Content-Type: text/html Hi, My name is Matt Andrews, I am 17, and I live in St. Louis Missouri. I will be taking aweek long family vacation to Captiva Island during the last week in March, which now is only about a couple of weeks away. I have never birded in Florida before and anticipate seeing many lifers. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone who knows anything about the questions below could write me back and help me. 1. First I would like to know if Caracara can be seen anywhere north of Ft. Myers along I-75, also are Western Kingbirds frequently seen along this road??? 2. I have heard that the Eurasian Widgeons are still being seen at Eagle Lakes Park, but I would like to know if the Bronzed Cowbirds are still being seen there, and also some specific directions would be appreciated. 3. Can anyone give me specific directions to the best place/places to find Burrowing Owl in Cape Coral/Ft. Myers??? 4. I know these birds are seen in the area of Ft. Myers and Sanibel/Captiva, but I would like to know if they would be present, and in what concentrations, at the time of year in which I will be there. I am under the assumption that the last week in march would be a transition time in the species in Florida, and I am not at all familiar with the migration timing of the birds in Florida. Northern Gannet Prothonotary Warbler Hooded Warbler Cape May Warbler Black Throated Blue Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Lincoln’s Sparrow Swallow-Tailed Kite Stilt Sandpiper American Avocet Black Whiskered Vireo Mangrove Cuckoo Gray Kingbird 5. Are Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary or Ding Darling at all reliable for these species during this time??? Clapper Rail King Rail Sora Least Bittern Limpkin Purple Gallinule 6. Are there any reliable places for these species in Lee County (Sanibel, Captiva, Ft. Myers, Cape Coral etc. where I will be doing most of my birding), at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, or Lake Trafford??? Snail Kite Short Tailed Hawk Fulvous Whistling Duck Black Bellied Whistling Duck Gull Billed Tern Smooth Billed Ani Shiny Cowbird 7. And lastly is there any chance and what is that chance of seeing these species off Captiva in the Gulf during/before/after inclement weather. Parasitic Jaeger Pomarine Jaeger Cory’s Shearwater Greater Shearwater Wilson’s Storm Petrel Sooty Tern Bridled Tern Masked Booby Brown Booby Brown Noddy Thank you all so much for bearing with me. Any information you can give me about the questions above would be greatly appreciated. This could make the difference between a lot of lifers for me. I look forward to visiting and thanks again! Matt Andrews St. Louis,MO [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Policy,sub.info: http://bkpass.tripod.com/FLORIDABIRDS-L.htm Member photos: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html Set nomail: Click: [log in to unmask] Set floridabirds-l nomail Listowner: Click: [log in to unmask]