[birdky] Sloughs: lots of Tundra Swans
- From: Charles Crawford <cr4d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:08:56 -0600
12/28
After the rain & storms this morning I headed out to check out the
Sloughs.
8:30AM 52º, overcast, very windy, temp. later falling to 46º and mist
and rain starting at NOON
The Tundra Swans were present south of 268, I counted 47 or 48!
(Yesterday I went to Bluegrass FWA
in Vanderburgh Co. IN, NE of Evansville and saw 10 there.)
Present also were Snow Geese, Greater white-fronted geese, and Canadas.
Ducks: Mallards, Black duck, Gadwalls, Pintails, Am. Widgeon,
Shovelers, Redheads, Ring-necks.
Very few ducks at Anderson Pond: just some Ring-necks.
I checked the wooded portion of the Sloughs that is still open and
got a Sharp-shinned Hawk perching and moving and perching in the trees
looking for a meal. Available for him were Ruby-crowned and Golden-
crowned kinglets, Carolina Chickadees, White-breasted Nuthatches,
Carolina Wrens, Robins, Rufous-sided Towhee, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
White-throated Sparrow and the first Brown-thrasher I've seen in
quite a while.
Next I went to Grassy Pond/Powells Lake Unit. I added Brown Creeper,
Tufted Titmouse, Winter Wren and saw
both Kinglets again, more Yellow-rumped Warblers, Swamp & Song Sparrow.
Onto Highland Creek Unit: added Red-headed Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Pileated Woodpecker; and another Carolina Wren and more Robins.
By this time it was starting to mist and drizzle so I headed for
home. As I passed by the Sloughs again the Tundras were still present
at noon.
Charlie
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