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[Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been birding every weekend recently but haven't seen much to  
report.

16 September 06
6:30am 60º clear, to 11am 75º

This past week Henderson Co. got dumped on with rain for two days,  
but it was apparently spotty. Some areas flooded, others not at all.
So there have been some changes to water levels. In addition they  
have started flooding impoundments at the Sloughs.

I covered 268 slough, Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake unit, 1574 slough,  
Horseshoe Road slough, Pond Creek Marsh, and Hardy Slough.

Highlights and water level observations.

268 slough, nothing seen!, water level up again into the weeds

Grassy Pond/Powells Lake Unit, Honey Cypress Slough is flooded into  
the weeds while other sloughs in the area are at low levels.
Lesser Yellowlegs

1547 slough, low water level, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sand., 2  
Wilson's Snipe, 5 Great Egrets

Horseshoe Road slough, water level at west end low; nothing by Killdeer

Pond Creek Marsh, highest water level I have seen. I had to wade  
through 6" deep water
and the sandy area for trapping ducks was almost covered in water.  
Pied-billed Grebe, 1 has been there for three weeks.

Hardy Slough, the impoundments are being flooded as is done every  
year about now. One of the areas had been disced before the flooding
and that was where I saw 5 Am. Golden Plovers, 7 imm. Little Blue  
Herons, 20 Lesser Yellowlegs.


Charlie
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