Systematic list - part 23: Sparrows, Tanagers, Buntings and allies
Eastern Towhee Pipio erythrophthalmus (3)
3 Babcock-Webb 15th.
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Eastern Towhee, Babcock-Webb, 15th April |
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Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis (2)
2 Tamiami Trail (S-333) 14th.
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Savannah Sparrows, Tamiami Trail (S-333), 14th April |
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Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum (1)
1 Loxahatchee 26th - flushed when looking for Swamp Sparrows: this bird's tiny size and short tail stood out.
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis (2)
2 singing Everglades (about 1.3 miles south of the Mahogany Hammock turn) 24th.
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana (1)
Up to 3 flushed Loxahatchee 26th - flight views obtained when flushed were not sufficient to tick this new-for-me species but after several attempts one was eventually seen perched up briefly enabling the identification of at least that bird to be confirmed.
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra (4)
4 Dry Tortugas (Garden Key) 20th with 1 on 22nd.
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Summer Tanagers, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, 20th April |
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Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea (2)
2 males Dry Tortugas (Garden Key) 20th with 1 on 21st.
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Scarlet Tanagers, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, 20th April |
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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis (100)
Very common just about everywhere (not seen on Dry Tortugas) and at first much time was wasted looking for the skulking source of ticking noises, only to eventually unearth a Cardinal. Having seen so many photos online of Cardinals at feeders I imagined this would be a more urban bird but in fact few were seen in urban environments, the majority being shy birds in rural situations.
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Northern Cardinal, Tamiami Trail (S-333), 14th April
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Northern Cardinal, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 26th April (left) and Corkscrew Swamp, 16th April (right) |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus (3)
3 (2 males and a female) Dry Tortugas (Garden Key) 20th with 1 male remaining 21st.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, 20th April |
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Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea (12)
8 (4 males and 4 females) Dry Tortugas (Garden Key) 20th with 3 remaining 21st, 1 female Fort Zachary 23rd, 1 female Lake Edna 23rd and 2 males Bill Baggs 24th.
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Indigo Buntings, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, 20th April |
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Painted Bunting Passerina ciris (10)
2 Corkscrew Swamp 15th with 1 on 16th, 3 Everglades (near Flamingo visitor centre) 18th, 1 Dry Tortugas (Garden Key) 21st, 1 Bill Baggs 24th, 2 Green Cay 25th and 1 John Dickinson State Park 26th. Only the first of these was a full-plumaged male.
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Painted Buntings, Corkscrew Swamp, 15th April
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Painted Buntings, Bill Baggs, 24th April (left) and Green Cay, 25th April (right)
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Painted Buntings, Green Cay, 25th April |
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