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Margie & all, Great find! If anyone sees the Bananaquit tomorrow morning, please post if you can. I can't get there until around 2:00, so I'd appreciate any up to the minute on this bird. Good birding to all, Tina Mossbarger [log in to unmask] Sarasota FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie Wilkinson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: [FLBIRDS] Bananaquit at Fort DeSoto, 10/18 > Today's real surprise was a Bananaquit (Bahamas) which I saw at Fort > DeSoto Park (Pinellas County). It was located close to the north > hammock, but in the area which is south of the hammock. For those nor > familiar, park in the north beach parking lot close to the > mangrove-lined "ditch" which borders the south side of the oak grove > yard. Follow the ditch to the east side of the paved road and continue > east until you come to a pond (fed by pipes) on the left. On your right > at that point is a sand road which you should follow to a T. You will > have just crossed another canal or culvert when you reach the T, and you > have also just gone past the north hammock which is on your left. Turn > left at the T. At the first fork bear left. The Bananaquit was about > 30 yards down from the Y and feeding around the Coin Vine on the right > side of the grassy road. I was unable to relocate it later. > > Vegetation back here is dense and the Coin Vine seems to be all over, so > I'm hoping that in the morning this bird will be very vocal. > > There was a nice group of mostly Bay-breasted warblers today in the area > behind the tower along the nature trail. > > Margie Wilkinson > St. Petersburg, FL > [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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]