[MDOsprey] Ridgely lagoon
S. Harvey Mudd, MD (shm@codon.nih.gov)
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 18:56:44 -0400
A visit to Ridgely sewage lagoon from 1:30 - 2:30 this afternoon produced:
Black Tern - 1, molted almost entirely into basic plumage
White-rumped Sandpiper - 1, basic plumage (studied at close range in
telescope)
Least Sandpiper - 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1
Kildeer - 2
Ruddy Duck - 2
Canada Goose - many
The water level was so high that there were no shallow areas in the
impoundments themselves. The shorebirds were seen chiefly on the shoulders
of the dikes, usually down near the water. Occasionally one or two briefly
came up onto the level top of the main cross dike. The tern flew actively
over the impoundments, and twice perched on the white linear ? buoys that
are used to separate the various areas of the impoundments from
one-another, providing very good looks.
Sorry this is posted so late that the lagoon is already closed for the
weekend, but we just reached home and a computer.
Harvey
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S. Harvey Mudd
NIMH/DIRP/LMB
Building 36, Room 1B-08
36 CONVENT DR MSC 4034
BETHESDA MD 20892-4034
tel: 301-496-0681; fax 301-402-0245
email: shm@codon.nih.gov