A couple of hours spent at KGV Reservoir this morning proved rewarding when the reported Grey Phalarope was found on the north basin. When we first spotted it, it was very distant feeding along the edge of the causeway...
A couple of hours spent at KGV Reservoir this morning proved rewarding when the reported Grey Phalarope was found on the north basin. When we first spotted it, it was very distant feeding along the edge of the causeway in the southwest corner. The wind blowing across the reservoir basins made for challenging conditions for the phalarope, and it was pushed onto the causeway bank several times. The direction of the wind worked in our favour though as the phalarope drifted along the causeway edge and came right past where we were standing.
The reservoir has been a good place locally to connect with phalaropes. I've seen two grey and two red-necked in the last ten years.
