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Jordan Lake - Morgan Creek mudflats
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Jordan Lake - Morgan Creek mudflats
- From: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>
- Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 18:28:43 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
This morning 19 birders on a Chapel Hill Bird Club trip visited the
Morgan Creek mudflats at Jordan Lake (Chatham Co., NC). We had a lot of
the same species as were seen at the nearby New Hope Creek mudflats. Our
highlights included a nice flock of Stilt Sandpipers and a nice flock of
Bald Eagles in various plumages. Here's what we noted:
75 Great Blue Heron
60 Great Egret
1 Snowy Egret
12 Little Blue Heron
1 White Ibis
2 Glossy Ibis
25 Mallard (no other ducks, though one Mallard was about as dark as a
Black. Also had some Canada Geese.)
6 Bald Eagle
1 Black-bellied Plover
20 Semipalmated Plover
50 Killdeer
25 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Solitary Sandpiper
5 Spotted Sandpiper
150 Semipalmated Sandpiper
6 Western Sandpiper
25 Least Sandpiper
50 Pectoral Sandpiper
16 Stilt Sandpiper
5 Purple Martin
2 N Rough-winged Swallow
50 Barn Swallow
1 Cliff Swallow
It was a fun trip and a nice shortcut, though every one got wet feet
crossing Morgan Creek on a broken beaver dam. Directions (via the usual
route, not crossing private property:
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/tbg/morgan.html )
Next week we're planning to check out some sites at Falls Lake (perhaps
the RR trestle area) for more shorebird action.
--
Charles W. "Will" Cook w 919-660-7423
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook cwcook@duke.edu
Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Box 90340, Durham, NC 27708