[birdky] Sloughs: Hardy & Shorebird Unit



Location:     Sloughs WMA - Hardy Slough/Shorebird Unit
Observation date:     9/10/09, 7AM to 9:45AM
Number of species:     38
Water is continuing to be pumped into Hardy Slough impoundments next to the gravel road. The dike around the edges of Hardy Slough 
was mowed several weeks ago making walking the dike possible.
So I walked the dike. Results of the walk was:
Meadowlarks 3
SORA 1
House Wren 1
Blue Grosbeak (female) 1
Notes: Sparrows are getting rare. Robins also rare. I haven't seen a male Dickcissel in weeks. 

Complete List:

Wood Duck     1
Mallard     5
Great Blue Heron     3
Great Egret     8
Little Blue Heron     7
Green Heron     8
Turkey Vulture     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Sora     1
Killdeer     8
Lesser Yellowlegs     1
Mourning Dove     X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     3
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-headed Woodpecker     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Empidonax sp.     5
White-eyed Vireo     3
Blue Jay     1
American Crow     10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     80
Carolina Chickadee     2
Tufted Titmouse     5
White-breasted Nuthatch     3
House Wren     1
European Starling     X
Common Yellowthroat     2
Northern Cardinal     X
Blue Grosbeak     1
Indigo Bunting     X
Dickcissel     1
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Eastern Meadowlark     3
Common Grackle     5
American Goldfinch     15

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Charlie
Henderson Co.

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