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North American Breeding Bird Survey, Everglades National Park
This morning, I completed my annual North American Breeding Bird Survey in Everglades National Park, a 25-mile route along the main park road from Flamingo to near Pay-hay-okee. As usual, mosquito levels ranged from unbearable for the first couple of stops to tolerable, then nonexistent for the rest of the morning. Here are the birds I encountered (heard or seen) during the survey:
Anhinga-1
Great Egret-9
Snowy Egret-3
Tricolored Heron-2
Cattle Egret-1
Green Heron-2
White Ibis-6
Black Vulture-10
Turkey Vulture-11
Osprey-1
Swallow-tailed Kite-9
Bald Eagle-1
Red-shouldered Hawk-5
White-crowned Pigeon-2
Barred Owl-2
Red-bellied Woodpecker-37
Northern Flicker-1
Pileated Woodpecker-2
Great Crested Flycatcher-19
Eastern Kingbird-1
White-eyed Vireo-32
American Crow-69
Northern Mockingbird-1
Common Yellowthroat-18
Pine Warbler-1
Prairie Warbler-3
Eastern Towhee-2
Northern Cardinal-31
Red-winged Blackbird-13
Eastern Meadowlark-1
Common Grackle-1
Boat-tailed Grackle-20
Comments
Where did you find the WC Pigeons? I still do not have it for "mainland" Florida - only from the Keys.
Nine Mile Pond is a good place to look for them; they often perch at the tops of trees around the pond. This species can also be found right in Miami, in county parks such as A D Barnes, Matheson Hammock and Kendall Indian Hammocks.
Seen a couple at Bill Baggs myself, Craig. Here's the dynamic eBird map of the pigeon:
http://ebird.org/ebird/map/whcpig2?bmo=1&emo=12&byr=2011&eyr=2015#_ga=1.163375612.1348058431.1420823104
Hope it's helpful.
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