10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

In all seasons birds are abundant, from the waterfowl and shorebirds in winter to the ubiquitous pelicans and Osprey that cut the sky with their long wingspans throughout the year. and Brown Pelicans. I love birding on the sound. In an hour I had recorded sixteen species. At the end of the day, I submitted two checklists.

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AUGUST 2, 2015

Birding in Florida is unique in that so much of that state’s plenty is evident even to the casual observer. I’ve spent the last week in southwest Florida. It’s a family vacation, sure, but there’s always time for birding and in Florida, the birding often finds you.

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APRIL 19, 2016

I was in Jacksonville, Florida for a conference on Living Shorelines, a restoration technique for coastal areas throughout the Southeast. Brown Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants soared across the sky, while American White Pelicans rested in the shallow waters. Luckily for me, there was time afterwards for a little birding.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Titusville, Florida, is an amazing destination to see a wide variety of wildlife including, of course, birds! Florida Scrub-Jays are, of course, endemic to Florida. American White Pelicans and their brown brethren are a frequent sight in the skies over Merritt Island.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2016

While on a tour of Rookery Bay near the Florida Everglades, I was reminded of this lovely personality trait once more. Unlike many other estuaries in this part of Florida, Rookery Bay is protected by the Estuarine Research Reserve system, and remains almost entirely undeveloped. Rookery Bay, FL.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2016

It was odd to realize that with a temperature of 85 degrees F and a breeze, I felt like “fall” had begun in Northwest Florida. Besides, I didn’t need a still image to identify my familiar Florida species. These river areas of Northwest Florida always strike me as mysterious.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2014

“We had a call one morning about a snake and a hawk,” says Tom Sweets, the executive director and chief rescuer of the Key West Wildlife Center , located at the very tip of Florida. They see a lot of young Brown Pelicans ; they see a lot of juvenile birds in general, all of whom tend to hug the coast on their first migration.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2018

Norriego Point is a sandy, dune dominated peninsula between Destin Harbor and East Pass, which in turn connects the Gulf of Mexico to Northwest Florida’s Choctawhatchee Bay. I startled my very first White Ibis , which remains one of my favorite birds no matter how common they are in my new home state of Florida.

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Florida Birds Virginia Pelicans 102

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

But when Brian told me that his sister’s wedding would by held at the beginning of May in Fort Myers, Florida, my second thought (the first being “Eeeeeeeeeeee let’s gooooo!!!”) Though they are common in Florida, this was the first I had ever seen. Adding a bird to the life-list and I had only been in Florida for thirty minutes!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2016

Okay, most people wouldn’t think the descent was that dramatic, but in Florida any elevation gradient is impressive. Escambia Bay was fairly calm, and it was easy to pick out the dark silhouettes of Brown Pelicans floating on the water. A view of Escambia Bay.

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United States Florida Pelicans Birds 100

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The Brown Pelicans , Double-crested Cormorants , and Laughing Gulls were some consolation, but even while I snorkeled around beautiful soft corals and schools of fish I still had the plethora of bird species in the back of my mind. I am already making plans to return to St.

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Wildlife Florida Pelicans Fish 100

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

For others, it is simply a launching point to Everglades National Park or the Florida Keys. Although they breed on the west coast of Florida, Snowy Plover is a rare stray to this part of the state. American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. Birding florida birds Miami birding warblers' Common Loon: 1.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

I am really excited to say I’ll be heading down to Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida, next month as a correspondent for 10,000 Birds. It won’t be my first trip to Florida. I can’t wait to reacquaint myself with Florida Scrub-Jays and Sandhill Cranes.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2012

If you have been out birding in southeast Florida there is a good chance that you have run into him in the field. Although they do not breed in the park, Brown Pelicans , Double-crested Cormorants , terns, gulls, and waders add interest to the beach and marina. Originally created as an 80-acre gift of land by William J.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Joe in Northwest Florida. Brown Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants flew near the surface. That’s how I felt about birding at T.H. My husband and I had been fishing nearby for most of the day, making the short 45 minute hop over to the state park near Port St. B-e-a-utiful.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Together, they are placed in the family Threskiornithidae, and they’re related to herons and egrets, pelicans, and the strange Hamerkop and Shoebill. White Ibis ( Eudocimus albus ) in Florida © David J.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Taking my usual route along Okaloosa Island’s Beasley Park, I noted Laughing Gulls , Brown Pelicans , a Snowy Plover or two, and the usual packs of Sanderlings. In Florida, the Least Tern is a state-designated threatened species; the interior populations are federally endangered. For me, that moment came last week.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Brown Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants were dark silhouettes as they flew against a fire-colored sky, and the rough outline of Common Loons were visible every now and then as they bobbed on the waves. I rarely have the opportunity to just bird at my leisure, unconcerned with other topics or upcoming articles or videos on my to-do list.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

January – Starting Off and Florida. I went to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. It was my first Florida birding so I had quite a few easy birds to check out and check off my ABA life list. Florida Scrub Jay ? But how did I see so many species this year? Mottled Duck ?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

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. Trips bird banding dry tortugas Florida' Dry Tortugas National Park: Bird Banding Sooty Terns.

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Birds Florida Groups Breeding 182

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Some of the most prolific killing fields were in the marshes of the American West (I knew about Florida but was surprised at how widespread it was), where men shot birds such as grebes, terns, pelicans, snowy egrets, and great egrets.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens. Pelican, Pelecanus spp. Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius. European cuckoo, Cuculus canorus. European Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis. European robin, Erithacus rubecula. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris. European teal, Anas crecca. Gadwall, Anas strepera. Golden plover, Charadrius apricarius.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Last month I accompanied Seagull Steve to South Florida for two weeks, which yielded some excellent birds…we missed the Fork-tailed Flycatcher on Big Pine Key, but that’s because we were on the Dry Tortugas, so we aren’t complaining. happened in British Columbia, and a Brambling brambled into Colorado.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

And, Ursula Murray Husted’s “Koan” is a lovely graphic story touched with a wry sense of humor, about a visit to Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin to watch the pelican migration, a simple story that is really not simple because it’s all about flying, disappointment, and surprises.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Besides, I hadn’t seen anything all so rare that I wasn’t going to add it to my life list sooner than later (and since have, I’m happy to report).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Once on the river, we watched the banks and were treated to the usual array of aquatic species, many of which also occur in Florida and other commonly birded places. While we scoped and scanned those birds, our main target suddenly appeared… American White Pelican! This one is an Anhinga.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

And if the gulls weren’t enough to look at there were also Northern Gannets plunge diving off shore, Brown Pelicans flying by in squadrons, Sanderlings running around on the beach, Common Loons floating in the surf, and the occasional Royal Tern roosting near the gulls.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

243 Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. 371 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 449 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 243 Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. To ring the changes the list has been through the “newest first” filter. 84 Common Gull – Larus canus.

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JUNE 17, 2015

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. It encompasses over 70,000 acres spread out between Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor counties, and includes about 43 miles along the Gulf Coast of northwest Florida.”

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Common Ground Dove – Columbina passerina. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis. Orange-crowned Warbler – Leiothlypis celata.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

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APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

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JUNE 1, 2019

Great White Pelican – Pelecanus onocrotalus. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower.

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OCTOBER 3, 2020

203 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 700 Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. 203 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. October’s birds are listed below; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 6 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 292

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MAY 4, 2019

Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Florida Canyon–lower. Western Australia.

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JULY 6, 2019

Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Florida Wash–Corral at Jct FR488&62A. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 02 Jun 2019. 02 Jun 2019.

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APRIL 6, 2019

American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower. Florida Canyon–lower.

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