Forgot, to put down that this was mostly over at Killdeer Plains...must
have cut and pasted it out...:-D
On 4/2/2011 11:32 PM, Steve wrote:
> Wow what a day. After the big rush was over this morning, (and Sean
> Williams swearing he heard a Cerulean Warbler [I forgot to put my phone
> on vibrate:-D ]) I snuck away for some much needed Snipe hunting. :-D
> Found one that I could have reached out and grabbed if I wanted over at
> the maint. sheds. Also were Green and Blue-wing Teal, Mallards of
> course, Pin-tail, Am. Wigeon, Ruddys, Ring neck, Hooded Mergs, and Coots
> were present at pond 27 and CH 71 ponds..I didn't see the Eurasian, but
> wasn't expecting to...I really need to get a scope...:-D.
>
> Drove around the rest of the ponds and saw more of the above. Went to
> pond 30 and got some excellent shots of a male Ruddy duck. Also a bunch
> of Ring-necks and a female Ruddy, and a Female Bufflehead were there.
>
> BIWA held Pin-tail, Mallards, Ring-necks, Coots and an Egret...Oh my!
>
> Then to Cap off the day, when I got home, the sun and the rain was just
> right! Rainbow in LaRue...made me want to break out my Wizard of Oz
> movie.
> -----
> A couple of people have asked about the birder count so far for the
> Hoary.
>
> Before today, there were:
>
> Birders that were confirmed through email and meet and greet plus me:
> 36, physical count of others that just showed up: 13...and counting me
> wife and kids, all three are budding birders, bring the total to 53.
> Out of all, to my knowledge, only 3 or 4 didn't eventually see her. Both
> Ben W. and Ken Shepherd made return trips to see her, for Ken it was a
> lifer.
> One of the 36 returned and brought a friend.
> To my knowledge, out of the 53, it was a lifer in some stretch of the
> term for all but 3...one of the lifers was the guy that really got me
> into birding. :-D
> ---
> Add today another 12 and that brings it to 65. Plus two returns that
> did not see it the first time, so that knocks that stat down to one or
> two. People who's lists were improved were increased by 11 I think...I
> didn't get to talk to the 12th.
>
> Tomorrow another 5 are coming that I know of.
>
> 116 emails are in my Hoary folder about one thing or another relating to
> her, I have taken around 600-900 pictures (a lot of deletes)...yeah, I
> got a little carried away. :-D
>
> I actually got a local birder today that was driving by to see what was
> going on. He is coming back at another time.
>
> If anyone came and didn't send an email, and/or if I didn't see you,
> please send me a quick email telling me time and date, and if you saw
> her, just so that I can make a record of it. Thanks.
>
> It's been the most excitement, save the flooding that we have had in
> this town in a while. :-D
>
> New pics added:
> http://sjlarue.smugmug.com/Unsorted/OhioBirds/16108559_K6usy
>
> Steve J.
> Psalm 19.1
> The heavens declare the glory of God,
> and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
>
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