I spent yesterday evening and this morning exploring the north end of
the basin. Here are the highlights:
MNWR wildlife drive: even though the Seneca river is still quite high,
there was a single SOLITARY SANDPIPER holding its ground in the
traditional "solitary spot" at the beginning of the drive. There was
another Solitary in Crusoe Flats on Rt 89 just before the MAC.
Knox-Marcellus has high water but a narrow strip of mud flats along
the western edge held the WILSON'S PHALAROPE, several SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and two WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
The cattail marsh at Railroad Road has been devastated by muskrats. In
what remains I heard a LEAST BITTERN giving its urrrr (or cooing)
call, several VIRGINIA RAILS, and a single SORA.
Marten's tract held several calling VIRGINIA RAILS, a SORA, and
calling AMERICAN BITTERN. At least three BARRED OWLS were heard
calling at dawn.
Just around the corner, there was a singing MOURNING WARBLER in the
Nature Conservancy preserve on Carncross Road.
Howland Island was alive with numerous AMERICAN REDSTARTS, YELLOW,
YELLOW-RUMPED, and MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and at
least a dozen singing CERULEAN WARBLERS. As well as BLACK-AND-WHITE
and BLACKPOLE WARBLERS. I ran into Frank Morlock who reported having
just seen a BARRED OWL family, cuckoos at the SW corner, and several
CANADA WARBLERS at the north end.
Bob McGuire
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