The Important Bird Areas of Florida - National Audubon Society

The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 150Caladesi Island State Park:SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSPiping Plover Jan–Feb 2001 1 bird 5000 birds (M)Least Tern 15 Aug 1998 450 birds (N); breeds in some yearsGray Kingbird 29 Aug 1998 15 birds (B)Veery 23 Apr 1997 25 birds (M)Swainson’s and Gray-cheeked23 Apr 1997 250 birds (M)thrushesWood Thrush 23 Apr 1997 30 birds (M)“Florida” Prairie Warbler 14 May 1994 19 singing males (R)Hooded Warbler 9 Apr 1994 800 birds Florida record high count (M)Scarlet Tanager 23 Apr 1997 50 birds (M)Rose-breasted Grosbeak 23 Apr 1997 >100 birds (M)Indigo Bunting 10 Apr 1994 94 birds (M)Overall diversity268 natives8 exoticsOsprey data provided by Recreation Area ranger, 2001 plover data provided by Patty Kelly (U.S. Fish and WildlifeService), other data provided by Ed Kwater (Florida Ornithological Society), observations of Lyn Atherton, PaulFellers, Dave Gagne, Austin and Ron Smith, Doug Stotz, and Wilfred Yusek published in Florida Field Naturalist,or data from the North Pinellas CBC.Three Rooker Island:SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSPiping Plover Jan–Feb 20015 Dec 200180 birds67 birds16%(W)13% (W)Snowy Plover Jan–Feb 200130 Sep 200116 birds25 birds3% (W)5% (W)