PEACHFRONT SPEAKS

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"little pine" and least bittern 2003-04-11 - 8:13 p.m. Went to the private property near Michoud and Bayou Sauvage called "Little Pine" today. We took a boat tour through the rookery, where large numbers of Yellow-Crowned Herons could be seen with well developed young birds, perhaps from last year, as well as with nests containing eggs. At one point, we saw a small kettle of a handful (less than 10) Broad-Winged Hawks. Two Mississippi Kites hunted for insects low overhead, providing great views as they twisted, steered, and, once, did a dramatic stooping dive. The Least Bittern was close enough to touch and frozen so still that I had an amazingly difficult time seeing him -- until suddenly I could see every eye-popping feather. There were too many alligators to count, with a hopeful alligator seemingly under every nest, parked for the duration in hopes of spilled egg or baby bird. Italicized birds were seen roadside. All others were viewed inside "Little Pine." Double-Crested Cormorant Anhinga LEAST BITTERN Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron -- abundant Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron -- abundant Black-Crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron -- abundant Black Vulture Turkey Vulture MISSISSIPPI KITE Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Red-Shouldered Hawk Broad-Winged Hawk American Coot Royal Tern Belted Kingfisher Red-Bellied Woodpecker, heard Eastern Kingbird Yellow-Throated Vireo, heard Red-Eyed Vireo, heard American Crow Purple Martin Carolina Chickadee Northern Mockingbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing -- abundant Yellow-Rumped Warbler -- "Myrtle" Prothonotary Warbler, heard Indigo Bunting Swamp Sparrow Red-Winged Blackbird The weather was beautiful, sunny, not too warm. We had hopes of seeing more warblers in the mulberry trees, but it was not to be. Apparently, the pleasant weather has enticed them to move on. One of the guides cut off a mulberry branch and told me how to get it started. As my bald cypress sapling seems to have died, I'm glad to get a chance for another try for a new native tree. Several people spotted a Painted Bunting, but I missed it every time. A guide said that a fairly easy way to see a Painted Bunting was to wait until May or June and check out the Recovery One area in Bayou Sauvage, where there is some brush that they like to use. Last year at this time, I added the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker to my life list at Big Branch, where we observed several pairs working on their nests. Later, as we walked down the trail, several more came as close as ten feet down the trunks of trees right by the path. The guide said he'd never seen them so close. It was an unforgettable experience. back - next All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2002-2017 by Elaine Radford