Hi,
I walked around the marshy area labeled “1” yesterday and flushed three
Wilson’s Snipe. While I was there two Blue-winged Teal and one Cinnamon Teal
flew in and started foraging in the open water.
Jim
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On Mar 14, 2020, at 11:27 PM, Lubbockites <lubbockites@xxxxxxx> wrote:
If you enter Mackenzie Park from the west Broadway entrance, cross over the
spillway and head toward 4th Street. You will come to the marshy area on the
right before you get to 4th. This is an area you can drive around. On the
east side of the “circle” will be the picnic area, playground, horseshoe
pits(at least there used to be some) and part of the disc golf course. You
can also check between the road and the lake or between the road and the
stream.
Perhaps between my description and the map(below) you’ll be able to find
them.
I’d look in order of the numbers on the map. I always drive around the circle
to see if I can find them. I figure that I’m less likely to disturb them that
way. If that doesn’t work, then you can walk around the edges, which is more
likely to flush them.
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On Mar 13, 2020, at 9:54 PM, Holly Bundock <holly.bundock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oooooh, what a fun list of birds!
Can you tell me where the marshy area is, where you saw the Wilson’s snipes?
If I can get out and about soon, I want to see Wilson’s snipes!
Thanks so much for sharing.
-Holly Bundock
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On Mar 13, 2020, at 9:34 PM, Lubbockites <lubbockites@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Wednesday afternoon I took the time to drive through Lake 6 and the
cemetery. There was a single White Crowned Sparrow at Lake 6 and a single
Junco and a single Yellow-rump at the cemetery. The best bird at the
cemetery was a Roadrunner. At lake 6, a Wigeon (not present most of the
winter) had joined the Mallards and Gadwalls, as had a couple of Ruddy
Ducks. There was a Great Egret there as well.
Later that evening, a Prairie Falcon flushed the pigeons from the parking
lot on the east side of First Baptist.
Today, a drive through the cemetery and canyon lakes yielded some
interesting sightings. 14 Lesser Scaups, joined the ducks on Lake 6. The
dirty-breasted Ferruginous Hawk that’s been hanging out was around as well.
The cemetery had 8 White Crowns and 2-3 Juncos. A Redtail and a Cooper’s
Hawk were the raptors at the cemetery. A couple of Ruby-crowned Kinglets
rounded out the cemetery highlights. A Except for the Roadrunner,
Wednesday’s birds remained at Lake 6 and the cemetery today.
Mackenzie Park held the other highlights from today’s wandering. There was
a pair of Cinnamon Teal on the lake in the section south of 4th. A Greater
Yellowlegs and 3-6 Wilson’s Snipe were in the marshy area. A beaver carcass
was next to the sign pole at the marshy area.
In the section north of 4th street, there was a Sharpie across from
Joyland. A couple of Juncos were at the low water crossing.
Robins, grackles, and cardinals were throughout the lakes. One cardinal at
the cemetery was singing despite the misty, dreary weather.
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