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Author: Peter Kasper
Sunday, July 27
The female plumage
Northern Pintail was present on Nepese pond again today and a
Caspian Tern was also seen again
catching fish in the village lakes. The
American Kestrels appear to have had a good breeding season as we came across
a family group of at least six birds along east Wilson st.
Swallows have also dispersed from their breeding colonies as
evidenced by both
Cliff Swallows and
Bank Swallows being
found at a pond behind the High Rise building.
Sunday, July 20
The most unusual find today was a female
Northern Pintail on
Nepese pond. This is only the second time that this species
has been seen on site in July. The only other noteworthy
find was a group of about six
Caspian Terns that were
hunting over the village lakes.
Sunday, July 13
We saw the first sign of fall migration today, in the form
of a
Solitary Sandpiper at the Bison Wallow. The only other
noteworthy finds were a family of
Orchard Orioles and a
Black-billed Cuckoo along the sparrow hedge. We also noted a
colony of
Sedge Wrens in the grasslands just south of Lake Law. These birds have been surprisingly hard to find this year.
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