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South Florida Specialties Birding

10,000 Birds

On my recent short family vacation to Miami, I was granted a single day to get out and really bird like a madman. Of course, I contacted Carlos Sanchez , alleged south Florida birder extraordinaire, to maximize the returns on what time I could spend. And could we just do a quick drive through at a fast food joint?

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Birding while Holiday Shopping

10,000 Birds

In fact, several species in Miami-Dade are found exclusively in such habitats. Common Myna, a steadily spreading exotic in southern Florida restricted to artificial, man-made habitats. In southeastern Florida, most of the bird species restricted to parking lots and similar artificial habitats are exotic species.

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