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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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