Monday, March 2, 2020

Mountain Bluebird

Monday, March 2nd

Had been aware that a Mountain Bluebird had taken up a winter residence on Trilby Road in Pasco County. Its very unusual for this species to be found in Florida. It's normally a western bird that winters a thousand miles away in southwestern United States and Mexico.

Mountain Bluebird
Trilby Road, Pasco Road
March 2020 

So today, I used the well documented stack of information on ebird and was able to travel right up to the bluebird.  Nice.. Other sightings in the vicinity included a pair of Burring Owls at rest on the fence line, plus American Kestrel, Eastern Meadowlarks, Northern Harriers, and Tree Swallows.

About four years ago, we did have a  mountain bluebird, visit the Big Cypress National Preserve's Oasis Visitor Center, near the Everglades.

Mountain Bluebird
Big cypress National Preserve  -  Ochopee. Florida
November 2015

Another site to check out in Pasco County is Auton Road near Dade City. It can be good sparrows. Found several Vesper and Savannah Sparrows today.

Vesper Sparrow

Earlier, on the drive up from Fort Myers, made a quick stop at the Celery Fields and Ackerman Park in Sarasota. 

Added Ring-necked Ducks, Lesser Scaup, Common Gallinule, Purple Gallinule, Purple Martins, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Nanday Parakeets






Purple Martins

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Nanday Parakeets

Brown-headed Cowbirds

Some Wildflowers seen along Trilby Road


Drummond's Phlox

Wand Mullein

Hastate-leaved Dock





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