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September 2011, Week 2

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Clapper Rail
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Bill Shepard <[log in to unmask]>
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Bill Shepard <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:01:57 -0400
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Ok....  it was at Cape Cod.  Hyannis area.

 

Pretty soggy birding, but managed a few fine birds,

 

Haven't seen a Clapper Rail in 35 years,  Will and I had a good, brief look
as it flew into a shallow puddle, scooted around, then wiggled away into the
marsh grasses.

 

2 Forster's Tern, imm.  Fine look, dipping and swirling.   1 Co Tern.

1 Whimbrel

8 Co Egrets

2 Green Herons, 3 Great blues.

1 Black-bellied Plover

20 Semi-Palm. Plovers

12 Ruddy Turnstones

Lots of Semi-palm and Least sandpipers.

8 Sanderlings.

12 Greater Yellowlegs.

3 Willets.

1 imm Peregrine

1 Cooper's  Hawk

 

BS

 

 

 

 

Bill Shepard        

 

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