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[Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

9/2/07 Sunday.

Shorebird habitat in Henderson Co. is virtually nonexistent. Only  
spot left is at Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit at Honey Cypress  
Slough and keeps shrinking. This week we got just under an inch of  
rain. But everything is still bone dry.
I drove through the Sauerheber area. Water is being pumped in to some  
of the diked impoundments. The Shorebird Unit is dry and has been  
leveled/disced up.
I spent about 20 minutes at Honey Cypress Slough. Due to lack of any  
shorebird habitat I decided to spend the rest of the moring at Cape  
Hills woods. Good idea.
One of the best birding days than I have had for months. Warblers are  
passing through.
Highlights:

Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit: Honey Cypress Slough.

Great Blue Heron
Green Heron Juv.
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpipers 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 1
Belted Kingfisher
Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Ovenbird
Am. Redstart
Red-eyed Vireo

Cape Hills Unit
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Carolina Wren
Swainson's Thrush 3
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Black & White W. 4
Prothonotary W.
Blue-winged W.
N. Parula W.
Magnolia W.
Yellow-throated W.
Chestnut-sided W.
Ovenbird 3
Am. Redstart
Summer Tanager 3
E. Towhee


Charlie
Henderson Co.