[birdky] Hend. Co.: Sloughs WMA, Sauerheber Unit

  • From: Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxx>
  • To: BIRDKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:50:15 -0500

All impoundments being flooded. 
Numbers of waterfowl down from yesterday.


Watched a Lesser Yellowlegs flying around over Hardy Slough, calling, and being 
harassed by Tree Swallows. Eventually it landed at the SW edge of Hardy Slough 
in flooded tilled ground.


Highlight:
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Wilson’s Snipe
Cedar Waxwings


KY Sloughs WMA - Sauerheber Unit, Henderson, US-KY
Oct 30, 2014 7:40 AM - 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Clear. Visited in order: Gentle Pond & GP Impoundment, Wood Tract 
south dike, Hardy Slough south dike.
45 species

Canada Goose  20
Wood Duck  X     heard only at Gentle Pond
American Wigeon  15     overflight at WTs
Mallard  40
Green-winged Teal  10     lifting off from WTs
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  1     imm.
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  30     at WTs
Killdeer  100
Lesser Yellowlegs  1     at Hardy Slough
Least Sandpiper  1     at Muddy Slough north edge
Wilson's Snipe  40     at Muddy Slough north edge
Mourning Dove  10
Barred Owl  2
Red-headed Woodpecker  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  6
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Tree Swallow  20     over Hardy Slough
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  5
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  26
European Starling  X
Cedar Waxwing  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Eastern Towhee  1
Field Sparrow  20
Fox Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  20
Swamp Sparrow  50
White-throated Sparrow  20
White-crowned Sparrow  10
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
American Goldfinch  20

View this checklist online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20382751 
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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org 
<http://ebird.org/>)

Charlie
Henderson Co.

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