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Lake Herrick November 3Got up early to check a foggy Lake Herrick. Still no lost Snow Geese in with the Canadas, but yesterday's Pied-billed Grebe was still around.  Once the fog lifted, an American Pipit and this Cooper's Hawk flew over.  I recorded a high count of 49 Killdeer - usually I struggle to break double figures.  I decided to walk some of the wooded trails to add some easy missing species to my 'Herrick list'. Mission accomplished, with 2 each of Dark-eyed Junco, Winter Wren and Brown Creeper. The creek trail came out on a smaller vegetated lake that I didn't even know existed! It harboured another Pied-billed Grebe and many sparrows, including Field and Swamp. Could be a good bet for a Lincoln's...  I managed a 4 warbler morning - very respectable in November. There was a late Magnolia Warbler, a bright male Pine Warbler and both flavours of Palm Warbler among the hordes of Myrtles.    Harlequin Ladybirds are invading my home in numbers looking for overwintering sites, Surprisingly I found a tree chock full of larvae and pupae - they'd better hurry up and eclose before winter kicks in!  Later in the day I had a kettle of migrating Turkey Vultures (42 birds in total) over the house. Am crossing my fingers for some flyover Sandhill Cranes! 
8:53 PM - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - post comment
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