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118 FIELD OBSERVATIONS Spring Report: March-May 2018.—This Florida Field Naturalist 46(4):118-128, 2018. FIELD OBSERVATIONS Spring Report: March-May 2018.—This report consists of significant bird observations compiled by the Field Observations Committee (FOC). Electronic submissions to the FOC should be in the following format: species, number of individuals, age and sex of the bird(s), color morph if applicable, location (including county), date, observer(s), and significance. Seasons are winter (December-February), spring (March- May), summer (June-July), and fall (August-November). Submit observations to regional compilers within two weeks after the close of each season, or to the state compiler within one month. Addresses of the compilers follow this report. Sight-only observations are considered “reports” while only those observations supported by verifiable evidence (photographs, video or audio recordings, or specimens) are called “records.” Species for which documentation is required by the FOC and by the FOS Records Committee (FOSRC; <fosbirds.org/official-florida-state-bird-list>) are marked here with an asterisk (*). A county designation (in italics) accompanies the first-time listing of each site in this report. Abbreviations in this report are: AFB = Air Force Base, AFR = Air Force Range, CA = Conservation Area, EOS = end of season, m. obs. = many observers, NERR = National Estuarine Research Reserve, NF = National Forest, NP = National Park, NSRA = North Shore Restoration Area, NWR = National Wildlife Refuge, SF = State Forest, SP = State Park, STA = Stormwater Treatment Area, STF = sewage treatment facility, WEA = Wildlife and Environmental Area, WMA = Wildlife Management Area, and N, S, E, W etc., for compass directions. Bold-faced entries denote birds newly reported or verified in Florida, or record numbers. Still photographs, video, and audio-recordings archived by the FOC are identified by a plus (+). SUMMARY OF THE SPRING SEASON FOSRC review species listed in this report include a Brant, American Black Duck, White-cheeked Pintail, Harlequin Duck, Inca Dove, Vaux’s Swift, Hudsonian Godwit, two Ruffs, Black-legged Kittiwake, California Gull, two Red-billed Tropicbirds, Pacific Loon, Cuban Pewee, two La Sagra’s Flycatchers, four Bahama Mockingbirds, a Townsend’s Warbler, Bananaquit, and a Bullock’s Oriole. SPECIES ACCOUNTS BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK: 1 at Saint Marks NWR (Wakulla) 7 May (D. Morrow); 2 at Jefferson County Recycling Station 19 May (M. Smith, R. Emond, B. Bergstrom). FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK: 1 at Mullet Lake Park (Seminole) 3 Apr (P. Meharg); 1 at Fells- mere WMA (Indian River) 2 May (D. Richard). *BRANT: 1 at Sister’s Creek Marina (Duval) 12-18 Mar (+K. Dailey, m. obs.) provided the firstDuval record in over 45 years; details to FOSRC. SWAN X CANADA GOOSE: 3 at Shell Bay (Duval) 10 Mar (+K. Dailey, M. Dailey). CANADA GOOSE: 4 at Orange Heights (Alachua) 4 Mar (R. Blye); 2 at Orange Lake (Ala- chua) 26 Mar (J. O’Connor); 1 at Isla Del Sol (Pinellas) 27 Mar (+S. Tavaglione) and 4 there 16 May (D. Davies); 2 at Sweetwater Wetlands Park (Alachua) 29 Mar (T. An- derson); 1 at Fort De Soto Park (Pinellas) 16 Apr (+M. James. W. Meehan, S. Fears); 4 at Micanopy (Alachua) 28 Apr (F. Goodwin); up to 6, including 4 goslings, at Largo Nature Preserve (Pinellas) 9 May (+K. Duncan). EGYPTIAN GOOSE: 1 at Chuluota (Seminole) 31 Mar-Apr 8 (A. Chan). 118 FIELD OBSERVATIONS 119 GADWALL: 1 at Merritt Island NWR (Brevard) 30-31 Mar (J. Kendall). *AMERICAN BLACK DUCK: 4 at Audubon Park (Volusia) 15 Apr (J. Thompson). MOTTLED DUCK: 1 at Clermont (Lake) 5-16 Mar (J. Walker); 1 at Lakes of Leesburg (Lake) 28 Apr-30 May (H. Trecartin). NORTHERN SHOVELER: 1 at Orlando Wetlands Park (Orange) 4 Apr-19 May (M. Abend). *WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL: 1 at DuPuis WEA/Management Area (Palm Beach) 5 May (M. Ely). NORTHERN PINTAIL: 1 at Black Point Wildlife Drive (Brevard) 3 May (I. Byrne). CANVASBACK: 1 at Lake Maggiore (Pinellas) 11-21 Mar (+R. Smith, R. Harrod); 2 at Cen- tennial Pond (Indian River) 10 Apr (C. Farley). GREATER SCAUP: 1 at Scarborough Ranch Marsh (Highlands) 20 Mar (+T. Rodriguez); 1 at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (Orange) 3-23 Mar-1 Apr (K. Rigling, m. obs.); 1 at Orlando Wetlands Park 4 Mar (P. Meharg). COMMON EIDER: 1 at Miami Beach Marina (Miami-Dade) 9 Mar-9 May (M. O’Brien); 1 at Key West Yacht Harbor Marina (Monroe) 18 Mar-4 May (M. Hedden); 2 at Port Canaveral (Brevard) 25 Mar, 21 Apr, 19-24 May (S. Stafford, m. obs.). *HARLEQUIN DUCK: 1 continued at Fernandina Beach Marina (Nassau) through 3 May (m. obs.). SURF SCOTER: 1 at Big Lagoon (Escambia) 4 Mar (C. Tebay); 1 at Gulf Breeze (Santa Rosa) 6 Apr (B. Duncan). WHITE-WINGED SCOTER: Up to 10 at Big Lagoon 2 Mar-22 May (J. Callaway, B. Callaway). BLACK SCOTER: 20 at Carrabelle Beach (Franklin) 14 Apr (R. Cassidy, S. Cassidy). BUFFLEHEAD: 5 at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive 3-17 Mar (G. DelPizzo, m. obs.); 1 at Rock Ponds Restoration Area (Hillsborough) 27 Mar (R. Webb); 1 at Weekiwachee Preserve (Hernando) 14 Apr (V. Capp); 1 at Palm Harbor (Pinellas) 13-28 May (+M. James). COMMON GOLDENEYE: 1 at N St. Petersburg (Pinellas) through 9 Mar (+M. Burns). RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: 1 at Seminole Ranch CA (Orange) 7 Mar (M. Keim); 1 at Marl Bed Flats (Seminole) 1 Apr (S. Collins, m. obs.); 1 at West Crooked Lake (Lake) 29 Mar-1 Apr (+B. Brown); 1 at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive 13-20 Apr (A. Hinkle, m. obs.). RUDDY DUCK: 1 adult male at Shiloh Marsh Road (Volusia) 22 May (L. Beegle). INDIAN PEAFOWL: 1 at Hontoon Road area (Volusia) 8 Apr (B. Cochrane). AMERICAN FLAMINGO: 1 at Florida Bay - South End Upper Cross Bank (Monroe) 4 Apr (E. Cantelmo); 12 at Virginia Key (Miami-Dade) 14 Apr (E. Conser, et al.); 12 at Cell 3 STA 2 (Palm Beach) 23 Apr (M. Cook); 1 at Garden Key, Dry Tortugas NP (Monroe) 8-13 May (m. obs.) expired 13 May; 1 immature at Haulover Beach (Miami-Dade) 15- 17 May (m. obs.); 24 at Snake Bight Channel (Monroe) 16 May (fide J. Valadez); 25 at Convoy Point, Biscayne NP (Miami-Dade) 16 May (+N. Besemer). HORNED GREBE: 1 at Snake Bight and Gibby Point, Everglades NP (Monroe) 5 May (M. Martinez); 1 at Palm Harbor 13 May (+M. James). EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 1 at Egmont Key 22 Apr (+E. Plage, P. Plage). *INCA DOVE: 1 at Big Lagoon 28 Apr (+C. Tebay). WHITE-WINGED DOVE: 1 at San Mateo (Duval) 24 Apr (+D. Foster). YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: Up to 15 at Fort De Soto Park 16 Apr (R. Smith et al.); 1 at Lake Arbuckle (Highlands) 16 May (G. DelPizzo, D. Richard). BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO: 1 at Marco Island (Collier) 9 Apr (R. Dean, G. Dean); 1 at Sanibel Lighthouse (Lee) 15-16 Apr (m. obs.); 3 at Fred Howard Park (Pinellas) 16 Apr (+T. Mast); 1 at Embry-Riddle Campus (Volusia) 18 Apr (+S. Krah); 1 at Isla Del Sol 1 May (E. Plage); 1 at Gulf Breeze 9 May (B. Duncan). EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL: 3 at Cedar Point Preserve (Duval) 15 Mar (K. Dailey, D. Foster); 1 at Fort Wilderness Campground (Orange) 27-28 Apr (S. Herman). *VAUX’S SWIFT: Up to 2 at Gainesville (Alachua) to 9 Mar (M. Cutler, R. Gray, C. Harding). VIRGINIA RAIL: 2 at Harley Drive Pond (Leon) 5 Mar (J. O’Connell); 1 continued at West- side Industrial Park (Duval) 1 Apr (D. Foster). 120 FLORIDA FIELD Naturalist GRAY-HEADED SWAMPHEN: 1 at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive 10-18 Mar, 19-26 May (A. Wurster, m. obs.). PURPLE GALLINULE: 18 at International Paper Wetlands 24 Apr (J. Callaway, B. Calla- way); 13, including 3 chicks at Lem Turner Spray Fields (Duval) 17 Jun (+D. Foster). LIMPKIN: 1 at Saint Marks NWR 2 Apr-2 May (D. Morrow); 5 at Fort De Soto Park 15 Apr (+J. Clayton); 1 at Tierra Verde (Pinellas) 13 Apr (A. Ruben). WHOOPING CRANE: 1 at Micanopy throughout the season (D. Segal et al.). BLACK-NECKED STILT: 1 at Orlando Wetlands Park 2-5 Mar (J. Leavens, m. obs.); 1 at Chickasaw Trail (Seminole) 11 Mar (L. Martin); 1 at Marl Bed Flats 16 Mar (+L. Gray); 2 at Lake Jackson 20 May (J. O’Connell). AMERICAN AVOCET: 4 at Fort De Soto Park 8 Mar (+W. Tallyn et al.); 1 at Fred Howard Park 17 Apr (+T. Mast et al.); 35 at Clearwater Beach (Pinellas) 23 Apr (P. Shel- ton). AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER: 1 at East Gator Creek (Brevard) 23 Apr-5 May (+A. Whitlock, m. obs.); 1 at Saint Marks NWR 24 Apr (J. O’Connell); 1 at Saint George Island 28 Apr (R. Cassidy, L. Cassidy); 1 at Puzzle Lake (Seminole) 8 May (G. Williams). SEMIPALMATED PLOVER: Up to 2 at Sweetwater Wetlands Park 20 Apr-22 May (D. Segal et al.); 1 at Lakeshore Drive (Lake) 13 May (B. Matasick). UPLAND SANDPIPER: 7 at Watermelon Pond (Alachua) 6 Apr (A. Christman); 17 at Fort De Soto Park 15 Apr (+R. Smith et al.); 2 at Saint George Island SP 18 Apr (J. Murphy); 10+ at Festival park, Cape Coral (Lee) 18-20 Apr (A. Smith, +C. Ewell et al.); 1 at H and H Sod Farm (Osceola) 7-8 May (C. Newton); 1 at Brumley Road Trailhead, Little Big Econ SF (Seminole) 12 May (S. Collins, m. obs.). WHIMBREL: 1 at Bunche Beach (Lee) 31 Mar-12 Apr (R. Kaskan); 1 at Ocala NF (Lake) 4-5 Apr (T. Marshall); 2 at Sanibel Island (Lee) 19 Apr (D. Shoch); 3 at Fort De Soto Park 21 Apr (S.
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