Florida Screech Owls Encouraged by Nest Boxes
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View ArticleReport Florida Sightings of Banded Shorebirds at BandedBirds.org
Have you seen a shorebird with colored bands or numbered flags on its legs? You can report your sighting at BandedBirds.org. The web site asks for a description on the bands, the location of the...
View ArticleBirding with St. Pete Audubon–Shorebirds at Fort Desoto Park
Shortly after 8 a.m. this morning I found myself standing out on the rather chilly mud flats at Fort Desoto County Park with members of the St. Petersburg Audubon Society, hoping to learn about...
View ArticleBrown Crested Flycatcher Visits Fort Desoto Park
I spent Saturday morning birding at Fort Desoto Park with the friendly folks of the St. Petersburg Audubon Society. We were looking for shorebirds, which turned out to be in short supply. So we turned...
View ArticleSanderling – Common Shorebirds on Florida Beaches
One of the cutest and most common shorebirds found on Florida’s beaches is the Sanderling [Calidris alba]. It is also one of the whitest. Visible fieldmarks aside, you could identify this bird by its...
View ArticleBlack Terns Hanging out on Gandy Beach
Thanks to a post by Ron Smith of USF’s BRDBRAIN listserve, I saw my first black tern today. I’ve lived in Florida all my life and have paid pretty close attention to birds and I’ve seen a lot of terns,...
View ArticleDead Birds Falling from the Sky Becomes Top News Story
Most people don’t pay much attention to birds, probably because people don’t look up very often. We generally don’t have any idea how many birds there are around us at any given time. A big flock of...
View ArticleSharing the Beach with Birds
I was disheartened this morning to read a story by Lisa Neff this morning in The Islander newspaper about black skimmer nesting grounds on Anna Maria Island being vandalized three times in the past...
View ArticleIs it a Gull or a Tern? What’s the Difference?
It’s shorebird nesting season again, so when you visit the beach between May and July you are likely to see lots of birds on the beach. Some areas may be marked as bird nesting zones and humans are...
View ArticleYellow-Crowned Night Heron Stalking and Eating a Ghost Crab
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