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Author: Peter Kasper
Saturday, April 26
I managed to get out briefly this afternoon and, despite
windy conditions, locate a few new arrivals. These included
Veery,
Gray Catbird,
Palm Warbler, and
Common Yellowthroat,
but the best find was a
Louisiana Waterthrush on the west
side of the main ring.
Thursday, April 24
A female
Surf Scoter was on A.E.Sea this morning. She was close to the north shore of the lack but only stayed for
about 5 minutes before flying towards the north end of Dusaf Pond.
Sunday, April 20
The highlight of today's birding had to be the number of
Wilson's Snipe performing their courtship displays inside
the main ring. We also had several new arrivals:
Winter Wren,
House Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and
Chipping Sparrow. I also received reports of
Soras and an
Osprey seen
on site yesterday.
Thursday, April 17
A couple of
Forster's Terns were hunting over Main Ring Lake this morning. It has been many years since we last saw these
birds in the Spring.
Sunday, April 13
The waterfowl migration seems to have stalled. Apart from a
slight increase in
Blue-winged Teal and a decrease in
Lesser Scaup, the waterfowl population this week was much the same
as last week. There were however, some other new migrants on
site. These included
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Brown Thrasher,
Hermit Thrush,
Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Swamp Sparrow, and
Eastern Towhee.
Wednesday, April 9
An
Osprey roosting in the trees by Swan Lake this morning
provided good views from the west side of Wilson Hall.
Sunday, April 6
Waterfowl migration is starting to tail off. The only
waterfowl still present in good numbers were
Ruddy Ducks,
Northern Shovelers,
Lesser Scaup, and to a lesser degree
Ring-necked Ducks. There were several new arrivals found
today:
Blue-winged Teal,
Greater Yellowlegs,
Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Vesper Sparrow,
Savannah Sparrow, and
Field Sparrow. I also got a report from a friend who did some
owling last night and found
Wilson's Snipe and
American Woodcocks as well as a single
Eastern Screech-Owl.
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