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| Reply To: | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 25 Aug 2009 21:44:19 +0000390_- Yesterday (8-24), in a 30 minute time frame, greater than 2000 wood ducks flew in to Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve. They landed in the marsh viewed from the north trail. We counted 2000, however we left ~15 minutes before sunset even though they were still coming in waves. The place is always a bit "ducky", yet this certainly seems remarkable. Is it? [...]46_25Aug200921:44: [log in to unmask] |
| Date: | Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:08:53 EDT |
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Friday, August 14 - 9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Still lots of shorebirds. Mudflats drying up quickly, but we're supposed
to have rain this weekend. Hopefully, the weatherman will be correct for a
change. Sightings were from the far south end at the "disc golf"
overlook, the paved parking lot, and the far north end.
Herring gull - 1
Caspian tern - 1
Least sp - 10
Solitary - 23
Pectoral - 25
Great egret - 3
Killdeer - lots!
Wood ducks - 20+
DC cormorant - 2
Green-backed heron - 1
Greater yellowlegs - 2
Lesser yellowlegs - 5
Spotted - 4
Semipalmated plover - 3
Semipalmated sp - 5
Great blue heron - 60+ High count for the week is 105 on Wednesday by
Shannon Thompson from Pittsburgh, PA
Belted kingfisher - 2
Tree swallows - 20
Chimney swifts - 100+
Cooper's hawk - 1
Eastern kingbird - 2
Ed and Bev
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