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Birding at the Tip of Florida: A Bit of Everything

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Sure, Miami and the Florida Keys do not boast any endemics ( ‘Cape Sable’ Seaside Sparrow is close) at the species level. In fact, it was the explosive expansion of introduced Eurasian Collared-Dove which lead to the range expansion of Cooper’s Hawks in urban Miami as breeders.

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Timing is Everything: Spring & Summer South Florida Targets

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By the time February rolls around, Swallow-tailed Kites are making an appearance while most of the rest of the country is still looking at waterfowl and winter sparrows. In January, the first Purple Martins are already arriving. Birds at sites such as small airports linger until the end of August.

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Petrel Paradise

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It is also restricted as a breeder to the north of North Island. Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia.