[bsg] Elm Grove and Bossier point q's- lots of AWPE, flight-capable LESC, others

  • From: Terry Davis <terkchip@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: LABIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:45:09 -0500

Hi all, After talking with a few interested parties that had prior
commitments, I decided to show up at the launch anyway- in case someone
wanted to go. No one showed so I decided to run South to Elm Grove to
survey they White House Plantation pond. Best birds there were-

Gadwall- 3. M and f on the N end of big pond, then f on oxbow. All looked
very healthy. Obtained photos. Not sure if flight-capable

N Shoveler- m associating with the 2 GADW- also looked very healthy but not
sure if f-c- also photo'd

LESSER SCAUP- flight capable female on S end of pond. Luckily got photos
before rose and quickly flew toward N end.

White-winged Dove- 1. Photos. Blackshire Jr says they are seeing more and
more now. Had a first for BCBCBC last winter

Also got full frame shots of one of two med-small coyote pups through the
windshield. Biggest misses here were TRHE, GRHE, PBGR. The rest can be seen
(notes not too bad) at:

http://ebird.org/ebird/la/view/checklist?subID=S18875866

I left Elm Grove area, then drove S looking at other water holes along the
Red for more water birds, then turned East on Atkins-Clark 2 miles to it's
sharp curve N. I began there in search of Bell's Vireo and put 1 hr 10 mins
in Bossier Point quad doing short point counts while driving 2.6 miles ~N.
The habitat has looked great there for many years for BEVI but the
succession has now surpassed the shrubbier type where they're usually
found. Consolation bird there was Northern Bobwhite. Biggest miss was
White-eyed Vireo. A short list with very few notes at-

http://ebird.org/ebird/la/view/checklist?subID=S18876226

Y'alll have a good one! (:

Terry

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