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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Brian Bailey on September 10, 2010, 01:43:36 PM

Title: Bird Walk Sept 11 at Sam Smith Park
Post by: Brian Bailey on September 10, 2010, 01:43:36 PM

Glenn Coady will be leading a FREE Bird Walk at Colonel Sam Smith Park tomorrow (Saturday, September 11th), from 9:00 - 11:00.

Meet in the main parking lot (were the road ends) at 9:00 am.

This is one of the CCFEW walks. Click here (http://ccfew.org/html/bird_walks.html) for more information.

BB

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Post by: Leslie on September 13, 2010, 07:05:20 PM

Thanks for this posting.  I went & had a good time.  I even got 5 birds for the life list.

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Post by: thouc on September 13, 2010, 07:53:50 PM

Then we of course want to know which ones?

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Post by: ravynne40 on September 13, 2010, 07:58:17 PM

The walk was fun, Leslie I wish I had introduced myself to you had I known you were there.
i had a couple of firsts too, especially the American Redstart! Glenn is very informative and full of great knowledge.

Irene

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Post by: Leslie on September 14, 2010, 12:55:28 PM

Okay, my firsts.
The grebes, obviously.  (For those who where not present, there were the anomalously resident red-necked grebes and a pied grebe, and we all got a good look at them.)
There were 2 semi-palmated plovers and I'm pretty sure I haven't seen those before.  (There was also a spotted sandpiper, which I have seen.)
I also saw the green heron and the sharp-shinned hawk.  (I have been present when other people saw both of these species and managed to look the other way just when it counted.  I really thought I was going to maintain my record when a fisherman flushed the green heron 2 people before my turn at the scope.)

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Post by: thouc on September 14, 2010, 01:14:02 PM

Very nice finds!