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Hughes Hollow, August 1

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Philip Brody

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Philip Brody

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Wed, 1 Aug 2007 19:00:25 -0400

Hughes Hollow about noon today.  A group of 9 wood ducks, all in eclipse 
plumage, settled in the center of the still watered area in the center of the 
east impoundment where they slurped surface weed or algae.  On the now dry 
flats on the north side of the same impoundment a Sempalmated plover and a 
Solitary Sandpiper, not far from the dividing road. On the east side flats near 
the islands the peeps that have been there for a while are very far away, over 
60 meters. I’ve been looking at them for several days with a high power scope 
and I think that there are more than one kind, that is, Semipalmated as well as 
the more expected Least. I can’t see the leg color, they all look dark to me 
but I do see slightly larger birds with heavier and longer bills and in addition a 
number of Killdeer. Everywhere there are Green Herons, many juveniles. I saw 
one stalking and eating small fish in the weeds, possibly bullheads, about beak 
side. They are also on the defoliated trees on the east side of the road and 
scattered on the trees on the south side of the cross dike and remain there if 
you are quiet. A beaver walked out of the growth on the east side –near some 
boxes-then thought better of it and strolled back. A number of humming birds 
on the defoliated shrubs on the roadside. Perhaps they a feeding on the many 
mallow blooms but I didn’t see that. Last week I saw two very large snapping 
turtles, feeding, again. in the east impoundment. As usual there are a number 
of Great Blue Herons.

Phil Brody