Got out of the lab too late to make the field trip. Since I was on that side of
town, I spent about 2.5 hours below the spillway at Lake 6. Here are the
details.
Downstream from Lake 6, Past the trestle
Spotted Sandpiper 1,2
Downstream from Lake 6, Past the trestle
Black-crowned Night Heron 2, 3
Past the trestle
Common Yellowthroat 3-4
Past the trestle
Snowy Egret
Past the trestle
Painted Bunting bunches
Past the trestle
Kestrel
Past the trestle
Mississippi Kite 2
Past the trestle
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Past the trestle
Green Heron 2-4
Past the trestle
Nashville Warbler
Past the trestle
MacGillivray’s Warbler 2
Past the trestle
Lincoln’s Sparrow 2
Past the trestle, Oxbow
Wilson’s Warbler 1, 1
Oxbow
Blue Grosbeak 6-10
Oxbow
Clay-colored Sparrow 4-8
Oxbow
Carolina Wren
Oxbow
House Wren
Oxbow
Indigo Bunting 1+
Oxbow
Lazuli Bunting 5-8
Oxbow
Chipping Sparrow 2+
Past the trestle, Oxbow
Northern Cardinal 12-18
Past the trestle, Oxbow
Western Kingbird 4-8
Past the trestle
Northern Mockingbird 1
Downstream from Lake 6, Past the trestle
Common Grackles numerous
Downstream from Lake 6, Past the trestle
Redwing Blackbirds numerous
Oxbow
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard only)
Butterflies included Checkered Whites, Red Admirals, Dainty Sulphurs, and a
Question Mark.
Red-eared Sliders and other turtles were sunning themselves.
I was reminded today that a mosquito at three inches in my peripheral vision
appears the same size as a bird much farther off. I also brought home a
hitchhiking tick (not attached thankfully). Must be time to use insect
repellent in the field.
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