Thursday, April 12, 2007

Llano Grande Flood Channel, 4/12/07

Spent an hour this evening at the Llano Grande flood channel south of Estero Llano Grande State Park. The water level is receding and conditions should be perfect for shorebirds in a few days. Best bird was this American Bittern.

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Blue-winged Teal 5
Cinnamon Teal 5
Northern Shoveler 40
Ruddy Duck 1
Neotropic Cormorant 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 3
Tricolored Heron 2
Roseate Spoonbill 2
Northern Harrier 1
Sora 1
American Coot 4
Killdeer 1
Black-necked Stilt 20
American Avocet 40
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Western Sandpiper 5
Least Sandpiper 60
Stilt Sandpiper 20
Long-billed Dowitcher 50
Mourning Dove 20
Chimney Swift 2
Tree Swallow 5
Cliff Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Savannah Sparrow 25
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Great-tailed Grackle 25

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