[Birdtalk] First Black-necked Stilts as well

[Colby Neuman]

Hi all,

I went out to the Lee Kay Ponds and the Salt Lake International Center this
evening.  See ebird.org for a complete list...

Lee Kay Ponds

15 duck species - including many of both scaup sp.
American White Pelican - 1 circling overhead
American Avocets - 53 - between the actual Lee Kay Ponds and the ponds along
7200 W just north of the dump
Black-necked Stilts - 9 - west end of Lee Kay Ponds previously reported by
Stephen
Long-billed Dowitchers - 6 - west end of Lee Kay Ponds
Long-billed Curlew - 2 - ponds along 7200 W just north of dump
Cliff Swallow - 4 flying over
Yellow-headed Blackbirds - 3 - on territory on the SW side

Salt Lake International Center

Killdeer - several on territory
Greater Yellowlegs - 1 heard calling to the north
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 in conifers in the NW corner
Western Meadowlark - at least 8 singing in the adjacent fields

Colby




On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 4:44 PM, STEPHEN T CARLILE <carlilest at msn.com>
wrote:

>  It must be the day of the Black-necked Stilts.  I saw my first ones this
> year as well today.  Over 40 in three different Salt Lake County
> locations; Lee Kay Ponds, Decker Lake, and Saltair Marina/Saltair I-80
> Interchange freshwater ponds.  I will post more later.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
>
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