Indiana's Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area (FWA) is hosting another continental-level rarity. You may recall a Hooded Crane was here last year. Now it's the temporary home of a Spotted Redshank (Code 4), found by Kirk Roth on March 28 and seen throughout the day by others.
Roth first found it in the morning in Field E (see map below) west of SR 59. Then mid-afternoon, it was found to the north in Field B. At sunset, it was back in Field E and then took off with a group of Lesser Yellowlegs at 8:30 PM. Both fields are close to the intersection of SR 59 and 400s. Parking areas are marked with a "u" on the map. The fields are muddy, so wear boots.
Map of Goose Pond FWA. Fields B and E are in the lower left portion of the map.
The nearest town is Linton, which is about 40 miles west of Bloomington and 40 miles south of Terre Haute. I created a Google map of the location, which you can find here. I marked only the location of the intersection of SR 59 and 400s because I did not have precise locations of the bird, but note that Field B is northwest of the marked and Field E is immediately to the southwest.
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