Friday, April 13, 2018

Pawnee Lake

This is the second most popular lake for birding in the county. Habitat is much the same as Branched Oak, but being smaller, you can manage what views of the lake you can get in 1-2 hours.  Areas start at the marina as Area 1 and then go clockwise (so you have to drive on blacktop around the lake to get to the separate Areas 2 and 3) The parking lot on the West side is closed in winter, so as soon as the lake melts, it is more of a hassle to see from the West side except the very South end by the dam. The pictures below the map can be enlarged by clicking them.


The birds have been good for a while. Loons were easy to find this week.



I had eared grebes there two years, this year had at least the one horned grebe.



I've had a Swainson's hawk there but can't find the picture just now. Pipits can be found at the rocks near the dam as well as spotted sandpipers in summer. Other sandpipers are few but there was a bit of mud this year. Baird's and Yellowlegs, both.





And there may be a lot of cormorants and pelicans.


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