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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 00:55:28 09/02/13
This past Saturday I paid a very quick visit to the Annex area to check out the much-talked about Willow and Alder Flycatchers. As Larry Manfredi, recently wrote there were many Alder Flycatchers and possibly one Willow ( I heard a "whit" in different locations. So. either there was more than one or the single bird kept moving south down the Annex road. I was only there for an hour and being alone i could not give a best estimation on numbers. Larry is the Pro in that territory. I know I got some shots of some of the Alder Flycatcher and possibly one of a Willow but I am not 100% sure - I did hear the "whit" call for sure! I actually hear both species calling but not singing. I don't know if birds are quite fond of singing in the rain.
I also saw one Bank, one Cliff, and lots and lots of Barn Swallows. There was one Oven bird on the wires at a distance and 2 Red-shouldered haws around as well.
Off State Rd 80 (about 8 miles west of CR 880 bridge on 80, north side of the road) in a small flooded field there were....
Laughing Gull - a few individuals
Black tern ( about a dozen) - one had a lot of black on its chest
Least Sandpiper (5)
Stilt Sandpiper (a few)
Dunlin ( a few)
Semipalmated Plover ( a couple)
Lesser Yellowlegs - lots in juvenile plumage
Greater Yellowlegs - lots in juvenile plumage
Short-billed Dowitcher - many juvenile plumage
Killdeer - a few
Black-necked Stilt - half a dozen
Ruddy Turnstone - one single survivor
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
After that drove around State Rd 880 but all fields seen were bone dry and whatever was there it was common local birds ( Brown-headed Cowbirds, Grackles, Red-winged, a few Common Nighthawks on wire.
That's all I got and until next time,
Marcello
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