Wow the number of American Redstarts has been amazing. Even had one in my backyard today.
Catbirds have been very common.Now if we could get a cold front to pass through and get some more migrants it would be nice.
Shorebird unit is fully flooded. It should be good for shorebirds if it drops a little. Pumping water into the impoundments has apparently been stopped for a while.
Location: Sloughs WMA - Grassy Pond/Powells Lake Observation date: 9/18/09 7:45AM to 8:45AM Number of species: 25 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 100 Barn Swallow 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Gray Catbird 6 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart 10 Common Yellowthroat 8 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal X Indigo Bunting X Red-winged Blackbird X American Goldfinch X Location: Sloughs WMA - Gentle Pond Observation date: 9/18/09 9:15AM to 10:45AM Number of species: 26 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove X Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Empidonax sp. 3 White-eyed Vireo X Red-eyed Vireo X Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Carolina Wren 2 House Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird X Swainson's Thrush 3 Gray Catbird 3 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Ovenbird 1 Northern Cardinal X Blue Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch X Location: Sloughs WMA - Pond Creek Marsh Observation date: 9/18/09 4:15PM to 5:45PMI thought I would try PCM a different time of day, hoping something different would turn up. Just a Pied-billed Grebe, which was new.
Number of species: 12 Mallard 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Killdeer 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay X American Crow X Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch X Location: Sloughs WMA - Shorebird Unit/Pond Creek Marsh/Gentle Pond Observation date: 9/21/09 6:15AM to 10:30AM Number of species: 35 Wood Duck 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 25 overhead heading to Hardy Slough Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker X Downy Woodpecker X Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Empidonax sp. 1 White-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay X American Crow X Northern Rough-winged Swallow 70 Barn Swallow 10 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 House Wren 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 6 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling X Magnolia Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 5 Wilson's Warbler 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal X Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch X Charlie Henderson Co. ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS==============The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation.
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