Back from travels up north. Hard to get used to this heat again. Location: Western Henderson Co. Observation date: 7/3/10Notes: 268 slough, Horseshoe Road slough, Grassy Pond/Powell's Lake, Pond Creek Marsh
Pond Creek Marsh road has been mowed and the sand spit has been baited. Shorebird Unit is completely weed covered. Hardy Slough dikes have been mowed. Number of species: 44 Wood Duck 30 at baited PCM trapping station Mallard 25 Blue-winged Teal 1 at HRS Hooded Merganser 7 Wild Turkey 7 Great Blue Heron X Green Heron 1 Bald Eagle 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer X Spotted Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 20 HRS Short-billed Dowitcher 1 HRS Mourning Dove X Yellow-billed Cuckoo X Barred Owl 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker X Eastern Wood-Pewee X Acadian Flycatcher X Great Crested Flycatcher X White-eyed Vireo X American Crow X Horned Lark X Tree Swallow X Barn Swallow X Tufted Titmouse X White-breasted Nuthatch X Carolina Wren X House Wren X Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X American Robin X Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling X Northern Parula X Prothonotary Warbler X Common Yellowthroat X Yellow-breasted Chat X Song Sparrow X Northern Cardinal X Indigo Bunting X Dickcissel X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X American Goldfinch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Charlie Henderson Co.