[birdky] RPT: South Todd and South Christian Highlights
- From: "Mark & Tommie Gail Bennett" <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:26:03 -0500
23 March 2008:
I birded today in south Todd and south Christian Counties this morning and
early afternoon. I have listed highlights below.
Todd County: Transient Wet Spot along US 79
4 Lesser Yellowlegs
5 Pectoral Sandpiper
1 Least Sandpiper
14 Bonaparte's Gulls
app. 20 American Pipits
Todd: Guthrie Swamp
4 Greater Yellowlegs
3 Vesper Sparrows
Northern Harrier male
Christian County :Morgan's Pond
App 800 waterfowl and similar including
app 300 Gadwall
app 150 Blue-winged Teal
200 American Coots
Decent numbers of
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
American Wigeon
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Small numbers of
Greater Scaup
Redhead
Pied-billed Grebe
1 Bald Eagle adult was a personal highlight and a Christian County species
for me. A nice Northern Harrier was also observed.
Swallow Springs had good water but fewer birds
Observed were
17 Hooded Mergansers
3 Greater Scaup
2 Pied-billed Grebes
3 Horned Grebes
Both Christian County water bodies contained good amounts of water and did
not show signs of significant recession. I expect that they are near crest
with current rain, but I could be wrong as my experience is limited with
these bodies. The US Army did not question me on this visit to Morgan's
Pond, but I recommend against scoping the airfield of Ft. Campbell.
Morgan's Pond north/nearest body of water is an old corn field and viewing
shorebirds would be quite difficult. The south/farthest body of water is in
a wheat field and shows no "ring" of debris or muddy area of dead wheat.
That concludes this report.
Mark Bennett
113 Iroquois Circle
Russellville, KY 42276
Logan County, Kentucky
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