Mangrove Cuckoo, one of the most sought after Florida birds.
Mangrove Cuckoos have a pretty large range; in the U.S., they are restricted to South Florida. This is a species that every birder wants to add to their life list. [...]
Bahama Mockingbird that I found on a private bird walk
Each year, I lead a bird walk in a private community in Key Largo. It is a walk for the residents here. We always get a pretty good showing of [...]
THE HOLY GRAIL BIRD, THE ELUSIVE BLACK RAIL!
The Black Rail is considered the "Holy Grail" of birds to see. Black Rail is found in many areas of the U.S., all the way down into South [...]
Red morph Eastern Screech Owl
In Florida, we are lucky to have three color morphs of the Eastern Screech Owl: brown, gray, and red. We have an owl box up that had a brown morph [...]
Rufous Hummingbird an uncommon western visitor!
Rufous Hummingbird is a species found in the western part of the U.S. Many of them migrate east and can often be found in eastern states. The state of Florida [...]
An unexpected find in Broward County!
When you live in South Florida, you never know what you might see! How about a wild Vervet Monkey from Africa! While taking a client birding, we saw at least [...]
A Variegated Flycatcher a special visitor from South America!
My friend Carl Edwards found a Variegated Flycatcher along a trail at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Palm Beach County, Florida. I believe this is the fourth record for the [...]
FLORIDA’S ONLY ENDEMIC BIRD, THE FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrPLDFI3Ow
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Yesterday I took two friends birding to see some Miami area exotic birds. They were not disappointed as we were able to see a large number of exotics. In the [...]
Spot-breasted Oriole
Spot-breasted Orioles were first seen around 1948 in the Miami area. Their numbers grew to where they were fairly common. In 2010 we had freezing temperatures in South Florida, which [...]
