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[Mary Yandell <mtwy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I decided to swing by the Falls this morning before heading to  
Caperton and Mayfair.
From the overlook at the Interpretive Center there was not much  
going on in the way of shorebirds. In fact I only saw two, a killdeer  
with a friendly pectoral sandpiper following along behind. These two  
popped up from behind a ridge as I was about to leave. There is a lot  
of the fossil beds exposed right now so who knows what other birds  
are there but out of sight?
osprey fly-over
dc cormorants
great egrets, BCNHs, GBHs
several ring-billed gulls
purple martins, barn swallows and swifts

Wave rock: exposed bars
1 caspian tern
black vultures
great egrets, BCNH, GBH
dc cormorants
only shorebirds were killdeer; when I arrived one was being half- 
heartedly chased by a juvenile peregrine (which then landed on the  
beds and sat in a shallow pool for a while before proceeding to bathe)
Caperton:
The most interesting occurrence was a micro-fallout of warblers – 3  
to be exact: Northern Parula,m., Redstart, f., and one that I never  
did see the head or legs of  due to the leaves as it moved about  
feeding. The mystery warbler had two prominent white wing bars, warm/ 
buffy wash on chest  turning to white on the flanks with blurry  
streaking down the sides. Its tail appeared long and and white  
underneath as were the tail coverts. Even though it would be very  
early, the closest I came up with is blackburnian, first fall female.  
Other options were pine warbler (first fall and juv. too dull  
overall, wing bars not prominent enough), bay-breasted (first fall,  
color extends down flanks to undertail coverts), or blackpoll (first  
fall too yellow and wing bars not prominent enough). Comments/ 
suggestions/insight?
juvenile turkey ran down the path in front of me
cedar waxwings
summer tanager, m.
baltimore oriole, f.
phoebe
red-eyed vireo
prothonotary warbler
worm-eating warbler
cat bird

Pond - water level is very low
2 green herons
GBH
1 BCNH
kingfisher, f.
12  wood ducks
mallard, f. with 3 ducklings

Upon exiting Caperton I was met by police, two crime scene unit  
trucks with accompanying individuals – and a police car blocking the  
entrance to the parking lot – one of the police asked if I were Mary… 
(a little disconcerting). He apologized about interfering with my  
birding. (and I had wondered why I only encountered one other person  
in the time I was there!)  Seems that a body had been found yesterday  
and the crime scene team had returned to finish their investigation.  
YIKES!  When I drove back by after an uneventful Mayfair (vegetation  
high, unable to see mudflats)  yellow crime scene tape had been put  
up across the front of Caperton.
Mary Yandell, Louisville

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