From: Tim McCarthy via Ontbirds
Playing a hunch, Jean and I split the day at the Whimbrel Watch. At 4:05 Tom
Lane and I had 120 Whimbrels that came in from the lake, gave us a show, and
flew back out again.
Moments later, Tom spied a huge flock heading west on the horizon. It may have
been the 400 plus seen this morning, but I think the 120 were separate as they
didn't have enough time to join the big bunch. So we have to split the shift
every day or get even keener than we are and stay the course. Good news for you
is sleep in if you want.
Other highlights - Rocky Raccoon has gone to the happy hunting grounds. Turns
out she was in the middle stages of Canine Distemper, which is having a bit of
an epidemic, I'm afraid. If you have not inoculated your pet against Rabies and
distemper, for God's sake do it now. It is a horrible way to die and they
always die. The lucky ones get put down.
You may have heard about the ticks in Sam Smith. At least one person has been
bitten and the perpetrator turned out to be positive for Lyme Disease. Stay on
the trails. Don't be a tick magnet.
Tomorrow is the Birding Festival at Sam. Be there and bring your friends it
going to be a blast.
Tim McCarthy
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