McLean Co. BCNH / Woodford Co. ROGO
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Matthew Winks
Nov 2, 2009, 7:14:45 PM11/2/09
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Hi all,
Pete Fenner informed me of a small flock of Cackling Geese and a single Ross's Goose at South Park in El Paso around midday Saturday. This is a bird I need for my Woodford year list and it was literally in my back yard. But I couldn't make it there till sunset at which point the Cacklers and Ross's were gone. I figured that was probably my one and only chance for a Woodford Ross's this year. For work today, I had to make a run to El Paso at noon. While driving north up I-39 I noticed a large flock of small geese flying towards the borrow pit at the El Paso exit. I figured out there were Cacklers quickly and as they started turning back and forth to come down, I noticed one small white goose in the bunch. On my way out of town, I check the pit and luckily found a Ross's Goose (Woodford Year #232) hanging with a flock of ~130 Cackling Geese.
White Oak Park in Bloomington was pretty slow at lunch today, but did have a drake Northern Pintail and Green-winged Teal. I checked it briefly after work with an amazing sunset to the west and a full moon on the horizon to the east. While parking I noticed a large heron-like bird perched high on the power lines. I thought it was a Green Heron, but got the bincoluars on an immature Night-Heron. McLean County is not exactly a haven for Night-Herons. I've seen only one in the county which was a Yellow-crowned this spring. Woodford County has been no better to me since I've had neither species there. I got the scope on the bird and found my first county Black-crowned Night-Heron.
Matthew Winks
El Paso, IL
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Pete Fenner informed me of a small flock of Cackling Geese and a single Ross's Goose at South Park in El Paso around midday Saturday. This is a bird I need for my Woodford year list and it was literally in my back yard. But I couldn't make it there till sunset at which point the Cacklers and Ross's were gone. I figured that was probably my one and only chance for a Woodford Ross's this year. For work today, I had to make a run to El Paso at noon. While driving north up I-39 I noticed a large flock of small geese flying towards the borrow pit at the El Paso exit. I figured out there were Cacklers quickly and as they started turning back and forth to come down, I noticed one small white goose in the bunch. On my way out of town, I check the pit and luckily found a Ross's Goose (Woodford Year #232) hanging with a flock of ~130 Cackling Geese.
White Oak Park in Bloomington was pretty slow at lunch today, but did have a drake Northern Pintail and Green-winged Teal. I checked it briefly after work with an amazing sunset to the west and a full moon on the horizon to the east. While parking I noticed a large heron-like bird perched high on the power lines. I thought it was a Green Heron, but got the bincoluars on an immature Night-Heron. McLean County is not exactly a haven for Night-Herons. I've seen only one in the county which was a Yellow-crowned this spring. Woodford County has been no better to me since I've had neither species there. I got the scope on the bird and found my first county Black-crowned Night-Heron.
Matthew Winks
El Paso, IL
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