January 25, 2013
by Rex Rowan
Comments Off on Just ducky
From: Rex Rowan <rexrowan@gmail.com> To: Alachua County birding report At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 2nd, Alachua County Forever will officially open the Levy Prairie portion of the Barr Hammock Preserve to the public. Everyone is welcome. This winter’s sunset was at … Continue reading
January 18, 2013
by Rex Rowan
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From: Rex Rowan <rexrowan@gmail.com> To: Alachua County birding report You wouldn’t have known it today, but it’s been a warm winter. Wild plum and redbud are blooming, though this isn’t early for them, but azaleas are starting to flower as well, and … Continue reading
January 15, 2013
by Rex Rowan
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From: Rex Rowan <rexrowan@gmail.com> To: Alachua County birding report I inquired about hummingbirds in my previous birding report and haven’t heard from a single solitary soul. Are all the hummers gone? Please, oh please tell me if you know of one in … Continue reading
January 8, 2013
by Rex Rowan
Comments Off on Bell’s Vireo still there, plus a smorgasbord of other rare birds
From: Rex Rowan <rexrowan@gmail.com> To: Alachua County birding report Friends! Are you bothered by wintering hummingbirds? Are these tiny little garden pests drinking all of your nectar? Well then tell me about it! Especially if you’d like Fred Bassett of Hummingbird Research, … Continue reading
January 6, 2013
by Rex Rowan
Comments Off on Bell’s Vireo at La Chua!
From: Rex Rowan <rexrowan@gmail.com> To: Alachua County birding report I’m up in Jacksonville, checking my email before I head back to Gainesville for 24 hours, and I see that Chris Burney has just this morning (11:50) reported Alachua County’s first-ever Bell’s Vireo … Continue reading