SYSTEMATIC LIST of SPECIES SEEN ~ SOUTH FLORIDA & DRY TORTUGAS April 27 - May 5, 2002
ITINERARY
Day 1: Crandon Park/Key Biscayne; Broward County Library Wetlands; Brian Picolo Park; Loxahatchee NWR
Day 2: Spanish River Park; Wakodahatchee Wetland; John Prince Park; Joe Overstreet Road; 3 Lakes WMA
Day 3: Bridge at Avon Park Bombing Range; Walk-in-the-Water Road/Tiger Creek; Rte 70 West; Archbold
           Biological Station; Old SR8; Cypress Bend Boardwalk; Rte 41 at Shark Valley; 62nd & 72nd in Miami
Day 4: Card Sound Road Toll Booth; Upper Key Largo; Long Key MM69; Lake Edna on Grassy Key; Ohio
           Key; No Name Key; Blue Hole on Big Pine Key; Boca Chica Key; East Rockland Key MM9; Key 
           West - 19th & Flagler; Stock Island - Junior College Road, Key Haven Rd
Day 5: Gulf Stream/Gulf of Mexico; Tail End Tower; Drt Tortugas - Garden Key, Hospital Key
Day 6: Dry Tortugas - Garden Key, Long Key, Loggerhead Key
Day 7: Dry Tortugas - Garden Key; Stock Island Marina; Stock Island - Junior College Road, Key Haven Road,
           3rd & 5th Street
Day 8: Upper Key Largo - Marsielle & Valois Road, Gulf Stream & Ocean Road; Card Sound Road Toll Booth;
          Everglades - Paurotis Pond, Snake Bight Trail, Eco Pond, Anhinga Trail, Homestead; Everglades - 
          Road to Research Center
Day 9: SW 216St in Homestead; Kendall - 97th & 120th, Baptist Hospital and Neighborhood; Matheson
          Hammock Nature Trail; Miami Springs
The FIRST NUMBER indicates the largest number of that species seen at one time
The SECOND NUMBER indicates the number of days that that species was seen
BIRDS:
Pied-billed Grebe 5 at Wakodahatchee - 3/1
Audubon's Shearwater 4 in the Gulf Stream - 2/1
Masked Booby 63 on Hospital Key - 50/3
Brown Booby Up to 4 on a boundary marker; 3 young towards Key West - 4/2
Northern Gannet 2 juveniles towards Key West
American White Pelican 8 at the end of Snake Bight - 8/1
Brown Pelican Seen on all but 2 days
Double-crested Cormorant Seen daily
Anhinga Common on the mainland - 11/5
Magnificent Frigatebird 1 on Key Biscayne; Com. on Key Largo; nesting in the Dry Tortugas - 100/6 
American Bittern 1 flying over sawgrass on Rte 41 at Shark Valley
Least Bittern 2 at Loxahatchee; 20+ at Wakodahatchee; 3 Shark Valley - 4/3
Great Blue Heron Seen daily with exception of Dry Tortugas - 4/6
        - Great White morph 10+ at Snake Bight;  2 on the Keys
        - Wurdleman's 1 at Snake Bight
Great Egret Small numbers on most days including 8 in the Dry Tortugas - 8/6
Snowy Egret 10+ in the Everglades and Wakodahatchee; small numbers at Loxahatchee,
  Big Cypress, Boca Chica Key - 7/5
Little Blue Heron 1 imm. At Eco Pond and Boca Chica; small numbers at Wakodahatchee, 
  Loxahatchee and Big Cypress - 2/5
Tri-colored Heron <10 at Wakodahatchee; small numbers in the Everglades, Loxahatchee, Big
  Cypress, the Keys - 3/5
Reddish Egret 1 on Long Key; 2 on Boca Chica; 5 at Snake Bight - 5/2
         -  'white morph' 2 at Snake Bight
Cattle Egret Common seen daily
Green Heron Seen daily on the mainland, including 1 in Dry Tortugas - 3/7
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 at Loxahatchee; 3 at Avon Park; 4 in the Everglades - 2/3
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 at Spanish River Park - 1/1
White Ibis Common seen daily other than on Dry Tortugas - 30+/7
Glossy Ibis 19 at Loxahatchee; <20 at Wakodahatchee - 8/2
Roseate Spoonbill 4 at Paurotis Pond
Wood Stork Nesting at Paurotis Pond; singles in the prairies and Browrd County library;
  8 in Big Cypress - 50+/4
Black Vulture Common on mainland 
Turkey Vulture Common seen daily except on Dry Tortugas
Greater Flamingo 2 at Snake Bight
Muscovy Duck* Common in canals and at Baptist Hospital - 9/4
Mallard Duck 2 at Broward County Library
Mottled Duck 4 at Broward County library; 5 at Loxahatchee; 6 at Wakodahatchee - 4/2
Blue-winged Teal 2 at Wakodahatchee; 1 at Paurotis Pond - 2/2
Osprey Common seen daily on the mainland including 1 in the Dry Tortugas - 3/7
Swallow-tailed Kite 1 on SR8 and in the Everglades; 2 at Avon Park; 10 in Big Cypress; 4 at 
  Matheson Hammock - 7/4
Snail Kite 10 on Rte 41 at Shark Valley - 3/1
Bald Eagle 3 in the Everglades; 1 on Rte 70; 1 on Ohio Key; 2 at Joe Overstreet and 4
  at Three Lakes - 2/4
Sharp-shinned Hawk Individuals at Three Lakes and on Loggerhead Key - 1/2
Red-shouldered Hawk Seen daily on the mainland - 3/6
Short-tailed Hawk 1 dark morph at Walk-in-the-Water Rd and 1 juv. at No Name Key - 1/2
Red-tailed Hawk 1 on Rte 70; 2 in the prairies; 1 on the Keys - 1/2
Crested Caracara 2 on Rte 70 
American Kestrel 1 on Loggerhead Key
Merlin 1 female on Garden Key; 2 juvs. on Loggerhead Key - 2/2 
Peregrine Falcon 3 on Loggerhead Key; 1 on Garden Key - 2/2
Wild Turkey 2 in the prairies - 1/2
Northern Bobwhite Heard at Three Lakes and Archbold Biological Station - 1/2
Purple Gallinule 1 at Eco Pond; 7 at Wakodahatchee; 2 at John Prince; 1 at Broward County
  library - 4/3
Purple Swamp-Hen* 7 at Broward County library  4/1
Common Moorhen Common seen daily on the mainland - 6/5
American Coot 8 at Paroutis Pond; 3 at Wakodahatchee; 1 at Baptist Hospital and Keys - 8/4
Limpkin 2 at John Prince; 2 at Avon Park; 3 at Shark Valley - 2/3
Black-bellied Plover 40+ on the Keys; 10+ on the Tortugas; 5 at Snake Bight - 25/4
Wilson's Plover 1 at Lake Edna; 4 at Boca Chica; 1 at Snake Bight - 3/2
Semipalmated Plover Common on the Keys; 20+ at Snake Bight - 40+/2
Killdeer Small numbers at Loxahatchee, Broward County Library and in prairies - 3/4
Black-necked Stilt 3 at Wakodahatchee; 4 at Lake Edna; 2 at Long Key - 4/3
Lesser Yellowlegs 1 at Broward County library; 2 at Boca Chica - 2/2
Solitary Sandpiper 1 at Broward County library;1 at Card Sound Road toll booth - 1/2
Willet 2 Eastern and 1 Western on Ohio Key; 1 on Lake Edna; 5 at Boca Chica of 
  the Western race - 5/1
Spotted Sandpiper 2 on the Keys; 1 on Garden Key; 2 in the Everglades - 1/4
Ruddy Turnstone Common the Keys, Tortugas and Everglades - 20+/5
Sanderling 1 on tke Keys and on the Tortugas; 2 at Snake Bight - 2/4
Semipalmated Sandpiper Seen only on Boca Chica - 5-+/1
Least Sandpiper Common on the Keys and at Snake Bight; 2 on the Tortugas - 50+/5
Dunlin 15 at Ohio Key and 60+ at Snake Bight - 60+/2
Short-billed Dowitcher Common on the Keys - 50+/1
Pomarine Jaeger 6 in the Gulf Stream - 1/1
Laughing Gull The most common gull - 50+/5
Ring-billed Gull 2 on the Keys
Herring Gull 1 juv on Bush Key
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adults, 1 3rd summer and 6 1st summer at East Rockland Key - 9/1
Gull-billed Tern 1 off Snake Bight and 2 on Eco Pond - 2/1
Caspian Tern 1 on Boca Chica; 1 at Snake Bight - 1/2
Royal Tern Common on the Keys, Tortugas and Everglades - 15/4
Sandwich Tern 3 at Ohio Key; 17 coming into Key West - 5/2
Roseate Tern Small numbers on several markers - 6/2
Least Tern Common at Wakodahatchee and Everglades; coming into Key West - 20+/3
Bridled Tern 5 in the Gulf Stream - 2/1
Sooty Tern The most abundant bird in the Tortugas
Brown Noddy The second most abundant bird in the Tortugas
Black Noddy 1 seen on the north coaling dock on Garden Key
Rock Dove Common daily on the mainland
White-crowned Pigeon 1 on Key Biscayne; Common on Upper Key Largo and Key West - 4/4
Eurasian Collared-Dove The most common dove
White-winged Dove Coomon in agricultural areas west of Miami - 3/5
Zenaida Dove 1 on Upper Key Largo
Mourning Dove Common seen daily (only breeding passerine on the Dry Tortugas)
Common Ground-Dove Small numbers on the mainland - 2/5
Monk Parakeet Common in Crandon Park, Miami Springs and Kendall - 30+/2 
White-fronted Amazon* 30+ at the parrot roost
White-winged Parakeet 2 flying over Kendall at 97th & 120th - 2/1
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet* 15 at Royal Palm 
Rose-ringed Parakeet* 1 at the parrot roost
Yellow-billed Cuckoo At least 15 in the Tortugas; 5 on Upper Key Largo - 3/4
Mangrove Cuckoo 1 heard at Valois St; 6 seen on Upper Key Largo - 4/1
Smooth-billed Ani 3 in Kendall at 97th & 120th - 3/1
Eastern Screech-Owl 1gray morph in Homestead and 1 rufous morph at Matheson Hammock - 1/2
Burrowing Owl 1 at Brian Piccolo Park
Common Nighthawk 3 at 3 Lakes WMA; 1 in Everglades; Several on Stock Island - 2/4
Antillean Nighthawk 2 seen and calling at 5th & 3rd; 1 calling at Key Haven and up to 5 seen - 2/2
Chuck-will's-widow Heard at Avon Park and Everglades; 2 individuals seen at Fort Jefferson -1/4
Chimney Swift Small numbers seen or heard on the mainland - 3/4
Red-bellied Woodpecker Seen daily except on the Tortugas - 2/7
Downy Woodpecker Individuals at 3Lakes, Broward Co. library, Archbold Biological Station - 1/3
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 2 males at 3 Lakes WMA
Northern Flicker 1 on Upper Key Largo
Pileated Woodpecker 1 at Matheson Hammock; 2 at Spanish River - 1/3
Great Crested Flycatcher Common on the mainland - 2/3
Eastern Kingbird 1 at Paurotis Pond; 1 on Garden Key - 1/2
Gray Kingbird 3 on Loggerhead Key, small numbers on the mainland - 4/5
Loggerhead Shrike Common on the mainland - 2/5
White-eyed Vireo Heard daily and small numbers seen on the mainland - 2/5
Red-eyed Vireo 2 heard calling at Cypress Bend boardwalk
Black-whiskered Vireo Common on Upper Key Largo; 1 at Spanish River - 3/2
Blue Jay Small numbers at Archbold and around Miami - 2/3
Florida Scrub-Jay 1 near 3 Lakes; 8 on Old SR8 - 3/2
American Crow Common inland
Fish Crow Common on the coast
Purple Martin Common on the mainland
Tree Swallow Small numbers at Loxahatchee - 18/1
N. Rough-winged Swallow Up to 3 seen around Fort Jefferson - 3/3
Cave Swallow  30+ in Homestead of the "West Indian" race
Barn Swallow Up to 12 in the Tortugas; individual in Everglades - 5/4
Carolina Wren Heard on 3 days,seen aat Cypress Bend boardwalk - 2/4
Red-whiskered Bulbul 3 in Kendall
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Only heard on 2 occasions
Eastern Bluebird Up to 20 in the pinelands - 4/2 
Veery 1 at Fort Jefferson
Gray Catbird 1 at 3 Lakes, Cypress Bend and on Garden Key
Northern Mockingbird Common seen daily
European Starling Common daily on the mainland
Common Myna* Several in Florida City - 2/3
Hill Myna* 3 at Matheson Hammock
Golden-winged Warbler 1 on No Name Key
Northern Parula 1 on the Tortugas and at Spanish River; Several at Avon Park, Cypress Bend,  
  and in the Keys - 3/4
Yellow Warbler 2 at Spanish River Park - 1/1
Cuban Golden' Warbler * Heard at Card Sound Toll Booth
Magnolia Warbler 2 at Cypress Bend; up to 8 on the Tortugas - 2/3
Cape May Warbler Common on Upper Key Largo; 1 on the Tortugas; 3 at Spanish River; 2 at
  Cypress Bend - 3/6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1at Spanish River, Cypress Bend, Upper Key Largo and Garden Key - 1/4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 at Avon Park and 1 female in the Tortugas - 2/2
Pine Warbler 6 at 3 Lakes; haerd at Archibold Biological Station - 2/2
Prairie Warbler 1 on the Tortugas; 1 at Card Sound Toll Booth; 2 in the Everglades - 1/4
Palm Warbler Up to 10 in the Tortugas; 1 on Ohio Key - 5/4
Blackpoll Warbler Small numbers seen on 5 days
Black-and-white Warbler 1 on Snake Bight and 1 at Cypress Bend - 1/2
American Redstart Small numbers seen on 6 days
Worm-eating Warbler 1 seen at Cypress Bend
Common Yellowthroat Small numbers seen on 7 days
Western Spindalis 1 female at Crandon Park and a male at Spanish River, both of the black-
  backed race "S.z.zena" - 1/2
Yellow-faced Grassquit 1 male signing on Loggerhead Key
Eastern Towhee 2 at 3 Lakes WMA; heard at Avon Park, Archibold - 2/2
Bachman's Sparrow 2 seen well and numerous heard at 3 Lakes - 2/1
Northern Cardinal Seen every day on the mainland
Indigo Bunting 1 male at Eco Pond; 3 females on Garden Key - 3/4
Painted Bunting 1 female on Garden Key
Bobolink 5 males and 1 female on Loggerhead Key
Red-winged Blackbird Seen daily on the mainland
Eastern Meadowlark 1 at Loxahatchee and the Everglades; Common in the prairie region - 3/4
Common Grackle Coomon, seen daily on the mainland
Boat-tailed Grackle Common, seen daily on the mainland
Shiny Cowbird A male and a female on Upper Key Largo
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 on the Keys; 4 at Wakodahatchee - 2/2
Spot-breasted Oriole 1 in Kendall
House Sparrow Common, seen daily on the mainland
   
TOTAL - 161 species  
 Plus: 1 Hybrid - Wurdleman's'  
  1 sub-species - Cuban Golden Warbler  
  2 morphs - Reddish Egret and Great White Heron  
  9 Non-ABA birds*  
   
   
Released from Crandon Park Zoo, Key Biscayne  
   
Egyptian Goose  
Black-necked Swan  
Mute Swan  
Ruddy Shelduck  
Fulvous Whistling Duck  
Peacock  
Guinea Hen  
MAMMALS:
Opossum 1 at the Avon Park motel
Bat sp. 1 large bat flying towards Florida City
Marsh Rabbit Common at Wakodahatchee, Loxahatchee and the Everglades
Gray Squirrel Seen daily on the mainland
Black Rat 1 seen in Miami
Raccoon 1 on Upper Key Largo and 1 in the Everglades
Bobcat 1 at Tiger Creek; probable 1 in Everglades
Atlantic Bottle-nosed Dolphin Small numbers in the Gulf Stream
White-tailed Deer 1 at Eco Pond
"Key Deer" 4 on No Name Key
REPTILES:

Yellow Rat Snake
American Crocodile 2 at Flamingo in the Everglades
American Alligator Common in freshwater
Florida Red-bellied Turtle The most common turtle, seen in most ponds
Green Turtle Several on the way to the Tortugas
Loggerhead Turtle At least 1 on the way to the Tortugas
Florida Softshell Second most common freshwater turtle
Green Anole Seen sporadically in the Keys, Everglades, prairies
Brown Anole All over the place
Crested Anole 1 at Matheson Hammock
Knight Anole 1 at Matheson Hammock
Green Iguana Common in Crandon Park, Blue Hole, Matheson Hammock
Florida Scrub Lizard 2 at Walk-in-the-Water Road
Curly-tailed Lizard 3 at Loxahatchee NWR
Six-lined Racerunner 2 at Walk-in-the-Water Road
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 1 at Loxahatchee NWR
Florida Water Snake 1 at Wakodahatchee
Yellow Rat Snake 1 at Anhinga Trail
AMPHIBIANS:
Oak Toad Small numbers at Avon Park motel
Bullfrog Seen at Eco Pond
Green Treefrog Small numbers at Avon Park motel
Pig Frog Common in the Everglades
Southern Leopard Frog Seen at Eco Pond
BUTTERFLIES:

Gulf Fritillary
Zebra Swallowtail 2 at 3 Lakes WMA
Black Swallowtail Seen on 4 days in small numbers - 2/4
Giant Swallowtail Most common in the Everglades and at Cypress Bend - 4/5
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3 in the prairies
Florida White Common at Matheson Hammock
Great Southern White Seen in the prairies, Everglades - 5/4
Orange Sulphur 2 individuals seen
Cloudless Sulphur A total of 4 around Miami - 1/3
Large Orange Sulphur 1 at matheson Hammock, 4 around Miami - 1/2
Little Yellow 1 on Garden Key, 1 on the Keys
Dainty Sulphur 2 at Loxahatchee
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1 on Garden Key, 1 on Loggerhead Key
Cassius Blue 1 on Boca Chica
Gulf Fritillary Seen daily on the mainland - 2/6
Julia 4 on Upper Key Largo, 2 in the Everglades, 1 in Miami - 2/3
Zebra Longwing Seen on most days on the mainland - 3/5
Phaon Crescent 2 on Garden Key
American Lady 1 on Garden Key
Red Admiral 1 at Wakodahatchee
White Peacock Common on the mainland - 3/6
Viceroy 1 at Loxahatchee
Ruddy Daggerwing 5 at Matheson Hammock, 1 at Cypress bend
Monarch Singles on 4 days 
Queen Seen daily on the mainland in small numbers
Mangrove Skipper 1 female at Cypress Bend
Horace's Duskywing 2 at Blue Hole
DRAGONFLIES:

Halloween Pennant
Halloween Pennant Common
Red-veined Pennant Seen at Broward County library
Four-spotted Pennant  
Eastern Pondhawk Common
Roseate Skimmer  
Golden-winged Skimmer  
Black Saddlebags Seen at Walk-in-the-Water Rd
MISC:
Lubber Grasshopper Common at Loxahatchee