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Author: Peter Kasper
Sunday, July 29
Highlights today were a flock of
Purple Martins and two
Caspian Terns at Lake Law. We also had a good mix of common
shorebirds at Lake Logo which is providing good habitat;
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Solitary Sandpiper,
Spotted Sandpiper,
Pectoral Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper, and
Semipalmated Sandpiper were all seen there while two
Greater Yellowlegs were found at A.E.Sea. Also nice to see were two male
Scarlet Tanagers at the northern edge of the Big Woods.
Sunday, July 22
The only birds of note today were two
Caspian Terns at Lake Law. The recent rains are keeping available shoreline and
mudflats to a minimum, so there were very few shorebirds
around. The grassland bird species are becoming very
quiet, and today was the first time in some time that no
Dickcissels were heard calling on site. However, a
Grasshopper Sparrow was observed at the main injector ring.
Sunday, July 15
A variety of shorebirds are being seen on-site inlcuding
Greater and
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Pectoral Sandpiper,
Solitary Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper,
Spotted Sandpiper, and lots of
Killdeer. Today, two
Hooded Mergansers were seen at Lake Logo, and the family of
Pied-billed Grebes was still
present. Also a family of
Yellow-throated Vireos was
spotted at the northwest corner of the Big Woods.
Otherwise, the regular nesting summer birds were seen as
expected.
Sunday, July 8
The shorebird migration was evident this morning at Lake Logo. In addition to the ever present
Killdeer were
Solitary Sandpiper,
Lesser Yellowlegs, and a flock of 30
Least Sandpipers. Also observd was a family of
Pied-billed Grebes, two adults and four young, thereby confirming
successful nesting on the site this year.
At Dusaf Pond, there was a group of 50
Great Egrets and 30
Great Blue Herons feeding in the shallows early in the
morning. The only other bird of note were the flyover of
several
Purple Martins.
Sunday, July 1
The birds around Fermi Lab were pretty much the same as the
last few posts. One
Peregrine was again perched on top of
Wilson Hall this morning. The only different birds seen
today were a
Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the Main Ring
Savannah and a
Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the Big Woods. A family of
Kingfishers was at the south end of AE SEA. The amount of
Song heard was much less than in previous weeks, signalling
the winding down of the breeding season.
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