[birdky] McElroy 14 October 2002
- From: David Roemer <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bird ky <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:44:12 -0700 (PDT)
McElroy Lake in Warren County continues to attract
migrants with 14 species of shorebirds being present
the past 2 days. Highlights from todays birding
include:
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE gorgeous juvenile videotaped
Black-bellied Plover
Am. Golden Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin 25+
Stilt Sandpiper 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 6
Snipe 20+
Ring-billed and Bonaparte's Gulls were present as well
as Coots and Pied-billed Grebes. Then number of
waterfowl increased today with the same species
present as reported yesterday.
A Peregrine Falcon molting into its first adult
plumage made one pass over the lake. A pair of
juvenile Northern Harriers worked the lake edges all
day keeping the shorebirds moving.
Dave
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