[birdky] Barren Reservoir 7 November 2003
- From: David Roemer <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bird ky <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:07:15 -0800 (PST)
The recent cold front combined with last night's
drizzly weather precipitated a nice fallout of
waterbirds on Barren Reservoir. Highlights are as
follows:
RED-THROATED LOON adult videotaped
COMMON LOON 1342 with 992 counted in one sweep of
the scope from the Bailey's Point Campground!
Pied-billed Grebe Appr. 60
Horned Grebe 170+
A raft of 600-700 ducks was present in the Mason's
Island area including:
Gadwall
Am Wigeon
Mallard
BW Teal
N Shoveler
GW Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup 4
Lesser Scaup 200+
SURF SCOTER 9 including an adult male (Goose Island
area)
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy
Also present were:
Sandhill Crane flock of appr. 130
Dunlin 19
Pine Siskin 3
Herring, Ring-billed, and Bonaparte's Gulls
Other highlights from recent trips include:
Oct 30
3 Dunlin and a Black-bellied Plover at Petros Pond in
Warren County
Nov 5
28 Dunlin, a Vesper Sparrow, and an adult Bald Eagle
at Barren Reservoir
The resident flock of Chipping Sparrows had grown to
over 45 in the yard this morning.
dave
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