Sept.9 2022

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