[birdky] Mitchell Lake

  • From: "Scott and Glenda Record" <sgrecord@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:11:26 -0500

Made a brief stop at Mitchell Lake yesterday in search of shorebirds and 
waders.  Water is still very high and needs to drop about 6 inches before any 
habitat will be available.  Water is currently being dropped out so habitat may 
improve dramatically in the next few weeks?  Birds seen

Snow goose 5
Can goose
Mallard  10
Wood duck  50-75 in north end flooded vegetation
Cormorant  4
Bald eagle 2
Martin
Cliff swallow
barn swallow 
tree swallow
Yellow warbler
Ky warbler
A very uncooperative wren that was most likely a marsh
Butterflies were everywhere in the fields around Mitchell.  I'm no 
butterflyologist but Monarchs and Common Buckeye's were quite conspicuous.

Scott Record
Ragland KY

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