[obol] Marion Co shorebirds 7/2
- From: Roy Gerig <roygerig@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 12:35:20 -0700
I looked at the new wetlands along Duckflat Rd this morning 0800-0900, nothing
rare:
Greater Yellowlegs 15-20Killdeer 20Wilson's Phalarope 10-15, most
juvenilesLesser Yellowlegs a coupleWestern and Least Sandpipers 100 plus,
didn't feel like sorting them out, pretty far awayBONAPARTE'S GULL 1Spotted
Sandpiper a coupleYellow Breasted Chat 1
After that I went to Ankeny NWR and walked in a mile along the trail between
Mohoff Pond and Mallard Marsh from Buena Vista Road where a good looking
expanse is developing as the water dries up, looks good for Plovers, Buff
breasted Sandpiper and stuff like that. Small ponds still exist:
Killdeer 40Spotted Sandpiper 2WILSON'S SNIPE 2BLACK-NECKED STILT 1 This bird
acted very odd, it was out in the dry open flats, moving slowly. It would
repeatedly look down, and take a step back. Sometimes 2 or 3 steps backward,
while halfheartedly picking at the air in front of its breast. Look down and
take a step back. Over and over again. Rock concert goers should sometimes
take a step back, but why does a Black-necked Stilt do it?Greater Yellowlegs
7Least Sandpiper 40Western Sandpiper a fewWilson's Phalarope 1Yellow
Breasted Chat distantSavannah Sparrow lots
Both these lists are incomplete.Roy Gerig, Salem OR
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