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<blockquote data-quote="borealowl47" data-source="post: 1264621" data-attributes="member: 54350"><p><strong> <a href="http://ifnot250.blogspot.com/2008/08/shorebird-search-august-8-10.html" target="_blank">Shorebird Search-August 8-10</a> </strong></p><p></p><p> <p style="text-align: left">Was out at the beach last weekend and managed to get 67 species even</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p>though I did a lot of socializing !My main goal this weekend was to find</p><p>shorebirds along Lake Winnipeg.Did manage to get,</p><p><strong>1.SemipalmatedPlover-1</strong></p><p><strong>2.Piping Plover-3</strong></p><p><strong>3.Greater Yellowlegs-1</strong></p><p><strong>4.Lesser yellowlegs-3</strong></p><p><strong>5.Spotted Sandpiper-2</strong></p><p><strong>6.Least Sandpiper-two groups and 1 individual Sunday</strong></p><p>and two,</p><p> <strong>7.RED KNOTS</strong>Just do not see these two birds as being anything else!About the size of a</p><p> robin,blackbill,light greenish legs,red wash on breast .Were what I dictated </p><p>on my recorder as I saw them.For the last two days went over my bird books</p><p>including "Shorbirds of North America"thoroughly and am convinced I</p><p>seen two life bird <strong>Red Knots.</strong></p><p>Migrants are starting to move through here again including lots of</p><p> warblers.Seen Ovenbird,Blackburnian,Yellow-rumped,Tennessee,</p><p>American Redstart and Black and White.</p><p>Seen Yellow Warbler,Chipping Sparrow and Cedar Waxwing fledglings.</p><p>Lots of species still singing including Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos,</p><p>a Great Crested Flycatcher and a White-throated Sparrow.</p><p><strong>Highlight of the weekend was watching a group of Barn</strong></p><p><strong></strong><strong> Swallows</strong><strong> playing with a feather!</strong></p><p>Went for a long shoreline drive on Sunday and caught a huge flock</p><p>of birds feeding on red berry bushes,in it were Baltimore Orioles,</p><p>a nice female Rose-breasted Grosbeak and believe me a Tennessee</p><p>Warbler feeding on berries!</p><p>Lot of scruffy looking birds around must be going through a molting stage.</p><p>A list of other birds seen,</p><p>A.W.Pelican,D.C.Cormorant,G.B.Heron,C.Merganser,T.Vulture,</p><p>Osprey,N.Harrier,R.T.Hawk,S.Crane,Bonaparte's Gull,H.Gull,R.B.Gull,<strong>Caspian</strong><strong>Tern,</strong>Common Tern,R.T.Hummingbird,</p><p>B.Kingfisher,Y.B.Sapsucker,D.Woodpecker,H.Woodpecker,</p><p>Least Flycatcher,E.Phoebe,E.Kingbird,A.Crow,Bank Swallow,</p><p>T.Swallow,P.Martin,B.C.Chickadee,W.B.Nuthatch,M.Wren,</p><p>H.Wren,W.Wren,A.Robin,G.Catbird,C.Yellowthroat,C.C.Sparrow</p><p>,Song Sparrow,Swamp Sparrow,R.W.Blackbird,C.Grackle,</p><p>E.Grosbeak,A.Goldfinch and P.Finch.</p><p>Summer is winding down so my species count will surely be going </p><p>down at Grand Beach from now on!Will try hard next time</p><p> to top this list though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="borealowl47, post: 1264621, member: 54350"] [B] [URL="http://ifnot250.blogspot.com/2008/08/shorebird-search-august-8-10.html"]Shorebird Search-August 8-10[/URL] [/B] [LEFT]Was out at the beach last weekend and managed to get 67 species even [/LEFT] though I did a lot of socializing !My main goal this weekend was to find shorebirds along Lake Winnipeg.Did manage to get, [B]1.SemipalmatedPlover-1 2.Piping Plover-3 3.Greater Yellowlegs-1 4.Lesser yellowlegs-3 5.Spotted Sandpiper-2 6.Least Sandpiper-two groups and 1 individual Sunday[/B] and two, [B]7.RED KNOTS[/B]Just do not see these two birds as being anything else!About the size of a robin,blackbill,light greenish legs,red wash on breast .Were what I dictated on my recorder as I saw them.For the last two days went over my bird books including "Shorbirds of North America"thoroughly and am convinced I seen two life bird [B]Red Knots.[/B] Migrants are starting to move through here again including lots of warblers.Seen Ovenbird,Blackburnian,Yellow-rumped,Tennessee, American Redstart and Black and White. Seen Yellow Warbler,Chipping Sparrow and Cedar Waxwing fledglings. Lots of species still singing including Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos, a Great Crested Flycatcher and a White-throated Sparrow. [B]Highlight of the weekend was watching a group of Barn [/B][B] Swallows[/B][B] playing with a feather![/B] Went for a long shoreline drive on Sunday and caught a huge flock of birds feeding on red berry bushes,in it were Baltimore Orioles, a nice female Rose-breasted Grosbeak and believe me a Tennessee Warbler feeding on berries! Lot of scruffy looking birds around must be going through a molting stage. A list of other birds seen, A.W.Pelican,D.C.Cormorant,G.B.Heron,C.Merganser,T.Vulture, Osprey,N.Harrier,R.T.Hawk,S.Crane,Bonaparte's Gull,H.Gull,R.B.Gull,[B]Caspian[/B][B]Tern,[/B]Common Tern,R.T.Hummingbird, B.Kingfisher,Y.B.Sapsucker,D.Woodpecker,H.Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher,E.Phoebe,E.Kingbird,A.Crow,Bank Swallow, T.Swallow,P.Martin,B.C.Chickadee,W.B.Nuthatch,M.Wren, H.Wren,W.Wren,A.Robin,G.Catbird,C.Yellowthroat,C.C.Sparrow ,Song Sparrow,Swamp Sparrow,R.W.Blackbird,C.Grackle, E.Grosbeak,A.Goldfinch and P.Finch. Summer is winding down so my species count will surely be going down at Grand Beach from now on!Will try hard next time to top this list though! [/QUOTE]
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