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Triadelphia and White-Cheeked Pintail Update

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"Kurt R. Schwarz"

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Kurt R. Schwarz

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Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:50:59 -0400

I visited Triadelphia this a.m. arriving at 0745. Nothing much visible from 
the dam, but from the Greenbridge boat ramp, tucked up on the lee/Howard 
side were:

Great Egret  -1
Black Duck - 5
Am. Wigeon - 3
N. Shoveler - 7

After trekking round to the pipeline crossing, an immature Bald Eagle 
stirred up the pot.  Once they settled down, in a cove to the left on the 
MontCo side were:

Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Am. Wigeon        - 5
N. Shoveler        -8

Several Great Blue Herons were present, as well as two Belted Kingfishers.

I got to the Tuscawilla Hills Golf Course just outside of Charlestown, WV, 
about 10:20. And did find the White-cheeked Pintail, in the company of three 
Mallards.  They were on the "far pond" and flushed at 10:30, before I could 
get a good scope view, let alone photo.  They headed in a southerly 
direction, but were not refound at the original Huntfield pond.

The directions were a bit hard to follow.  Take 340 to Charlestown, but 
where it turns south, keep straight through town.  This will become rt. 51. 
You will pass another intersection with a sign "To 340."  Ignore it and keep 
straight.  Just beyond the edge of town, there is aY intersection with stop. 
Take the left branch, Summit Point Rd.  You will go some distance, and once 
you PASS the Tuscawilla development (the little building with that name on 
it, has the name facing AWAY from you, so you'll never see it) take the next 
right.  It will be at the second big bank of political signs, one of which 
bears a "Bill of Rights."  Then it's just  a short distance, to the pond on 
the left.  The paved path is marked for golfcarts only.  But there is a 
gravel pathway at upper end, where you can walk, and it is not so posted. 
Of course, the bird left at 10:30, who knows it it will return.

Kurt Schwarz
HowCo
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