[birdky] shorebirds at Honker Lake
- From: Aviva Yasgur <vivyasgur76@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: BirdKY Listserve <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:54:55 -0700 (PDT)
Hi everyone,
The water level in Honker Lake (in Land Between The Lakes, near the Nature
Station) has dropped low enough that there are a lot of shallow mudflats now,
and so it's a good place to see shorebirds!
Today there were 21 great egrets, 5 snowy egrets, 140 blue-winged teal, and 6
small shorebirds that I think were 3 greater yellowlegs and 3 lesser
yellowlegs. (I'm not super experienced with sandpiper-like birds, so my ID
could be wrong on those.)
Another staff member saw a bald eagle there a few days ago too.
If you're looking to get out somewhere to look for shorebirds, it looks like
Honker Lake might be a good spot for a while. There are several spots where
you can access different parts of the lake -- you can walk to the canoe dock
area (about 1/4-mile), you can drive to the dam, you can drive to the boat
launch area (also a good mudflat spot - but only open to cars until Oct. 31),
or you can walk the whole trail around the lake (about 5 miles). Feel free to
stop in to the Nature Station for suggestions/directions.
Sincerely,
Aviva Yasgur
Woodlands Nature Station, Land Between The Lakes
Trigg/Lyon counties
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