Friday, September 24, 2021
Wally reported that this week's birding was mostly about shorebirds.
With great shorebird habitat at A.E. Sea, the best numbers of these
birds in many years are being found. This week's list included
Killdeer,
Baird's Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper,
Pectoral Sandpiper,
Wilson's Snipe,
Spotted Sandpiper,
Solitary Sandpiper,
Greater Yellowlegs and
Lesser Yellowlegs. According to Wally most species had
multiple individuals. No other family dominated the week's list,
still many good birds were found. The list included:
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Green-winged Teal,
Pied-billed Grebe,
Chimney Swift,
Sora,
Sandhill Crane,
Great Blue Heron,
Great Egret,
Green Heron,
Black-crowned Night-Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Osprey,
Cooper's Hawk,
Bald Eagle (perched below nest),
Red-tailed Hawk,
Belted Kingfisher,
American Kestrel,
Tree Swallow,
Barn Swallow,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Marsh Wren,
Eastern Bluebird,
Cedar Waxwing,
Song Sparrow,
Swamp Sparrow,
Eastern Meadowlark,
American Redstart,
Palm Warbler,
Yellow-rumped Warbler and
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Dave
Friday, September 17, 2021
This week Wally found that shorebirds and warblers were the most
productive families of migrants passing through the Lab. With the low
water levels at A.E. Sea, shorebirds found there were:
Killdeer,
Least Sandpiper,
Pectoral Sandpiper,
Wilson's Snipe,
Spotted Sandpiper,
Solitary Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs. With warbler season winding
down a respectable list including
Black-and-white Warbler,
Tennessee Warbler,
Nashville Warbler,
American Redstart,
Magnolia Warbler,
Black-throated Blue Warbler and
Black-throated Green Warbler was
reported. Two
Red-headed Woodpeckers were found; a juvenile in Owl's Nest Woods and an adult flying over the Main Injector coming from the
Main Ring. Other highlights of the week included:
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Pied-billed Grebe,
Chimney Swift,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Great Blue Heron,
Great Egret,
Green Heron,
Black-crowned Night-Heron (an adult and juv. in the same tree as previous weeks
between A.E. Sea and Sea of Evanescence),
Turkey Vulture,
American Kestrel,
Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Yellow-throated Vireo,
Red-eyed Vireo,
Marsh Wren,
Brown Thrasher,
Eastern Bluebird,
Swainson's Thrush,
Cedar Waxwing and a
Scarlet Tanager. Dave
Friday, September 3, 2021
The lowering water levels at A.E. Sea have produced some exceptional
shorebird conditions as reported by both Wally and Donna. How convenient
this should happen at the height of shorebird migration. Other birds have
also been attracted to the area. On one recent morning Donna reported
finding 2
Sandhill Cranes, 5
Green Heron, 50
Great Egrets, 25
Great Blue Herons, 20
Wood Ducks, 8
Mallards and 1 Coot. Recent shorebirds she found
in the Sea included
Killdeer,
Greater Yellowlegs,
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Solitary Sandpipers and
Spotted Sandpipers. She added that there were many
more outside the draw of her scope. Wally reported similar sightings
including large numbers of
Great Egrets and abundant shorebirds. He also
had 3
Soras foraging together and repeated,
Black-crowned Night-Heron sightings in the same tree. Shorebirds he found included
Least Sandpipers,
Semipalmated Sandpipers,
Solitary Sandpipers and
Lesser Yellowlegs. Dave
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