I talked to Josh while at REDA and got many of the same birds. I was
especially happy to see the black-bellied plovers, which are lifers for me.
I also found a palm warbler and waterthrush that posed for some pictures
along the riprap near the Ellis Bay parking lot. I parked at Stonehenge and
walked south along the trail to find one yellow warbler, male and female
northern oriole, two green herons, a black-crowned night heron and a
catbird. Prior to going to REDA (I actually didn't even intend on birding
today, but I had to go to Alton to pick up my check) I stopped in at
Horseshoe Lake State Recreation Area (IL) and located many ETS, which also
posed, and a sora that held still long enough and close enough that I think
I got good pics of him too. I just have to wait to get my film back now. The
Henslow's sparrow I photographed Sunday on the Chubb Trail at Castlewoods
turned out great.

Shawn Clubb, Collinsville, Madison Co., Ill.
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>From: Joshua Uffman <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Joshua Uffman <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: REDA: 5/1
>Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 09:42:52 -0700
>
>Today at REDA.....Lots of Shorebirds, but nothing that
>has not been reported.  Birds seemed to be moving
>around with the rains...kept finding birds showing up
>I did not see on the first pass.
>
>Ellis Bay Across from Heron Pond:
>(1) FRANKLIN'S GULL (Breeding Plumage)
>(4) DUNLIN
>
>Heron Pond:
>(1) LONG BILLED DOWITCHER
>
>Lincoln Shields:
>(5) BLACK BELLIED PLOVER....2 in full breeding plumage
>(4) Caspian Tern
>(1) Forsters Tern
>
>West Alton had a lot of shorebirds, but ID'ing them
>was difficult....mostly yellowlegs. but also peeps
>and (12) Semipalmated Plover
>
>=====
>Joshua Uffman
>St. Louis County, MO
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