[birdky] Minor Clark/DBNF

  • From: Brian Wulker <bdwulker@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:45:28 -0400

Hi All,
The last two ponds were in the process of being drained today (the last two
big ponds near the road) and there were a few waterbirds left.  I spent most
of the time walking around the oxbow lake chasing sparrows.


MCFH

5 Pectoral Sandpipers (first time in 3 weeks I've had more than 2 at a
time.  All on the first big pond being drained)
1 Northern Shoveler  (big pond, there were 3 last weekend)
5 Mallard
4 BW Teal    (big pond)
18 Killdeer
2 Am. Coot   (oxbow)
1 PB Grebe   (oxbow)
4 Am. Pipit
1 Ring-billed Gull   (big pond)
1 Bald Eagle
1 Marsh Wren (in the cattails at the end of oxbow lake. started chattering
and came out of the reeds when pished)
40+ Yellow-rumped Warblers
1 E. Towhee
3 Field Sparrow
1 Fox Sparrow
8 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
4 Swamp Sparrow
2 White-crowned Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow


High Bank Picnic Area:

Both Kinglets
5 Yellow-rumped Warber
1 Tennessee Warber
1 Bay-breasted Warbler
1 Bald Eagle


Shallow Flats Ponds

17 Gadwall (probably more too back-lit to ID)
8 Am. Widgeon (probably more too back-lit to ID)
30+ Mallard
11 Wood Duck
6 BW Teal
6 Teal sp.
1 Osprey
2 Chipping Sparrow
2 DE Junco


NF Road 1093 (across the street from Shallow Flats)
1 Palm Warbler


Good birding,
Brian Wulker


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