FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Mitchell Lake

[David Roemer <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nicole Ranalli and I conducted a shorebird survey at
Mitchell Lake in Ballard County on August 4. 
Highlights of the survey include:

Killdeer  300+
Semipalmated Plover  3
Solitary Sandpiper  13
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  13 including a gorgeous juv
Least Sandpiper  29
Pectoral Sandpiper  166
Great Egret  500+
Snowy Egret  4
Little Blue Heron  8-10
Bald Eagle  3
Mississippi Kite  10+ in the area

We also had a brief look at a distant bird in
silhouette as it dropped below a tree line that I
think may have been an Inca Dove.  It was the right
size and shape with the same flicking wingbeats, and
was seen along the gravel road that parallels the
eastern side of Mitchell Lake.  Keep this bird in mind
if you are in the area.

dave


                
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