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Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Kathi Hutton on September 23, 2009 at 23:08:28 |
I'm trying to learn shorebird ID, and the biggest stumbling block I'm coming up against is that I never see any shorebirds in the field (excepting Killdeer) to practice on.
Any suggestions for shorebird habitat this weekend, particularly Clermont, western Brown, or eastern Hamilton counties? |
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Re: Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Allan Claybon on September 24, 2009 at 02:33:19 |
| If you don't find them on the East side, there were some at Lost Bridge Wednesday, along with an Osprey, a Kingfisher, Red-Shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks, Great Egrets, and several GB Herons. I did not see any at Juno or Osprey Lakes at the Oxbow. |
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Re: Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Bill Stanley on September 24, 2009 at 04:52:11 |
| Shorebirds can be found at East Fork SP, but usually when the water is low and there is a lot of exposed mud. Because of this I haven't seen many shorebirds there this year. I did have a Least Sandpiper at the S. beach resently and many spotteds around as well as two Solitarys on the CBC bird walk. Odd things like Willets or Buff-breasted Sandpipers turn up at the S. beach every now and then, but they are irregular and you just have to keep checking. Another place to find shorebirds in Brown County is Indian Creek. Again, it depends on the amount of exposed mud. I haven't been to Indian Creek lately so I don't know what the habitat is like right now. |
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Re: Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Mike Busam on September 24, 2009 at 08:46:38 |
| We don't seem to have much good shorebird habitat on the west side of town this season, either, but there are exposed gravel bars here and there on the Great Miami (which is part of the Lost Bridge situation that Allan described, above) which regularly attract shorebirds; not often in great numbers, but regular enough that there's often something to look at. It's not a bad way to study the more common species. Maybe there are some spots along the Little Miami River near you where exposed gravel bars could attract a few yellowlegs, some Pectorals, Leasts, etc. |
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Re: Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Gary Harsnett on February 19, 2010 at 10:51:09 |
| I swear on MOnday 2/15 during a pretty good snow storm up at the Beechmont Mall Towne Center place, I saw 2 Sea gulls. I shook my head and cleared my eye and they were still there...They were white bodied withe white and gray wings. Still thinking of them today, hoping they found their way... |
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Re: Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Kathi Hutton on February 19, 2010 at 19:45:39 |
Gary: We have Ring-billed Gulls here year-round, and mall parking lots are good places to find them in the winter, so I'm certain you did. (See gulls that is, not "seagulls.")
As for shorebirds, what I specifically mean are the long-legged birds like sandpipers, plovers, etc. |
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Re: Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Joshua Eastlake on February 22, 2010 at 11:39:57 |
The bean fields at Armleder, when flooded, are occasionally a good place for them. I've also seen sandpipers, plovers, and yellowlegs near the north pond and in the shallow swales adjacent to the soccer fields. If you keep a close watch on this board, you'll definitely find out when the shore birds arrive at Armleder.
I have also seen Bass Island on the LMR (at the intersection of Newtown Road and Wooster Pike) totally packed with sandpipers on occasion... |
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Re: Any Shorebirds east-side?
posted by
Gary Harsnett on February 22, 2010 at 11:44:40 |
| I see...So, I'm glad I got the chance to see the gulls but I did not seagulls. Very cool. They looked very majestic hovering in the snowy blizzard. |
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