It would be great if we (birders) could work with the folks who manage this
area to work shorebirds into the mix!!! I know they manage for shorebirds
as well as waterfowl at some national wildlife refuges, so presumably this
can be done.
If anyone knows anyone who might be willing to help gather information to
present to the land managers down in Pickaway County, please let me know!
Thanks,
Paul Hurtado
On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Melanie Shuter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Laughing Gull seen on Friday at Deer Creek beach was still present this
> morning along with 3 Caspian Terns and 100 + Ring-billed Gulls. Also seen
> were a dozen Killdeer and an one Osprey flying over.
>
> At the Middle Wetland of Deer Creek Wildlife Area there were still a few
> small puddles. Much fewer Killdeer than last week, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, 6
> Semipalmated Plovers, 6 Least Sandpipers, 2 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 2
> Pectoral Sandpipers and 1 Solitary Sandpiper. No Yellowlegs - not enough
> water for them.
>
> I spoke to two Wildlife officers that were pulling up a duck trap. They
> banded Mallards and Wood Ducks on Friday. They said the ducks were so
> muddy that they had to carry them over to the south pond and wash them off
> to see what species they were. Apparently they drained the north pond of
> the middle wetland to let vegetation grow up for duck season. They can't
> control the level of water in the north pond unless they pump water up and
> out of the south pond. They drained the pond by opening a gate into the
> south pond. They don't manage the area for shorebirds. That's too bad. I
> told them it had been the only good shorebird area in Pickaway County this
> July and August. Oh, well.
>
> Melanie Shuter
> Circleville, OH
>
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