[birdky] w. Henderson Co. FOS

  • From: Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 11:42:30 -0500

I birded western Henderson Co. this morning. 6:30AM, 54º clear, fog rising off the sloughs.

In order I hit: Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake Unit, 1574 slough, Horseshoe Road slough, 268 slough, Pond Creek Marsh, Hardy Slough, Shorebird Unit.

Water is high everywhere but Horseshoe Road slough where it is gone and 268 slough where it going to dry up soon.

First of the season:

Brown Creeper 1 at HS
Nashville Warbler 1 at HS
Magnolia Warbler 4 at HS
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 at HS
Swamp Sparrow  2 at PCM, 3 at HS

Other highlights:

Great Egret 1 at 268s
Turkey Vulture 10 in a kettle near HS
Red-tailed Hawk HS
Red-shouldered Hawk HS
Bald Eagle 1 Juv. near GP/PL heading toward Hovey Lake in Indiana
Am. Coot 4 at PCM
Wilson's Snipe 2 at PCM, 2 near GP/PL
Chimney Swift 4 at PCM
Belted Kingfisher 2 at HS
E. Phoebe 1 at PCM
? Flycatcher empi. sp. near SBU
Catbird 2 at GP/PL, 1 at PCM, 3 at HS
White-eyed Vireo 1 near SBU
Scarlet Tanager 1 at PCM




Charlie Henderson Co.



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