Common Loon: 1 in the Halifax River at Daytona Beach (Volusia) 2 Jun (J. Dozier); 2 at St. Marks NWR (Wakulla) 9 Jul (J. and L. Epler).
Pied-billed Grebe: 80 at Polk phosphate mines 27 Jun was a high local count (P. Fellers).
Cory's Shearwater: 62 at Canaveral NS (Volusia) 16 Jun, and 2 there 18 Jun (H. Robinson).
Greater Shearwater: 20 at Canaveral NS 16 Jun, and 3 there 18 Jun (H. Robinson); over 70 beached birds were recovered from Brevard to Palm Beach in Jun (H. Kale, specimens to various collections).
Audubon's Shearwater: 1 at Canaveral NS 16 Jun (H. Robinson).
Leach's Storm-Petrel: 1 at Canaveral NS 16 Jun, and 10 there 18 Jun (H. Robinson).
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel: 1 at Canaveral NS 16 Jun (H. Robinson).
Brown Booby: 1 adult at Canaveral NS 19 Jun (H. Robinson).
Red-footed Booby: 1 immature at Canaveral NS 16 Jun (H. Robinson).
Northern Gannet: numerous birds at Canaveral NS 16 Jun (H. Robinson).
American White Pelican: 40 at Capri Pass (Collier) 5 Jun was the first local summer report of more than 1 bird (T. Below); 13-16 birds at Mayport 25-27 Jun (B. Richter, J. Wheat) were the first summer report for Duval.
Brown Pelican: the 1993 breeding survey tallied 8866 pairs statewide, about 5% less than last year (S. Nesbitt).
Magnificent Frigatebird: 2 over Nassau Sound (Nassau) 4 Jun (E. Colborn) were unusual NE Florida reports.
Reddish Egret: about 45 pairs nested in the Tampa Bay area (Pinellas and Hillsborough) this year, fewer than expected (R. Paul).
White Ibis: 8000 nesting pairs in the Tampa Bay area (R. Paul, A. Schnapf); 1700 pairs on Merritt Island (Brevard) (B. Smith, D. Breininger).
Glossy Ibis: 4 pairs nested at St. Marks NWR 3 Jul (R. Gidden).
Roseate Spoonbill: a "record" number of 106 pairs nested at Tampa Bay (R. Paul, A. Schnapf); 14 pairs nested at Merritt Island NWR (B. Smith, D. Breininger); up to 6 at Dundee (Polk) throughout Jul (P. Fellers, S. Futch); 1 over Paynes Prairie (Alachua) 16 Jul (M. Manetz) was locally rare.
Wood Stork: 4400 nesting pairs in 29 colonies were counted statewide (J. Rodgers).
Blue-winged Teal: 8 (1 male and 7 "females") at Orlando Wilderness Park (Orange) throughout the season (D. Simpson). It is not known if this represented a rare breeding report.
Northern Shoveler: 1 at a Polk mine 27 Jun (P. Fellers) was the latest "spring" report (fide B. Anderson).
Lesser Scaup: 4 (3 males, 1 female) at Holiday Island STF (Okaloosa) 4 Jun (D. Ware).
Surf Scoter: 1 off Alligator Point (Franklin) 28 Jul (G. Fishman, R. Gidden).
Ruddy Duck: 1 pair at Holiday Island 17 Jun (D. Ware) was only the second published Panhandle report; 2 males at Polk mines 27 Jun (P. Fellers).
Swallow-tailed Kite: 9 in one tree W of Palmdale (Glades) 20 Jun (B. Pranty).
White-tailed Kite: 1 adult in E Highlands 23 Jun (D. Stotz), an area of frequent recent reports.
Snail Kite: 202 nests were located at Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River basin, an increase over last year (J. Rodgers).
Bald Eagle: 667 nesting territories were counted statewide in 1992-1993, continuing the upward trend of recent years (S. Nesbitt); 1 adult near Niceville (Okaloosa) 16 Jul (F. Cull) was locally unusual.
Cooper's Hawk: B. Millsap found about a dozen nests in various parts of N Florida, and reports that most successfully fledged 2-3 birds; 1 male carrying a bird about 4 miles (7 km) S of St. Cloud (Osceola) 17 Jun (B. Pranty); 1 male on SR 74 (Glades) 4 miles (7 km) E of the Charlotte line 20 Jun (B. Pranty); 1 pair successfully bred at Lake Wales (Polk) 26 Jun (D. Struthers).
Broad-winged Hawk: at least 1 dark-morph adult observed on four occasions at Brooker Creek Preserve (Pinellas) this summer (D. Sumpter, H. Mushinsky).
American Kestrel: 1 juvenile at Fort De Soto CP (Pinellas) 4 Jul (A. and R. Smith) was rare there, but did not fledge locally.
Black Rail: 1 heard at Paynes Prairie 10 Jul (R. Rowan).
Snowy Plover: 1 pair with 2 young on Sanibel Island (Lee) 13-14 Jun (D. Stotz, F. Muraski); 2 pairs bred on Shell Key (Pinellas), the first local breeding report in many years (P. Blair et al.).
Piping Plover: 1 on Dog Island (Franklin) 11 Jul (D. Evered, L. Messick) and 16 on Three Rooker Bar (Pinellas) 20 Jul (R. Paul, A. Schnapf) were the first fall reports.
Black-necked Stilt: 18 at the Fort Walton STF (Okaloosa) 16 Jul (D. Ware) and 16 at St. Marks NWR 28 Jul (J. Cox, K. NeSmith) were good Panhandle counts.
American Avocet: 8 at Polk mines 27 Jun (P. Fellers).
Solitary Sandpiper: 1 at the Orlando STF (Orange) 23 Jul (B. Payne, P. Van Thiel).
Willet: 400 on Shell Key 15 Jul (P. Blair); 1 over Lake Lochloosa (Alachua) 27 Jul (R. Rowan) was a rarity there.
Spotted Sandpiper: 1 at the Orlando STF 23 Jul (B. Payne, P. Van Thiel).
Whimbrel: 1 at Alafia Banks (Hillsborough) 3 Jul (A. Schnapf).
Long-billed Curlew: 1 at Alafia Banks 3 Jul (A. Schnapf); 1 at Fort Myers Beach (Lee) 25 Jul (N. Pettis).
Marbled Godwit: 40 at Hillsborough Bay 5 Jul (R. Paul).
Red Knot: 200 on Shell Key 15 Jul (R. Smith, P. Blair).
White-rumped Sandpiper: 1 on Dog Island 6 Jun and 18-22 Jul (D. Evered, L. Messick).
Pectoral Sandpiper: 1 on Dog Island 18 Jul (D. Evered, L. Messick).
Wilson's Phalarope: 7 near Gibsonton (Hillsborough) 21 Jul were locally rare (R. Paul); 1 at St. Vincent NWR (Franklin) 22 Jul (T. Lewis).
South Polar Skua: 1 found on A1A 5 miles (8 km) S of Melbourne (Brevard) 17 Jun (D. Wilson, photos and videos by B. Atherton, to FOSRC) is the first record for Florida, and only the second summer report (fide B. Anderson).
Laughing Gull: 4000 pairs nested on Three Rooker Bar (R. Paul, A. Schnapf); 700 pairs at Alafia Banks (R. Paul); 150 on Shell Key (P. Blair); 15 nests on St. George Island causeway (Franklin) 1 Jun (J. Gore, E. Egensteiner, H. Smith).
Ring-billed Gull: 7 on Marco Island (Collier) 16 Jul is the first local summer report (T. Below, W. Burkett).
Great Black-backed Gull: 2 birds summered on Shell Key (P. Blair et al.); 1 adult on Melbourne Beach (Brevard) 3 Jul (B. Payne, L. Atherton).
Gull-billed Tern: 3 pairs nested on the St. George Island causeway 1 Jun (J. Gore, E. Egensteiner, H. Smith).
Royal Tern: 139 nests on Lanark Reef (Franklin) 1 Jun (J. Gore E. Egensteiner, H. Smith); 65 pairs on Three Rooker Bar 20 Jul (R. Paul, A. Schnapf); 2 birds inland at Newnans Lake (Alachua) 9 Jul (R. Rowan) were locally rare.
Sandwich Tern: only 2 breeding colonies totaling 190 pairs were located this year, and both were located at Tampa Bay (Hillsborough and Manatee) (R. Paul, A. Schnapf).
Common Tern: 200 (mostly juveniles) on Marco Island "for most of the period" was a locally high number (T. Below, W. Burkett); 230 (only 3 adults) on Dog Island 18 Jul (D. Evered, L. Messick).
Least Tern: over 100 nests at Fort Matanzas National Monument (St. Johns), only minor success at other coastal areas in NE Florida (fide P. Powell); 13 pairs fledged 11 young from an artificial platform at St. Marks NWR (R. Gidden, R. Will).
Black Tern: 1 at Melbourne Beach 3 Jul (L. Atherton, B. Payne).
Black Skimmer: at 25 sites statewide, 1800 nesting pairs were estimated this year, with over half the birds in the Tampa Bay area (J. Gore, J. Hovis, R. Paul et al.); 184 birds at Polk mines 24 Jun (P. Fellers).
Eurasian Collared-Dove: 6 near Bell (Gilchrist) 6 Jun (J. Cox).
Ringed Turtle-Dove: 1 pair released four years ago in the Oldtown area of Fernandina Beach (Nassau) has increased to 15 birds (E. Colborn).
Chestnut-fronted Macaw: 1 at St. Petersburg throughout the period (R. Smith) is the first Pinellas report.
Blue-crowned Parakeet: 2 seen regularly at St. Petersburg (R. Smith).
Belted Kingfisher: 1 "wintering" on Wentley Key (Monroe) 28 Jul (W. Hoffman).
Acadian Flycatcher: 2 at the Seminole State Forest (Lake) 12 Jun were probably breeders (L. Malo).
Gray Kingbird: 1 pair with 2 juveniles at Mayport 17 Jul (J. Wheat) represents the first local breeding report in several years (fide P. Powell).
Fork-tailed Flycatcher: 1 adult on Buck Island Ranch (Highlands) 16 Jul (J. Fitzpatrick, L. Cooperband) was the state's 13th report (fide B. Anderson).
Tree Swallow: 3 at Seminole State Forest 10 Jul (m. obs.) represent a rare summer report.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1 in E Highlands 23 Jun (D. Stotz).
Barn Swallow: 1 late spring migrant at Archbold Biological Station 8 Jun (R. Mumme); 1 early fall migrant in E Highlands 11 Jul (D. Stotz).
Florida Scrub-Jay: 3 just N of Guana River SP (St. Johns) 27-28 Jul were the first local report in several years (fide P. Powell).
Brown-headed Nuthatch: 2 at Archbold Biological Station 7 Jul (A. Begazo) established the first Station report.
House Wren: 2 at Seminole State Forest 2 Jun (m. obs.) represented only the second Jun report (fide B. Anderson).
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 1 pair with 2 fledglings at Archbold Biological Station 1 2 Jun (D. Stotz) provided a locally rare breeding report; first migrants on Plantation Key (Monroe) were noted 28 Jul (W. Hoffman).
Eastern Bluebird: 330 young fledged from 67 (of 105) nest boxes at Avon Park Air Force Range (Polk) and Lake Arbuckle State Forest (Polk) (C. and D. Ford et al.).
American Robin: 1 at Longwood (Seminole) 23 Jun (T. Robinson) represents the latest "spring" report (fide B. Anderson).
Bahama Mockingbird: the male on Key West summered there, and was photographed feeding a fledgling Northern Mockingbird (!) 17 Jun (S. Metz, fide R. Paul).
Cedar Waxwing: up to 50 in S Pinellas 9 Jun (L. Hopkins, R. Smith) tied the latest "spring" date in Florida (fide B. Anderson).
Black-whiskered Vireo: only 1 bird was heard all this summer at Tampa Bay (Pinellas and Hillsborough) and Sarasota Bay (Manatee and Sarasota) (R. Paul, A. Schnapf et al.). Brood parasitism by cowbirds is believed to be the cause. Rich Paul wrote that a cowbird control program is "urgently needed". Only 1 vireo was found at Jack Island State Preserve (St. Lucie), an area recently invaded by cowbirds (J. Brooks).
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 1 near Fountain (Bay) 4 Jun (S. Shimmel).
Prairie Warbler: only 4 birds on territory at Fort De Soto CP all summer (R. Smith, B. Atherton) - cowbird brood parasitism was again blamed; 1 on Dog Island 17 Jul (D. Evered, L. Messick).
Cerulean Warbler: 1 near Tallahassee (Leon) 27 Jul (T. Morrill).
Black-and-white Warbler: 1 in female plumage at Archbold Biological Station 21 Jul (A. Begazo) was the first migrant reported.
Swainson's Warbler: 1 near Callahan (Nassau) 5 Jun (B. Richter); 4 singing at Steinhatchee Springs WMA (Lafayette) 1 Jun (B. Muschlitz, H. Adams), and 1 there 17 Jul (R. Rowan, M. Manetz).
Northern Waterthrush: 1 in N St. Johns 18 Jul (P. Powell).
Louisiana Waterthrush: 1 at Orlando Wilderness Park 13 Jul (D. Simpson).
Blue Grosbeak: 2 males and 1 female on Scarborough Ranch 18 Jun (C. and D. Ford), and 1 pair on the SE shore of Lake Istokpoga 23 Jun-11 Jul (D. Stotz) continue to suggest that the species now breeds regularly in Highlands.
Shiny Cowbird: 2 males (1 adult and 1 immature) at St. Marks NWR 10 Jul (N. Wamer) were the first summer report for Wakulla (fide B. Anderson).
Brown-headed Cowbird: 2 males at Jack Island State Preserve 14 Jun (J. Brooks).
House Finch: several at a feeder at Lake City (Columbia) throughout the season (J. Krummrich).