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Post by Wetlander on Aug 22, 2011 8:20:40 GMT -8
Checked the puddle on Whelpton Rd. in Agassiz. As reported, the grass to one side has been cut and the puddle is slowly drying out, but still good numbers this morning.
11 Least Sandpipers
3 Semipalmated Plovers
2 Western Sandpipers
1 Solitary Sandpiper
A number of Barn Swallows were circling over head.
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Post by Chris on Aug 22, 2011 19:43:33 GMT -8
Wow, nice list of shorebirds Kev.
It's amazing how such a small patch of habitat can be an important stop over point for migrating birds. With todays rain the pond will be slightly bigger.
Loved the title
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Post by martin on Aug 22, 2011 21:16:42 GMT -8
Nice report and great title Kevin, is the pond on the West of the highway?
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Post by Wetlander on Aug 23, 2011 7:21:02 GMT -8
Hey Martin, cross the Agassiz/Rosedale bridge heading into Agassiz. Just off the end of the bridge is a left turn lane onto Whelpton Rd. A couple of hundred yards down Whelpton and you can pull off to the right shoulder on a wide spot. The puddle is on the left hand (west side) of Whelpton about 20-30 feet off the road on the edge of a hay field. There is some flooded sections of field on the right side of the road as well, but the main puddle seems to be the spot.
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Post by martin on Aug 23, 2011 10:06:00 GMT -8
Great thanks Kevin, I thought it might have been the duck/chicken pond? on the right, couldn't figure out why they would hang around by a house and a dog. :/ , makes way more sense now.
Still a little far or a drive-by needs to be a special trip for me.
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Post by butterfly on Aug 23, 2011 13:57:23 GMT -8
Love the title Kev. Good report. Perhaps there is more water after last night?
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Post by kestrel on Aug 23, 2011 15:04:36 GMT -8
Great report!
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Post by Gord on Aug 24, 2011 22:09:25 GMT -8
Kev, good to hear from you. Keep us posted on what that pond produces.
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