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Posted by Toe on 18:48:50 12/30/09
This afternoon I met up with Bob Wallace and Dexter Richardson to look for the Lesser Nighthawks and Short-eared Owls seen there recently. Before sunset there were 2 White-tailed Kites hunting over the field to the west, while a Least Flycatcher called from the brush east of Lucky Hammock. At about 5:45 the nighthawks appeared from the tree line to the southwest, and began slowly moving to the east between Lucky Hammock and the Annex. There were about 15 of them. We drove halfway down to the Annex and had a couple of the nighthawks come fairly close to us. While there we heard a Virginia Rail call from the field to the west from a location pretty close to the road. Shortly afterward, Dexter was first to spot the Short-eared Owl hunting to the east along the edge of the field. It later flew to the field on the west side of the road.
Bob and Dexter were so disappointed with these birds, I think I heard them say they would never come down here again!
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