Late Thursday AM I got to the pond north of CR34 & S of Belluvue. Saw no stilts in 2 visits. Lots of other birds but nothing exciting. Drove all over the place but never saw the county line road. After reading todays mail, I doubt that I was at the right place. Saw no signs of water over the road.
  My driving around did net me one fair sighting: a Loggerhead Shrike flying with a beak full of food, towards the east end of CR34. It was flying south.
  Guess I'm going to have to get a map of that area.
  When I left for home, I simply went west on CR34. Soon I wound up north of Beaver Creek Reservoir. I stopped at a small parking area on the north side of the reservoir, with a group of trees around it. First, I climbed up the bank to look for stilts. The only thing I saw out on the lake was a boat. When glassing the shoreline, I saw a Belted Kingfisher about 100 ft. from me. He was sitting on a rock. He flew out, hitting the water about 3 feet from shore & flew back with a fish in his beak about 3" long.
  Then I walked down to where my pickup was, watching the birds in the trees. There was a Cherry Tree, either Bing or Pie, No fruit on the ground but plenty of pits on the ground. Then I noticed there were 4 Mulberry trees scattered around, all with ripening fruit. No wonder there were so many birds around: Red-wing & Rusty Blackbirds, Grackles, Robins, Cowbirds, a Cardinal, Song Sparrows. Two small birds flew in to a tree, at least on was a male Redstart. Flying between trees a female Blue Grosbeak. This might be a good stop for you southerners on the way home.
  V. Lee Grover





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