Whiskey Island-Terrebone Parish
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| Reddish Egrets are common on the island. |
Whiskey Island is an island off the coast of southeast Louisiana owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. While it isn't open to the public it is a good representation of the habitat and thus birds in the area. It's comprised mostly of salt water marsh, open beach and mangroves.
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| A pair of American Oystercatchers. |
We visited the island on 4/1 to conduct point counts in the marsh. The amount of NELSON'S SPARROWS was impressive with 15+ being recorded. We also counted 8+ MARSH WRENS and several SEDGE WRENS. Other birds using the marsh included MOTTLED DUCK, CLAPPER RAILS, GREAT EGRET, SNOWY EGRET, LITTLE BLUE HERON, TRICOLORED HERON, and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON. Raptors included NORTHERN HARRIERS, OSPREY, PEREGRINE FALCON, and MERLIN.
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| Clapper Rails are common on Whiskey Island. 25+ were counted on this day. |
We also saw many species on our walk along the beach. The rocky area held a couple AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS and many terns and gulls. The open flats of the beach were being used by many WILSON'S PLOVERS. Many other shorebird species were seen as well including BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, WHIMBREL, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and RED KNOT.
