The marsh in Michigan Hollow (Town Of Danby, not Spencer) was covered in a thin
skin of ice this morning, before the sun hit it. An American Bittern was
pumping loudly. I also heard a single song from a Pied-billed Grebe, and
watched a male Harrier surveying his territory. Lots of Wood Ducks,
Day 14 for Soras at Michigan Hollow Marsh! Also have a distant Virginia Rail.
-Geo
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A few days ago I wrote:
> Paddling in Michigan Hollow right now.
In case anyone is puzzled, this is _not_ the North Spencer Marsh down in Tioga
County, it's the big sedge marsh at the _north_ end of Michigan Hollow,
centered about 2.5 miles south of the Danby Town Hall. In its present form
..and here are two young Harriers!
-Geo
> On Jul 31, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Geo Kloppel wrote:
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> Turns out it's navigable all the way north to the edge of the pine swamps,
> about one mile above the beaver dam. I've found a few Wood Ducks and
> Mallards, but no Grebes yet.
Turns out it's navigable all the way north to the edge of the pine swamps,
about one mile above the beaver dam. I've found a few Wood Ducks and Mallards,
but no Grebes yet. Watched a Green Heron catch and devour a frog, and flushed a
probable Red-shoulder near the north end.
Turning my 14'
Paddling in Michigan Hollow right now. There's at least half a mile of
navigable channel up the middle, maybe more. And there's a nice colony of Marsh
Wrens out here!
-Geo
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I visited a plantation area on the west side of lower Michigan Hollow this
morning, hoping for Pine Warblers. What I got was Red-breasted Nuthatches,
Brown Creepers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Hermit Thrushes.
-Geo
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Today Ngampit and I spent a couple of hours hiking in Michigan Hollow WMA.
Highlights were two WINTER WRENS loudly calling and were seen (separately)!
After years I have seen Winter Wrens. In two different flocks of chickadees,
there were several RUBY-CROWNED and GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETS, one