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Quiet Morning at MINWR

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September 2, 2011 - So after the sun was up, I tried to find some birds. A couple of Barn Swallows and terns passed over my head periodically while I was standing on Gator Creek Road, but they were the only birds I saw there. I'd read earlier this week on Birdbrains how there…... Read more

A Morning of Firsts at the Click Ponds

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July 30, 2011 - I saw several birds for the first time this morning at the Click Ponds: two Wilson’s Phalaropes, Black Terns, Stilt Sandpipers, and a Semipalmated Sandpiper. It was a fun morning to be out!... Most of the birds are at the far western end of the ponds. So I hiked up…... Read more