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Date Posted: 14:50:59 06/10/02 Mon
Author: Jr
Author Host/IP: tx.nfor.com / 208.226.184.166
Subject: Re: Bell's Vireo - Wood County
In reply to: Chuck 's message, "Bell's Vireo - Wood County" on 09:11:56 06/01/02 Sat

I checked this spot Sunday afternoon. I missed the Bell's Vireo, but I agree with Paul, it's a neat area. I enjoyed the Bobolinks and the other birds mentioned. Purple Martins were also present.

The best bird for me on the trail was a Least Bittern. I parked on Oil something road and walked south on the bike trail toward the Oil Boom bench. About two hundred yards north of the bench, on the east side of the trail, there's a very small, shallow pond.

I was observing something at the back of the pond when in the foreground the Least moved into the open from of a tiny bush located in the water. The Least Bittern reached down and plucked something from the water. He remained motionless for a minute and then disappeared back in the bush which did not appear to be thick enough to hide any bird.

I waited for a short time to see if he showed again. He flew from the bush and into the shrubby treeline that runs perpendicular to the bike trail.

A little bit further north of this pond, on the west side of the trail is what looks like a homemade wetland. It's a flooded field with small, dirt walls on three sides and some vegetation. Canadian Geese, Mallards, Killdeer, and blackbirds were using it.

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