Birding South Florida - March 2001 - Species List

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In these lists I hope to give you an idea where and how regular we saw the species. However it is often difficult to give exact and useful information. All the photos in this section were made by us, so if you would like to use them, ask first and we will find a way.


Birds: Grebes - Spoonbill   Ducks - Raptors     Fowl - Shorebirds    Gulls - Woodpeckers   Passerines

Other Animals



Altogether I identified 150 bird species on the trip. Of more than 70 species I took photos. To view the photos in bigger size just click on the small icons in the bird list.


ENP means Everglades National Park
Species Name
English
(Scientific)
German
Observations, Remarks
Pied-billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)
Bindentaucher
On freshwater ponds and canals at Ding Darling, along Tamiami Trail, Everglades National Park, Key West.
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.
Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
Braunpelikan
Everywhere in coastal areas.
Northern Gannet
(Morus bassanus)
Baßtölpel
Several small flocks and single birds from the ferry to the Dry Tortugas on 18.3..
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.
Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
Ohrenscharbe
Common, also in coastal areas.
Anhinga
(Anhinga anhinga)
Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel
Common near freshwater, also at very small inland ponds.
Magnificent Frigatebird
(Fregata magnificens)
Prachtfregattvogel
Along the coast regularly seen (Bunche Beach, Sanibel, Keys etc.), very common on Garden Key on 18.3.

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.
Great Egret
(Egretta alba)
Silberreiher
Common everywhere.
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.
Tricolored Heron
(Egretta tricolor)
Dreifarbenreiher
Common in small numbers.
Little Blue Heron
(Egretta caerulea)
Blaureiher
Common.
Snowy Egret
(Egretta thula)
Schmuckreiher
Common.
Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Kuhreiher
Common near cattle.
Green Heron
(Butorides (striatus) virescens)
Mangrovereiher
Common.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
(Nyctanassa violacea)
Krabbenreiher
1 at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3., 1 Everglades City on 15.3.
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..
Wood Stork
(Mycteria americana)
Waldstorch
Local but common, breeding colony at Paurotis Pond, ENP.
White Ibis
(Eudocimus albus)
Schneesichler
Common.
Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
Brauner Sichler
Local but common.
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.
American Wigeon
(Anas americana)
Nordamerikanische Pfeifente
3 on West Lake (?) on 16.3.
Mottled Duck
(Anas (platyrhynchos) fulvigula)
Floridaente
Some at freshwater ponds, e.g. Eagle Lakes Park on 15.3.
Blue-winged Teal
(Anas discors)
Blauflügelente
Locally common on freshwater ponds, e.g. Eco Pond, ENP on 16.3.
Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)
Mittelsäger
Some on and around Sanibel on 14.3., 1 Snake Bight, ENP on 16.3.

Turkey Vulture
(Cathartes aura)
Truthahngeier
Common.

Black Vulture
(Coragyps atratus)
Rabengeier
Common.
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Fischadler
Common, often with nests, e.g. Flamingo, ENP.
Swallow-tailed Kite
(Elanoides forficatus)
Schwalbenweih
Single birds daily in the inlands, not on The Keys.
Snail Kite
(Rostrhamus sociabilis)
Schneckenweih
About 6 near Shark Valley north of the Tamiami Trail on 15.3.
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.
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.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
(Accipiter striatus)
Eckschwanzsperber
1 on Sanibel on 14.3.
Cooper's Hawk
(Accipiter cooperii)
Rundschwanzsperber
2 between Flatwoods La Belle along CR-731 on 13.3.

Red-shouldered Hawk
(Buteo lineatus)
Rotschulterbussard
Common in the Inland.
Broad-winged Hawk
(Buteo platypterus)
Breitflügelbussard
2-3 on The Keys and Stock Island east of Key West on 17.3.
Short-tailed Hawk
(Buteo brachyurus)
Kurzschwanzbussard
1 adult light morph over Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3.
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Rotschwanzbussard
1 on the way from US-75 to Sanibel on 14.3.
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.
American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Buntfalke
Common everywhere.
Northern Bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus)
Virginiawachtel
A flock of about 10 birds at Flatwoods Preserve on 13.3.
Limpkin
(Aramus guarauna)
Rallenkranich
2 near Shark Valley north of the Tamiami Trail on 15.3.
Sora
(Porzana carolina)
Carolinasumpfhuhn
1 ad. at Eco Pond, ENP on 16.3.
Common Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
Teichhuhn
Locally common, e.g. Eagle Lakes Park and Anhinga Trail.

Purple Gallinule
(Porphyrula martinica)
Zwergsultanshuhn
Several birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Eagle Lakes Park, Anhinga Trail (ENP), Eco Pond (ENP).
American Coot
(Fulica americana)
Amerikanisches Bläßhuhn
Fairly common, e.g. Eagle Lakes Park, ENP, The Keys.
American Oystercatcher
(Haematopus palliatus)
Braunmantel-Austernfischer
Bunche Beach on 14.3.
Black-necked Stilt
(Himantopus (himantopus) mexicanus)
Stelzenläufer
On The Keys at Wild Bird Center and Lake Edna on 17.3.
American Avocet
(Recurvirostra americana)
Braunhals-Säbelschnäbler
2 in the Snake Bight on 16.3.
Black-bellied Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
Kiebitzregenpfeifer
At Bunche Beach and Sanibel on 14.3., Snake Bight on 16.3.
Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
Amerikanischer Sandregenpfeifer
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Everglades City on 15.3.
Wilson's Plover
(Charadrius wilsonia)
Wilsonregenpfeifer
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3.
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.
Piping Plover
(Charadrius melodus)
Flötenregenpfeifer
Common at Bunche Beach on 14.3.
Marbled Godwit
(Limosa fedoa)
Mamorschnepfe
3-4 at Bunche Beach on 14.3.
Whimbrel
(Numenius phaeopus)
Regenbrachvogel
1 between Garden Key and Bush Key on Dry Tortugas on 18.3.
Long-billed Curlew
(Numenius americanus)
Rostbrachvogel
1 at Bunche Beach on 14.3.
Greater Yellowlegs
(Tringa melanoleuca)
Großer Gelbschenkel
1 at Snake Bight on 16.3.
Lesser Yellowlegs
(Tringa flavipes)
Kleiner Gelbschenkel
At Lake Edna, The Keys, on 17.3.
Willet
(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
Schlammtreter
Common along shores.
Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularia)
Drosseluferläufer
Single birds, e.g. at Bunche Beach, ENP, The Keys.
Ruddy Turnstone
(Arenaria interpres)
Steinwälzer
Common along the coast.
Short-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus griseus)
Kleiner Schlammläufer
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Snake Bight on 16.3.
Red Knot
(Calidris canutus)
Knutt
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Snake Bight on 16.3.
Sanderling
(Calidris alba)
Sanderling
Bunche Beach, along the road/bridge to Sanibel, The Keys. 
Semipalmated Sandpiper
(Calidris pusilla)
Sandstrandläufer
1 between Garden Key and Bush Key on Dry Tortugas on 18.3.
Western Sandpiper
(Calidris mauri)
Bergstrandläufer
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and The Keys on 17.3.
Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)
Wiesenstrandläufer
At Bunche Beach on 14.3., Everglades City on 15.3., Snake Bight on 16.3.
Pectoral Sandpiper
(Calidris melanotos)
Graubrust-Strandläufer
1 between Garden Key and Bush Key on Dry Tortugas on 18.3.
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
Alpenstrandläufer
Some at Bunche Beach on 14.3. and Snake Bight on 16.3.
Ring-billed Gull
(Larus delawarensis)
Ringschnabelmöwe
Common in coastal areas.
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Silbermöwe
Single along the shores, e.g. Bunche Beach on 14.3.
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.
Laughing Gull
(Larus atricilla)
Aztekenmöwe
Common in coastal areas.
Gull-billed Tern
(Sterna nilotica)
Lachseeschwalbe
Only single birds at Snake Bight on 16.3.
Caspian Tern
(Sterna caspia)
Raubseeschwalbe
Single birds at inland ponds and canals, e.g. along Tamiami Trail and in ENP.
Forster's Tern
(Sterna forsteri)
Forsterseeschwalbe
Along the coast, e.g. Bunche Beach and Sanibel on 14.3.
Sooty Tern
(Sterna fuscata)
Rußseeschwalbe
In big numbers around Garden Key/Bush Key, Dry Tortugas on 18.3.
Royal Tern
(Sterna maxima)
Königsseeschwalbe
Everywhere along the coast.
Sandwich Tern
(Sterna sandvicensis)
Brandseeschwalbe
Single birds between Royal Terns, e.g. Bunche Beach and Sanibel on 14.3.
Brown Noddy
(Anous stolidus)
Noddi
In big numbers around Garden Key/Bush Key, Dry Tortugas on 18.3.
Black Skimmer
(Rynchops niger)
Amerikanischer Scherenschnabel
Locally common along the coast: Bunche Beach, Sanibel, Everglades City, Dry Tortugas etc.
Feral Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)
Felsentaube
Common.
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.
Eurasian Collared-Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Türkentaube
Common.
Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)
Carolinataube
Common.
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..
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)
Monk Parakeet
(Myiopsitta monachus)
Mönchsittich
Along SW 216th Street Homestead on 15.3.
Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Virginiauhu
2 juv. in a nest at the parking lot of the Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee on 15.3.
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).
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
Sumpfohreule
1 in Fort Jefferson on Garden Key on 18.3.
Belted Kingfisher
(Ceryle alcyon)
Gürtelfischer
Common.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)
Carolinaspecht
Most common woodpecker.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)
Gelbbauch-Saftlecker
1 at Briggs Nature Center on 15.3.
Downy Woodpecker
(Picoides pubescens)
Dunenspecht
1 Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3.
Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
Goldspecht
Common, often pine forests.
Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)
Helmspecht
Common, but in small numbers, e.g. Flatwoods Preserve, Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Sanibel, often at poles along roads.
Least Flycatcher
(Empidonax minimus)
Gartentyrann
1 at Gumbo Limbo Trail on 19.3.
Eastern Phoebe
(Sayornis phoebe)
Phoebe
Single birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Anhinga Trail and elsewhere.
Great Crested Flycatcher
(Myiarchus crinitus)
Schnäppertyrann
Often heard, but rarely seen, e.g. Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, ENP.
Western Kingbird
(Tyrannus verticalis)
Arkansastyrann
5 at SW 212th Street, Homestead on 16.3. (N 25.24.21.7, W 80.32.00.9).
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.
Gray Kingbird
(Tyrannus dominicensis)
Grautyrann
1 at the parking lot of Mahagony Hammock, ENP on 16.3., 1 Fort Jefferson on 18.3.
Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
Sumpfschwalbe
Common.
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). 
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Rauchschwalbe
2 at Fort Jefferson on 18.3.
Cave Swallow
(Hirundo fulva)
Höhlenschwalbe
Some at the colony where SW 216th Street meets the Florida Turnpike on 15.3.
Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus)
Louisianawürger
Common.
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)
Zedernseidenschwanz
1 flock along CR-858 on 15.3., 1 flock at SW 212th Street, Homestead on 16.3.
Carolina Wren
(Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Carolinazaunkönig
1 at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3.
Gray Catbird
(Dumetella carolinensis)
Katzenvogel
Common but secretive.

Northern Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
Spottdrossel
Very common.
Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)
Rote Spottdrossel
Single birds.
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.
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Wanderdrossel
1 at Flatwoods Preseve on 13.3.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
(Polioptila caerulea)
Blaumückenfänger
1 at Big Cypress Bend boardwalk on 15.3.
Tufted Titmouse
(Parus bicolor)
Indianermeise
Single birds at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3. and Big Cypress Bend boardwalk on 15.3.
White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Dachsammer
1 at Briggs Nature Center on 15.3.
Savannah Sparrow
(Passerculus sandwichensis)
Grasammer
2 near Flamingo campground, ENP on 16.3.
Eastern Towhee
(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Rötelgrundammer
Single birds, e.g. around the intersection US-27/SR-70 on 13.3.
Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Rotkardinal
Common.
Painted Bunting
(Passerina ciris)
Papstfink
1 female at Eco Pond, ENP on 16.3.
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.
Northern Parula
(Parula americana)
Meisenwaldsänger
Single Birds, e.g. Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Garden Key and elsewhere.
Yellow Warbler
(Dendroica petechia)
Goldwaldsänger
1 at Card Sound Bridge on 19.3.
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.
Yellow-throated Warbler
(Dendroica dominica)
Goldkehl-Waldsänger
1 at Briggs Nature Center on 15.3.
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.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Dendroica coronata)
Kronwaldsänger
Commonest warbler. In numerous numbers along the shores of Garden Key, Dry Tortugas on 18.3.
Palm Warbler
(Dendroica palmarum)
Palmenwaldsänger
Common.
American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)
Schnäpperwaldsänger
1 female at Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on 13.3., 1 female at Snake Bight Trail on 16.3.
Ovenbird
(Seiurus aurocapillus)
Pieperwaldsänger
1 at Eco Pond on 16.3.
Northern Waterthrush
(Seiurus noveboracensis)
Drosselwaldsänger
1  at Card Sound Bridge on 19.3.
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas)
Weidengelbkehlchen
Common in swampy areas, e.g. Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and ENP.
White-eyed Vireo
(Vireo griseus)
Weißaugenvireo
Common.
Blue-headed Vireo
(Vireo solitarius)
Graukopfvireo
Common.
Red-winged Blackbird
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rotschulterstärling
Very common in wetlands.
Eastern Meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)
Lerchenstärling
Common in pasture lands.
Boat-tailed Grackle
(Quiscalus major)
Bootschwanzgrackel
Common.
Common Grackle
(Quiscalus quiscula)
Purpurgrackel
Common.
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.
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
Haussperling
Locally common in urban areas.
European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Star
Common.
Common Mynah
(Acridotheres tristis)
Hirtenmaina
Up to 6 around the intersection of 177th Krome Ave and SR-9336 on 16.3. and 19.3.
Blue Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)
Blauhäher
Common.
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.
American Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Amerikanerkrähe
Common inland.
Fish Crow
(Corvus ossifragus)
Fischkrähe
Common coastal.


Other Animals



These are only some very prominent animals (mostly big ones). There were of course lots of others like some more turtles (freshwater turtles), lizards, beautiful butterflies and other animals not mentioned here. 
 
Species Name
English
(Scientific)
German
Observations, Remarks
White-tailed Deer
(Odocoileus virginianus)
Weißwedelhirsch
Some along the road  from Moore Haven to Venus in the early morning on 13.3., a fawn (roadkill) eaten by Black Vultures and the female closeby at ENP on 19.3.
Opossum
(Didelphis virginiana)
Opossum
Only roadkills, e.g. in ENP on 17.3.
Raccoon
(Procyon lotor)
Waschbär
1 at Visitor Center Ding Darling NWR on 14.3., 2 on Snake Bight Trail on 16.3., 2 near Flamingo on 17.3.
Nine-banded Armadillo
(Dasypus novemcinctus)
Neunbinden-Gürteltier
Only roadkills around Venus on 13.3.
Marsh Rabbit
(Sylvilagus palustris)
Sumpfkaninchen
Some around Flamingo and Eco Pond in ENP on 16.3.
Loggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
Unechte Karettschildkröte
Very good views on a big one from the ferry Dry Totugas to Key West on 18.3.
American Alligator
Alligator mississipiensis
Mississipi-Alligator
Common in every waterhole, even on The Keys.
Snake spec.
Schlange
1 crossing the road to Daniel Beard Center, ENP on 16.3. (looked to me like a tree climbing snake)
Anole
Anolis spec.
Anolis
Common, photo was taken at Snake Bight Trail, ENP on 16.3.



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