FYI



Charlie Ewell

Cape Coral, FL

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http://www.birdpatrol.org

Burrowing Owl Festival (Feb 21 2009) info at:

http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/

FL Ornithological Society info

http://fosbirds.org





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From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Pranty
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:27 PM
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Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Greater Sand-Plover 2009-05-26 -- Maybe ... and a Horned
Lizarrd



Good evening all,

I stopped by Huguenot Memorial Park on my way to Fort Clinch State Park this
afternoon. I arrived around 1430 and departed 2 hours later. The bird was
not seen by anybody (there were 12-15 people looking) during that time, nor
was it seen from 0800 to past 1100.

The only potential sighting was around noon. I spoke with a fellow birder
from Pittsburgh who had been there all day and he said that a woman (he
didn't get her name but she had seen the bird before, so she's probably
local) claimed that she saw the GSPL for about two minutes in the usual spot
but then it "flew north." Neither of us knew exactly what that meant.

An Arctic Tern was also reported in the same spot but was gone once the tide
started dropping after noon.

I found three adult male Painted Buntings in the park (none banded),
including one just southwest of the restrooms/Sharky's shack that Brian
Ahern found more than a week ago.

Finally, as I was exiting the park, I was stunned to see a Horned Lizard
(Phrynosoma spp) sunning in the road. It had a very thick tail and
backwards-facing spikes on its head. By the time I found an unflooded spot
to park, the lizard had run into the dunes, so no photos. Huguenot Park
seems a strange place for this exotic, but it was located between the picnic
area and the campground, so somebody must have lost their pet ...


Best regards,

Bill Pranty
Bayonet Point, Florida

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