[birdky] Henderson, Union Co. Ramblings

June 5, 2009
In order I checked out 268 slough (River Slough), Horseshoe Road slough, Uniontown Dam, Highland Creek Unit, Jenny Hole Unit, Pond Creek Marsh, and the Shorebird Unit.
While at Pond Creek Marsh I ran into David Roemer who was leading two ladies from Birmingham looking for specific butterflies. 

Highlights:

268 slough (Henderson Co.)
Spotted Sandpipers several

Horseshoe Road slough (Henderson Co.)
BLACK-NECKED STILT 1 FOS
Dunlin 2 in full breeding plumage ( 1 had a broken left leg. It was sticking out at about 90º, hopping around awkwardly on the right leg.) 
Semi-palmated Sandpipers 5
RING-NECKED DUCK 1
Mallards 3 males
Hooded Mergansers
Canada Geese

Uniontown Dam (Union Co.)
CLIFF SWALLOWS FOS

Highland Creek (Union Co.)
Great Egret 1

Pond Creek Marsh (Henderson Co.)
Bald Eagle nest: it appeared to have one eaglet's head sticking up

Notes:
268 sloughs has lots of water, it still needs to drop to get some good shorebird habitat.
Horseshoe Road slough is full of water, slowly dropping, a little shorebird habitat being exposed. 
The field at the SW end is not yet planted or tilled recently.
Last week the Eagles Nest below Anderson Pond had 2 large Eaglets perched, one on a branch and the other at the edge of the nest.
The Shorebird Unit has lots of water and lots of weeds, no shorebird habitat yet. 
The dike had grass and weeds nearly waist high.
The grass and weeds on the dikes at Hardy Slough make walking extremely tiring and difficult. 

Charlie
Henderson Co.



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