FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Re: Common Moorhen @ Sloughs; probable Sora

[Charles Crawford <ccrawford@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well....now....I have to admit that I didn't have a great look. I 
assumed (I know about you & me) it was a Sora. It looked like one, flew 
up quickly just over the lillys and then after maybe 5 feet dropped 
back into the lillys. But I didn't get a positive ID like the Moorhens.

I know in the Spring I have seen the Soras often in the Sloughs....but 
never any other time.

So lets call it a probable Sora.

Charlie





On Monday, August 4, 2003, at 07:15  AM, 
Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Charlie,
>
> Did you see the Sora well? Just wanted to make sure as the species is 
> quite
> rare in KY in "summer" although early migrants could already be back, I
> guess. I must have followed your tracks into the bait site later in the
> morning!  I thought it was odd that someone had walked back there :o)
>
> bpb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Crawford [mailto:ccrawford@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 8:30 PM
> To: Bird KY
> Subject: [birdky] Common Moorhen @ Sloughs
>
>
> August 3, 2003: This morning (8/3/03) in the Sloughs (Sauerheber unit) 
> I saw
> 3 Common Moorhens: 1 adult & 2 immatures. They were dabbling and 
> walking
> around the lilly pads, near where there is set up a blind and baited 
> net
> area for ducks.  Also 1 Sora in the lilly pads and about 50 to 80 Wood 
> Ducks
> picking through the baited area.
>
> Charlie Crawford
>
>

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