Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:34:31 -0500
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From: Lois Stacey <croakie@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Merry Brothers Brickyard Ponds, Dec 10, 2011
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Augusta-Aiken Audubon had a field trip to Merry Brickyard Ponds in
Richmond County today. We concentrated primarily on the expressway
ponds only giving cursory examination to other areas. We had a few
Dunlin still hanging out there. The highlights though were 25
Canvasback, 11 Redhead and 2 Common Loons.
We found a large flock of Cormorants and Gulls feeding and as they moved
away some Great Egrets came in and started feeding. They didn't however
land but picked fish from the surface of the water while flying! I
managed to get it on video which can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48760528@N02/6488371019/in/photostream
Lois Stacey
North Augusta, SC
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Subject: eBird Report - Merry Brothers Brickyard Ponds, Dec 10, 2011
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:25:31 -0500 (EST)
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To: croakie@comcast.net
Merry Brothers Brickyard Ponds, Richmond, US-GA
Dec 10, 2011 9:36 AM - 1:06 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Data collected with Birdwatcher's Diary (tm) for iPhone
43 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 32 2:06 PM
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 70 9:40 AM
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 20 10:24 AM
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 3 12:14 PM
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 4 10:25 AM
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 25 2:05 PM
Redhead (Aythya americana) 11 10:33 AM
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 450 10:25 AM
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 10 10:30 AM
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 17 10:31 AM
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2 11:06 AM
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 250 9:38 AM
Common Loon (Gavia immer) 2 10:33 AM
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 11 9:37 AM
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 600 9:37 AM
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) 15 9:36 AM
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 4 10:56 AM
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 51 9:40 AM We came upon a group of Cormorants and Gulls feeding together. They spooked and moved away which opened the area up and Great Egrets came in and started feeding. They didn't land but fed on the wing. The attached video shows one bird doing that. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48760528@N02/6488371019/in/photostream
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1 1:19 PM
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 10 9:39 AM
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 3 11:00 AM
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1 10:06 AM
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 10:27 AM
American Coot (Fulica americana) 1000 10:28 AM
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 5 9:38 AM
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 1 9:54 AM, (33.51218, -81.97284)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 34 9:39 AM
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 6 10:03 AM
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1 9:39 AM
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 5 12:29 PM
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 44 10:27 AM
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 54 10:26 AM
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 21 10:59 AM
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2 9:37 AM
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 1 12:15 PM
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2 10:03 AM
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2 11:09 AM
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 12:50 PM
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 1 12:15 PM
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1 10:24 AM
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1 12:16 PM
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 12:14 PM
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1 12:16 PM
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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