Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Peninsula freshwater pool

The summer heat makes it tough for birds, having to soothe their internal temperatures with water. There's a nice little spot that serves notice for birders oto check out when migration hits a high. For some apparent reason the water refuses to seep into the ground , likely clay layer underneath from when the road was reconstructed a number of years ago keeps the roadside pool filled.

Where the road forks --one to the pink concrete beach and the other into the woods towards the Peninsula tip, a water pool serves birds coming to drink and bathe. There i now found three exotic EUROPEAN GOLDFINCHES together. A YELLOW WARBLER and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH are also present , some goodies on this birdless day elsewhere.



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