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Inniswood-Hoover,9-29
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rob thorn <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:20:26 -0400
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I visited the nether reaches of Inniswood MetroPark, then scooted over to south Hoover to search for gulls, waterfowl, and any other strays.  When it's windy like today, finding wind-less lee areas is crucial for migrants.  The area below Hoover dam offers one such lee; so does the eastern edge of Inniswood park.  The latter can be accessed by a little-known 1/4 mile bikepath that winds around the southern and eastern edges of the park before turning out to Sunbury Rd at Central College St.  There's even a neat little forest pond along the route.  Today the bikepath was sheltered, and hopping with birds.  Notables included:

Woodpeckers - everything except Red-headed, including 2 Sapsuckers and 1 Pileated

Flycatchers - Phoebe, 3 Wood Pewees, 1 Least Flycatcher

Vireos - 1 Philadelphia & 1 Blue-headed

Thrushes - 6 Swainson's, 3 Gray-cheeked, 1 Hermit

Mimids - 8 Catbirds, 2 brown Thrashers

Warblers - 12 species:  Parula, Tenn., Magnolia (6), Chesnut-sided, Black-thr.Green (4), Yellow-rumped, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Black&White, Redstart (8), Ovenbird, Hooded

Others - Rose-br.Grosbeak (2), Scarlet Tanager (1), White-thr.Sparrow (1)

Hoover was very windy, but had little in the way of strays.  The gravel bars at Walnut St. Boat launch and off Area E had a total of 360+ Gulls, all Ring-billed.  Other than 10 cormorants and 3-4 Pied-billed Grebes, the only notable waterfowl were a flock of Coots at Area F.  Flocks of Chimney Swifts (20) and Tree Swallows (25) were at the dam and at Area F, respectively.  Area E added 2 more warbler species: a Cape May and a Palm; this is a very reliable spot for migrating Palm warblers.

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