Re: Florida Wish List
Marcia Watson-Whitmyre (mww@UDel.Edu)
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:19:41 -0400
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Joe, my comments/suggestions are interspersed below, in your list. I
only commented on the ones I know about. But, I have not birded at the
time of year you are going - I found these birds in early April of this
year.
> Florida Wish List
>
> Scarlet Ibis - I think you need to be very lucky to get this in
> Florida. Try Trinidad.
> Wood Stork - Everglades NP, at the various ponds along the road into
> Flamingo. Also Corkscrew Swamp. Also Loxahatchee NWR. Not hard to
> find.
> Greater Flamingo - at the end of Snake Bight Trail, Everglades NP.
> Take scope, running shoes, mosquito and alligator repellant and see the
> lengthy discussion on Osprey a couple of weeks ago.
> Fulvous Whistling-Duck - Loxahatchee NWR, at the main impoundments.
> Get there as early in the morning as possible, since they fly into the
> open marsh later.
> American Swallow-tailed Kite - at the Flamingo Visitor's Center in
> Everglades NP.
> Snail Kite - Along Alligator Alley, near the Miccosukkee Indian
> Restaurant and Store, just west of the entrance to the Shark Valley
> section of Everglades NP. Again, get there as early in the morning as
> you can. Park at the store (buy something to be friendly) and walk
> toward the water control structure to the east. There is a bit of
> waste ground here - stand on the little rise and look north across the
> canal into the open Everglades. If you are lucky, there will be Snail
> Kites perched on the little shrubs and gliding about over the grasses.
> I saw four, including one perched very close.
> Short-tailed Hawk - I was lucky to find one at Shark Valley.
> Black Rail - I had one at the end of Snake Bight when I went for the
> flamingoes. Listen! (But, they may not be there all year).
> Purple Gallinule - Easy to see at Shark Valley. Park outside the
> entrance gate and walk the gravel road by the canal that parallels the
> main road. They are all about in there - but so are gators. Also in
> the other canals in the park itself.
> Limpkin - Loxahatchee NWR, Corkscrew Swamp, or a little community park
> in the St. Petersburg area that I can't remember the name of, but can
> look up if you need it.
> Mountain Plover - surely you jest.
> Roseate Tern - I found a small bunch outside of Fort Myers, at another
> community park that I can't remember the name of. But this was
> migration time, when these terns move around. The classic place for
> them is off Key West, at Fort Jefferson.
> White-crowned Pigeon - easy to see in Key West and in the lower Keys.
> Eurasian Collared-Dove - ditto
> Passenger Pigeon - extinct
> Ivoery-billed Woodpecker - extinct.
> Monk Parakeet - Easy to see at the nursing home described in Bill
> Pranty's Book. Be prepared for urban birding.
> Canary-winged Parakeet - this has now been split to 2 species:
> Yellow-chevroned Parakeet and White-winged. Both present at the
nursing home,
> but I only found one form - I think it was Yellow-chevroned.
> Mangrove Cuckoo - may not be found in November, but I had one on Boca
> Chica, at the end of the road that Bill Pranty describes as going
> "behind the air base." He gives the route number in the book. As I
> recall, you actually pick up the road on Sugarloaf Key, but then it
> turns south and crosses over to Boca Chica.
> Antillean Nighthawk - I doubt if you will get them in November. The
> classic spot is at the community college just north of Key West.
> Cave Swallow - I think they might be gone in November, returning in
> January. I did find them at the underpass described in Pranty's book,
> but found that the pull-off he describes is non-existent. Across the
> canal is an apartment complex; I pulled in there and sat on a handy
> bench in full view of the swallows. But, I felt a little uncomfortable
> because the apartments are private property with marked parking spots.
> I also had Loggerhead Shrike at this spot. The swallows come in to
> roost beneath the bridge jsut before dusk.
> Red-whiskered Bulbul- I missed on this one. But, Fran Saunders says
> they can be found at the elementary school that is near the tennis club
> decribed in Pranty's book.
> Bahama Mockingbird - I was lucky on Key West. I found one at the site
> described in Pranty's book, near Martello Tower.
> Bachman's Warbler - probably extinct. hasn't been seen for years.
> Kirtland's Warbler - you would have to be very lucky to pick up a
> migrating bird in Florida in November. But, easy to see on the
> breeding grounds in Michigan in spring, and this makes a delightful
> trip.
> Bachman's Sparrow - easy in the Venus Flatwoods section. You can get
> them from the road.
Let me know if you want detailed directions for any of these. I will
need to refer to my notes/maps, which are at home (I'm at work). Cheers,
Marcia W-W
Cecil County
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