Re: Reddish Egret Update

[seldom seen smith <seldom74 at yahoo dot com>]

A word about the dirt road Pomera described. The road on top, near the
highway, is fine. The road down into the bottoms is not. Not only is it
not for low-clearance vehicles, it isn't for 4wds either. I went down on
Monday, went slightly off the road, and wound up stuck in the sand. By the
time everything was said and done several hours later, a second 4wd truck
was stuck in the sand next to me and it took a backhoe to extricate the
both of us. And - to add insult to injury - I missed the egret in all of
the excitement.

Lu Giddings

--- "Pomera M. Fronce" <pinkstring@networld.com>
wrote:
> As of 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the Reddish Egret was
> still at Gunlock Reservoir.  As previously reported,
> he was favoring the shallows on the north end.  If
> he stays in the same general area, there is a good
> vantage point north of the paved parking lot and
> boat ramp area.  After you pass the metal
> maintenance shed (going north), look for a dirt road
> on the left that goes down toward the reservoir.
> The road doesn't go down very far, but there is a
> good place to set up a scope and you will want to
> have a scope.  This road is not designed for low
> clearance vehicles (like the Honda we were in) so be
> careful.  We really enjoyed seeing the egret perform
> his foraging dance - looked just like the pictures
> in the Sibley books.  Great bird!!!
>
> Pomera and Anne
>


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