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Ned Foley <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:11:16 -0400
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The Marbled Godwit was at Twin Lakes between 8-9 this morning.  Otherwise,
the birds at these two locations were much as Jeff reports.  We did see an
osprey at Twin Lakes, along with some Wood Ducks.  And, at Glacier Ridge
there were two Semipalmated Plovers.  (Thanks to Aaron Boone and others for
ID-ing these birds.)  -- Ned

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Jeff Maass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The Marbled Godwit was not seen this afternoon at either Twin Lakes (where
> it was
> yesterday evening and for the past couple of days) or Glacier Ridge Metro
> Park wetlands
> area.
>
> At Twin Lakes, the water has been receding quickly, leaving an expanding
> dry/muddy area.
> In a few days, there will be little  water left on the West side of Dublin
> Road. In the 45
> minutes I watched, I saw two Green Heron, three Solitary Sandpipers, dozens
> of Killdeer, a
> dozen Mallards, and two Ring-billed Gulls from the side of Dublin Road
> overlooking the mud
> flats. It seemed there should be many, many more birds in the area. I did
> see many, many
> Eastern Painted Turtles sunning themselves.
>
> At Glacier Ridge, the water is likewise disappearing quickly. The wet areas
> within view of
> the boardwalk are now in the areas closer to the boardwalk, and the Lesser
> Yellowlegs,
> which have been hanging further away, have moved to within 25 feet of the
> boardwalk. In 45
> minutes on the Boardwalk, besides two Lesser Yellowlegs, I saw five
> Solitary Sandpipers, a
> dozen Killdeer, two Green Heron, two Song Sparrows (bathing in a wet area),
> and six
> Goldfinches (likewise bathing). The Least Sandpipers that were there
> yesterday were
> nowhere to be seen. I saw a Great Egret fly to the West of the wetlands
> area, but it took
> a look and flew off to (presumably) wetter pastures to the Northeast. In
> the deep pool
> near the building, nothing but Mallards, Muskrat, and bright green frogs.
>
> A Killdeer did put on a show in one of the deepest water pools left, giving
> itself a
> 10-minute bath. This included long periods of "soak", where it laid
> unmoving on its belly
> with the water covering 3/4 of the body. Clearly, it was too warm for the
> bird! When
> another Killdeer approached, it was chased away, and the bathing beauty
> returned to
> lounging.
>
> Sorry, I didn't see any birds I didn't recognize, and not many of those I
> did recognize on
> this hot Labor Day afternoon!
>
>
> Jeff Maass
>
> http://www.k8nd.com/LocalCritters.htm
> http://www.k8nd.com/CuracaoCritters.htm
>
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