Enjoying the cool morning we found 57 species. We saw the first Least Tern of the year sitting on a buoy off the end of Sandy Point. We all got to watch a Black-and-white Warbler feeding at Goode area. We saw a Loggerhead Shrike on Wildlife Dr. It seems that we see fewer and fewer Loggerhead Shrikes with each passing year. The refuge is going to mow some of the marshes that have dried up and flood them next week which should be good for shorebirds on their return migration. The lake continues to rise a bit. It is now about 6 feet below normal. We saw Red-headed Woodpeckers at several locations including the most reliable place, Dead Woman Pond. One of the main plant species growing in the areas that were left high and dry with the receding lake level in the spring is Smart Weed. It has grown to a height of 5 feet or more in places. This is good for the ducks which will be arriving in the fall because the seeds are excellent food for ducks. in the attached photo of the buck we saw today you can get an idea of just how high the Smart Weed is. The buck was walking. The other photo is of a hatching year, Little Blue Heron. Note the dull green legs and two tone bill. In the following year these birds start getting patches of blue in their plumage(calico) and in the third year they are all blue.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:58:38 +0000
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