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October, 2013


October 8, 2013
Harrison

Sometimes, timing is the key to getting an incredible moment with nature and this is one of those times that timing counted. We were at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve where the wind and rain were coming at us sideways in full strength; it was one of those moments when you wonder why you are outside at all. So, we looked online at the weather map and decided that the rain and wind would probably be just passing Harrison Lake when we got there if we left immediately. We grabbed some coffee for the drive and headed out to Harrison Lake. When we got there, the wind and rain were finally abating. It was barely sprinkling so we took a walk along the path around the lagoon. At first we saw a few Savannah Sparrows and thought that was all we were going to see.

On the inner lagoon, we found a little Grebe which we were having trouble identifying.

A few Horned Larks showed up as we walked along so we had fun taking their photos.

The weather had cleared up quite a bit and the lake took on a more peaceful look.

As we were walking along, all of a sudden a good sized flock of birds flew up in front of a couple of walkers and landed in front of us. There were between 30-50 Lapland Longspurs which had stopped to shelter from the storm. They continued to eat in front of us until a walker would scare them off when they would fly up in two groups, regroup in the air and land back on the ground in front of us again. It was the most Lapland Longspurs that we had ever seen at once. It was hard to count them because of the walkers disturbing them before we could get an accurate count but it was to say the least a very spectacular sighting for us.

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