Subject: Re: Black Lake Meadows: -Reply
Date: Apr 7 18:25:22 1998
From: "Ruth Sullivan" - GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
Hi Chris,
I got two hours before high Tide what was around 1.OOPM. the Shorebirds
than was in two different Places, straight out on the other side o the
beach, to the left you see a blue house. From this point you can't count,
it is to far out.This whole Beach, from one side to the other, also looking
left this side was full of most Black-bellied Plovers. as there came closer
i start counting 50 at one time.It is not hard to count big Plovers at all.
Some of the Birds was flying yes, but i took this in consideration. you
know how long and wide Kennedy Creek is, and Shorebirds covert most of
this Beach.Patrick and myself went there many times during Winter ,never
we had this large amount of Shorebirds. the last time we Visit Kennedy
Creek was on 8th of March taken Jerry and Sandy Converse from eastern
Washington. Yes we had Dunlins and few Black-bellied Plovers, but this is
not to compare with.
Ruth Sullivan
GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
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> From: CHRIS CHAPPELL <cbmm490 at gwgate.wadnr.gov>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu; GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
> Subject: Black Lake Meadows: -Reply
> Date: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 5:58 PM
>
> Ruth,
>
> If your count of black-bellied plovers is accurate at 700, that
> would certainly represent a migratory concentration, as
> opposed to wintering birds. 200-300 or so winter at that site.
> Did you count by ones, tens? With a group that size,
> counting out ten birds by one and then carefully extrapolating
> additional groups of ten works well, except if the birds fly
> before you're done! which they often do. Counting shorebirds
> well takes great patience.
>
> Chris Chappell
> Olympia
>
> >>> "Ruth Sullivan" <GODWIT at worldnet.att.net> 04/07/98
> 04:46pm >>>
> Hello Tweeters,
> I this found out North Percival Creek got renaimed by the
> City of Olympia.
> The new Name:Black Lake Meadows.
> I took a trip again today, and was certainly rewarded.I added
> 4 more
> species;
> 2 Gadwall
> Male + female Wood Duck
> 12 Snip
> 1 Hairy Woodpecker
> I am expecial exited to see the Wood Ducks {there bred
> there last year}
> Our survey last year from May to August showed 98
> Species.
>
> I also visit East BAY again, with very few Bird's there, but i
> also added 3
> more species:
> 1 all dark Western Gull
> 3 Caspian Tern
> 4 Black -bellied Plover
>
> The masses of Shorebirds continue today on Kennedy
> Creek.{counted the
> Black-bellied Plovers 700}
> New was the 30 Boneparte Gulls which was flying in, half of
> them in
> breeding Plumage and an Ospey
> carry a Fish high into the tree.
>
> Ruth Sullivan
> GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
> r
>