[birding] Finley this morning

[Will Wright]

In addition to the birds Austin mentions, there was a single Wilson's 
Phalarope near the bridges, and the Blue-winged Teal male continues.  No 
Peacock today.

--Will

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From: "Austin Booth" <austin at austinbooth.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 12:28 PM
To: <birding at midvalleybirding.org>
Subject: [birding] Finley this morning

> I birded Finley this morning. I didn't see any of my target birds but I 
> added a few others to my year list. I came in on Finley Refuge Rd and did 
> the loop to Bruce Rd.
>
> At Cabell Marsh I had a male LAZULI BUNTING near the observation gazebo 
> structure at the top of the hill had good scope views of BAND-TAILED 
> PIGEONS perched in the dead trees when you first get down to the marsh.
>
> At the big grassy hillside on Finley Refuge Rd right after Cabell Marsh I 
> saw what I believe was a DUSKY FLYCATCHER perched on a sign at the pull 
> out. I'm not great at distinguishing empidonax flycatchers but based on 
> the habitat (a grassy hillside with scattered shrubs and small trees) I'm 
> thinking it was most likely a dusky.
>
> There were lots of finches, goldfinches and black-headed grossbeaks at the 
> feeders at refuge headquarters. One particular bird was very interesting, 
> I believe it was a Yellow variant Purple Finch which I've never seen 
> before, I've only seen it in house finches.
>
> On Bruce Rd I heard two VIRGINIA RAILS calling as soon as I got to the 
> scrape ponds and I also heard a SORA. In the same location toward the back 
> of the scrape pond I saw an AMERICAN BITTERN sticking its long head and 
> bill out of the grass. On the other end of the scrape ponds I saw 4 
> YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS where they had been seen before, 3 females and 
> one male.
>
> Austin Booth
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