[birdky] McElroy 5 May 2008

[David Roemer <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Dever and I spent the morning at McElroy Lake and I returned during the 
late afternoon.  Highlights are listed below.

Nine species of waterfowl including the Surf Scoter.  We also found a 
Blue-winged Teal nest with 7 eggs.

Black-bellied Plover (5)
Semipalmated Plover (145+)
Piping Plover (I heard one call 3 or 4 times just before sunset but could not 
locate it among the weeds)
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Lesser Yellowlegs (407+)
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper (8+)
Sanderling (2)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (5)
Western Sandpiper (1)
Least Sandpiper (250-300+)
White-rumped Sandpiper (1)
Pectoral Sandpiper (~25)
Dunlin (3)
Stilt Sandpiper (4)
Short-billed Dowitcher (13 including 2 nominate griseus race)
Long-billed Dowitcher (11)
Ring-billed Gull 
American Pipit (150+)

David L. Roemer
Bowling Green, Ky.








      
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