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| Duck Lake on HQ Unit - 1/22/22 |
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During January, 2022, I made two trips to the Headquarters Unit of Catahoula NWR, one trip to the Willow Lake Unit, and one to the Bushley Bayou Unit. Bird lists for each of those visits are below.
Headquarters Unit Habitat Shots:
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| woods along refuge loop (HQ Unit) - 1/5/22 |
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| HQ Unit - refuge loop, approaching N end of Duck Lake - 1/5/22 |
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| north end of Duck Lake ("Little Lake") - 1/5/22 |
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| north end of Duck Lake ("Little Lake") - 1/5/22 |
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| ice on Duck Lake - 1/22/22 |
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| Cowpen Bayou, along west leg of refuge loop - 1/5/22 |
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| wood along west leg of refuge loop - 1/5/22 |
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| Cowpen Bayou - 1/5/22 |
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| woods along west leg of refuge loop - 1/5/22 |
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| south leg of refuge loop, along one of the slough/ditch/backwater areas off south side of Duck Lake |
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| ditto |
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| woods along east leg of refuge loop - 1/5/22 |
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| east leg of refuge loop - 1/22/22 |
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| east leg of refuge loop, facing south from fork by HQ - 1/22/22 |
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Headquarters Unit
The HQ Unit is located primarily in La Salle Parish, with a tiny sliver in Catahoula Parish. Visits to the HQ Unit involved driving at least part of the 9-mile refuge loop, with numerous stops.
1/5/22
9:45am; 1hr 56min + 1hr 23min; 9.3 miles
55-69F.; variable sky; SW wind ~3-5mph
birded driving the entire refuge loop, with numerous stops
1/22/22
8:50am; 2 hr 15 min; 2.4 miles
cold (~upper 20s F.); clear; light breeze; ice on parts of lake; ditches and other sheltered water iced over
driving, with numerous stops, a portion of refuge loop (north and east legs of loop)
Snow Goose - 0, 248
Ross's Goose - 0, 1
Greater White-fronted Goose - 3, 193
Wood Duck - 4, 5
Gadwall - 2, 0
Northern Shoveler - 1, 140+
American Wigeon - 1, 0
Mallard - 247, 200+
Northern Pintail - x, 700+
duck sp. - 1150, 13,000
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| Mallards, Northern Shovelers, and Northern Pintails at north end of Duck Lake - 1/22/22 |
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| ducks - 1/22/22 |
(video: ducks - 1/22/22)
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| ducks and geese at north end of Duck Lake - 1/22/22 |
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| more ducks on Duck Lake, gated side road off east leg of refuge loop - 1/22/22 |
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Killdeer - 2, 0
Greater Yellowlegs - 1, 1
Anhinga - 3, 0
Double-crested Cormorant - 1, 0
American White Pelican - 11, 79
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| American White Pelicans - 1/5/22 |
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(video: Am. White Pelicans - 1/22/22)
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| Am. White Pelicans - 1/22/22 |
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| Am. White Pelicans - 1/22/22 |
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Great Blue Heron - 4, 2
Great Egret - 2, 0
Turkey Vulture - 7, 4
Bald Eagle - 1, 2
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| Bald Eagles (immature on left, adult on right) - 1/22/22 |
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Red-tailed Hawk - 0, 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1, 0
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1, 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 20, 4
Downy Woodpecker - 16, 4
Pileated Woodpecker - 5, 1
Northern Flicker - 2, 1
Eastern Phoebe - 5, 2
Blue-headed Vireo - 2, 0
Blue Jay - 4, 3
American Crow - 4, 2
Carolina Chickadee - 31, 6
Tufted Titmouse - 17, 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 19, 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 19, 4
Brown Creeper - 1, 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 5, 0
House Wren - 0, 1
Winter Wren - 2, 1
Carolina Wren - 13, 4
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| Carolina Wren - 1/22/22 |
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Eastern Bluebird - 3, 1
Hermit Thrush - 2, 2
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| Hermit Thrush soaking up some sun - 1/22/22 |
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American Goldfinch - 24, 2
Chipping Sparrow - 30, 25
White-throated Sparrow - 3, 3
Savannah Sparrow - 1, 0
Song Sparrow - 3, 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1, 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 0, 1
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1, 0
Common Yellowthroat - 1, 0
Pine Warbler - 4, 0
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 14, 3
Northern Cardinal - 14, 8
passerine sp. - 1, 0
Willow Lake Unit
The Willow Lake Unit is located in La Salle Parish, just north of the HQ Unit. Visiting this Unit involved driving the length of Willow Lake Road, making numerous stops.
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| Willow Lake Unit - 1/5/22 |
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| Willow Lake Road (photo taken on 12/14/21) |
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1/5/22
1:17pm; 44 minutes; 1.3 miles
70F.; mixed/variable sky; SW wind ~3-5mph
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 3
Carolina Chickadee - 1
Tufted Titmouse - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 12
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 6
Eastern Towhee - 4
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1
Northern Cardinal - 4
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Bushley Bayou Unit
This trip to the Bushley Bayou Unit was to the area accessed from the Minnow Ponds Road entrance (shown on some maps as part of now-defunct Farris Road) off LA-8 SW of Manifest. This is in western Catahoula Parish. I drove Minnow Ponds Rd and the part of Dry Bayou Rd up to Green's Creek bridge, and also walked a short piece (~0.1 miles) on the levee of the impoundments beside Minnow Ponds Road.
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| Minnow Ponds Road entrance off LA-8 - 1/31/2022 |
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| impoundments/levees off north side of Minnow Ponds Road - 1/31/22 |
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| Minnow Ponds Road - 1/31/22 |
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| habitat along Minnow Ponds Rd - 1/31/22 |
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| Dry Bayou Rd. at Green's Creek bridge - 1/31/22 |
1/31/22
2:35 pm; 1 hr, 3 mins; 1.8 miles
69F.; sunny; SE wind ~10mph.
Wood Duck - 3
Pied-billed Grebe - 4
Mourning Dove - 1
Killdeer - 2
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret - 3
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 6
Carolina Chickadee - 8
Tufted Titmouse - 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3
House Wren - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 17
Song Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Eastern Towhee - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 2
Northern Cardinal - 8
Other Wildlife at Bushley Bayou Unit:
Cajun Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers heard
Southern Leopard Frog - 7 seen in roadside ditch at one spot along Dry Bayou Road, chorus heard at impoundments
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| pair of Southern Leopard Frogs |
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| Southern Leopard Frog |
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As always, if you spot any incorrect IDs or have suggestions for those that I'm unsure about, feel free to comment and let me know.
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