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Recap _ Sweetwater Wetlands

2/27/2016

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Great turnout for this trip!! Twenty-six took in the sights and sounds that resonated throughout the area.  Limpkins were rather quiet at the onset, but as the morning progressed, their vocalizations began as they loudly proclaimed their territories.  We had good views of 6 duck species, Herons, egrets, Ibis were in good quantities. A Sora swam out from under the boardwalk to give us good views.  A Clapper Rail was calling from the marsh. (I have heard the Clapper Rail many of the times that we have been in the park but eBird still says it is RARE.  Birds just don't care about boundaries nor do they read. Tree Swallows were thicker than pea soup.  It was quite a thrill to have them soaring across the path in and all around us.  The disappointment is that a Pectoral Sandpiper was supposedly seen before we arrived, but alas after viewing the photos: not.  Nor did I see any dowitchers in the pics that I took.  I saw Least Sandpipers and Wilson's Snipes.  You were right Virginia "there are no Pectorals."  At least by my shots.  But the Snipes were in good numbers in the mud flats in the back along the left side of the Park.  This is an area that we have not ventured before, but will definitely do so in the future. The eBird link of the 58 species recorded is here.

Here is a message I received from Rex Rowan
Hi, Fred -
 
I saw the photo of the Pectoral Sandpiper, and it was accurately ID'd. However there are plenty of Wilson's Snipes in the area you describe. I've seen snipe flocks elsewhere of 55 birds.
 
Rex

So, check your photos again!!!!!!!
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