Site Report: Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)

Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)

Mischievous Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca damnifica)

Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)

Scrubland and pine forests

2024-01-24: I would like to take this opportunity to question which clown college the designers of Miami International Airport were from. At least they got rid of the Nazi Customs agents... After walking for miles, we got our rental car and headed north to look for the Florida Scrub Jay. This is a species that I dipped twice in the past, so I was determined this time. It looked like I was going to dip on the third try as well as there were very few birds out and about. Finally, I heard a small group of the jays near some railroad tracks.

Kingdom: Animals (25 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (3 records)

Class: Insects (3 records)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (1 record)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)

Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets (2 records)
- Family: Lubber Grasshoppers
- Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera)
- Family: Short-horned Grasshoppers
- Mischievous Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca damnifica)

Phylum: Chordates (22 records)

Class: Birds (20 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Order: Perching Birds (13 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Family: Shrikes
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobates borealis)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Class: Reptiles (2 records)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Anoles
- Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)

Order: Turtles (1 record)
- Family: Tortoise
- Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)

No trip reports available.