly, while he ignores my four flabby housecats, who are intimidated by the outdoors and never venture off the deck. Smart fellow! off topic…as we all know mockingbirds are quite loud during nesting season, singing at the top of their lungs. Today my resident mocker, who is here year around, has spent the afternoon on the wires out back sort of whispering to himself. He’s run through a large repertoire of songs and calls a very low volume, a bit like someone singing quietly under their breath while working in the yard. This bird distinguishes between harmless residents like me, and possibly threatening outsiders like the mailman, who gets pecked. He knows which neighborhood cats are bird hunters and chases them relentlessly, while he ignores my four flabby housecats, who are intimidated by the outdoors and never venture off the deck.
Smart fellow!

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