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Hill Mynas: A Touch of Tropical Asia in Miami

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Miami, Florida has a reputation among the birding community for being overrun with exotic bird species. However, the typical birding experience for someone down here also includes a large menagerie of other species such as Orange-winged Parrot , Mitred Parakeet , Egyptian Goose and Nutmeg Mannikin. It is well-deserved.

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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. Magnolia Warbler is an annual winter resident in small numbers in Miami-Dade, FL. . Coupled with its geologic youth, this makes the southern tip of the state function as a bit of an island experiment.

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Both Beautiful and Exotic, the Spot-breasted Oriole

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First recorded in Florida in 1949, it has been gracing the mature yards and suburban parks of Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties for several decades, although it has recently experienced significant declines in its population perhaps due to Hurricane Wilma in October 2005 and the severe winter cold of 2010.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of June 2012)

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However, I spotted that egregious invasive while in Miami during a layover fro Trinidad and Tobago. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. It was a great way to end a wonderful week in a new (to Corey) country. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Birding in Honduras, Part I: Highlands

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In this first installment, I will focus on my impressions and experiences in the highlands portion of our tour. A pair of Spot-breasted Orioles were a welcome sighting, having personally lead many clients to their life Spot-breasted Oriole in Miami for their ABA list but having never seen one in their original range.

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Roosting Common Nighthawk

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It was a real pleasure to have a friend and colleague, Simon, accompany me on a visit to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Miami this week. My experience of Common Nighthawks had previously been at dusk as they begin hunting for the night.

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Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015

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For many in the birding community, Miami is a destination meant only for ticking off ABA-countable exotics such as Spot-breasted Oriole or Red-whiskered Bulbul. We recorded 17 Short-tailed Hawks this past weekend, a winter specialty in Miami-Dade. Song Sparrow is a genuine rarity in Miami-Dade. This bird was a life bird for him!

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