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A bit early for triple digit plover numbers, I was hardly
expecting 1000 plus. Birding the easternmost edge
of the Big-Island/Killdeer Plains IBA complex with
a bias toward the Big Island area this morning
I scouted about 20 square miles of potential
shorebird habitat (AKA agricultural fields). The
vicinity of Big Island in particular looks promising
with extensive flooding. I got a late start for a
proper census of the golden-plovers as they are
in the habit of leaving shortly after sunrise on SW
winds. By 9:30 am I had found flocks of
335
... at Irwin Shoots Rd and Upper Sandusky-Prospect Rd.
(some of you may recall this area flooding regularly
in the mid-90's attracting the likes of Wilson's and
Red-necked Phalarope before re-tiling efforts a few years
later left the area dry much of the time.
410
... half mile N of Unit E of Big Island W.A.
along Upper Sandusky-Prospect Rd.
195
... at Herr Rd. wetlands (along with 75 Pectoral Sandpiper)
90
... Groundhog Rd. wetlands
This is the site of the control plot in the late 90's
for the 3 years study of the Big Island wetland
restoration effort. Locate to the SW 6 miles off
Green Camp Rd (south and parallel La Rue-Prospect
Rd. which runs along Unit B (Main wetlands) of
Big Island. Birders should not be ignoring the
extensive CRP lands to the south and southeast
of BI, much of which remains flooded.
None of these birds were re-located on a pass through
at 12:30 to 1:00, nor were any along Washburn Rd.
at Killdeer Plains (which was mostly dry).
More on my 3 hr survey of Big Island W.A. proper
in a separate note. Additional shorebird concentrations
within the IBA were limited to 130 Pectoral Sandpipers
in the wetand to the south of Unit B (Unit I ... I think).
cheers
Vic Fazio
Tiffin, OH
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