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Best Time to Bird South Florida? Fall Migration

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As the cold fronts begin to sweep through the northern states ushering in a wave of seasonal change and color, South Florida becomes a gathering place for migratory birds far and wide across the country. Black-bellied Plover is a common migrant in South Florida, occurring at both inland and coastal sites. Tricolored Heron.

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Birding Under the Influence: A Book Review

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Dorian’s gregarious personality and self-deprecating sense of humor makes even the most meditative sections one of a piece with his birding experiences, producing a good read that may make you think. Plus tales of birding from the point of view of the traveling cyclist. There are also surprises. This is a smartly written book.

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Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

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We assembled at nine in the morning in a small parking lot outside the naval base in Key West, Florida. The weeks leading up to spring break had been a whirlwind, and the days before the trip mostly spent driving and exploring Florida. If birds don’t want to be handled, then they definitely didn’t want to be weighed.

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Good Birders Still Don’t Wear White Winners

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Mary, a certified Florida Master Naturalist and serious amateur photographer, recently completed a pilot Audubon birding naturalist certification course. Neil Gilbert definitely delivered: Good Birders Drink Wine with Friends on Their Back Decks. From a pool of over 800 subscribers, Mary White emerged victorious.

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Waderfest!

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For many birders a highlight of birding the southeastern United States, maybe even the definitive birding experience of the region, is taking in the great numbers and diversity of long-legged wading birds. No, this is not Florida, but we have American Alligators in the Carolinas as well.

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After Some Merritt Island Specialties

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Southern Florida offers many unique wintering birds, but perhaps none more so then the sparrows that call different parts of Florida their winter homes. Although, these birds in Florida are pretty far south. In my experience, however, most salt marsh species are seen like this. I prefer a little sweat first.

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Plugging Kids Into Birding

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Astounding because she picked up birding before she could speak and surprising because this ability was definitely not inherited from anyone in my family, myself included. I recently took my children -- all 3 of them -- up to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Florida. And perhaps 20 others by sight.

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