Well, I got off early today, so I decided to check out areas of Indian Lake
(Logan County) that I hadn't made it out to, and then swing by Lawrence
Woods (Hardin County) on my way home.
Pew Island is a small circular small gravel trail that is directly across
from Oldfeild Beach. basically it is the farthest you can go on the road
that goes to Moundwood boat ramps. It has its own hotspot, and is a nice
little walk if you are in the area. I got a surprising amount of species
for that little spit of land.
Lawrence Woods was uncharacteristically quiet today...until I got to the
small pond. Everything was around the pond calling and screaming, Blue Jays
were amassing in a dead tree, along with the 14 or so Red-headed
Woodpeckers....THEN a young Sharpie popped out, and all was made clear. It
was so small, I thought it was a Wood Thrush, until I got my binoculars on
it. :-D What followed was about a half an hour battle royal...I don't
think the Sharpie ever got a meal. Great fun to watch...the only other
better spot to view the fight was with the Turkey Vultures soaring
overhead...Wish I had brought my camera. :-D
Great day. With a lot of great birds...lists below.
Happy birding and God bless!
Steve J
Indian Lake SP--Pew Island, Logan, Ohio, US
Oct 1, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:28 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:
28 species
Mallard 24
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2
Ring-billed Gull 10
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
European Starling 24
Tennessee Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch 5
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
checklist/S31838116
Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve--Woods Boardwalk, Hardin, Ohio, US
Oct 1, 2016 2:20 PM - 4:25 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:
17 species
Turkey Vulture 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 14
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 2
Field Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
checklist/S31841254
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