Larry Gara and I ran our usual route this morning. The only surprise was
the six Caspian Terns at the beach at Caesar Creek. Although Caspians are
regular here in migratioin, especially this year, six is a big number.
The mud bar at Mound Road is growing steadily and so is the shorebird
population, though nothing truly noteworthy has yet appeared. The newly
exposed mud is always the furtherest away from the vantage point, which
provides challenges. A scope is essential. Also, teal season is on and
there are hunters about.
Here is a link to a scalable map of the area:
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http://tinyurl.com/3nwtuj3
Caesar Creek SP--Beach Area, Warren, US-OH
Sep 14, 2011 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: With Larry Gara. 61F, sky 7/8, 340/07, 10+
9 species
Great Blue Heron 2
Killdeer 12
Ring-billed Gull 132 Immature = 1W
Caspian Tern 6 We started with 2 and more flew in by ones and twos.
Who knows what it might have built to if we had stayed.
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 1
Mourning Dove 8
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
Caesar Creek SP--Mound Rd., Clinton, US-OH
Sep 14, 2011 9:30 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: with Larry Gara. 62F, sky 6/8, 340/05, 10+
16 species
Blue-winged Teal 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 59
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 9
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 15
Ring-billed Gull 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Carolina Wren 1
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Robert D Powell
Congress Farm Research Institute
Wilmington, OH, USA
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