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Species Name
English
(Scientific)
German |
Observations, Remarks |
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Pied-billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)
Bindentaucher |
On freshwater ponds and canals at Ding Darling, along Tamiami Trail,
Everglades National Park, Key West. |
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American White Pelican
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Nashornpelikan |
Flocks at Ding Darling on 14.3., off Chokoloskee on 15.3. and Snake
Bight, ENP on 16.3. |
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Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
Braunpelikan |
Everywhere in coastal areas. |
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Northern Gannet
(Morus bassanus)
Baßtölpel |
Several small flocks and single birds from the ferry to the Dry Tortugas
on 18.3.. |
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Masked Booby
(Sula dactylatra)
Maskentölpel |
More than 20 on Hospital Key on 18.3., visible from the roof of Fort
Jefferson with a good scope. On the way back closer looks since the ferry
went closer to the island. |
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Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
Ohrenscharbe |
Common, also in coastal areas. |
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Anhinga
(Anhinga anhinga)
Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel |
Common near freshwater, also at very small inland ponds. |
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Magnificent Frigatebird
(Fregata magnificens)
Prachtfregattvogel |
Along the coast regularly seen (Bunche Beach, Sanibel, Keys etc.),
very common on Garden Key on 18.3. |
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Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Kanadareiher |
Common, white morph on Sanibel and throughout the Everglades and on
the Keys. "Wurdemann's" Heron: 1 Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Great Egret
(Egretta alba)
Silberreiher |
Common everywhere. |
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Reddish Egret
(Egretta rufescens)
Rötelreiher |
Mostly in saltwater areas: 1 at Bunche Beach on 14.3., 1 at Eco on
16.3., 1 Wild Bird Center, Key Largo on 17.3. |
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Tricolored Heron
(Egretta tricolor)
Dreifarbenreiher |
Common in small numbers. |
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Little Blue Heron
(Egretta caerulea)
Blaureiher |
Common. |
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Snowy Egret
(Egretta thula)
Schmuckreiher |
Common. |
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Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Kuhreiher |
Common near cattle. |
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Green Heron
(Butorides (striatus) virescens)
Mangrovereiher |
Common. |
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
(Nyctanassa violacea)
Krabbenreiher |
1 at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3., 1 Everglades City
on 15.3. |
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Black-crowned Night-Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
Nachtreiher |
Single Birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3., ENP on
15. and 16.3., The Keys on 17.3.. |
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Wood Stork
(Mycteria americana)
Waldstorch |
Local but common, breeding colony at Paurotis Pond, ENP. |
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White Ibis
(Eudocimus albus)
Schneesichler |
Common. |
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Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
Brauner Sichler |
Local but common. |
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Roseate Spoonbill
(Ajaia ajaja)
Rosalöffler |
1 over Eco Pond on 16.3., along US-1 between Homestead and he Keys,
on The Keys, e.g. Lake Edna on 17.3. |
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American Wigeon
(Anas americana)
Nordamerikanische Pfeifente |
3 on West Lake (?) on 16.3. |
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Mottled Duck
(Anas (platyrhynchos) fulvigula)
Floridaente |
Some at freshwater ponds, e.g. Eagle Lakes Park on 15.3. |
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Blue-winged Teal
(Anas discors)
Blauflügelente |
Locally common on freshwater ponds, e.g. Eco Pond, ENP on 16.3. |
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Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)
Mittelsäger |
Some on and around Sanibel on 14.3., 1 Snake Bight, ENP on 16.3. |
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Turkey Vulture
(Cathartes aura)
Truthahngeier |
Common. |
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Black Vulture
(Coragyps atratus)
Rabengeier |
Common. |
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Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Fischadler |
Common, often with nests, e.g. Flamingo, ENP. |
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Swallow-tailed Kite
(Elanoides forficatus)
Schwalbenweih |
Single birds daily in the inlands, not on The Keys. |
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Snail Kite
(Rostrhamus sociabilis)
Schneckenweih |
About 6 near Shark Valley north of the Tamiami Trail on 15.3. |
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Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Weißkopf-Seeadler |
Single birds near Venus on 13.3., Ding Darling on 14.3., Eagles Lakes
Park on 15.3., east of Flamingo on 16.3. |
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Northern Harrier
(Circus cyaneus)
Kornweihe |
Single birds near Venus on 13.3., near Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
on 14.3. and somewhere on 17.3. |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
(Accipiter striatus)
Eckschwanzsperber |
1 on Sanibel on 14.3. |
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Cooper's Hawk
(Accipiter cooperii)
Rundschwanzsperber |
2 between Flatwoods La Belle along CR-731 on 13.3. |
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Red-shouldered Hawk
(Buteo lineatus)
Rotschulterbussard |
Common in the Inland. |
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Broad-winged Hawk
(Buteo platypterus)
Breitflügelbussard |
2-3 on The Keys and Stock Island east of Key West on 17.3. |
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Short-tailed Hawk
(Buteo brachyurus)
Kurzschwanzbussard |
1 adult light morph over Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3. |
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Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Rotschwanzbussard |
1 on the way from US-75 to Sanibel on 14.3. |
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Crested Caracara
(Caracara plancus)
Schopfkarakara |
2 walking on pasture land north of La Belle (also north of SR-74) on
13.3., 2 perched in a tree along CR-858 on 15.3. |
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American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Buntfalke |
Common everywhere. |
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Northern Bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus)
Virginiawachtel |
A flock of about 10 birds at Flatwoods Preserve on 13.3. |
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Limpkin
(Aramus guarauna)
Rallenkranich |
2 near Shark Valley north of the Tamiami Trail on 15.3. |
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Sora
(Porzana carolina)
Carolinasumpfhuhn |
1 ad. at Eco Pond, ENP on 16.3. |
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Common Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Teichhuhn |
Locally common, e.g. Eagle Lakes Park and Anhinga Trail. |
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Purple Gallinule
(Porphyrula martinica)
Zwergsultanshuhn |
Several birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Eagle Lakes Park,
Anhinga Trail (ENP), Eco Pond (ENP). |
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American Coot
(Fulica americana)
Amerikanisches Bläßhuhn |
Fairly common, e.g. Eagle Lakes Park, ENP, The Keys. |
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American Oystercatcher
(Haematopus palliatus)
Braunmantel-Austernfischer |
Bunche Beach on 14.3. |
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Black-necked Stilt
(Himantopus (himantopus) mexicanus)
Stelzenläufer |
On The Keys at Wild Bird Center and Lake Edna on 17.3. |
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American Avocet
(Recurvirostra americana)
Braunhals-Säbelschnäbler |
2 in the Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Black-bellied Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
Kiebitzregenpfeifer |
At Bunche Beach and Sanibel on 14.3., Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
Amerikanischer Sandregenpfeifer |
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Everglades City on 15.3. |
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Wilson's Plover
(Charadrius wilsonia)
Wilsonregenpfeifer |
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. |
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Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)
Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer |
Several sightings, often at small inland ponds or in dry areas, e.g.
on 14.3. near the Purple Martin colony. 3 on Garden Key on 18.3. |
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Piping Plover
(Charadrius melodus)
Flötenregenpfeifer |
Common at Bunche Beach on 14.3. |
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Marbled Godwit
(Limosa fedoa)
Mamorschnepfe |
3-4 at Bunche Beach on 14.3. |
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Whimbrel
(Numenius phaeopus)
Regenbrachvogel |
1 between Garden Key and Bush Key on Dry Tortugas on 18.3. |
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Long-billed Curlew
(Numenius americanus)
Rostbrachvogel |
1 at Bunche Beach on 14.3. |
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Greater Yellowlegs
(Tringa melanoleuca)
Großer Gelbschenkel |
1 at Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
(Tringa flavipes)
Kleiner Gelbschenkel |
At Lake Edna, The Keys, on 17.3. |
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Willet
(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
Schlammtreter |
Common along shores. |
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Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularia)
Drosseluferläufer |
Single birds, e.g. at Bunche Beach, ENP, The Keys. |
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Ruddy Turnstone
(Arenaria interpres)
Steinwälzer |
Common along the coast. |
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Short-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus griseus)
Kleiner Schlammläufer |
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Red Knot
(Calidris canutus)
Knutt |
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Sanderling
(Calidris alba)
Sanderling |
Bunche Beach, along the road/bridge to Sanibel, The Keys. |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
(Calidris pusilla)
Sandstrandläufer |
1 between Garden Key and Bush Key on Dry Tortugas on 18.3. |
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Western Sandpiper
(Calidris mauri)
Bergstrandläufer |
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and The Keys on 17.3. |
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Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)
Wiesenstrandläufer |
At Bunche Beach on 14.3., Everglades City on 15.3., Snake Bight on
16.3. |
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Pectoral Sandpiper
(Calidris melanotos)
Graubrust-Strandläufer |
1 between Garden Key and Bush Key on Dry Tortugas on 18.3. |
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Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
Alpenstrandläufer |
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Ring-billed Gull
(Larus delawarensis)
Ringschnabelmöwe |
Common in coastal areas. |
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Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Silbermöwe |
Single along the shores, e.g. Bunche Beach on 14.3. |
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Great Black-backed Gull
(Larus marinus)
Mantelmöwe |
1 first winter along the road/bridge to Sanibel on 14.3., 1 first winter
on Bush Key, Dry Tortugas on 18.3. |
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Laughing Gull
(Larus atricilla)
Aztekenmöwe |
Common in coastal areas. |
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Gull-billed Tern
(Sterna nilotica)
Lachseeschwalbe |
Only single birds at Snake Bight on 16.3. |
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Caspian Tern
(Sterna caspia)
Raubseeschwalbe |
Single birds at inland ponds and canals, e.g. along Tamiami Trail and
in ENP. |
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Forster's Tern
(Sterna forsteri)
Forsterseeschwalbe |
Along the coast, e.g. Bunche Beach and Sanibel on 14.3. |
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Sooty Tern
(Sterna fuscata)
Rußseeschwalbe |
In big numbers around Garden Key/Bush Key, Dry Tortugas on 18.3. |
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Royal Tern
(Sterna maxima)
Königsseeschwalbe |
Everywhere along the coast. |
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Sandwich Tern
(Sterna sandvicensis)
Brandseeschwalbe |
Single birds between Royal Terns, e.g. Bunche Beach and Sanibel on
14.3. |
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Brown Noddy
(Anous stolidus)
Noddi |
In big numbers around Garden Key/Bush Key, Dry Tortugas on 18.3. |
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Black Skimmer
(Rynchops niger)
Amerikanischer Scherenschnabel |
Locally common along the coast: Bunche Beach, Sanibel, Everglades City,
Dry Tortugas etc. |
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Feral Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)
Felsentaube |
Common. |
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White-crowned Pigeon
(Columba leucocephala)
Weißscheiteltaube |
1 in Key West on 17.3., ca. 4 Key Largo Hammocks State Botanical Site
on 19.3., 1 Gumbo Limbo Trail on 19.3. |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Türkentaube |
Common. |
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Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)
Carolinataube |
Common. |
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White-winged Dove
(Zenaida asiatica)
Weißflügeltaube |
Locally common, e.g. around the intersection US-27/SR-70 on 13.3.,
SW 216th Street Homestead on 15.3., SW 212th Ave on 16.3./19.3., 1 on Garden
Key on 18.3.. |
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Common Ground-Dove
(Columbina passerina)
Sperlingstaube |
2 east of Corkscrew (Burrowing Owl Site) on 14.3., 1 on the fruit farm
on CR-858 on 15.3., also around Homestead (SW 212th Ave) |
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Monk Parakeet
(Myiopsitta monachus)
Mönchsittich |
Along SW 216th Street Homestead on 15.3. |
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Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Virginiauhu |
2 juv. in a nest at the parking lot of the Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee
on 15.3. |
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Burrowing Owl
(Athene cunicularia)
Kaninchenkauz |
4 east of Corkscrew along a small road leading southwards from CR-846
(N 26.21.25.9, W 81.31.43.7). |
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Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
Sumpfohreule |
1 in Fort Jefferson on Garden Key on 18.3. |
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Belted Kingfisher
(Ceryle alcyon)
Gürtelfischer |
Common. |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)
Carolinaspecht |
Most common woodpecker. |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)
Gelbbauch-Saftlecker |
1 at Briggs Nature Center on 15.3. |
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Downy Woodpecker
(Picoides pubescens)
Dunenspecht |
1 Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3. |
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Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
Goldspecht |
Common, often pine forests. |
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Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)
Helmspecht |
Common, but in small numbers, e.g. Flatwoods Preserve, Audubon Corkscrew
Swamp Sanctuary, Sanibel, often at poles along roads. |
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Least Flycatcher
(Empidonax minimus)
Gartentyrann |
1 at Gumbo Limbo Trail on 19.3. |
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Eastern Phoebe
(Sayornis phoebe)
Phoebe |
Single birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Anhinga Trail and
elsewhere. |
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Great Crested Flycatcher
(Myiarchus crinitus)
Schnäppertyrann |
Often heard, but rarely seen, e.g. Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary,
ENP. |
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Western Kingbird
(Tyrannus verticalis)
Arkansastyrann |
5 at SW 212th Street, Homestead on 16.3. (N 25.24.21.7, W 80.32.00.9). |
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
(Tyrannus forficatus)
Scherentyrann |
1 at SW 212th Street, Homestead on 16.3. and 19.3., 1 on Boca Chica
Key on 17.3. |
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Gray Kingbird
(Tyrannus dominicensis)
Grautyrann |
1 at the parking lot of Mahagony Hammock, ENP on 16.3., 1 Fort Jefferson
on 18.3. |
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Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
Sumpfschwalbe |
Common. |
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Purple Martin
(Progne subis)
Purpurschwalbe |
Big colony in different artificial nest boxes at Agricultural Research
Center on the right hand side of the CR-846 south of Corkscrew (N 26.18.22.2,
W 81.35.38.0). |
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Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Rauchschwalbe |
2 at Fort Jefferson on 18.3. |
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Cave Swallow
(Hirundo fulva)
Höhlenschwalbe |
Some at the colony where SW 216th Street meets the Florida Turnpike
on 15.3. |
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Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus)
Louisianawürger |
Common. |
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Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)
Zedernseidenschwanz |
1 flock along CR-858 on 15.3., 1 flock at SW 212th Street, Homestead
on 16.3. |
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Carolina Wren
(Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Carolinazaunkönig |
1 at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3. |
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Gray Catbird
(Dumetella carolinensis)
Katzenvogel |
Common but secretive. |
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Northern Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
Spottdrossel |
Very common. |
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Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)
Rote Spottdrossel |
Single birds. |
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Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
Rotkehl-Hüttensänger |
1 at Flatwoods Preserve on 13.3., 1 at Eagle Lakes Park on 15.3., several
along the road to Daniel Beard Center on 16.3. and 19.3. |
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American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Wanderdrossel |
1 at Flatwoods Preseve on 13.3. |
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
(Polioptila caerulea)
Blaumückenfänger |
1 at Big Cypress Bend boardwalk on 15.3. |
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Tufted Titmouse
(Parus bicolor)
Indianermeise |
Single birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3. and Big
Cypress Bend boardwalk on 15.3. |
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White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Dachsammer |
1 at Briggs Nature Center on 15.3. |
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Savannah Sparrow
(Passerculus sandwichensis)
Grasammer |
2 near Flamingo campground, ENP on 16.3. |
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Eastern Towhee
(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Rötelgrundammer |
Single birds, e.g. around the intersection US-27/SR-70 on 13.3. |
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Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Rotkardinal |
Common. |
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Painted Bunting
(Passerina ciris)
Papstfink |
1 female at Eco Pond, ENP on 16.3. |
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Black-and-white Warbler
(Mniotilta varia)
Kletterwaldsänger |
Single birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3., Briggs
Nature Center on 15.3., Snake Bight Trail on 16.3., The Keys on 17.3. |
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Northern Parula
(Parula americana)
Meisenwaldsänger |
Single Birds, e.g. Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Garden Key and
elsewhere. |
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Yellow Warbler
(Dendroica petechia)
Goldwaldsänger |
1 at Card Sound Bridge on 19.3. |
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Pine Warbler
(Dendroica pinus)
Kiefernwaldsänger |
1 at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3., 2 along the road to
Daniel Beard Center on 16.3. |
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Yellow-throated Warbler
(Dendroica dominica)
Goldkehl-Waldsänger |
1 at Briggs Nature Center on 15.3. |
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Prairie Warbler
(Dendroica discolor)
Rostscheitel-Waldsänger |
1 at Bunche Beach on 14.3., 1 at Snake Bight Trail on 16.3., 1 Fort
Zachary, Key West on 17.3. |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Dendroica coronata)
Kronwaldsänger |
Commonest warbler. In numerous numbers along the shores of Garden Key,
Dry Tortugas on 18.3. |
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Palm Warbler
(Dendroica palmarum)
Palmenwaldsänger |
Common. |
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American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)
Schnäpperwaldsänger |
1 female at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3., 1 female at
Snake Bight Trail on 16.3. |
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Ovenbird
(Seiurus aurocapillus)
Pieperwaldsänger |
1 at Eco Pond on 16.3. |
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Northern Waterthrush
(Seiurus noveboracensis)
Drosselwaldsänger |
1 at Card Sound Bridge on 19.3. |
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Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas)
Weidengelbkehlchen |
Common in swampy areas, e.g. Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and
ENP. |
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White-eyed Vireo
(Vireo griseus)
Weißaugenvireo |
Common. |
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Blue-headed Vireo
(Vireo solitarius)
Graukopfvireo |
Common. |
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Red-winged Blackbird
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rotschulterstärling |
Very common in wetlands. |
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Eastern Meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)
Lerchenstärling |
Common in pasture lands. |
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Boat-tailed Grackle
(Quiscalus major)
Bootschwanzgrackel |
Common. |
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Common Grackle
(Quiscalus quiscula)
Purpurgrackel |
Common. |
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Brown-headed Cowbird
(Molothrus ater)
Braunkopf-Kuhstärling |
Flocks at the Burrowing Owl site on 14.3., at Briggs Nature Center
on 15.3., around SW 212th Street, Homestead. |
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House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Haussperling |
Locally common in urban areas. |
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European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Star |
Common. |
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Common Mynah
(Acridotheres tristis)
Hirtenmaina |
Up to 6 around the intersection of 177th Krome Ave and SR-9336 on 16.3.
and 19.3. |
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Blue Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)
Blauhäher |
Common. |
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Florida Scrub Jay
(Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Buschhäher |
About 5 south of Archbold Research Center on 13.3., 2-3 at Briggs Nature
Center on 15.3. Introduced around Briggs Nature Center. |
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American Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Amerikanerkrähe |
Common inland. |
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Fish Crow
(Corvus ossifragus)
Fischkrähe |
Common coastal. |