http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/ SW FL Birdline Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:59:33 GMT Charlie Ewell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1438 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1438 FYI the trip announcement below, weather permitting.. While it may seem early for migrants, the first southbound adult shorebirds will be showing up any day Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:59:51 GMT Jeff Bouton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1437 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1437 Hey all, Whilst hiding from the heat (and not birding) over the past few days, I dipped back and added a couple blog posts about some of my spring adventures Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:52:38 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1436 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1436 Wednesday evening (June 17th) around sunset there were 70 to 90 (hard to count when they are swirling and dipping) Least Terns circling over the Belk store at Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:44:52 GMT Jeff Bouton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1435 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1435 Hey all, I just posted a blog post on my new blog about my personal experience with the Sand-Plover in Jacksonville on the Leica Bird Blog: Fri, 29 May 2009 20:56:22 GMT Cheyenne Szydlo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1434 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1434 Not sure if this is exciting for most locals, but it was a first for me!:  There was a Scarlet Ibis preening on the shore of the beach between the two Wed, 27 May 2009 01:21:12 GMT Vincent Mcgrath http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1433 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1433 For some reason every now and then Surf Scoters show up and fish the channel of Mantazas Pass. This is the body of water that seperates Ft Myers Beach and Mon, 25 May 2009 03:48:49 GMT Vincent Mcgrath http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1432 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1432 Sent from my iPhone Sun, 24 May 2009 18:40:36 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1431 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1431 Sunday, 24 May. I watched 2 Gray Kingbirds while stopped at traffic light turning right off of Fowler to go east on Colonial (long light!). The 2 kingbirds Fri, 08 May 2009 04:09:26 GMT Valeri http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1430 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1430 I am looking for pictures of doves (any type) sleeping with their head under their wing for a carving project I am working on. If anyone has any to share, Tue, 05 May 2009 22:30:52 GMT Margaret England http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1429 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1429 STA5 BIRD-WATCHING TOURS (South Florida Birding Trail Site) Through a partnership with Hendry-Glades Audubon, the South Florida Water Management District will Tue, 05 May 2009 17:59:18 GMT anhinga42@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1428 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1428 Hi All, Does anyone know of any current breeding areas for Red-winged Blackbirds on Sanibel? Thanks! Charlie Ewell Cape Coral, FL Anhinga42@... Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:04:41 GMT Gayle Schmidt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1427 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1427 Either I haven't noticed before, or this is a special year, because this is what I've seen just stepping outside and looking into my oak tree. These birds Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:31:38 GMT F Stevens http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1426 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1426 It's official my  Painted Buntings are on their annual trip North. Although someone told me it's not unusual here to have Buntings visit my feeder I still Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:22:09 GMT Charlie Ewell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1425 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1425 All, PBS is re-running its critically acclaimed Nature episode that deals with the population decline of the Red Knot and how it is related to Delaware Bay and Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:42:50 GMT Margaret England http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1424 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWFLBirdline/message/1424 Subject: STA5 5/18/09 (20 miles South of Clewiston) Sorry for the late posting of last Saturday's trip to STA5. Our next trip will be May 9th for our first