An early start put us at Spanish River Park about thirty minutes before sunrise in order to take advantage of some free parking. A pair of foxes greeted us as we got familiar with the park while waiting for enough light to bird. Once that light came we found 12 species of warblers with the highlights being Yellow-breasted Chat, Orange-crowned, and Magnolia. Most of our time was spent talking to Brian Hope and Linda McCandless, but a Ruby-throated Hummingbird decided to drop in on the conversation a few times.
Our next stop was Hugh Taylor Birch, where after finding a Blue-headed Vireo and Yellow-rumped Warbler we decided the best part about going to HTB was getting to leave the park. The BK lounge was a much better stop than HTB on our way back to the interstate.
 
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The rest of the day was kind of a blur since it was so long ago, but we looked for White-winged Parakeet in Little Hati, checked out a few spots in Key Largo for our Monroe County big day, and wound up at Larry's house late in the afternoon. Phil was pleased with his first lifer of the day when a Shiny came into the feeder, but we also enjoyed watching the Bronzed Cowbird display as well as learning how to identify female cowbirds. The night was spent in Flamingo. |
