FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Sloughs on Election Day

[Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

5/16/06

7AM to 3PM
52º overcast, to 60º mostly cloudy with sun peeking out occasionally

Covered in order: Hardy Slough, Shorebird Impoundment, 268 slough,  
Pond Creek Marsh, Anderson Pond dike, Gentle Pond, Horseshoe Road  
slough, Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit.

FOS:

Common Moorhen 1 at PCM
Black Bellied Plover 4 along Uniontown-Mt. Vernon Road (Union Co.)  
near GP/PL Unit
Common Nighthawk 1 all over Gentle Pond area at 1PM!!!
Marsh Wren 1 at PCM
Blue-headed Vireo 1 at GP/PL
Blackpoll W. 2 at Hardy Slough
Blue Grosbeak 2, 1 at Hardy Slough, 1 at PCM

other Highlights:

Great Egrets 14 between Hardy Slough and SBI
Blue-winged Teal 1 at Hardy Slough
Bobwhite 4
Turkey 1
Semipalmated Plovers ~60 at 268 slough
Dunlin ~70 at 268 slough, ~30 along U'town-Mt. V. Rd.
Dowitcher 4 at 268 slough, 2 along U'town-Mt. V. Rd.
Yellow-rumped W. 2 still at Hardy Slough
Savannah Sparrow 6 along Horseshoe Rd.
White-crowned Sparrow 3 at GP/PL
White-throated Sparrow 5 at Gentle Pond

Bald Eagles:
2 at Hardy Slough
1 on the N. Nest, 1 nearby,
with a spotting scope I was able to see 2 grey fuzzy heads poke out  
the nest

Charlie
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