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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.
Franklin's & Bonaparte's Gulls, showing size difference
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 GrebeBrown-headed Cowbird
* (Sighted earlier)