[birdky] HOT Fulton county 7/21

It may have been the hottest day yet this summer in Fulton County.   The 
birds and I were struggling to keep cool.  I gave up at noon  when the heat 
shimmers were so bad that I could no longer tell a duck from a  shorebird.  
Upper Hickman bottoms are already close to dry with a few puddles  remaining. 
 There were more birds than I could count due to the heat  shimmers.
Great Egret
Killdeer - hundreds
Black-Necked Stilt - 2
Greater Yellowlegs - 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Blue-winged Teal - 6
 
Lower Hickman bottoms, some pools almost gone, some still holding a good  bit 
of water:
Great Egret - 50+
Snowy Egret - 1
Mississippi Kite - 8 all soaring over the levee
Bald Eagle - 2
Semipalmated Plover - 1
Killdeer - hundreds
Black-necked Stilt - 1 adult and 3 young, I was glad to see all three  chicks 
are still healthy and almost ready to move if they need to.
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 12
Least Sandpiper - 80
White-rumped Sandpiper - 1
Pectoral Sandpiper -  4
Short-billed Dowitcher - 2
Red-headed Woodpecker
Fish Crow
Horned Lark
Dickcissel - still singing their song
 
NO Least Terns were seen!
 
Hap
Murray, KY
 
 



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