FIELD OBSERVATIONS SUMMARY OF THE FALL SEASON

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1 Florida Field Naturalist 39(2):57-71, FIELD OBSERVATIONS Fall Report: August-November This report consists of significant bird observations compiled by the Field Observations Committee (FOC). Electronic submissions to the FOC should be in the following format: species, number of individuals, age and sex of the bird(s), color morph if applicable, location (including county), date, observer(s), and significance. Seasons are winter (December-February), spring (March May), summer (June-July), and fall (August-November). Submit observations to regional compilers within two weeks after the close of each season, or to the state compiler within one month. Addresses of the compilers follow this report. Sight-only observations are considered "reports" while only those supported by verifiable evidence (photographs, video or audio recordings, or specimens) are called "records." Species for which documentation is required by the FOC and by the FOS Records Committee (FOSRC; < List.aspx>) are marked here with an asterisk(*). A county designation (in italics) accompanies the first-time listing of each site in this report. Abbreviations in this report are: AFB =Air Force Base, AFR = Air Force Range, EOS =end of season, NERR = National Estuarine Research Reserve, NF = National Forest, nm = nautical miles, NP = National Park, NS = National Seashore, NSRA =North Shore Restoration Area, NWR = National Wildlife Refuge, SF = State Forest, SP = State Park, STA = Stormwater Treatment Area, STF = sewage treatment facility, WEA = Wildlife and Environmental Area, WMA = Wildlife Management Area, and N, S, E, W etc., for compass directions. Boldfaced entries denote birds newly reported or verified in Florida, or record numbers. SUMMARY OF THE FALL SEASON Florida was again spared from severe tropical storm activity this season. Tropical Storm Nicole grazed the southeastern coast 29 Sep, and Tropical Storm Paula grazed the Keys 12 Oct. There were 19 reports of FOSRC-review species this season; none represented potential first reports or records for Florida. Photographs of one Green Peafowl in Orange County and one Saker Falcon in Pinellas County furnished records of two new exotics for the state. Unprecedented for the western Panhandle were the 35 shearwaters observed from Fort Pickens "on fresh south winds" Nov. It looks to be an excellent year for wintering waterfowl based on observations of many species during November. SPECIES ACCOUNTS BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK: 98 at ''Viera Wetlands," Viera (Brevard) 7 Aug (D. Freeland); 165 at Lake Apopka NSRA (Orange) 20 Oct (H. Robinson); 223 at The Villages (Sumter) 27 Nov (L. Felker). FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK: 470 at Lake Apopka NSRA 28 Nov (H. Robinson). WHITE-FACED WHISTLING-DUCK: 1 at STA-5 (Hendry) 27 Nov (M. England et al., photo to FOC by B. Hatch). GRAYLAG GOOSE: 12 at Crescent Lake Park, St. Petersburg (Pinellas) 13 Oct included young produced earlier in the year (L. & R. Smith). SNOW GOOSE: 1 white morph at Crest Lake (Pinellas) 4-14 Oct (P. Trunk); 1 white-morph adult with a flock of 250 American White Pelicans over Green Key, New Port Richey (Pasco) 6 Nov (D. Gagne); 1 at Sebastian Inlet SP (Brevard) 6 Nov (A. Bankert); 2 57

2 58 FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST (adult blue morph, juvenile white morph) at Merritt Island NWR (Brevard) 8 Nov (M. Harris), and 2 there 30 Nov (T. Dunkerton); 12 (both morphs) over Holiday (Pasco) 9 Nov (D. Gagne); 7 at Clermont (Lake) 25 Nov (M. Gardler); 8 over Biscayne Bay (Miami-Dade) 28 Nov (R. Torres). BRANT: 4 at Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach (Volusia) 21 Oct (B. Sanders, photo to FOC). CANADA GOOSE: 75 at Liza Jackson Park, Fort Walton Beach (Okaloosa) 10 Aug (E. Kwater); 1 at Melbourne (Brevard) 21 Sep (J. Wherley). BLACK SWAN: 5 at Palm Harbor (Pinellas) 9 Aug (M. Gardler). TUNDRA SWAN: 1 juvenile at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP (Alachua) 29 Nov-EOS (C. Littlewood et al.). EGYPTIAN GOOSE: 1 adult at The Villages (Sumter) was incubating a nest built on the roof of a house 5 Aug (J. Dinsmore). WOOD DUCK: 152 at Lake Apopka NSRA 18 Oct (H. Robinson). GADWALL: 228 at Lake Apopka NSRA 24 Nov (H. Robinson). EURASIAN WIGEON: 1 adult male at Lake Apopka NSRA 19 Nov-EOS (H. Robinson). AMERICAN BLACK DUCK: 1 along Cockroach Bay Road, Ruskin (Hillsborough) 27 Nov- EOS (R. Smith, B. Ahern et al., photo to FOC by J. Mangold). MOTTLED DUCK: 140 at Merritt Island NWR 25 Aug (D. Freeland, M. Gardler); 540 at STA- 5, 18 Sep (M. England et al.); 175 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 28 Nov (A. Kratter). BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 20 over Holiday 18 Aug (D. Gagne); 3,000 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade (Palm Beach) 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 1,550 at Lake Apopka NSRA 27 Oct (H. Robinson). RINGED TEAL: 1 male at the junction of State Road 880 and Sam Senter Road (Palm Beach) 5 Sep (V. McGrath, photo to FOC). *WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL: 1 at Deerfield Beach (Broward) 2-14 Oct (H. Krahe, photos to FOC). GREEN-WINGED TEAl: 1,420 at Lake Apopka NSRA 21 Nov (H. Robinson). GREATER SCAUP: 5 at Lake Apopka NSRA 14 Nov (H. Robinson). LESSER SCAUP: 1 along Cockroach Bay Road 5 Aug (B. Landry). COMMON EIDER: 1 juvenile male at St. Augustine (St. Johns) Nov (Z. McKenna et al.); 5 (3 females and 2 juvenile males) flew past Ormond-By-The-Sea (Volusia) 27 Nov (M. Brothers). SURF SCOTER: 3 at Titusville (Brevard) 5-17 Nov (D. Freeland eta!.); 2 south of Titusville 9 Nov (M. Harris); 1 brought to Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary (Pinellas) 10 Nov (fide R. Smith); 2 at Bald Point SP (Franklin) 11 Nov (J. Murphy). WHITE-WINGED SCOTER: 4 passed Playalinda Beach, Canaveral NS (Brevard) 7 Nov (M. Harris); 2 at Manatee Hammock Park, Titusville 15 Nov (J. Hintermister et al.). LONG-TAILED DUCK: 1 at W Pensacola (Santa Rosa) 22 Nov (B. & S. Yates). BUFFLEHEAD: 1 at Palm Harbor 21 Nov-EOS (D. Gagne); 3 at Tierra Verde (Pinellas) 24 Nov (E. Plage); 2 at New Port Richey 26 Nov (D. Gagne); 11 in female plumage along Cockroach Bay Road 26 Nov-EOS (C. Cox et al.); 7 female-plumaged along Fruitville Road (Sarasota) 27 Nov-EOS (K. Young et al.); 7 at Lake Apopka NSRA 28 Nov (H. Robinson). COMMON GOLDENEYE: 1 female-plumaged along Fruitville Road 27 Nov-EOS (K. Young et a!.). RUDDY DUCK: 1 male at Tierra Verde 2-3 Aug, and 1 female there 5 Sep-EOS (R. Smith et al.); 1 male in alternate plumage at STA-5, 6 Aug (K. Vaughan, photo to FOC); 7,450 at Lake Apopka NSRA 17 Nov (H. Robinson). CHUKAR: 1 near Chumuckla (Santa Rosa) 30 Oct (A. Harper, P. James). GREEN PEAFOWL (Pavo muticus): 1 female at Genius Preserve, Winter Park (Orange) 8 Aug-EOS. The female and a male were released nearby 2-3 months earlier (B. Anderson et al.).

3 FIELD OBSERVATIONS 59 PACIFIC LOON: 1 at Ocean Pond, Osceola NF (Baker) 25 Nov (B. Richter). COMMON LOON: 1 off Naples Beach (Collier) 24 Aug (G. Fisher). PIED-BILLED GREBE: 344 at STA-5, 18 Sep, and 500 there 30 Oct (M. England et al.); 70 at Fort Walton Beach STF (Okaloosa) 8 Nov (B. Duncan); 945 at Lake Apopka NSRA 26 Nov (H. Robinson). HORNED GREBE: 61 at Green Key 15 Nov (D. Gagne et al.). EARED GREBE: 1 at Cockroach Bay Preserve, Ruskin 26 Nov-EOS (D. Gagne, C. Cox et al.). AMERICAN FLAMINGO: 1 at Snake Bight, Everglades NP (Miami-Dade or Monroe) 21 Aug (B. Roberts). BLACK-CAPPED PETREl: 3 off Ponce de Leon Inlet (Volusia) 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al.). CORY'S SHEARWATER: 150 or more off Ponce de Leon Inlet 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al.); 1 from Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands NS (Escambia) 15 Nov, and 2 from there 16 Nov (B. & L. Duncan). GREAT SHEARWATER: singles off Clearwater Beach (Pinellas) 4 Aug (S. Czaplicki) and 9 Sep (N. Goddard); 1 off Ponce de Leon Inlet 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al.); 1 from Fort Pickens 30 Nov (B. & L. Duncan). SOOTY SHEARWATER: 2 from Fort Pickens 15 Nov (B. & L. Duncan). *MANX SHEARWATER: 1 off Ponce de Leon Inlet 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al.). AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER: 2 off Ponce de Leon Inlet 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al.); 3 from Fort Pickens 15 Nov, 6 from there 16 Nov, and 2 there 30 Nov (B. & L. Duncan). LEACH'S STORM-PETREL: 2 at Patrick AFB (Brevard) 1 Sep (D. Freeland). SHEARWATER SPECIES: 10 from Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands NS 15 Nov, and 11 there 16 Nov (B. & L. Duncan). *RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD: 1 bird at N, W, 156 nm south of the Alabama/ Florida line (Escambia) or 239 nm due west of Bradenton (Manatee) 4 Aug (N. Goddard, W. Irvine); 1 immature off Fort Lauderdale Beach (Broward) 15 Oct (R. Titus). MASKED BOOBY: 1 adult 7 nm off Clearwater Beach 13 Aug (S. Czaplicki). BROWN BOOBY: 1 at Apollo Beach, Canaveral NS (Volusia) 20 Sep (M. Brothers). NORTHERN GANNEt: 1 juvenile on the beach at Keewaydin Island (Collier) 9 Aug (R. Wilson, photo to FOC); 1,200 passed Fort Pickens 15 Nov in 5 hr (B. & L. Duncan). AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 10 at Snake Bight, Everglades NP 21 Aug (B. Roberts); 80 at Cedar Key (Levy) 18 Sep (M. Gardler); 87 soaring SE over Werner-Boyce Salt Springs SP, Port Richey (Pasco) 6 Oct (D. Gagne); 1,200 in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa 31 Oct (A. Harper, P. James) furnished the highest total for the W Panhandle; 266 over Green Key 6 Nov (D. Gagne); 800 at Shell Key Preserve (Pinellas) 20 Nov (R. Smith et al.); 900 at Tarpon Key (Pinellas) 24 Nov (E. Plage). BROWN PELICAN: 1 at Lake Lochloosa (Alachua) 20 Aug (G. Stephens); 475 at Apalachicola Bay (Franklin) 9 Oct (R. Cassidy). GREAT CORMORANT: 1 juvenile at ''Viera Wetlands" 28 Oct-22 Nov (J. Hintermister et al.). ANHINGA: 499 at Lake Apopka NSRA 8 Aug (H. Robinson); 800 at Hooker's Prairie Mine (Polk) 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.). MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD: 1 at Guana River WMA (St. Johns) 1 Aug (A. Turner et al.); 112 at Honeymoon Island SP (Pinellas) 27 Aug (D. Gagne); 1,750 at Marco Island (Collier) 11 Sep (T. Below), and 1 male there 19 Oct that had been tagged at Barbuda, 2,400 km away (T. & V. Below); 300 over Tierra Verde 12 Sep (E. Kwater); 15 females over Holiday 16 Nov (D. Gagne); 4 at Alligator Point (Franklin) 26 Nov (J. Murphy). AMERICAN BITTERN: 24 at Lake Apopka NSRA 3 Nov (H. Robinson). GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 white morph at Seahorse Key, Cedar Keys NWR (Levy) 27 Junlate Oct (D. Maple); 2 white morphs along Cockroach Bay Road 28 Aug-23 Sep (E. Kwater et al., photo to FOC). GREAT EGRET: 1,600 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 220 at Hooker's Prairie Mine 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.).

4 60 FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST SNOWY EGRET: 800 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 450 at Hooker's Prairie Mine 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.). LITTLE BLUE HERON: of several juveniles feeding in the tops of oaks at J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park, New Port Richey 12 Sep, 1 caught a tree frog (K. Tracey). TRICOLORED HERON: 650 (90% juveniles) at Merritt Island NWR 14 Aug (E. Kwater). REDDISH EGRET: 30 at Merritt Island NWR 14 Aug (E. Kwater). WHITE-FACED IBIS: 1 remained at Trinity (Pasco) all season (K. Tracey et al.); 2 at St. Marks NWR (Wakulla) 7 Nov (J. Simpson). WOOD STORK: 1,000 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key). OSPREY: 71 passed Guana River WMA between hrs 2 Oct (D. Reed). SWALLOW-TAILED KITE: 390 at Lake Apopka NSRA 4 Aug (H. Robinson); 35 at Sanibel Island (Lee) 11 Aug (K. Burgener). WHITE-TAILED KITE: 1 adult along US-27 ca. 24 km south of South Bay (Palm Beach) 2 Oct (G. Schrott) and 1 adult along US-27 north of STA-3/4 (Palm Beach) 12 Oct (P. Gray, photo to FOC) may refer to the same location; 1 at Frog Pond WMA (Miami Dade) 15 Oct (R. Featherly). SNAIL KITE: 27 at STA-5, 18 Sep (M. England et al.); 30 at Devil's Garden (Hendry) 1 Oct (M. England et al.); 1 at "Viera Wetlands" 28 Oct-6 Nov (J. Hintermister et al.). MISSISSIPPI KITE: 1 at The Villages (Marion) 11 Aug (A. Horst); 3 juveniles in the Upper Keys (Monroe) and 6 at Curry Hammock SP (Monroe) 15 Oct (M. Gardler). NORTHERN HARRIER: 1 at Taminco/Air Products Sanctuary (Santa Rosa) 4-24 Aug (L. Kelly, L. Goodman); 75 at Lake Apopka NSRA 21 Nov (H. Robinson). BROAD-WINGED HAWK: 800 at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic SP, Key West (Monroe) 18 Oct headed NW toward the Marquesas Keys (C. Goodrich). SHORT-TAILED HAWK: 16 reports of at least 17 individuals (7 dark, 7 light, 3 unknown) from Pasco, Orange, and Volusia south to Lee and Indian River, all singles except 2 dark morphs at New Port Richey 7 Sep (K. Tracey); 2 (1 dark and 1 light) at James Grey Preserve, New Port Richey 12 Sep (D. Gagne); and 2 light morphs over Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area (Indian River) 30 Oct (B. Wagner, T. Knowles). SWAINSON'S HAWK: 1light morph over Shiloh Marsh, Merritt Island NWR (Volusia) 22 Oct (M. Harris); 1 adult dark morph over Tavares (Lake) 29 Oct (G. Quigley); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 31 Oct (H. Robinson); 1 at West Kendall (Miami-Dade) 2 Nov (J. Boyd); 1 light morph at Ferndale Preserve, Minneola (Lake) 3 Nov (G. Quigley); 1 light morph over Blackwater Creek Preserve (Hillsborough) 7 Nov (D. Goodwin, E. Haney et al.); Slight morphs at Frog Pond WMA 21 Nov (M. Berney). CRESTED CARACARA: 1 nestling at Orlando Wetlands Park (Orange) fledged 1 Aug (C. Pierce); 1 at Frog Pond WMA 8 Aug-21 Nov (L. Manfredi, M. Berney et al. ); 1 over West Frostproof (Polk) -16 Sep (R. Spurlock). SAKER FALCON (Falco cherrug): 1 at Indian Rocks Beach (Pinellas) Aug that had leather anklets on both legs was later found with a broken leg and transported to Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary (fide S. Patterson, photos to FOC). PEREGRINE FALCON: 1 over Dunedin Hammock Park, Dunedin (Pinellas) 28 Aug (B. Pranty, K. Nelson); 4 at Honeymoon Island SP 29 Sep (D. Gagne); 109 passed Guana River WMA between hrs 2 Oct (D. Reed). BLACK RAIL: 3 or more heard calling near South Bay (Palm Beach) 28 Aug (J. Boyd); 1 heard calling along Fort Island Trail (Citrus) 14 Sep (A. Paul); 1 at Bottoms Road (Wakulla) 19 Sep (L. & R. Cassidy); 1 heard calling at Bethea SF (Baker) 23 Oct (B. Richter). COMMON MOORHEN: 6,400 at STA-5, 18 Sep (M. England et al.); 5,100 at Lake Apopka NSRA Oct (H. Robinson). AMERICAN COOT: 1 with Willets and Laughing Gulls along the beach at Fort De Soto Park (Pinellas) 29 Oct (J. Gray); 24,900 at Lake Apopka NSRA 7 Nov (H. Robinson).

5 FIELD OBSERVATIONS 61 Table 1. Notable shorebirds observed along a 40-km route from Marco Island to Round Knee (Collier) 21 Oct (T. & V. Below). Species Numbers Black-bellied Plover 192 Snowy Plover 1 Wilson's Plover 37 Semipalmated Plover 101 American Oystercatcher 32 Willet 694 Long-billed Curlew 1 Marbled Godwit 63 Ruddy Turnstone 228 Red Knot 157 Sanderling 230 Western Sandpiper 823 Short-billed Dowitcher 1,700 LIMPKIN: 45 at Wellington Environmental Preserve, Wellington (Palm Beach) 12 Nov (N. Price); 21 east of Seven Springs (Pasco) 27 Nov (K. Tracey); 5 at Lake Jackson (Leon) 28 Nov (H. Hooper, L. Reynolds). SANDHILL CRANE: 5 in E J efferson 20 Nov (R. Cassidy). BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER: 150 at Fort DeSoto Park 17 Sep (H. Winfrey et al.); 600 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 230 at Crandon Park Beach, Key Biscayne (Miami-Dade) 26 Oct (R. Diaz). AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER: as many as 6 at Shiloh Marsh, Merritt Island NWR 4-6 Sep (A. Bankert), and 1 there 29 Sep-22 Oct (M. Harris et al.); 1 at Fort De Soto Park 7 Sep (M. Gardler); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA Oct (H. Robinson); 2 at "Viera Wetlands" 28 Oct (M. Harris et al.). SNOWY PLOVER: 3 juveniles in NE Nassau 6-7 Aug (P. Leary); 1 at Little Talbot Island SP (Duval) 13 Sep (K. Dailey); 12 at Siesta Beach (Sarasota) 24 Oct (V. Ponzo); 48 at Andote Key Preserve SP (Pinellas) 15 Nov (H. Winfrey et al.). WILSON'S PLOVER: 1 at Merritt Island NWR 14 Aug (E. Kwater), and 2 there 26 Aug (D. Freeland, M. Gardler ); 19 at Crandon Park Beach 12 Oct (R. Diaz); 12 at Anclote Key Preserve SP 15 Nov (H. Winfrey et al.). SEMIPALMATED PLOVER: 130 at Shell Key Preserve 1 Aug (R. Smith); 195 along Gandy Causeway (Pinellas) 20 Aug (D. Gagne); 159 at Bird Islands, Nassau Sound (Nassau) 12 Qct (P. Leary). PIPING PLOVER: 2 at Shell Key Preserve 1 Aug, and 11 there 24 Oct (R. Smith); 1 at Okaloosa Aug (E. Kwater); 13 at Little Talbot Island SP 22 Aug (P. Leary); 11 at Honeymoon Island SP 18 Sep (D. Gagne et al.); 39 at Crandon Park Beach 26 Oct (R. Diaz). BLACK-NECKED STILT: 432 at Lake Apopka NSRA 4 Aug (H. Robinson). AMERICAN AVOCET: 25 at Merritt Island NWR 9 Aug (M. Harris); 2 at Belle Glade 21 Aug (C. Ewell et al.); 3 at Snake Bight, Everglades NP 21 Aug (B. Roberts); as many as 13 at Green Key 14 Oct-18 Nov (K. Tracey, D. Gagne); 8 along Cockroach Bay Road 27 Oct (C. Cox); 5 at Southwood (Leon) 6 Nov (J. Simpson). SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 20 at Snake Bight, Everglades NP 21 Aug (B. Roberts); 11 at Rookery Bay NERR (Collier) 28 Aug (T. Below). GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 1,000 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key). WILLET: 4 at Lake Apopka NSRA 22 Aug (H. Robinson); 12 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 357 at Bird Islands and along the Amelia River (Nassau & Duval) 12 Oct (P. Leary).

6 62 FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 650 at STA-5, 18 Sep (M. England et al.); 2,100 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key). UPLAND SANDPIPER: as many as 13 at King Ranch, Belle Glade 8-21 Aug (M. Berney); 1 at Bunnell (Flagler) 16 Aug (M. Brothers); 3 at Deanville (Flagler) 18 Aug (D. Freeland); 7 east of Browns Farm Road, Belle Glade 21 Aug (M. Berney); 4 at Apalachicola (Franklin) 12 Aug (J. Murphy); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 8 Oct (H. Robinson). WHIMBREL: 1 at Merritt Island NWR 12 Aug (D. Freeland); 2 at Sand Bay, Holiday 19 Aug (D. Gagne); 6 at Honeymoon Island SP 20 Sep (H. Winfrey et al.); 1 at Robinson Preserve (Sarasota) 21 Sep (D. Irizarry); 3 at Caxambas Pass, Marco Island 31 Oct (T. &V. Below). LONG-BILLED CURLEW: 1 at Fort DeSoto Park 6 Aug-3 Nov (L. & T. Bell et al.); 1 at Tyndall AFB (Bay) 20 Aug (N. Lamb, T. Menart). HUDSONIAN GODWIT: 1 at Davis Park (St. Johns) 19 Sep (A. Kent et al., photos to FOC by A. Thornton). RED KNOT: 450 at Fort DeSoto Park 31 Aug (C. Cox, L. Deaner); 380 at Shell Key Preserve 12 Sep (R. Smith); 5 at Lake Apopka NSRA 17 Sep (H. Robinson). SANDERLING: 2 at freshwater ponds along Cockroach Bay Road 10 Sep (C. Cox); 280 at Fort DeSoto Park 15 Sep (R. Smith); 5 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 22 Oct (H. Robinson). WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER: 1 at Merritt Island NWR Aug (E. Kwater), and as many as 4 there 26 Aug-22 Oct (fide A. Bankert); 1 at Pelican Island NWR (Indian River) 22 Aug (A. Bankert); 2 at Bunnell23 Aug (M. Brothers); 1 at Okaloosa Holding Ponds Aug (E. Kwater); 1 at Cedar Key 18 Sep (M. Gardler); 1 or singles at Lake Apopka NSRA Oct and 27 Oct (H. Robinson). BAIRD'S SANDPIPER: 1 at Merritt Island NWR 26 Aug (M. Harris). PECTORAL SANDPIPER: 140 at Elkton (Putnam) 2 Aug (M. Hafner); 73 at Okaloosa Holding Ponds 9 Aug (E. Kwater); 60 at Merritt Island NWR 14 Aug (E. Kwater); 200 at King Ranch, Belle Glade 4 Sep (E. Kwater); 50 at the Sarasota Celery Fields 10 Sep (R. Smith, C. Cox); 39 at Hooker's Prairie Mine 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.). DUNLIN: 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP Oct (M. Hafner, A. Kent et al.); 200 at Fort DeSoto Park 20 Oct (R. Smith); 220 at Anclote Key Preserve SP 15 Nov (H. Winfrey et al.). STILT SANDPIPER: 314 at Hooker's Prairie Mine 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.). BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER: 18 reports of26 individuals statewide, all singles except 2 at Elkton 26 Aug (M. Hafner); as many as 6 at Homestead (Miami-Dade) 2-8 Sep (L. Manfredi, J. Boyd et al.); 2 along Avon Park Cut-off Road (Polk) 10 Sep (R. Morris); and 2 at the Sarasota Celery Fields Sep (C. Cox). RUFF: 1 at Shiloh Marsh, Merritt Island NWR 14 Sep (M. Harris). SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER: 709 at Bird Islands and along the Amelia River 12 Oct (P. Leary). LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER: 650 at Lake Apopka NSRA 29 Oct (H. Robinson); 83 along Cockroach Bay Road, Ruskin 26 Nov (D. Gagne, C. Cox). WILSON'S SNIPE: 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 18 Sep (D. Gagne); 200 at Hooker's Prairie Mine 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.). AMERICAN WOODCOCK: 4 at Palatlakaha Environmental and Agricultural Reserve Park, Okahumpka (Lake) 10 Nov (G. Quigley). WILSON'S PHALAROPE: as many as 3 daily at Okaloosa Holding Ponds 9-19 Aug (E. Kwater); as many as 4 at Merritt Island NWR Aug (M. Harris), and 1 there 19 Nov (T. Dunkerton); 34 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 22 Aug (C. Weber); as many as 7 at Shiloh Marsh, Merritt Island NWR 14 Sep-22 Oct (M. Harris, J. Stefancic et al.); 27 at Hooker's Prairie Mine 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.).

7 FIELD OBSERVATIONS 63 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE: 1 at Virginia Key (Miami-Dade) 22 Sep (R. Diaz); 1 at Bunche Beach, Fort Myers (Lee) 27 Sep (V. McGrath); singles at Shiloh Marsh, Merritt Island NWR 12 Oct (M. Harris, M. Brothers) and 7 Nov (J. Stefancic, photo to FOC). RED PHALAROPE: 3 off Ponce de Leon Inlet 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al.). SABINE'S GULL: 1 at Melbourne Beach (Brevard) 17 Sep (A. Bankert); 1 juvenile at Apollo Beach, Canaveral NS 20 Sep (M. Brothers); 1 juvenile passed Patrick AFB 8 Nov (D. Freeland). LAUGHING GULL: 1 with orange bill and legs and some white feathers in the mantle at Ponce Inlet (Volusia) 9 Sep (M. Brothers, photo to FOC); 1 with "orangey-pink" bill and legs at the Sarasota Celery Fields 10 Sep (C. Cox, photo to FOC). FRANKLIN'S GULL: 7 single juveniles, believed to be different individuals, observed one day each at Ponce Inlet Oct, and another there 4 Nov (M. Brothers et al.); 2 or more at West Cocoa Landfill (Brevard) 30 Oct (D. Freeland); 1 juvenile at New Smyrna Beach (Volusia) 1 Nov was missing one leg (M. Brothers); 1 at Central Brevard Disposal Facility, Cocoa (Brevard) 5 Nov (M. Harris); 1 or singles at Daytona Beach Shores (Volusia) 19 and 29 Nov (M. Brothers); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 24 Nov (H. Robinson). *THAYER'S GULL: 1 off Ponce de Leon Inlet 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al., photo to FOC by M. Harris); 1 first-winter at Ponce de Leon Inlet 22 Nov (M. Brothers, photos to FOC). LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: 30 (3 adults) at Crandon Park Beach 9 Sep (R. Diaz); more than 150 (87 adults) at Ponce de Leon Inlet 22 Nov (M. Brothers). GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL: 3 at Crandon Park Beach 25 Aug (R. Diaz). BROWN NODDY: 1 from Fort Pickens 15 Nov (B. & L. Duncan). LEAST TERN: 294 at Gandy Causeway 20 Aug (D. Gagne); 1 at Fort De Soto Park 22 Oct (H. Winfrey et al.). GULL-BILLED TERN: as many as 2 (adult and juvenile) along Gandy Causeway 3-20 Aug (C. Gjervold, R. Smith et al.); 3 at Lake Apopka NSRA 4 Aug (H. Robinson); 3 (2 adults and 1 juvenile) along Cockroach Bay Road Aug (E. Kwater); 5 at Fort Lauderdale Beach 6 Sep (R. Titus); 30 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 2 at Crandon Park Beach 22 Sep (R. Diaz). CASPIAN TERN: 54 at Bird Islands 12 Oct (P. Leary); 51 at Hooker's Prairie Mine 13 Oct (C. Geanangel et al.). BLACK TERN: 20 passed Green Key 6 Aug (K. Tracey); 720 along Gandy Causeway 6 Aug (R. Smith); of 60 along Cockroach Bay Road 27 Aug, 1 had bright reddish legs and a reddish-orange base to the bill (E. Kwater). COMMON TERN: 200 at Fort DeSoto Park 5 Sep (R. Smith); 1 at Newnans Lake (Alachua) 1 Oct (R. Rowan, M. Hafner); perhaps 10,000 at North Anclote Bar (Pasco) 1 Oct (K. Tracey). SANDWICH TERN: 540 at Honeymoon Island SP 6 Aug (D. Gagne); 47 at Fort Lauderdale Beach 6 Sep (R. Titus); 67 at a pond along Bullfrog Creek Road, Riverview (Hillsborough) 8 Sep (E. Kwater). BLACK SKIMMER: 7 chicks fledged at Bird Islands 4 Aug, the first successful regional fledging in many years (P. Leary); 1,300 at Bunche Beach, Fort Myers 31 Oct (V. McGrath); 210 at Indian Pass (Gul{J 28 Nov (L. & R. Cassidy). POMARINE JAEGER: 1 in Bay 6 Oct (R. Rose); 35 off Ponce de Leon Inlet 14 Nov (M. Brothers et al.). LONG-TAILED JAEGER: 1 juvenile at Ponce de Leon Inlet 1 Sep (M. Brothers), and 1 off there 14 Nov (M. Hafner et al.);!juvenile at Opal Beach, Gulflslands NS (Escambia) 6 Sep (K. Jones, photos to FOC). JAEGER SPECIES: 300, mostly Pomarine, from Playalinda Beach, Canaveral NS 12 Nov (M. Harris). WHITE-WINGED DOVE: 31 at The Villages (Marion) 2 Aug (J. Dinsmore). DIAMOND DoVE: 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 6 and 22 Aug (H. Robinson); 1 along the US-90 causeway (Santa Rosa) Sep (M. Griggs, L. Duncan, photos to FOC).

8 64 FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST COCKATIEL: 1 at St. Petersburg 27 Nov (D. & L. Margeson). BUDGERIGAR: 1 blue morph at Gadsden Park, Tampa (Hillsborough) 31 Oct (C. Fisher); 1 at Lake Lisa Park, Port Richey (Pasco) 16 Oct (K. Tracey); 1 at Merritt Island (Brevard) 8 Nov (D. Freeland); 1 blue-and-white morph at Tampa 22 Nov (P. Graber, photo to FOC). MONK PARAKEET: 1 at Leesburg (Lake) 14 Nov (L. Streeper). BLACK-HOODED PARAKEET: 66 at Holiday 26 Aug (D. Gagne); 25 at Parkland (Broward) 25 Oct (R. Titus, J. Hutchison). BLUE-CROWNED PARAKEET: 42 at St. Petersburg 9 Nov (R. Smith). SUN PARAKEET: 6 over Weekiwachee Preserve (Hernando) 15 Nov (A. & B. Hansen). WHITE-EYED PARAKEET: I juvenile at Port Orange (Volusia) was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center 31 Aug (fidem. Brothers, photos to FOC). MITRED PARAKEET: 70 at Fort Lauderdale (Broward) 5 Oct (R. Titus); 150 at Kendall (Miami-Dade) 22 Oct (M. Gardler). WHITE-WINGED PARAKEET: 1 with 5 Monk Parakeets at Holiday 10 Sep (D. Gagne). YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 1 at Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area (Lake) 2 Nov (L. Felker); 1 at J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park 6 Nov (K. Tracey); 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 23 Nov (F. Goodwin). MANGROVE CUCKOO: 1 at Curry Hammock SP, Marathon (Monroe) 16 Oct (C. Goodrich, M. Gardler); 1 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida, Key Biscayne SP 27 Oct (R. Diaz). BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO: 1 at John Chesnut Park, Palm Harbor 25 Aug (G. Deterra, photo to FOC); 1 at Lower Suwannee NWR (Levy) 18 Sep (M. Gardler); 1 at Mead Garden, Winter Park 1 Oct (M. Sharpe et al.); 1 at Captain Forster's Hammock Preserve (Indian River) 2 Oct (D. Simpson); I juvenile at Honeymoon Island SP 3 Oct (L. Streeper, photo to FOC); 1 at Newnans Lake 4 Oct (J. Hintermister); 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 5 Oct (J. Hintermister); 1 at Lake City (Columbia) 8 Oct (J. Krummrich); 1 juvenile at St. Marks NWR 10 Oct (G. Davis et al.); 1 at Genius Preserve, Winter Park 17 Oct (B. Anderson et al.). SMOOTH-BILLED ANI: 2 along Browns Farm Road, Belle Glade 21 Aug (A. Murray, K. Willis et al.); 2 at Dupuis WEA (Palm Beach) 28 Aug (D. Hipson); 1 along Blumberg Road, Clewiston (Hendry) 4 Sep (A. & J. Galbraith). GROOVE-BILLED ANI: as many as 4 at Bald Point (Franklin) Oct (J. Murphy, J. Hintermister et al.); 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 16 Oct-25 Nov (A. Kent, C. Faulhaber et al.); 1 at Fort Pickens Nov (K. McMullen et al.). BURROWING OWL: 1 at Fort De Soto Park 7-9 Oct (R. Smith); 1 at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic SP, Key West Oct (C. Goodrich, M. Gardler). *LONG-EARED OwL: 1 heard before dawn over Gainesville (Alachua) 10 Oct (C. Gordon, details to FOSRC). SHORT-EARED OWL: 1 at Three Rooker Island (Pinellas) 9 Nov (H. Winfrey et al.). COMMON NIGHTHAWK: 108 over St. Petersburg 28 Aug (E. Haney); 1 at Fort DeSoto Park 3 Nov (R. Smith). EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL: 1 in song at Gainesville 25 Aug (A. Kratter). BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD: 1 at Niceville (Okaloosa) 18 Sep (R. Gollehon, photo to FOC). RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 30 at Genius Preserve, Winter Park 25 Sep (B. Anderson et al.). BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD:!juvenile male at Cedar Key Oct (D. Henderson). RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD: 1 at Alachua (Alachua) 28 Aug (G. Hart); 1 at Mead Garden, Winter Park 8 Sep (J. Macdonald); 1 at Altamonte Springs (Seminole) 30 Sep-EOS (P. Hueber et al.); 1 female at Genius Preserve, Winter Park Oct (B. Anderson et al.). RED-HEADED WOODPECKER: 4juveniles were caching acorns in a hollow metal signpost at Timber Oaks, Bayonet Point (Pasco) 1 Nov (K. Tracey).

9 FIELD OBSERVATIONS 65 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 1 at Walsingham Park (Pinellas) 9 Sep (C. Panessa, photo to FOC); 1 at Gainesville 29 Sep (M. Manetz); 1 at Columbia City (Columbia) 1 Oct (J. Krummrich). EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 8 at Honeymoon Island SP 27 Aug (D. Gagne); 14 at Gulf Breeze (Santa Rosa) 27 Sep (B. & L. Duncan); 10 at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic SP, Key West 15 Oct (C. Goodrich, M. Gardler). *CUBAN PEWEE: 1 at Long Pine Key, Everglades NP (Miami-Dade) 5-26 Sep (L. Manfredi et al., photos to FOC). YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER: 1 seen and heard calling at St. George Island SP (Franklin) 18 Sep (J. Murphy, details to FOC); 1 seen and heard calling at Lower Suwannee NWR 18 Sep (M. Gardler); 1 at Long Pine Key, Everglades NP 21 Sep (L. Manfredi, M. Berney); 1 that called at Tallahassee (Leon) 26 Sep (J. Cavanagh); 1 at O'Leno SP (Alachua) 26 Oct (J. Hintermister). *ALDER FLYCATCHER: 8 heard calling at Southern Glades WEA (Miami-Dade) 28 Aug (M. Berney), and 3 there 11 Sep (J. Boyd). *WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 1 heard calling at Gulf Breeze 28 Aug (B. & L. Duncan); 1 that called and responded to tape playback at Tall Cypress Natural Area (Broward) 22 Oct (R. Titus, J. Hutchison). LEAST FLYCATCHER: 2 at Lower Suwannee NWR 18 Sep (M. Gardler); 2 at J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park 26 Sep (D. Gagne); 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 24 Oct (M. Manetz). *SAY'S PHOEBE: 1 along Ranch Road, Astatula (Lake) 6 Nov-EOS (G. Quigley) presumably had returned for its fourth winter. VERMILION FLYCATCHER: 1 in female plumage in Wakulla 14 Oct (S. McCool); 1 at Fort Walton Beach STF 15 Oct-27 Nov (B. Purdy, B. Tetlow et al.); 1 female at Bald Point SP 15 Oct (J. Murphy). AsH-THROATED FLYCATCHER: 1 at Fort Pickens Oct (D. Sparks et al.); 1 at Fort Walton Beach STF 23 Oct-19 Nov (B. Duncan et al.); 1 at St. George Island SP 29 Oct (J. Cavanagh, details to FOC); 1 at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, St. Petersburg 6-12 Nov (D. Goodwin et al., photos to FOC by D. Margeson); 2 at Lake Apopka NSRA 14 Nov (H. Robinson); 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP Nov (L. Davis, M. Manetz). BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER: 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 28 Nov (H. Robinson). *SULPHUR-BELLIED FLYCATCHER: 1 at Fort Pickens 3-7 Oct (B. & J. Calloway et al., photos to FOC). *TROPICAL KINGBIRD: 1 heard calling at Virginia Key 13 Oct (R. Diaz, photos to FOC). *CASSIN'S KINGBIRD: 1 at STA-5 for the third consecutive winter 30 Oct-EOS (M. England et al.). WESTERN KINGBIRD: singles at Fort DeSoto Park 29 Sep (R. Smith), 6-7 Nov (S. Pratt et al.), and 19 Nov (D. Irizarry); 1 east of Brooksville (Hernando) Oct (K. Wood); 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 10 Oct (T. Mast); 1 at Tallahassee 12 Oct (R. Cassidy); 1 at Three Rooker Island 9 Nov (H. Winfrey et al.); 1 at Gadsden Park 27 Nov (C. Fisher); 1 at Cockroach Bay Preserve Nov (C. Fisher et al.). EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 north of Hudson (Pasco) 13 Aug (B. Pranty); 7 over Holiday 20 Aug (D. Gagne); 9 at Fort DeSoto Park 25 Aug (R. Smith et al.); 46 at Shark Valley, Everglades NP (Miami-Dade) 6 Sep (R. Titus). GRAY KINGBIRD: 1 at Elkton 4 Aug (M. Hafner); 28 at Honeymoon Island SP 6 Aug (D. Gagne); 1 along Deer Fence Road (Hendry) 22 Nov (M. England et al., photo to FOC). SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER: 1 east of Brooksville 9-13 Oct (K. Wood); 1 at San Antonio (Pasco) 17 Oct-EOS (M. White); 1 or singles at Fort DeSoto Park 22 Oct, Oct, and 17 Nov (D. Snell, J. Hooks et al.); 1 inn St. Lucie 29 Oct (B. Wagner); 1 at Minneola 3 Nov (J. Stefancic); 1 at Cockroach Bay Preserve 7 Nov-EOS (C. Fredricks et al.). *THICK-BILLED VIREO: 1 at Crandon Park Nov (H. Hopkins et al., photo to FOC).

10 66 FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST BELL'S VIREO: 1 at Naval Live Oaks, Gulf Islands NS (Santa Rosa) 5 Sep (A. Harper); 1 at St. George Island SP 5 Sep (J. Murphy, details to FOC); 1 at Alligator Point 9 Oct (J. Murphy et al., photos to FOC by J. Mangold); 1 at A. D. "Doug" Barnes Park (Miami-Dade) 26 Oct (B. Rapoza et al.). YELLOW-THROATED VIREO: 4 at Fort De Soto Park 25 Aug (R. Smith, E. Plage). WARBLING VIREO: 1 at St. George Island SP 3 Oct (R. Cassidy, details to FOC). PHILADELPHIA VIREO: 10 reports statewide 20 Sep-31 Oct, all of singles except 2 at Honeymoon Island SP 29 Sep (D. Gagne). RED-EYED VIREO: 84 at St. Petersburg 25 Aug, and 75+ there 26 Aug (E. Haney); 35 at Dunedin Hammock Park 28 Aug (B. Pranty, K. Nelson). BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO: 1 at St. George Island SP 25 Sep (J. Murphy, C. Borg). HOUSE CROW: 2 at Palmetto (Manatee) 27 Oct (B. Pranty, J. Greenlaw). WHITE-NECKED RAVEN (Corvus albicollis): 1 at Steele Field Fish Camp (Walton) Oct (J. & R. Walton et al., photo to FOC). PURPLE MARTIN: 300 south of Aripeka (Pasco) 24 Aug (B. Pranty). TREE SWALLOW: 2 at Brandon (Hillsborough) 9 Aug (J. Wells); singles at Green Key 13 and 17 Aug (D. Gagne); 6,000 or more at Huguenot Memorial Park (Duval) 23 Oct (K. Dailey); 920 at Lake Apopka NSRA 27 Oct (H. Robinson). NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 2 at Holiday 16 Nov (D. Gagne). BANK SWALLOW: 128 at Lake Apopka NSRA 3 Sep (H. Robinson). CLIFF SWALLOW: 1 at Picnic Island Beach Park (Hillsborough) 10 Aug (C. Cox); 1 atholiday 11 Aug, and 13 there 23 Aug (D. Gagne); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 18 Aug, and as many as 4 there 3-22 Sep (H. Robinson); 1 at Alachua 25 Aug (B. Wallace); 6 at Green Key 29 Aug (D. Gagne); 2 at Weekiwachee Preserve, Aripeka 20 Sep (B. Pranty, K. Coberly); 1 at Gulf Harbors 10 Oct (K. Tracey). CAVE SWALLOW: 5 at Wilton Manors (Broward) 1 Sep (R. Titus); 1 at Hague (Alachua) 7 Nov (M. Hafner); "several loose flocks" totaling at least 47 birds at Butler County Park West, Anastasia Island (St. Johns) 16 Nov (M. Hafner). BARN SWALLOW: 450 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 23 Aug (R. Diaz); 760 at Lake Apopka NSRA 3 Sep (H. Robinson); 1leucistic near Lake Kissimmee (Osceola or Polk) 4 Sep (J. Paton, photo to FOC); at least 1,200 passed Jupiter Inlet Colony in 2.5 hours 4 Sep (J. & L. Hailman); 2 at Holiday 2 Nov (D. Gagne). TUFTED TITMOUSE: 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 29 Sep, and 2 there 10 Oct furnished the firsts for the park (D. Gagne). RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 5 Oct (P. Graber, photo to FOC); 1 at Eastpoint (Franklin) 18 Oct (L. & R. Cassidy); 1 at Cedar Key 30 Oct-EOS (D. Henderson); 2 at Apalachicola NF (Franklin) 22 Nov (K. McMullen). BROWN CREEPER: 1 at St. George Island SP 8 Oct (J. Cavanagh); 2 at Gainesville 30 Oct EOS (P. Burns, E. Scales et al.). CAROLINA WREN: 1 near Matheson Hammock Park (Miami-Dade) 26 Sep was the first there in many years (R. Featherly). HoUSE WREN: 22 at Honeymoon Island SP 10 Oct (D. Gagne). WINTER WREN: 2 at Gainesville 3-13 Nov (G. Parks, C. Gordon et al.). GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: as many as 27 in Alachua beginning 23 Oct (M. Manetz et ai.); 7 or more at Ocean Pond, Osceola NF 29 Oct (B. Richter); 1 at Green Key 6 Nov (D. Gagne); 1 at New Port Richey 7 Nov (D. Gagne); 1 at Sawgrass Lake Park, St. Petersburg 7 Nov (H. Winfrey et ai.); 1 at Fort DeSoto Park 7 Nov (R. Smith), and 2 there Nov (D. Irizarry); 2 at Key Vista Nature Park, Holiday 8 Nov (K. Tracey); 3 at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve 20 Nov (B. Ahern, R. Smith). RED-WHISKERED BULBUL: 12 at Palmetto Bay (Miami-Dade) 27 Aug (R. Featherly). BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER: 50 at Genius Preserve, Winter Park 18 Sep and 23 Oct (B. Anderson et al.); 223 at Lake Apopka NSRA 31 Oct (H. Robinson). VEERY: 68 heard over Holiday 20 Sep (D. Gagne); 12 at St. Petersburg 28 Sep (E. Haney).

11 FIELD OBSERVATIONS 67 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH: 16 heard over Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP 1 Oct (D. Simpson); 88 heard over New Port Richey 14 Oct (D. Gagne); 75 heard over Brooker Creek Preserve 15 Oct (D. Gagne). *BICKNELL'S THRUSH: 1 banded at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP 9 Oct (P. Miller); 1 banded at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 4 Nov (R. Diaz, photo to FOC). SWAINSON'S THRUSH: "dozens" heard over Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP 1 Oct (D. Simpson); 127 heard over New Port Richey 14 Oct (D. Gagne); 191 heard over Brooker Creek Preserve 15 Oct (D. Gagne). WOOD THRUSH: 1 at Brooker Creek Preserve 15 Oct (D. Gagne). EUROPEAN STARLING: 1 partially leucistic bird at Holiday Recreation Center 15 Nov (B. Pranty et al., photos to FOC). BLUE-WINGED WARBLER: singles at Lake Apopka NSRA 11 Aug and 19 Sep (H. Robinson); 2 at John Chesnut Park 18 Sep (J. McGinity); 2 at Gulf Breeze 27 Sep (B. & L. Duncan); 1 at J. B. Starkey Wilderness Park 5 Oct (D. Gagne). BLUE-WINGED x GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER: 1 male "Brewster's Warbler" at Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale 11 Sep (M. Stickel). GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER: 11 reports statewide, 26 Aug-15 Oct, all of singles except 3 at Gulf Breeze 27 Sep (B. & L. Duncan). ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 in Okaloosa 18 Sep (D. Ware). NASHVILLE WARBLER: 1 at Lower Suwannee NWR 18 Sep (M. Gardler); 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 1 Oct (D. Gagne); 1 at St. George Island SP 3 Oct (L. & R. Cassidy); 1 at Altamonte Springs 11 Oct (P. Hueber); 1 at West Kendall28 Oct (J. Boyd). YELLOW WARBLER: 18 at Green Key 14 Aug (K. Tracey); 96 passed Gulf Breeze in 80 min, 22 Aug (B. Duncan). CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER: 1 at John Chesnut Park 27 Aug (D. Irizarry); 9 at Gulf Breeze 27 Sep (B. & L. Duncan); 1 at Richardson Park (Broward) 18 Nov (R. Titus). BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER: 80 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 15 Oct (R. Diaz); 2 males at Balm-Boyette Scrub Preserve, Lithia (Hillsborough) 5 Nov (D. Irizarry); 1 banded at Lake Lotus Park, Altamonte Springs 7 Nov (A. Boyle). YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER: 1,742 flew over Holiday in 2 hr, 23 Nov (D. Gagne). BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER: 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 15 Sep (H. Robinson). YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER: 12 at John Chesnut Park 3 Sep (D. Gagne). PRAIRIE WARBLER: 10 at Green Key 2 Aug, and 16 there 14 Aug (K. Tracey). PALM WARBLER: 1 at Fort Pickens 15 Aug (J. Pfeiffer); 350 at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic SP, Key West 15 Oct (C. Goodrich, M. Gardler); evidently the same partially leucistic bird at St. Petersburg 22 Jan and 10 Nov (D. Margeson, photos to FOC). BLACKPOLL WARBLER: 1 at Newnans Lake 1 Oct (M. Hafner, R. Rowan); singles at West Kendall 7 and 14 Oct (J. Boyd); 2 at A. D. "Doug" Barnes Park 9 Oct (J. Boyd); 1 at Fort Pickens 30 Oct (P. Baker). CERULEAN WARBLER: 21 reports of at least 24 individuals from Bald Point south- and eastward, 7 Aug-7 Oct, all of singles except 3 at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve 22 Aug (R. Smith) and 2 at West Kendall 7 Oct (J. Boyd). BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER: 1 albino at Manatee Springs SP (Levy) 24 Aug (J. Hintermister, S. Nesbitt, photos to FOC). PROTHONOTARY WARBLER: 1 at Richardson Park 22 Aug (R. Titus); 9 at Green Key 26 Aug (K. Tracey). SWAINSON'S WARBLER: 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 14 Aug (F. Lee); 1 at Dunedin 28 Sep (J. McGinity); 1 at Mead Garden, Winter Park 4 Oct (J. Macdonald); 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 6 Oct (G. Deterra); 1 at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic SP, Key West 15 Oct (C. Goodrich, M. Gardler); 1 banded at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP 18 Nov (P. Miller). OVENBIRD: 1 at Myakka River SP 13 Aug (J. Dubi); 9 at Dunedin Hammock Park 25 Sep (R. Smith, B. Ahern); 12 at Hillsborough River SP 26 Sep (R. Smith).

12 68 FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: 6 at Green Key 25 Aug (K. Tracey); 54 at Lake Apopka NSRA 12 Sep (H. Robinson); 12 along Snake Bight Trail, Everglades NP (Monroe) 30 Oct (B. Roberts). LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH: 98 at Lake Apopka NSRA 27 Aug (H. Robinson); 1 along Snake Bight Trail, Everglades NP 30 Oct (B. Roberts). KENTUCKY WARBLER: 4 at Fort De Soto Park 27 Aug (D. Irizarry); 3 or more at Dunedin Hammock Park Aug (B. Pranty, K. Nelson et al.). CONNECTICUT WARBLER: 1 at Jacksonville (Duval) 9 Sep (J. Cocke); 1 female at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 30 Sep (R. Diaz); 1 at Fort Pickens 3 Oct (M. Rose). MOURNING WARBLER: 1 juvenile at Orlando (Orange) 1 Oct (D. Freeman). COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 92 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 3 Oct (R. Diaz). HOODED WARBLER: 1 at Weeki Wachee Springs SP (Hernando) 1 Aug (D. Robinson); 10 at Fort De Soto Park 25 Aug (R. Smith, E. Plage); 1 adult male at Fort Lauderdale 22 Oct-EOS (R. Titus, J. Hutchison). WILSON'S WARBLER: 1 at St. George Island SP 25 Sep (J. Murphy, J. Cavanagh); 1 at Gulf Breeze 27 Sep (B. & L. Duncan); 1 at Bald Point 10 Oct (J. Murphy et al.); 1 at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic SP, Key West 15 Oct (C. Goodrich, M. Gardler); 1 at Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale 16 Oct (M. Berney); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 10 Nov (H. Robinson); 1 at Gainesville 21 Nov (M. Manetz). CANADA WARBLER: surprisingly, 13 reports statewide, 24 Aug-2 Oct, all of singles except 2 at Gulf Breeze 27 Sep (B. & L. Duncan). YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT: 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 2 Oct (E. Kwater); 1 at Bayonet Point 6-7 Oct (B. Pranty); 1 at Brooker Creek Preserve Oct (R. Smith); 2 at Frog Pond WMA 29 Oct (B. Roberts); 1 at Eco Pond, Everglades NP 30 Oct (B. Roberts); 1 at Holiday 6 Nov (P. Francois, photo to FOC); 4 at Frog Pond WMA 21 Nov (M. Berney). *GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE: 1 at Fort Pickens 31 Oct-EOS (A. Harper et al.) presumably returned for its second winter. CLAY-COLORED SPARROW: 3 at Bald Point SP 8 Oct (J. Murphy); 1 at Leesburg 8 Oct (L. Streeper, photo to FOC); 1 at Fort Pickens Oct (L. Catterton et al.); 1 at Gulf Breeze 16 Oct (B. Duncan); 1 or singles at Frog Pond WMA 16 Oct (R. Featherly) and 21 Nov (M. Berney); 2 at Fort Lauderdale Oct (R. Titus, J. Hutchison); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 3-12 Nov (H. Robinson); 1 near Viera 19 Nov (D. Freeland). VESPER SPARROW: 1 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 28 Oct (R. Diaz). LARK SPARROW: 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 27 Aug (H. Robinson); 1 at Alligator Point 29 Aug (J. Murphy); 1 at Fort Pickens 5 Sep-15 Nov (A. Harper et al.); 1 at Osceola NF 6 Sep (B. Richter); 1 juvenile at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber, J. Key); 1 at St. Petersburg 30 Sep-EOS (D. Margeson et al.); 1 at Fort DeSoto Park 22 Nov (S. Daughtrey et al.); 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 26 Nov (F. Lee et al.). LE CONTE'S SPARROW: 1 at North Lake Jesup Conservation Area (Seminole) 9 Nov (D. Bales). NELSON'S SPARROW: 1 at Opal Beach, Gulf Islands NS 16 Sep (B. Duncan); 11 at Hickory Mound Impoundment, Big Bend WMA (Taylor) 10 Oct (A. Kent, B. Ahern). SALTMARSH SPARROW: 2 at Shiloh Marsh, Merritt Island NWR 3 Oct (D. Bales). SEASIDE SPARROW: singles at Green Key 6 Aug (K. Tracey) and 29 Aug (D. Gagne); 1 at Merritt Island NWR 14 Aug (E. Kwater). Fox SPARROW: 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 28 Nov (H. Robinson). LINCOLN'S SPARROW: 1 along Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve (Monroe) 30 Oct (J. Boyd); 1 or singles at Lake Apopka NSRA 31 Oct and 24 Nov-EOS (H. Robinson); 1 at Frog Pond WMA 21 Nov (M. Berney). WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 10 Oct (D. Gagne); as many as 2 at Lake Lisa Park, Port Richey 16 Oct-9 Nov (K. Tracey); 1 at Werner-Boyce Salt Springs SP, Bayonet Point 21 Oct (K. Tracey); 1 at Fort De Soto Park 22 Oct (E.

13 FIELD OBSERVATIONS 69 Plage); singles at Holiday and Seven Springs 23 Oct (K. Tracey); 1 at Bethea SF 24 Oct (B. Richter); 6 at St. George Island SP 29 Oct (J. Cavanagh); 1 at Frog Pond WMA 21 Nov (M. Bemey). DARK-EYED JUNCO: singles at Gainesville 29 Oct and 18 Nov (H. Adams, M. Manetz); 1 at St. Marks NWR 28 Nov (J. Simpson). SUMMER TANAGER: 14 at St. Petersburg 28 Sep (E. Haney). SCARLET TANAGER: 8 at St. Petersburg 28 Sep (E. Haney). WESTERN TANAGER: 1 female at Gulf Breeze 20 Sep (B. Duncan); 1 female at Fort Pickens 4 Oct (A. Sheppard); 1 male at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 4 Nov (R. Diaz); 1 male at Tallahassee 25 Nov (G. Gandy); 1 female-plumaged at Titusville 27 Nov (M. Harris); 1 female at Indian Pass (Gulf> 28 Nov (L. & R. Cassidy). ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 120 at Tiger Point (Santa Rosa) 24 Oct (P. Blakebum); 1 female-plumaged at Fort Lauderdale 10 Nov (J. Hutchison); 1 female at Vero Beach (Indian River) 22 Nov (B. Wagner). BLUE GROSBEAK: 28 at Lake Apopka NSRA 1 Aug (H. Robinson); singles at Honeymoon Island SP 27 Aug and 12 Nov (D. Gagne); 4 at Fort Walton Beach STF 8 Nov (B. Duncan). *LAZULI BUNTING: 1 male at Oviedo (Seminole) 20 Nov-EOS for the fourth year (E. & R. Christensen et al.). INDIGO BUNTING: 25 at Genius Preserve, Winter Park 3 Oct (B. Anderson et al.); 27 at Lake Apopka NSRA 4 Oct (H. Robinson); 12 at Lake Lisa Park 16 Oct (K. Tracey); 60 at Joe's Creek Management Area (Pinellas) 19 Oct (D. Margeson). PAINTED BUNTING: as many as 3 at Lake Apopka NSRA to 18 Aug (H. Robinson); 23 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 3 Oct (R. Diaz); 1 at Lake Lisa Park 30 Oct (K. Tracey); 1 at Spanish Pond, Fort Caroline National Memorial (Duval) 7 Nov (K. Dailey). DICKCISSEL: singles at Fort Pickens 22 Aug and 5 Sep (J. Pfeiffer); 1 at Lake Apopka NSRA 1-10 Sep (H. Robinson); 1 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 23 Sep (R. Diaz); 1 over Gainesville 2 Oct (A. Kent et al.); 1 at Holiday 17 Oct (D. Gagne); 1 at Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach (Brevard) 24 Oct-1 Nov (P. Mansfield); 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 28 Oct (L. Davis). BOBOLINK: more than 200 at Caravelle Ranch WMA (Putnam) 12 Sep (D. Goodwin); 350 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 13 Sep (R. Diaz); 150 at Virginia Key 13 Sep (R. Diaz); 5,000 at Duda Farms, Belle Glade 18 Sep (C. Weber). YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD: 1 immature at Fort Pickens 16 Sep (D. Sparks); 1 female at Blackwater River SF (Santa Rosa) 3-9 Oct (C. Tebay); 1 adult male at Bald Point 10 Oct (J. Murphy); 1 in female plumage at Shiloh Marsh, Merritt Island NWR 18 Oct (M. Brothers); 1 at Lake Clarke Shores (Palm Beach) Oct (J. Key); 1 at Gainesville 30 Oct (P. Polshek); 1 at Hague 20 Nov (M. Manetz, L. Davis). RUSTY BLACKBIRD: 1 at Gainesville 13 Nov (C. Gordon, M. Manetz); 15 at Tallahassee 14 - Nov (T. Tanaka, photo to FOC). SHINY COWBIRD: 1 adult male along Gandy Causeway 20 Aug (D. Gagne); as many as 19 at Homestead in Sep (L. Manfredi). BRONZED COWBIRD: 1 juvenile at Ben T. Davis Beach (Hillsborough) 14 Aug (C. Cox, photo to FOC by L. Deaner), and 2 there 1 Sep (K. Tracey, M. Gardler); 1 at Mashes Sands Park (Wakulla) 23 Oct (J. Simpson); 1 at Flamingo, Everglades NP (Monroe) 27 Nov (M. Bemey); 1 at Hague 7 Nov (M. Hafner); 1 at St. George Island (Franklin) 28 Nov (J. Murphy). ORCHARD ORIOLE: 1 at Paynes Prairie Preserve SP 18 Sep (C. Gordon); 1 at Key Largo (Monroe) 18 Sep (J. Boyd); 1 juvenile male at Fort Walton Beach STF 29 Oct (A. Harper, P. James). BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 10 at Genius Preserve, Winter Park 15 Oct (B. Anderson et al.). HOUSE FINCH: 2 (1 female and 1 male) at Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP 3 Oct (R. Diaz); 12 at Green Key 10 Oct (K. Tracey); 1 at Honeymoon Island SP 10 Oct (D. Gagne); 6 at Brandon 20 Oct (E. Kwater); 1 female at Port LaBelle (Hendry) 8 Nov (A. Murray).

14 70 FLORIDA FIELD NATURALIST PINE SISKIN: 2 at Alligator Point 6 Nov (J. Murphy, C. Borg); 1 over Weekiwachee Preserve, Aripeka 10 Nov (D. Gagne); singles over Holiday 17 and 29 Nov (D. Gagne); 8 at Sarasota 30 Nov (C. Faanes). AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1 at Altamonte Springs 18 Sep (P. Hueber). PIN-TAILED WHYDAH: 1 male in altemate plumage at Homestead 3 Aug (L. Manfredi); 1 male in altemate plumage at Kendall 4 Aug (fide S. Paez); 1 male in altemate plumage at St. Petersburg 30 Aug (S. Geiger, photo to FOC). Contributors: Howard Adams, Brian Ahern, Bruce Anderson, Peggy Baker, Danny Bales, Andy Bankert, Lindsey & Tom Bell, Ted & Virginia Below, Mark Berney, Paul Blakeburn, Chris Borg, John Boyd, Andy Boyle, Michael Brothers, Ken Burgener, Patricia Burns, Brenda & Jerry Calloway, Lydia & Rodney Cassidy, Laura Catterton, Jim Cavanagh, Eric & Rachel Christensen, Kate Coberly, Julie Cocke, Cameron Cox, Stan Czaplicki, Kevin Dailey, Susan Daughtrey, Gary Davis, Lloyd Davis, Lauren Deaner, Gail Deterra, Robin Diaz, Jim Dinsmore, Jeanne Dubi, Bob & Lucy Duncan, Tom Dunkerton, Margaret England, Charlie Ewell, Craig Faanes, Craig Faulhaber, Roxanne Featherly, Linda Felker, Paul Fellers, Charlie Fisher, Guy Fisher, Paul Francois, Cole Fredricks, David Freeland, Dot Freeman, Dave Gagne, Alayna & Jay Galbraith, Murray Gardler, Gene Gandy, Chuck Geanangel, Steve Geiger, Colin Gjervold, Nate Goddard, Renee Gollehon, Larry Goodman, Carl Goodrich, David Goodwin, Frank Goodwin, Caleb Gordon, Pam Graber, Jim Gray, Paul Gray, Jon Greenlaw, Max Griggs, Matt Hafner, Jack & Liz Hailman, Erik Haney, Al & Bev Hansen, Alex Harper, Mitchell Harris, Greg Hart, Bill Hatch, Dale Henderson, John Hintermister, Dale Hipson, Jeff Hooks, Harry Hooper, "Hop" Hopkins, Alice Horst, Paul Hueber, John Hutchison, Dan Irizarry, W. Irvine, Patrick James, Kelly Jones, Les Kelly, Adam Kent, Jo Key, Holly Krahe, Andy Kratter, Jerry Krummrich, Ed Kwater, Neil Lamb, Bob Landry, Patrick Leary, Felicia Lee, Chuck Littlewood, Jeff Macdonald, Mike Manetz, Larry Manfredi, John Mangold, Phyllis Mansfield, Doug Maple, Don & Lorraine Margeson, Tom Mast, Sean McCool, Jim McGinity, Vince McGrath, Zach McKenna, Keith McMullen, Tony Menart, Paul Miller, Roy Morris, John Murphy, Alan Murray, Kris Nelson, Steve Nesbitt, Stephen Paez, Cynthia Panessa, Geoff Parks, Jim Paton, Ann Paul, James Pfeiffer, Cheri Pierce, Eric Plage, Peter Polshek, Valeri Ponzo, Bill Pranty, Sharon Pratt, Nancy Price, Bruce Purdy, Gallus Quigley, Brian Rapoza, Diane Reed, Lynn Reynolds, Bob Richter, Bryant Roberts, Don Robinson, Harry Robinson, Merilu Rose, Rufus Rose, Rex Rowan, Bob Sanders, Earl Scales, Greg Schrott, Marcus Sharpe, Alan Sheppard, David Simpson, Jean Simpson, Lori Smith, Ron Smith, Dick Snell, David Sparks, Richard Spurlock, Joyce Stefancic, Greg Stephens, Monte Stickel, Leann Streeper, Tara Tanaka, Carol Tebay, Betsy Tetlow, Andrew Thornton, Russ Titus, Roberto Torres, Ken Tracey, Anne Turner, Kristin Vaughan, Billi Wagner, Al Wallace, Bob Wallace, John & Ruth Walton, Don Ware, Chuck Weber, Jim Wells, Jay Wherley, Michelle White, Kim Willis, Renee Wilson, Harley Winfrey, Kristin Wood, Bill & Sue Yates, and Kathryn Young. Report prepared by Bill Pranty, state compiler (8515 Village Mill Row, Bayonet Point, Florida , <billpranty@hotmail.com> ). Regional compilers are Brian Ahern (629 Gail Avenue, Temple Terrace, Florida 33617, <brianahem@aol.com>), Bruce H. Anderson (2917 Scarlet Road, Winter Park, Florida 32792, <scizortail@aol.com>), Andy Bankert (365 Spoonbill Lane, Melboume Beach, Florida 32951, <ravenboy@cfi.rr.com>), John H. Boyd III (15291 SW 108th Terrace, Miami, Florida 33196, <boydj@fiu.edu>), Bob and Lucy Duncan (614 Fairpoint Drive, Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561, <Town_Point@bellsouth.net>), Charlie Ewell (115 SW 51st Terrace,