Today's excursion was to Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon Park in North Miami. Their bird list is extensive but I only saw 10 species, mainly warblers. The trip was worth it though because I found a new confirmed breeding record for the Atlas. Let the breeding season begin!!!
In even more exciting news, my previous 4 records (3 Anhingas and the Egyptian Goose) have finally been reviewed and accepted! Anhingas weren't recorded in Miami-Dade before my records, so that's a new species! The first Atlas from 1986-1991 found 120 species confirmed breeding in Dade and we're at 40 right now. When people want to look at long-term trends in environmental indicators, this will be one of the top resources they look to. We can't let there be such a gaping hole in the scientific record; get out there and bird!
Unidentified raptor. It looks like he's maybe eating something he caught in his talons. There were two of them flying around. |
Our friend the Palm Warbler |
Black-throated Blue Warbler. A lot of birds are pretty literally named for what they look like. |
Unidentified warbler eating unidentified berries. |
In even more exciting news, my previous 4 records (3 Anhingas and the Egyptian Goose) have finally been reviewed and accepted! Anhingas weren't recorded in Miami-Dade before my records, so that's a new species! The first Atlas from 1986-1991 found 120 species confirmed breeding in Dade and we're at 40 right now. When people want to look at long-term trends in environmental indicators, this will be one of the top resources they look to. We can't let there be such a gaping hole in the scientific record; get out there and bird!
This is the current Atlas map for Anhingas. The dark green squares in Miami-Dade County are my sightings! |
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