Oxbow Lakes, Saint Joseph
Subject: Oxbow Lakes, Saint Joseph
From: Larry Lade
Date: Sun, Jun 28, 2009, 1:59 PM
On Saturday between berry picking, yard work, attempting to repair our lawn mower, etc. I took a short time off to check on the Pied-billed Grebes' nest on Horseshoe Lake. Observing from Pettet Road, I easily re-found the nest which I had first seen a week or so ago. An adult was sitting on the nest and did not leave the nest for the 20 minutes or so that I was there. Scoping the area I found two more nests with sitting grebes. They also did not leave their nests during the time I was there.
Additional birds seen at Horseshoe Lake were: Canada Geese (30), Wood Duck (2), Mallard (8), Snowy Egrets (3), Cattle Egrets (23), American Coot (1), Killdeer (5), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2), Belted Kingfisher (1), Barn Swallow (10), European Starling (30), Blue Grosbeak (1), Dickcissel (5), Red-winged Blackbird (10), Common Grackle (40) and American Goldfinch (2).
Lark Sparrows were around Mud Lake and Grasshopper Sparrows were seen at Muskrat Lake.
Several Eurasian Collared-Doves and four male Great-tailed Grackles were found at the Saint Joseph Stockyards.
Larry Lade
Saint Joseph, MO
gcrownkinglet AT yahoo DOT com
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