Forgot to add this for Big Island Wildlife Area:
Big Island Wildlife Area--North of Larue-Prospect Rd., Marion, US-OH
Oct 25, 2014 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
24 species
Trumpeter Swan 5 1 with yellow neck band 7A3.
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 4
Green-winged Teal 1
Pied-billed Grebe 50
Great Blue Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 1
American Coot 200
Killdeer 20
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Dunlin 10
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 20
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20334791
On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 10:03 PM, Steve Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> Below are summaries of my trip to Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. My
> surprises of the days were the Marbled Godwit at pond 27. I had seen it
> last month...and it is STILL THERE! :-) And spotting an American Bittern
> before it spotted me at pond 3...to far away for pictures though.
> Disappointment...no loons yet. :-(
> As far as conditions go, most ponds are showing a lot of uncovered
> islands...or in pond 27's case, almost completely dry/muddy. There is a
> lot of turnover in species going on. Shorebirds, though still present are
> few unless we are talking about Killdeer. Ducks are starting to trickle
> in. Coots are like their own little islands in places.
>
> I also swung by Big Island...lots of hunting going on there all over the
> place...wear orange...The ponds along LaRue Prospect are holding a little
> of everything...except Coots and Pied-billed Grebes...LOTS of those. :-)
> Shorebirds are still present in the East pond of the three ponds. Along
> with a few ducks. The middle pond held all the Coots and Grebes. The west
> pond was lacking in visible activity...but there was a lot of hunting going
> on in there.
>
> Just realized...we are less that a month away from Short-eared Owls!
> Yay!..I usually will see them at Big Island around Thanksgiving.
>
> If you are looking for some fun activities to do in the upcoming months,
> the Birding Ohio Scavenger Hunt "Calender" is still in my Dropbox. It has
> been suggested that if you are a part time birder...meaning you still have
> a full time job, that maybe 60-70 is a good number to shoot for. The kids
> will be going for the top 50 for Marion County...
> Anyhew, you can download it below. Enjoy!:
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3220c8dw2w6czwu/Ohio%20Scavenger%20Hunt%202014-2015.pdf?dl=0
>
> Happy Birding and God Bless!
>
> Steve J.
>
> Bird Summaries:
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area--Reservoir, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 11:07 AM - 11:27 AM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: NO LOONS! :-(
> 7 species
>
> Canada Goose 25
> Mallard 10
> Ruddy Duck 25
> Red-headed Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 2
> Red-winged Blackbird 300
> American Goldfinch 5
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332498
>
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area--Harold Roe Wetland, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 16 species
>
> Canada Goose 20
> Mallard 10
> Ruddy Duck 2
> Pied-billed Grebe 4
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Turkey Vulture 2
> Northern Harrier 1
> Bald Eagle 1
> American Coot 10
> Killdeer 20
> Lesser Yellowlegs 1
> Long-billed Dowitcher 4
> Mourning Dove 2
> American Kestrel 1
> Blue Jay 1
> American Crow 2
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332561
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 10:56 AM - 11:58 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 10.0 mile(s)
> Comments: Observations made while driving between hotspots. Submitted
> from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 28 species
>
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Turkey Vulture 3
> Red-tailed Hawk 2
> Mourning Dove 2
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Red-headed Woodpecker 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker 1
> Pileated Woodpecker 2
> American Kestrel 1
> Blue Jay 2
> American Crow 4
> Horned Lark 2
> Black-capped Chickadee 1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
> European Starling 30
> Song Sparrow 2
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 1
> White-crowned Sparrow 2
> Dark-eyed Junco 3
> Northern Cardinal 2
> Red-winged Blackbird 200
> Eastern Meadowlark 2
> Brown-headed Cowbird 30
> Pine Siskin 2
> American Goldfinch 5
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20334845
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area--Pond 3, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:42 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 6 species
>
> Mallard 3
> Ruddy Duck 4
> Pied-billed Grebe 20
> American Bittern 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 1
> Belted Kingfisher 1
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332493
>
> Marseilles, T-108, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 12:40 PM - 12:50 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 8 species
>
> Canada Goose 2
> American Black Duck 6
> Mallard 4
> Pied-billed Grebe 6
> Killdeer 15
> Pectoral Sandpiper 1
> Wilson's Snipe 5
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332489
>
>
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