2011-03-27  Killdeer Plains WA & Big Island WA 
Sunday  afternoon Darlene Sillick and I visited Killdeer Plains and Big 
Island Wildlife  Areas. The weather had a nip to it but the birds more than 
made up for any  discomfort. We found a wide variety of waterfowl at both 
locations with the  stars being a Eurasian Wigeon at Killdeer and a Ross’s Goose 
at Big Island.  Shorebirds were limited to Killdeer and Wilson’s Snipe. We 
found two groups of  Wilson’s Snipe at Big Island. The first was about 30 
along Herr Road and the  second about 18 at a stop along Prospect – La Rue 
Road. We finished at my place  where we were greeted by singing Eastern 
Bluebirds. It was an enjoyable  afternoon regardless of the chill as it had great 
company, lots of good  birds and chocolate.  
Charlie  Bombaci 
SPECIES LIST  (59) 
Common  Loon          
Pied-billed  Grebe 
Horned  Grebe 
Great  Blue Heron 
Turkey  Vulture 
ROSS’S  GOOSE  
Canada  Goose 
Tundra  Swan 
Trumpeter  Swan 
Wood  Duck 
Gadwall 
EURASIAN  WIGEON  
American  Wigeon 
American  Black Duck 
Mallard 
Northern  Shoveler 
Northern  Pintail 
Green-winged  Teal 
Canvasback 
Redhead 
Ring-necked  Duck 
Lesser  Scaup 
Bufflehead 
Hooded  Merganser 
Common  Merganser 
Red-breasted  Merganser 
Ruddy  Duck 
Bald  Eagle 
Northern  Harrier 
Red-tailed  Hawk 
American  Kestrel 
Wild  Turkey 
American  Coot 
Killdeer 
Wilson’s  Snipe  
Bonaparte's  Gull 
Ring-billed  Gull 
Rock  Pigeon 
Mourning  Dove 
Belted  Kingfisher 
Red-bellied  Woodpecker 
Downy  Woodpecker 
Northern  Flicker 
Blue  Jay 
American  Crow 
Horned  Lark 
Tree  Swallow 
Carolina  Chickadee 
Eastern  Bluebird 
American  Robin 
European  Starling 
Song  Sparrow 
Swamp  Sparrow 
Northern  Cardinal 
Red-winged  Blackbird 
Eastern  Meadowlark 
Common  Grackle 
American  Goldfinch 
House  Sparrow

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