Wednesday, August 4, 2021
The major highlight of the morning was finding an adult
Black-crowned Night-Heron in the southwest area of A.E. Sea (first
of the year). The
Purple Martin second brood chicks (2) had moved
out of their brooding compartment up to separate compartments in the
second story. They still looked too young to have fledged. Eight or more adult and immature
Purple Martins were in the area of Dusaf Pond. An immature
Red-tailed Hawk was begging while an adult hunted
the grasslands well west of Eola Rd. Only 3
Osprey were found
during the morning. A full compliment of grassland birds was found,
except for
Grasshopper Sparrow. Grassland birds found included
Sedge Wrens,
Field Sparrows,
Henslow's Sparrows,
Bobolinks (a
molting male and a fresh juvenile),
Eastern Meadowlarks and
Dickcissels. Other birds of interest were
Pied-billed Grebes,
Spotted Sandpipers (2),
Caspian Terns (2-Lake Law, 3-A.E Sea), a
Great Crested Flycatcher,
Marsh Wrens (less heard than in recent
weeks), a
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and
Cedar Waxwings. Dave
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