FLORIDA 
Florida's fourth ever, this adult Neotropic Cormorant visited 
Lake Apopka Restoration Area, Orange County 3-7 (here 5) 
June 2009. Photograph by Bruce Anderson. 
port was of 3 off Miami, Miami-Dade 13 Jun 
(RoT). Single Brown Boobies wandered n. to 
Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia (MBr, Bob Wal- 
lace), Port Canaveral Brevard (fide SS; *Flori- 
da Institute of Technology), and Philippe 
Park, Safety Harbor, Pinellas Qoe Zarolinski, 
RoS et al.), and 19 were off Miami, where they 
are regular, 13 Jun (RoT). Rare in summer. 
Northern Gannets were near shore in the Gulf 
from Okaloosa to Charlotte in late Jun, with a 
high of 27 at Destin Pass, Okaloosa Tl Jun 
(DaS), and a Magnificent Frigatebird ap- 
peared at Bald Point S.R 27 Jun (M&SK). 
Brown Pelicans were inland at L. Lochloosa, 
Alachua 14 Jun (3; Matt Hafner et al.), Orlan- 
do, Orange 9 Jul (Cheri Pierce), and Winter 
Haven, Polk 2 Jun (PF), where inland breed- 
ing was conhrmed in 2008. An ad. Neotropic 
Cormorant on Key Largo, Monroe 5 Jun 2008 
(ph. Bruce Horn), only recently reported, and 
another at L. Apopka 3-7 Jun 2009 (HR, ph. 
BHA, ph. BP et al.) brought to four the num- 
ber of records of this species for Florida. An 
American Bittern was late at Paynes Prairie 6 
Jun (Barbara Shea et al.). In the panhandle, 
where they are rare, 7 Reddish Egrets were at 
Gulf Islands N.S., Santa Rosa 8 
Jun-27 Jul (R&LD); a Roseate Spoon- 
bill was at Santa Rosa 1. 17 Jun 
(Dustin Varble); and a Wood Stork 
was in n. Walton 28 Jun (Bob Reid). 
Rare but regular in Florida, a White- 
faced Ibis was a one-day-wonder at L. 
Apopka 8 Jul (HR). 
A very rare and local breeder. 
White-tailed Kites summered at Avon 
Park Air Force Range, Polk (DR, PF et 
al.), Three Lakes W.M.A., Osceola 
Qoyce Stefancic), Kissimmee Prairie 
Preserve S.R, Okeechobee (L&BA), 
and on Browns Farm Rd., Palm Beach 
(Vince McGrath). A pair of Mississip- 
pi Kites nested at Carlton Village, 
Lake, about 46 km s. of the species’ 
known breeding range, in late Jun and 
Jul (Gallus Quigley, James Dinsmore, 
m.ob.). An imm. Mississippi Kite at 
Cocoa, Brevard 15 Jul (Mitchell Har- 
ris) was likely a post-breeding wan- 
derer. Northern Harriers have never 
been verihed as breeding in Florida; 
singles were at Viera Wetlands 22 
Jun-12 Jul (Mark Kiser et al.) and 
Avon Park Air Force Range, Highlands 3 Jun 
(DR). The northernmost Short-tailed Hawks, 
all light morphs, were 3 at Ormond Beach 6- 
17 Jul (Meret Wilson) and a juv. at Orlando 
20 Jul (Kenn Blye). Florida’s paulus American 
Kestrels are rare and local breeders in the 
peninsula; a pair in Pinellas fledged one 
young (ph. Judy Fisher), and singles were 
noted at Winter Springs, Seminole (Bob Sico- 
la) and L. Apopka (HR). 
LIMPKIN THROUGH JAEGERS 
The expansion of Limpkins around Tallahas- 
see, Leon may be attributed to the recent in- 
troduction of the nonnative Island Apple 
Snail in the area (GM). Up to 3 
members of the reintroduced mi- 
grating population of Whooping 
Cranes loitered at Paynes Prairie 
throughout the season (RR et al). 
With the absence of destructive 
tropical weather systems and the 
protection provided by park per- 
sonnel and volunteers this sum- 
mer, more than 100 Snowy Plover 
nests were detected at Gulf Islands 
N.S., Escambia (fide Mark 
Nicholas, Vicky Withington). 
Likewise, 19 Wilson’s Plovers at 
Opal and Navarre beaches, Santa 
Rosa (B&LD) and 147 at Bird L, 
Nassau Sound, Duval (PtL) were 
high counts for each respective 
area. On schedule, the first Piping 
Reported occasionally as breeding in Florida, but never verified to date, 
Northern Harriers were reported at two locations in summer 2009. This 
female was at Viera Wetlands, Brevard County 22 June through 12 
(here 7) July. Photograph by Matt Paulson. 
Plovers returned to Mashes Sands Park, 
Wakulla 22 Jul (SMc), Tigertail Beach, Marco 
L, Collier 24 Jul (Ted Below), and Bird 1. 28 
Jul (PtL). American Avocets at Cutler Wet- 
lands, Miami-Dade 18 Jul (SP) and Snake 
Bight 19 Jul (BRo) were early or possibly 
summered locally. Rare in any season, a Long- 
billed Curlew that summered at Ft. De Soto 
Park, Pinellas was joined by another 14 Jun 
(RoS), and one was photographed at Bunche 
Beach, Lee 1 Jul (Elaine Swank). Marbled 
Godwits were widespread, with one in the 
panhandle at Ft, Pickens, Escambia 2 Jul 
(Patrick James); 200 at Snake Bight 19 Jul 
(BRo); 30 at Ft. De Soto Park 12 Jul (P&JS); 
Only the fourth report of the species in North America since 1994, this 
Zenaida Dove visited Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida 4 (here) and S June 
2009. Photograph by Larry Manfredi. 
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