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Unusual sea-duck spotted at DRTO!
One of the most exciting birds I’ve seen at the Tortugas all year is the arrival of a female black scoter yesterday. This is a species of completely oceanic duck that only sees land to breed. A lone...
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Several Surprise Songbirds Seen in Parade Ground
Today at the Fort, I spotted a few passerines in the Parade Ground that I was not expecting to see so late after fall migration. The usual palm warblers and female American redstarts were among the...
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Winter Regulars Sticking Around
Howdy DRTO birders, Not too much to report in the last couple of days, but the good old stand by winter birds are sticking around. I’ve had a lone young herring gull that showed up for a couple of...
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Red-breasted merganser stops by for a visit
Latest in birding news at the Dry Tortugas, A female red-breasted merganser has spent the last 48 hours paddling around on the northeast side of the island, between Garden Key and Bush Key. She’s been...
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Razorbill Sightings Pepper Coast of Florida, Including Dry Tortugas
It’s been exciting week in Florida for the birding world: scientists think that late aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy have caused record numbers of a large auk called a razorbill to be spotted along the...
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Happy New Year at the Tortugas! Sooties, Skimmers, and More!
To all Dry Tortugas birders, I wish you a happy new year and apologize you haven’t heard from me this year. I’m happy to announce that Sunday, January 27th, marked the arrival of the first sooty terns...
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Spring Migration is Here!
Greetings Dry Tortugas birders! I know it’s been a while, but after working out some technical difficulties, out bird blog is up and running again at full force, just in time for spring migration at...
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After last week’s cold front, the migrants keep coming
Happy April, Dry Tortugas birders! I hope everyone is having a fun and productive spring migration season this year. We haven’t even reached peak season out at Fort Jefferson yet, but even the casual...
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Warblers, warblers, and more warblers!
This supplemental post is dedicated entirely to the warbler migration through the Dry Tortugas National Park, which is one of the most spectacular in the country! Warbler species seen this migration:...
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Spring Migration Coming to a Fulfilling End
Greetings Dry Tortugas birders, I hope everyone made the most out of this year’s spring migration, and maybe some of you made the Dry Tortugas part of the experience. We had a couple of late fronts...
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Hot Pink Summer at the Dry Tortugas
As summer draws to a close at the Dry Tortugas National Park, several changes are happening in the bird world. All but the very latest-fledging sooty terns and brown noddies have left Bush Key to head...
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