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Ft. Smallwood: 8/18/07: Large gathering of waders

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Matthew Grey

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Matthew Grey

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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:09:12 -0400

Hello all.

Great action at Fort Smallwood today. As the morning and early afternoon 
progressed, the parks' pond, now at its lowest water level in years, became 
host to over 35 waders, which is far more than usual...notably including 1 
Tricolored Heron and at least 20 Great Egrets. 

The expanded mud and grassy areas did not, however, provide much in the 
way of shorebirds. Maybe tomorrow.

Highlights:

Great Blue Heron: 4
Great Egret: 20+
Snowy Egrey: 3
Little Blue Heron: 8  3 adult, 5 white immature
TRICOLORED HERON: 1 
Green Heron: 1

Also: 

Black Duck: 6
Killdeer: 4
Solitary Sandpiper: 1
Spotted Sandpiper: 1
peep sp.: 2 



Matt Grey
Pasadena