[mou] 2 Common Moorhens at Murphy-Hanrehan
Williams, Bob
BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:19:16 -0500
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I went out early this morning to follow up on Tom Nelson's great finds =
at Murphy-Hanrehan. I arrived before 7am and waited for the show to =
start. I waited for about an hour before 2 Common Moorhens appeared =
from behind the cattails near the middle of the pond. At about the same =
time the Least Bittern appeared a little to the right of the moorhens =
sitting right out in plain sight. The moorhens disappeared again almost =
as soon as they appeared so you must be patient. While I was waiting I =
saw and/or heard the following:
Sandhill Cranes calling in the distance over my left shoulder
Henslow's Sparrow(s) calling from across the pond
Virginia Rail with 3 little chicks
Soras feeding out in the open
Black-crowned Night Heron out in the open
Great Egrets, Green Herons and Great Blue Herons - many
Purple Martins - at least 3
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpipers
What a great way to start the day!
I offer the following directions. Park at the corner of 175th and =
Natchez. There is no official place to pull over and the shoulder is a =
little steep but it can be done. There is a trail that runs along the =
woods that you can pick up there. This takes you right to #35 on the =
trail map. The pond is visible from there. The best angle for where I =
saw the moorhens was from the middle before you get to the large tree =
that blocks your view of the pond. They were in a fairly small opening =
in the cattails. The bittern was on the left side of the much larger =
opening that is to the right of the smaller opening. This second =
opening has some mudflats and should have Green Herons, shorebirds =
and/or a Sora. I hope that helps.
Bob Williams, Bloomington
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color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I went out early this morning to follow up on =
Tom Nelson's =0A=
great finds at Murphy-Hanrehan. I arrived before 7am and waited =
for the =0A=
show to start. I waited for about an hour before 2 Common Moorhens =0A=
appeared from behind the cattails near the middle of the pond. At =
about =0A=
the same time the Least Bittern appeared a little to the right of the =
moorhens =0A=
sitting right out in plain sight. The moorhens disappeared again =
almost as =0A=
soon as they appeared so you must be patient. While I was waiting =
I saw =0A=
and/or heard the following:</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sandhill Cranes calling in the distance =
over my =0A=
left shoulder</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Henslow's Sparrow(s) calling from =
across the =0A=
pond</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Virginia Rail with 3 little =
chicks</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Soras feeding out in the =
open</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Black-crowned Night Heron out in the =0A=
open</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great Egrets, Green Herons and Great =
Blue Herons - =0A=
many</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Purple Martins - at least 3</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lesser Yellowlegs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pectoral Sandpiper</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Solitary Sandpipers</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What a great way to start the =
day!</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I offer the following directions. =0A=
Park at the corner of 175th and Natchez. There is no =
official =0A=
place to pull over and the shoulder is a little steep but it can be =
done. =0A=
There is a trail that runs along the woods that you can pick up =
there. =0A=
This takes you right to #35 on the trail map. The pond is visible =
from =0A=
there. The best angle for where I saw the moorhens was from the =
middle =0A=
before you get to the large tree that blocks your view of the =
pond. They =0A=
were in a fairly small opening in the cattails. The bittern was on =
the =0A=
left side of the much larger opening that is to the right of the smaller =0A=
opening. This second opening has some mudflats and should have =
Green =0A=
Herons, shorebirds and/or a Sora. I hope that helps.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob Williams, Bloomington</FONT></DIV>=0A=
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