Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Bennington Lake

Six of us walked the lake this morning.  The Wilson's plover was still present.  Its two favorite spots were near the boat ramp and in the far southeast corner of the lake.  It's amazing to watch this little bird that is SO far away from home.  Thanks again to Mike and MerryLynn for finding this very rare bird.  Migrants seen today were a Townsend's warbler, a clay-colored sparrow and an olive-sided flycatcher.  There was a secretive warbler on the south end of the lake that refused to come out where we could see it, but is was nice to speculate on what "rarity" it could be.  Next week we will return to our 8:00 walking time.  Come out and join us – who knows what migrants might show up!
Ginger

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