This will be brief. I went to McGinnis Slough last Sunday to see if maybe I might be present when some Sandhill Cranes were flying over, or just in general to see what the water levels were like. All the rain had made a difference. Where there was no water to be seen before, now the slough looks like a slough again.
No Sandhills flew over. Indeed, not much was flying.
I saw my last Yellow-rumped Warblers of the season.
Red-winged Blackbirds linger.
I’m always happy to see a Pied-billed Grebe.
A Northern Cardinal blended in well with the leaves turning red.
This Song Sparrow wasn’t interested.
It was best to see water again.
For the most part, there were perhaps 200 American Coots scattered all over the slough. They were quite distant, however.
I’m running out of room on the hard drive again so I will be back soon with lots more.
Late night post. Glad to see that water has returned to the slough. Birding has been slow. I did see some house finches, brown creepers and a turkey vulture at Portage this week. Oh, I did see a robin. Well maybe more that one.
Good seeing you at the Portage this morning, Bob, where we compared notes. 🙂
I am glad that you have got some water back but disappointed in the non co-operation of the cranes.
Cranes have just been hard to spot, not sure why. The numbers reported where they generally congregate have not been strong – yet.