[birdky] w. Henderson Co. 8/2 & 8/3

  • From: Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 14:06:31 -0500

8/2 Hardy Slough, Shorebird unit, Gentle Pond unit, 1574 slough, Powell's Lake
6am to 1pm, 68º rising to 92º, clear but patchy fog early, very humid
the slough along 268 is completely dry


Highlights:
Double-crested comorant 2 (at Powell's Lake)
Great Egret 50 (at 1574 slough)
Wood duck juv. 4
Semiplamated plover 1 (at 1574 slough)
Spotted Sandpiper 2 (at Shorebird unit) & 3 (at 1574 slough)
Solitary Sandpiper 2 (at 1574 slough)
Lesser Yellowlegs 1 (at 1574 slough)
Pectoral Sandpiper 1 (at 1574 slough)
Least Sandpiper 3 (at Shorebird unit) & 12 (at 1574 slough)
Sedge wren 2 (in wet fields next to Gentle Pond)
Orchard oriole 1 f. (near Gentle Pond)
Baltimore oriole 1 juv. (Powell's Lake)

At one point on the dike near Gentle Pond I had a Ruby-throated hummingbird, Yellowthroat, Orchard oriole, Cardinal, and Song sparrow all through the lens of my binoculars at the same time.


8/3 Cape Hills Unit hilly wooded part of Sloughs WMA 7am to Noon 70º rising to 90º, clear, very humid

Highlights:
Barred Owl
Chimney swift
House wren
Wood thrush 9
Red-eyed vireo 5
Ky Warbler 2 adults and 1 juv. together
Scarlet Tanager f
Summer Tanager m
Rufous-sided towhee 10

Well school is starting back up tomorrow so less birding for me. So fewer reports will be coming.

Charlie
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