Sorry, should have read my post before sending it.  We had 86,500+
Double-crested Cormorants coming out of Canada and flying over Kelleys
Island.  They were back today...

Tom

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 7:47 AM, H Thomas Bartlett
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am dying over here (not really but close).  We are on Kelleys Island
> until November 22 attempting to band Northern Saw-whet Owls and it is
> a very down year.  Only 11 so far and my 16 year average is 35.  Last
> year we had 86...
>
> The Calliope is on my Top Ten most want Ohio birds.  Hopefully it is
> around for the long haul.  As consolation, Paula and I had 86,500+ off
> Long Point yesterday between 8 and 9 AM.  That is a conservative
> estimate; it is more than I have seen in 22 years of avian studies on
> the island.  We have had American White Pelicans this week but none
> yesterday.  Cormorants are no match for Calliope Hummingbird!
>
> Keep the feeders full until November 23...
>
> Tom
>
> --
> H. Thomas Bartlett
> Tiffin, Ohio
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