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Birding at the Tip of Florida: A Bit of Everything

10,000 Birds

Sure, Miami and the Florida Keys do not boast any endemics ( ‘Cape Sable’ Seaside Sparrow is close) at the species level. Many visitors who come through Orlando or Tampa see maybe eight or ten species on a winter trip. However, few realize how unique and how good the birding can be here.

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Weddings and Birds

10,000 Birds

Sunday we had to head to Tampa to take a flight home, Brian back to the Richmond area for work and me to Washington. Though the House Sparrows and European Starlings of DC have a special place in my amateur birding heart, I may have completely fallen in love with Florida in the 54 hours I spent along its coast. Great Egret.

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