DOS Dragon Run Trip
June 7th DOS trip, Canoeing at Dragon Run 7:30 am to 11am
3 participants (3 cancellations at the last minute) -
As we headed out on the water, fog was lifting off the water and spider webs were visible with morning dew. We were greeted with the sounds of land birds from the nearby wooded shoreline and water birds from the fresh water marsh. Red-winged blackbirds, herons and egrets of all sizes, yellow warblers and common yellowthroats, and marsh wrens surrounded us. We saw several wren nest sets where the real nest was hard to pick out from the dummies surrounding it. This is just about the best place I know for watching little blue herons, both adult and juvenile, and we saw many both flying and roosting. Least bitterns were heard calling and we were able to call one in for ‘killer looks’. As it called and posed for us while sitting on a reed, another one flew in just behind.
Sally O'Byrne
