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April 25, 2009 : Ramah Reservoir SWA,
led by Leslie Holzmann

Nine intrepid birders braved the cold and damp to spend an early morning at Ramah SWA and Mallard Lake. Birding was rewarding in spite of the weather, and we spotted 45 species.

 
  

gulls
Franklin's & Bonaparte's Gulls, showing size difference


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SPECIES LIST

Ramah SWA
Number of species: 28
Western Meadowlark
Mourning Dove
Peregrine Falcon
White-faced Ibis
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Franklin Gull
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Bonaparte’s Gull
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Red-winged Blackbird
Semi-palmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Dowitcher sp.
Wilson’s Phalarope
Mallard
Killdeer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Horned Lark
Northern Flicker (heard)
Downy Woodpecker (heard)

Hwy 24
Number of species: 6
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Western Meadowlark*
Swainson's Hawk
Great-tailed Grackle
Ferruginous Hawk (Debbie & Patrick only)

Mallard Lake:
Number of species: 16
Northern Shoveler*
Mallard*
Red-winged Blackbird*
Tree Swallow*
Canada Goose
Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Coot
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Lesser Scaup
Pied-billed Grebe
European Starling
Cliff Swallow
Common Grackle
Western Grebe
Brown-headed Cowbird

* (Sighted earlier)