[birdky] Peabody 9-25-02

A trip to the marshes on the Peabody Wildlife
Management Areas on September 25th yielded the
following highlights:

Probable BLACK RAIL

This bird answered a vocal imitation of the "kikiderr"
call. It's immediate response sounded like "derr",
with the quality of voice identical to that part of
the call of the Black Rail. 

The bird was located in a marsh at the end of road S5
on the Sinclair unit in Muhlenburg County, and was
very near the exact spot where I observed a Black Rail
last spring. The area the bird was frequenting is near
the center of the marsh between the two fingers of the
beaver pond. It was in a relatively large area of
grass and ankle-deep water. 

An American Bittern, two Marsh Wrens, two Sedge Wrens,
a Swamp Sparrow, and at least four Soras were also
observed here.

A beaver pond on the Homestead Unit in Ohio County
hosted four American Bitterns in one spot. Also
present were a Sedge Wren, three Marsh Wrens, and two
Soras.

Migrants observed along Drakes Creek in Warren County
on the same date included a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher,
several species of warblers including Golden-winged
and Blue-winged, 6+ Swainson's Thrushes, and at least
15 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks feeding on the ragweed
seeds. 

Dave



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