Again, another trip I wasn't too terribly excited about, BUT it represents the first data submitted for this block AND I got a new confirmed species for Dade County! :-)
It's amazing how many people use a place like Tropical Park and never stop to look at the birds that use it too. There's so many natural treasures all around, even in urban places like this. Forget about "stop and smell the roses", how about we "stop and observe the birds"!
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| Egyptian Geese. I should have chased after them to see if they were flighted or not.... I'm on the fence about whether to count these or not. |
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| There were enough grackles around to sink a ship and a lot of familial behavior (in my opinion) but nothing that I could count as confirmed breeding activity. |
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| Female Red-winged Blackbird |
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| Confirmed Muscovy Duck |
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| Monk Parakeets |
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| I was 97% sure I saw this Gray Kingbird carrying nesting material twice, but I didn't get a picture and I didn't see a nest in progress so I won't count it. |
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| Wood Ducks!! With babies!! These guys are a rare find down here. The first Atlas only found 2 confirmed records, and this is the first record at any level (observed, possible, probable, or confirmed) for this Atlas! |
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| Momma Wood Duck |
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| Wood Duck family! 99th species for the blog! |
It's amazing how many people use a place like Tropical Park and never stop to look at the birds that use it too. There's so many natural treasures all around, even in urban places like this. Forget about "stop and smell the roses", how about we "stop and observe the birds"!
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