[mou] Birding Around Bagley-Long

[Larson Kelly]

Memorial Day was no picnic. Cold, Drizzle, Wind. Went to the drive-in  
for a Banana Split and parked at a small pond in Bagley near the  
lumber yard. We watched two Green Herons chasing each other in  
circles around the pond. Not sure what they were up to.

At Sandy Lake, Clearwater Cty 28 at the Bridge over the Clearwater  
River, we found good shorebird habitat. Lots of exposed mud flats.  
With only binoculars I was able to to key out only a few of the  
species present. Five American Golden Plover, 3 Dunlin, Spotted  
Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, and, based on size, about a dozen  
Semipalmated Plover.

One Brown Thrasher seen in a driveway in town.

At the Farm the feeders were very active all day. Topping the colour  
charts were four Indigo Buntings, at least nine Baltimore Orioles, a  
dozen Rose-breasted Grosbeak and over one hundred Goldfinch.  
Hummingbirds have been sticking pretty close to the feeders, maybe  
eight of them. Heard Golden-winged Warbler on Sunday and found them  
in the young Poplar stands Monday evening.

Kelly Larson
The Bagley Farm, Clearwater County

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