Date: 4/11/26 12:39 pm From: Dan office mac 2025 <editor...> Subject: Linn area water birds after 8" of rain in Washington County
Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026
Much of Washington County received over 8” of rain the last two days and we're having significant flooding this morning. Some of the flooding will go down Mill Creek on its way to the Little Blue and Tuttle. Some will go down Peats Creek to the Republican to Milford.
There is a playa wetland northeast of Linn that hasn’t had water in it the last couple years, but filled up well this year, and it is a mile from the Linn city lagoons, just north of Linn, which are always good for waterfowl and shorebirds during migration.
Linn seasonal wetlands
17 American Avocet
10 White-faced Ibis
Northern Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Unidentified shorebirds beyond the view of my binoculars (I don’t own a spotting scope), but I believe there were dowitchers out there among them based on feeding style.
Got home in Palmer and a Swainson’s Hawk flew over my yard.
-Dan
Dan Thalmann
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