I made a concerted effort to check Sand Slough for Least Terns. Walked out into
the sand ridge and was rewarded with 3.
At Horse Pond Slough: no shorebirds but quite a group of Great Blue Herons and
dead carp.
At Horseshoe Road slough I only found 1 Least Tern and it flushed from the
gravel road. I assume it is the same one I photographed later on the opposite
water edge. Was happy to find a Hooded Merganser family.
The only actual shorebird today (besides the Killdeer) was a single Least
Sandpiper.
Sand Slough (restricted access; roadside viewing), Henderson, Kentucky, US
Jun 5, 2021 7:30 AM - 7:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
2 species
Killdeer 2
Least Tern 3 JPG
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Horse Pond Slough (Henderson Co.), Henderson, Kentucky, US
Jun 5, 2021 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
8 species
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 26 JPG
Bald Eagle 2 1 imm, & 1 ad.
American Crow X
Horned Lark 1
Barn Swallow X
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Indigo Bunting 1
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Horseshoe Rd. Sloughs (restricted access; roadside viewing), Henderson,
Kentucky, US
Jun 5, 2021 8:25 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
16 species
Mallard 10
Hooded Merganser 5 JPG, imm. family group, cocked tail diagnostic for
Hooded Merg.
Mourning Dove 4
Killdeer 12
Least Sandpiper 1 JPG
Least Tern 1 JPG
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 3
American Crow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Dickcissel 1
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Charlie
Henderson Co.