I headed back to the southern part of the Deer Creek Wildlife Area today. I again checked out the SE corner of the wetlands which seems to be the most productive area right now. 

Some of the birds noted included :

2 Soras
1 Marsh Wren
1 Sedge Wren
~ 10 Palm Warblers
Common Yellowthroats of all ages, some males still singing
Field Sparrows
Savannah Sparrows (numerous)
1 Grasshopper Sparrow
4 Henslow's Sparrows
2 Nelson's Sparrows
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
~15 Swamp Sparrows
Song Sparrows 

I was hoping for that 4th Ammodramus (Le Conte's), but I didn't see any. That certainly doesn't mean that there weren't any there. The same friendly young Henslow's was seen in the same spot in the cattails as last week. His pappy was singing nearby and came into view. What a difference between the youngster in fresh plumage and the worn out adult! Another bird was singing in the adjacent grasses. The fourth Henslow's was singing near the entrance at the corner of East and Water Streets in New Holland when I arrived this morning. The Grasshopper Sparrow was also in those cattails. That particular area was dry without any standing water, but it is still strange to see both Henslow's and Grasshopper Sparrows perched atop cattails. The Nelson's on the other hand were in goldenrods and not in the cattails. Those goldenrods were next to standing water and wet grass, though. The large Bobolink flock that was present last week seems to have moved on.

I didn't scope out the reservoir, but I did look through the roosting flock of Ring-billed Gulls on the state park beach both when I arrived and left the area. Joining them around dawn this morning was a single adult FRANKLIN'S GULL.  At around 11:30 when I left I didn't see the Franklin's, which was presumably flying somewhere around the reservoir, but a Common Tern and 2 Caspian Terns were among the gulls on the beach.

Bob Royse




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