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White-rumped Sandpipers, others
- Subject: White-rumped Sandpipers, others
- From: "D Bruce Robinson" <dbruce at prodigy dot net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 18:51:26 -0600
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Lynn and I went to Ouray NWR hoping to see the WRSA today. It hadn't =
been reported as being seen in over a week, so I had a little =
apprehension. But I'm glad we made the trip!!! We located them!! I =
parked at the "pond" that they had been spotted in, but we could not =
find them. I decided to drive past the end of the pond, turn around and =
drive to the other end, hoping to see them, if they were even still at =
Ouray. Shortly after turning around, 11 sandpipers took to the air and =
circled around the pond. As they circled, I got to see the white =
rumps!!! Nine birds went to the north end of the pond, but 2 came south =
and landed just opposite of where we were parked!!! Very cooperative =
birds!!! We got some very good looks, they turned and posed so we could =
see them from several different angles, then they disappeared into the =
grasses. =20
We stopped in Heber and looked for the Bobolinks (or as my wife and I =
were joking, the Irish birds Bob O'Links). Almost the same story! =
Drove to the west end of the lane, got a couple of glimpses at birds =
that "might" have been the Bobolinks, but they were flying low and =
dropped into the tall grass before we could ID them. Then about halfway =
back along the lane, a solitary bird started flying in our direction--- =
yep it was a bobolink!!! Flew right up to a fence post maybe 30 feet =
away. Then a 2nd male flew up and landed 2 fence posts down from the =
first!! Outstanding looks!! I was even able to get a picture of the 2 =
birds.
The Duchesne ponds were relatively quiet compared to a month ago!! =
There was only a couple of Wilson's Phalaropes, where there had been =
~300 a month ago, and no warblers.
All in all though, a pretty good day!! We totaled 41 species for the =
day, including Lifer #186 for me!!
Bruce
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lynn and I went to Ouray NWR hoping to =
see the WRSA=20
today. It hadn't been reported as being seen in over a week, so I =
had a=20
little apprehension. But I'm glad we made the trip!!! We =
located=20
them!! I parked at the "pond" that they had been spotted in, but =
we could=20
not find them. I decided to drive past the end of the pond, turn =
around=20
and drive to the other end, hoping to see them, if they were even still =
at=20
Ouray. Shortly after turning around, 11 sandpipers took to the air =
and=20
circled around the pond. As they circled, I got to see the white=20
rumps!!! Nine birds went to the north end of the pond, but 2 came =
south=20
and landed just opposite of where we were parked!!! Very =
cooperative=20
birds!!! We got some very good looks, they turned and posed so we =
could=20
see them from several different angles, then they disappeared into the=20
grasses. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We stopped in Heber and looked for the =
Bobolinks=20
(or as my wife and I were joking, the Irish birds Bob O'Links). =
Almost the=20
same story! Drove to the west end of the lane, got a couple of =
glimpses at=20
birds that "might" have been the Bobolinks, but they were flying low and =
dropped=20
into the tall grass before we could ID them. Then about halfway =
back along=20
the lane, a solitary bird started flying in our direction--- yep it was =
a=20
bobolink!!! Flew right up to a fence post maybe 30 feet =
away. Then a=20
2nd male flew up and landed 2 fence posts down from the first!! =20
Outstanding looks!! I was even able to get a picture of the 2=20
birds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Duchesne ponds were relatively =
quiet compared=20
to a month ago!! There was only a couple of Wilson's Phalaropes, =
where=20
there had been ~300 a month ago, and no warblers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All in all though, a pretty good =
day!! We=20
totaled 41 species for the day, including Lifer #186 for =
me!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bruce</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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