Tropical Audubon Society

South Florida’s Voice of Conservation

This has been an incredible winter and spring for Caribbean vagrants in Florida. Last year, the FOSRC added several species to the Review List because we changed the criteria for removing species from review (new threshold; 20 records in past the 10 years). The Committee felt that it was important to better monitor rare species in the State, especially species from Bahamas and Cuba that do not occur elsewhere in the ABA Area. Among those species added were Key West Quail Dove, Bananaquit, Bahama Mockingbird, Western Spindalis, and La Sagra’s Flycatcher. Rare species (Cuban Vireo, Loggerhead Kingbird, Zenaida Dove, Thick-billed Vireo, Cuban Pewee) have always been on the review list. Looking through eBird, many of the birds that have shown up in the past few months have not been submitted to the FOSRC. It would be great if these would get submitted, especially if photos were taken. Anyone can submit, not just the original discoverers. It only takes a few minutes. Ignore the error message generated; I can still receive them. Photos can be added to the FOSRC form at: http://www.fosbirds.org/content/fos-bird-records-species-documentation
Here are recent records (if no indication, then I haven’t received documentation):
Key West Quail Dove
1) Long Key, Monroe, Feb 2016
Zenaida Dove none
Bananaquit
1) Crandon Park Miami-Dade April
2) North Shore Open Space, North Shore Miami-Dade March
3) DeSoto Inn Dania, Broward. form/photos received
4) Richardson Park, Broward, Jan-Feb. form/photos received

Bahama Mockingbird
1) Lower Matecumbe Monroe, 23 April
2) Windley Key, Monroe, April 20+
3) Evergreen Cemetery April 22+
Western Spindalis
1) Deering Estate. Miami-Dade Nov 2016, form/photos received
2) Vero Beach, Indian River, April
3) Plantataion Preserve, Broward April
4) Bill Baggs, Miami-Dade, Feb 2 female, one male
5) Crandon, Jan-Feb; form/photos received
6) Harry Harris, Tavernier, Monroe, Feb
7) Windley Key, Monroe, April
La Sagra’s Flycatcher
1) Long Key, Monroe April; form/photos received
2) Bill Baggs, Nov 2016 form/photos received
Cuban Vireo
Key West, Monroe, March

Loggerhead Kingbird
Homestead, Miami-Dade, form/photos received
Thick-billed Vireo,
1) Bill Baggs, Miami-Dade, Nov, form/photos received
2) Crandon, Miami-Dade, April
Cuban Pewee
Bill Baggs, April, form/photos received