35 birders attended the OFO Minesing outing on a beautiful Spring day.
We could not find the 2 White-fronted Geese seen yesterday but did mange to
find some nice birds in our total of 77 species.
Water levels are very high. When they recede, the area should be great for
shorebirds the next two weeks. We found many Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, a
lone Dunlin and lots of Killdeer.
Duck numbers were high, including Hooded Merganser, Northern Shoveler,
Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Green and Blue-winged Teal and Northern Pintails.
Warblers: several Pine Warblers, Northern Waterthrush, Palm Warbler and many
Yellow-rumps.
Sparrows included Vesper, Swamp, White-crowned, White-throated, Chipping,
American Tree, Field and Savannah.
Others : Brown Thrasher, Rusty Blackbirds (about 25), Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Purple Finch, Brown Creeper, Blue-headed and Red Eyed Vireo, Sapsucker,
Flicker, Catbird, Eastern Bluebird, Winter Wren, Raven, Horned Lark,
Red-shouldered Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Least Flycatcher and Wild Turkey.
The best area is Mackinnon Road which is just east of Angus on County Road 90.
The swamp can be accessed on foot at the end of Baldwick, off Sunnidale.
Dave Milsom
milsomd...@hotmail.com
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