19 May 2007 6:30am to Noon 46º clear rising to 72ºI covered 268 slough (twice), Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit, Horseshoe Road slough, Shorebird Unit.
Highlights: Lesser Yellowlegs at 268 which is deserted; the water is still high Semipalmated Plovers 25 on sandbar in Ohio River (Union Co.) Spotted Sandpiper 2 on the same sandbar (UC) Great Egret at GP/PL (UC) Green Herons 2 at GP/PL (UC) Least Bittern 1 at GP/PL (UC) Semipalmated Plovers 100 at Horseshoe Road slough Black-bellied Plovers 4 at HRs Least Sandpipers at HRs Dunlin 35 at HRs Cedar Waxwings Yellow Warblers Dickcissels (everywhere, looks like it may be a good year for them)Shorebird Unit is drying up, & the area with water is getting weed filled. Not good for anything but Great Blue Herons.
Last weekend I looked for the Ibis but did not see it. But I did get my pants, shoes, socks soaked walking the waist high dew covered grass on the dikes.
I did not look for the Ibis this weekend. Charlie Henderson KY