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The Dry Tortugas: A Must for Birders

March 7, 2013 by Carlos 1 Comment

Lying about 70 nautical miles west of Key West, Dry Tortugas National Park is a small group of low lying islands rich in history...

Birding

Upcoming Potential ABA-countable Exotics from Florida

February 23, 2013 by Carlos 9 Comments

With the recent addition of the Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday) and Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) to the ABA list (it was not too long ago that Common...

Birding

Anhinga Trail at Dawn — a Wildlife Spectacle

February 7, 2013 by Carlos 5 Comments

Every year from around January through the end of March, Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park comes alive as water levels throughout the park...

Trips

Minnesota, a Winter Owl Wonderland

January 24, 2013 by Carlos 1 Comment

Northern Hawk Owl found on Kolu Road in Sax-Zim Bog, by Erik Bruhnke Great Gray Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Snowy Owl — this trinity captures the imagination...

Birding

My Big Day in Miami-Dade

January 10, 2013 by Carlos 4 Comments

For January 1st, 2013, I decided to do something a little different this year — a Big Day in Miami-Dade, which involves seeing or...

Birds

The Razorbill Invasion of Florida

December 27, 2012 by Carlos 4 Comments

Razorbills (Alca torda) have invaded the coastal waters of Florida on an unprecedented scale this December of 2012. To put this invasion into perspective,...

Birding

Carlos Sanchez’s 2013 Year List

December 15, 2012 by Carlos 3 Comments

While the year 2012 was rather dismal for me as far as birding is concerned, it did allow me to plan 2013 carefully to...

Birds

Florida’s Tropical Pigeon, the White-crowned Pigeon

December 13, 2012 by Carlos 5 Comments

Bringing a distinctly tropical, Caribbean influence into the resident avifauna of extreme southern Florida, the White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) is one of the few...

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