[birdky] Sloughs: unusual Canada Goose & Uniontown Dam Union Co.

19 February 2007
6:30 AM to 2PM
High broken clouds, temp started out at 28º and rose to almost 50º
with strong winds bringing in the warm air and melting the snow and ice

Henderson Co.
Sloughs:

Wood Tract:
Snow Geese 1000s
Canadas 100s
White-fronted 1000s
Mallards
PIntails
Shovelers
Am. Widgeons
Ring-necks
Wood Ducks (first I've seen since fall)

Anderson Pond
added:
Gadwall
Hooded Mergansers
Green-wing Teal
Black Ducks
Bald Eagle

268 slough
more Mallards
Green-wing Teal
Shovelers
N. Harrier

Creshaw Tract:
Barred Owl
Rufous-sided Towhee
Robin
E. Bluebird
White-throated Sparrows
Swamp Sparrows

Jenny Hole Unit
Red-shouldered Hawk
Belted Kingfisher

Highland Creek Unit
Ruby Crowned Kinglet

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Union Co.

Uniontown Dam
Double-crested Cormorants 15
Great Blue Herons
Canvasbacks: 110
Bald Eagle
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gulls 25

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I stopped again at Sauerheber and Wood Tract on the way back. The geese were all over the place in the corn and soy bean fields. Unusual Canada Goose with all white body but from the neck up a Canada Goose, same size as the other Canadas 
Canada Geese: 1 with Red neck band, 1 with Orange neck band

Non-bird
White-tailed Deer a total of 29 in groups of 10, 3, 4, 2, 6, 4
Raccoon 1
Coyotes 2


Charlie
Henderson Co.





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