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Posted by Toe on 01:22:50 09/21/08
Today I coverd Sadowski Park, the section of 72 Ave. closed to traffic outside of Deering Estate, and Cutler Wetlands/Flow-way with the help of Trey and Pete. Overall numbers were a bit low, especially compared with the little fallout from earlier in the week. Eighty-one species were tallied for the above locations with 1,431 individuals. While at Sadowski, I got to enjoy a spectacular migration event. I watched as a flock of Muscovy Ducks made the long, arduous journey from the north side of the canal to the south side of the canal. How do they ever do it? To think, they'll make the journey back next spring.
Here are the highlights for the day:
American White Pelican (2)
Roseate Spoonbill (23, thanks Trey!)
Blue-winged Teal (9)
Northern Shoveler (8)
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk (2)
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Semipalmated Plover (2)
Killdeer (5)
Black-necked Stilt (6)
American Avocet (4)
Greater Yellowlegs (13)
Lesser Yellowlegs (10)
Solitary Sandpiper (great spot by Pete; almost thought we'd miss)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (10)
Western Sandpiper (2)
Least Sandpiper (4)
Pectoral Sandpiper (3)
Stilt Sandpiper (5)
Short-billed Sandpiper (24)
Long-billed Sandpiper (1)
Laughing Gull (500)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (8)
Great Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Chuck-will's-widow (2, one flushed and landed 10 feet away!)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher (2)
Northern Flicker (didn't expect this at Sadowski)
Alder Flycatcher (calling at Sadowski, they're everywhere!!)
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird (3)
Barn Swallow (only 2, what's up with that?)
Brown Thrasher (my first at Sadowski I think)
Yellow-throated Vireo (5, all along 72nd Ave. next to Deering)
Red-eyed Vireo (3)
Black-whiskered Vireo
Northern Parula (3)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (4)
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler (7)
Palm Warbler (2, almost FOTS; I had one this week at work)
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart (3)
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird (7)
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat (4)
Yellow-breasted Chat (along 72 Ave., great looks)
Baltimore Oriole (3)
Obnoxious Loud Cyclists in tights (3,000)
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