I got up early and drove down to Crittenden County to do Big Rivers WMA & SF
(that report will come later).
I decided after that to check the Sloughs Wood Tract south.
While checking out the shorebirds I heard what I thought was a Sandhill Crane
to the south. I heard it a couple of times and figured I was hearing things. So
after looking at the shorebirds at Wood Tract south I drove around to the
shorebird Unit.
There I found 9 Great Egrets and 2 Great Blue Herons, and 3 Lesser Yellowlegs
and 2 Raccoons. I started to walk along the dike then saw 2 Sandhill Cranes
back in NW corner. It is rare that we get Sandhill Cranes this far west in KY.
Made my day. First I have seen this year, discounting any in Florida back in
February. I walked back in the soybean field to get some shots, but decided not
to approach very close. I took a few shots and then headed back to my Jeep
walking on air.
KY Sloughs WMA - Sauerheber Unit, Henderson, Kentucky, US
May 11, 2020 11:50 AM - 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Wood Tract south and Shorebird Unit
19 species
Sandhill Crane 2 JPG @ Shorebird Unit
Semipalmated Plover 4
Least Sandpiper 4 JPG
Pectoral Sandpiper 1 JPGs
Short-billed Dowitcher 50 JPG
Lesser Yellowlegs 200
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 4
Great Egret 11 JPG, at south end of Wood Tract south and most at Shorebird
Unit
Turkey Vulture 1
American Crow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X
Tree Swallow X
Bank Swallow X
Cliff Swallow 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Yellowthroat X
Indigo Bunting X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S68878734 ;
<https://ebird.org/checklist/S68878734>
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home ;
<https://ebird.org/home>)
Charlie
Henderson Co.
