Participants: Alfred Raab, Judy Wyatt, BJ and Doug Martin, Liz Addison, Bruce Edmunds, Connie Plante, Bill Hatten, Sue and Dave Glass, Beckie Grieveson, James Turland, Simon Turland, Margaret Anderton, Jenny Halpin, Barbara Mann, Linda Neilson-Jones, Barbara Palmer, Miriam Oudejans, Judy Duncan, Lynne Richardson, Sue Harrison, Lynn Beaton, Nicole Smith (24)
HI Everyone,
Thank you, Alfred for leading a very successful hike, especially for this time of year. Alfred took us to a new territory to explore, the “Shallow Lake Badlands”. Judy Wyatt wrote, “Shallow Lake was an amazing place!” and 24 of us got to enjoy the new experience. Shallow Lake badlands is unique to most of us as a geologic experience. Those low area dry sands you walked on are filled to brim after the winter melt and slowly drain into an underwater stream and eventually run dry, become so water deprived after that point, that it is difficult for things to grow, and hence the ‘Badlands’ description. We do need to add this place to visit in the future. .
Pileated Woodpecker and Philadelphia Vireo were excellent sightings for the day and well as taking in 5 different warblers and 5 shorebird species. I'm envious of those who shared this day. Thank you, again, Alfred.
Number of species reported: 39
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Trumpeter Swan
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Belted Kingfisher
Gray Catbird
American Robin
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Least Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson’s Snipe
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak