Another really good day. Hopefully, I can convince the universe to keep them coming. I went to Coral Reef Park and saw a lot of activity, even in the short time I was there. It's a really beautiful park.
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| The 8th confirmed Egyptian Goose breeding record for the state of Florida. |
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| Mallard Ducks |
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| I'm pretty sure this is a Cooper's Hawk. |
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| Second confirmed breeding record for this park: Fish Crows. Impossible to tell from American Crows except by their different voices. |
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| This will be the first confirmed breeding record for Fish Crows in Dade County bringing our list of confirmed breeders up to 42! |
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| You can guess what happened here. I was trying to take a picture of Red-masked Parakeets and my camera died. |
In spite of my inability to charge my camera and my procrastination in assembling my camera-on-a-stick, it was a great day. I added a new species to Dade County and added 3 new breeding records (the two pictured, plus Red-bellied Woodpeckers excavating a telephone pole, not pictured) to this block which previously had no data. Last I checked, my personal bird-watching records documented on this blog plus some research records from my job that I've submitted, make up 25% of all the confirmed records in Dade County. On the one hand, I love knowing I'm having such an impact, but on the other hand, it's incredibly unfortunate that more Miamians aren't aware of this project or the amazing ornithological happenings literally in our own backyards. So spread the word and go birding!
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