Date: 5/5/25 7:11 am From: Patty McLean <000008e6fff5e5c8-dmarc-request...> Subject: Bald Knob NWR
Several of us serendipitously gathered at the refuge yesterday evening to watch the spectacle of 100+ BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKs coming in for a late day get together. Daniel Denman first observed this a few nights ago, and this is the 3rd evening in a row (that we know of) that this has occurred. I must say it was amazing to see this, and I would love to know the back story. We were hoping to see a VIRGINIA RAIL (particularly for Matt Matlock who was with us). But with 8 of us (including young children) standing by the side of the road in the open, we didn't have much chance of seeing that one. So Daniel crossed the road and looked down a ditch where we had heard one on a previous visit. And there it was, feeding in the mud along the bank with a Sora alongside! A few minutes later, Daniel and Matt flushed an American Bittern.A fun outing for sure!Patty McLean and Michael Linz The Roadrunners
