[birdky] Re: Blankenbaker Cemetary Lake Friday
- From: Michael W Shutts <shuttsmeup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:33:24 -0500
Spotted the following at the Blankenbaker Cemetary Lake this afternoon
Belted Kingfisher in action diving and catching a fish for a late afternoon
meal.
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, November 7, 2008 3:27 pm
Subject: [birdky] Sloughs Friday
To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 11/07/08
>
> 7AM to 10:30AM
> 48º clear, rising to 58º, brisk SW wind
>
> I covered Hardy Slough, Wood Tract, Anderson Pond, Crenshaw
> Tract, and
> Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit.
>
> Hardy Slough: nothing noted
>
> Wood Tract: north of 268 ~500 Greater White-fronted geese,
> 2 Snow
> geese (1 white & 1 blue phase), few Mallards and Shovelers
> There was a lot of activity south of 268, where Wood Tract is
> actively
> being flooded, but with the rows of high corn left in the field
> I was
> not able to really see anything.
>
> Anderson Pond is still filled With Mallards
>
> Crenshaw Tract: I watched a Cooper's Hawk make passes at a
> Pileated
> Woodpecker
>
> Jenny Hole/Highland Creek Unit: Pair a Eagles on the nest I
> found in
> the Spring.
> In Henderson County but almost in Union County.
> The body of water they have built over is called Fishtrap Slough.
>
>
> With the passage of the front last night came brisk winds.
> In the woods birding is difficult. The wind causes a lot of
> movement
> in the trees.
> Leaves constantly coming down is beautiful, but covers any
> bird
> movement.
>
> Gun deer season opens tomorrow, I think I'll stay out of the woods.
>
> I subscribe to several bird listservs (as I'm sure many of you do).
> Some of the contributors use the 4-letter codes for birds. It
> drives
> me crazy.
> On the North Florida Bird listserev was posted this link:
>
> http://www.calpoly.edu/~mstiles/code.html
>
> A humorous poem related to the use of these codes.
>
>
> Charlie
> Henderson Co.
>
>
>
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