Date: 4/18/25 3:35 pm From: Kaaren Perry via groups.io <surfbird1...> Subject: [slocobirding] Greater Yellowlegs - agonistic behavior continues
Again this afternoon I visited Turri Ponds, spending 15-20 minutes. There were 4 GRYE present, two moving as a pair and the other two spent in more typical isolated foraging. Watching the apparent pair I again witnessed aggressive arial flight chasing, one occasion of dive and dunk'em before the 2 began walking side by side in the pond. I have again consulted Cornell's online Birds of the World and this behavior seems to usually be associated with the events on the breeding grounds. Otherwise they are usually solitary or in small loose flocks.
Today the pond water levels seem to be dropping and if this is related to the recent road construction, I anticipate that the shorebirds present will soon be moving on.
Also present was the continuing Lesser Yellowlegs and 10 dowitcher sp.. A lone Canada Goose continues to roost on the bank of a rear pond.
