Systematic list - part 17: Titmice, Nuthatches, Wrens, Gnatcatchers, Bulbuls and Kinglets
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor (6)
2 Tamiami Trail (Loop Road) 14th, 1 Washington Loop Road 14th and 3 Corkscrew Swamp 16th. The last of these included a bird carrying a faecal sac and young birds could be heard squeaking in the nest.
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Tufted Titmice, Corkscrew Swamp, 16th April (left) and Tamiami Trail Loop Road, 14th April (right) |
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Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla (1)
1 Babcock-Webb 16th. After much searching and as I was on the point of giving up as the sun went down, I finally heard one calling. It was then easily located, a great relief as Nuthatches are my favourite family of birds.
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Brown-headed Nuthatch, Babcock-Webb, 16th April |
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House Wren Troglodytes aedon (1)
1 Corkscrew Swamp 16th.
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House Wren, Corkscrew Swamp, 16th April |
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Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus (4)
1 Corkscrew Swamp 15th, 2 Ding Darling (by visitor centre)16th, 1 Corkscrew Swamp 16th (different bird to that on 15th). For what's supposed to be one of the commonest woodland birds this was a very poor showing - presumably I must have overlooked more as a result of not being familiar with their calls and song.
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Carolina Wren, Corkscrew Swamp, 15th April |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea (16)
6 Tamiami Trail (several places along the Loop Road) 14th, 8 Washington Loop Road (at several places) 14th, 2 Corkscrew Swamp 15th & 16th. All birds were seen in places where that long-hanging licheny stuff was prominent - was this coincidence or are they associated?
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Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Tamiami Trail Loop Road (left) and Washington Loop Road (right), 14th April |
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Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus (1)
1 Kendall 27th - after much searching including in places where others had seen them well recently I eventually located one around the intersection of SW 89th Street & SW 82nd Avenue.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula (1)
1 Dry Tortugas (Garden Key) 21st - apparently a relatively scarce bird in the Dry Tortugas.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, 21st April |
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