Tropical Audubon Society

South Florida’s Voice of Conservation

Evergreen Cemetery was loaded with birds this morning. Although species counts weren’t high, there were good numbers of most of them, included at least 6 Chuck-will’s-widows, a dozen Yellow-billed Cuckoos (one being pursued by a Cooper’s Hawk), dozens of American Redstarts and Black-throated Blues. There were also multiple Cape May Warblers and several Magnolias. Notables include a single Swainson’s Warbler (we’ve also had one hanging out in our yard the past 3 days) and a Philadelphia Vireo. It seemed like most of the birds were at the north end of the cemetery and the fruiting figs were especially popular. The complete list: Green Heron, White Ibis, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Common Gallinule, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chuck-will’s-widow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-eyed Vireo (several), Philadelphia Vireo (1), Red-eyed Vireo (many), Blue Jay, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Gray Catbird (FOY), Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Swainson’s Warbler (possibly 2), American Redstart, Cape May Warbler, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Summer Tanager (3 or 4), Painted Bunting