Keys birding, four vireos lots of raptors

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Posted by Larry Manfredi almost 8 years ago 0 Comments

I had the fun of taking Olaf Danielson who is doing a "Big Year" for a day of birding in the keys yesterday. It was a beautiful day with wonderful blue skies. We had hoped for a rarity which we may, or may not have found. We had a pretty good day list with a steady stream of raptors and swallows throughout the day. You can check out Olaf's blog about his adventures here: http://olafsbigyear.blogspot.com/

Here are some of the birds seen:

BELL'S VIREO found on the east end of Cary's Fort Circle, Key Largo excellent views.
Philadelphia Vireo at Dagny Johnson in Key Largo.
Yellow-throated Vireo
White-eyed Vireo

NASHVILLE WARBLER, Cary's Fort Circle, south side near old 906.
Northern Parula
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat

Gray Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird, both birds are late.

Lots of raptors:

Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Mississippi Kite, five seen I only saw four!
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon

Not a bad day of birding in beautiful weather.