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Falls Lake Stuff-Sunday Morning
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Falls Lake Stuff-Sunday Morning
- From: RJDNC@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 19:07:21 EDT
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Hi folks,
Did the usual areas at Falls Lake for shorebirds this am. Thought I would
post the totals, since earlier posts mentioned not a lot of action there
Saturday.When the water level gets as low as it is now, the best shorebirding
is usually across from Hickory Hill boat ramps (Redwood Rd) and downstream
including Cheek Rd causeway and Olive Grove peninsula. The upper areas,
especially upstream from the interstate usually are not as productive, and
the long walk out the Will Suitt railroad grade can often be disappointing
for the effort. That is why I chose to do the Hickory Hill, Panther Creek,
Cheek Rd, and Olive Grove areas. BY the way, the Panther Creek peninsula
point had the most birds close enough to identify the peeps. For those who
don't know this area is reached by taking Redwood Rd. east from the
interstate, and immediately after crossing the first creek (Panther Cr), park
on the side of the road before the sharp turn to the right. Here at the
parking spot, on the north side of the road, there is a jeep road going
through the pine woods that goes right out to the lake and ends up on an old
RR grade. Walk these flats as far as you can until you are practically at the
river channel. Look across to the north, the flats are straight across and
today had the most birds. Here are the totals for me today at all the areas
combined, and I had a lot of help from Les Todd and Bert Fisher on the Olive
Grove Peninusla area.
Black-Bellied Plover - 5
Semipalmated Plover - 63
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Lesser Yellowlegs - 25
Solitary Sandpiper - 6
Willet - 2 (Olive Grove area)
Spotted Sandpiper - 12
Ruddy Turnstone - 1
Sanderling - 3
Semipalmated Sandpier - 80+
Western Sandpiper - 14
Least Sandpiper - 100
White-rumped Sandpiper - 7
Pectoral Sandpiper - 130+
Stilt Sandpiper - 15
Short-billed Dowitcher - 1
As the water level continues to drop, the Olive Grove Area will probably
rival the Panther Creek to Cheek Rd causeway section in productive
shorebirding. Hope folks can get out there on a regular basis, you know how
things change from day to day with the migrating shorebirds. Later, Ricky
Ricky Davis
Rocky Mount, NC
RJDNC@aol.com