Burrowing Owl at Brian Piccolo Park, 12/27/2015
Burrowing Owl My father and I just returned from a 3 day excursion through South Florida in search of birds we've never seen before. We had a very successful trip. We found 104 species over the three days, including 6 species I've never seen in Florida: Neotropic Cormorant, Western Spindalis (lifer), Egyptian Goose, Bronzed Cowbird, Red-wiskered Bulbul (lifer), and Western Grebe. We also had 2 currently non-countable species we've never seen before: Scaly-breasted Munia and Yellow-chevroned Parakeet. I also added two birds to my year list: Nashville Warbler and Burrowing Owl. Burrowing Owl I don't normally give away locations of nests or owl locations; however, these owls are well-known and their nests are clearly marked with yellow tape to encourage visitors to stay a safe distance away. It's the strangest thing: Brian Piccolo Park is a community park with baseball and soccer fields, and these owls are nesting right next to the parking lots in the park...