Tropical Audubon Society

South Florida’s Voice of Conservation

Eighteen birders joined Paul Bithorn and me for today's TAS Miami exotics tour. In spite of street-flooding rain the entire day, we still managed to tally 18 exotic species. Our day began and ended at Doc Thomas House. Locations visited and birds seen included:
Matheson Hammock Park - heavy rain; only species of note was a Merlin and lots of White Ibis
Daria Feinstein's home in Gables Estates - nice views of her pet macaws, but no wild macaws visited while we were there. Thanks, Daria, as always, for your hospitality and support for Miami's wild parrots!
Fuch's Park - Muscovy Duck, Eurasian Collared-Dove
Brewer Park (Miller Parrot Roost) - White-winged Dove and a few warblers, Rock Pigeon and European Starling nearby
All American Park, South Miami - several Indian Peafowl in nearby yards
Shorty's BBQ - Mitred Parakeet, House Sparrow, lunch
Kings Creek - Red-whiskered Bulbul, Black-throated Green Warbler
Baptist Hospital - Egyptian, Graylag and Swan Geese
Country Walk Shopping Center - Monk Parakeet, but no Nanday Parakeets
Dolphin Mall - Gray-headed Swamphen, American Bittern
Miami Springs - a large parakeet flock that included Crimson-fronted, Scarlet-fronted, Green and White-eyed Parakeets
Central Shopping Plaza - Common Myna
Ocean Bank - flyover by a small flock of Brotogeris parakeets, not identified to species