Correction to my earlier post: The Spotted Towhee was at the  
northwest corner of Hwy N (not H) and Ridge Rd.

Kristi Mayo
Kearney MO (Clay Co.)
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On Mar 25, 2006, at 11:50 AM, Kristi Mayo wrote:

> Enjoyed a lovely morning at Cooley Lake CA (Clay Co.). Highlights  
> included one drake CINNAMON TEAL, one male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD,  
> and one male SPOTTED TOWHEE just outside the conservation area's  
> boundaries.
>
> At about 10:30 a.m., the Cinnamon Teal flushed with three drake  
> Blue-winged Teal from vegetation about 40 yards away from me in the  
> pool behind the brown shop-shed parking lot . I had a good long  
> look at the bird in profile as it flew east with the others toward  
> the back of the pool -- and then dropped into the heavy dry  
> vegetation there. I went back to my car and took my scope out on  
> the levee to try to get a look at the bird in the water, and did  
> get an additional view before he skulked back into the dense  
> vegetation.
>
> The Yellow-headed Blackbird was also a skulking type -- Caught him  
> up in a willow tree sunning himself for a few minutes before he  
> worked his way back down into cover. This was at the end of the  
> levee that runs west from the pull-off on Dillon Rd. (between the  
> shop parking lot and the viewing platform parking lot).
>
> The Spotted Towhee was located in a brushy fence line on the  
> northwest corner of Hwy H and Ridge Rd. (just north of Cooley Lake).
>
> Other birds included a flock of 120 GR. WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, single  
> male COMMON and RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, RING-NECKED DUCKS,  
> assorted puddle ducks, a HERMIT THRUSH, and a single LINCOLN'S  
> SPARROW.
>
> Kristi Mayo
> Kearney MO (Clay Co.)
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