Sora The Explorer - 11 Aug 2026
Skies were relatively clear when I arrived at Mouillee Creek parking lot shortly before 8 am. They would gradually become more overcast and dark as the morning progressed. My plan was to survey the Walpatich Unit, head north to the North Causeway, then east to the Banana and south to Cell 3. The Walpatich Unit was pretty quiet. I could hear the occasional Lesser Yellowlegs and Killdeer crying as I rode the south dike, middle dike, and north dikes. Great Egrets (6) barely outnumbered Great Blue Herons (5) in unit. The Lautenschlager Unit remains flooded and devoid of action. The North Causeway was quiet, as well. I didn't need to make any stops until I reached the east end of the Vermet Unit where I found two large roosts of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons . If anyone needs these birds still for their year list I believe ALL of them are here; I counted 100+ egrets and 200+ herons! I then headed south along the east side of the Vermet Unit and found only a couple shorebirds: Gr...
