Location: Oxbow Lake
Observation date: 4/2/10
Notes: Visited the Oxbow Lake Nature Preserve and ate my lunch while looking
for shorebirds and other stuff. What caught my eye were frogs in a mating
frenzy. All of a sudden a huge, giant Oxbow Lake Snapping Turtle cruised in and
began munching on frogs. At one point, one of the frogs jumped on its back and
rested there for awhile. It was quite a circle of life event. On the bird front,
it was mid-day, temperatures near 70 degrees, and just beautiful outside, so not
a lot was happening.
Number of species: 17
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 4
Gadwall 2
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal (American) 12
Great Blue Heron 4
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Marcy
Russett, MD
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