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Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:31:11 -0400
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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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