41/2 hours of sparrow searching this morning at Longbrakes turned up 9 species plus a unidentified ammodramus sp. who made a brief appearance at the edge of the marsh. Highlights include:

Canada Goose  87
Wood Duck  8
Gadwall  19
Am. Wigeon  6
Am. Black Duck  5
Mallard  285
Blue Winged Teal  125
N. Shoveler  32
N. Pintail  23
Green Winged Teal  20
Redhead  4
Ring Necked Duck  1
Ruddy Duck  43
Pied Billed Grebe  7
AMERICAN BITTERN  1
N. Harrier  5
Cooper's Hawk  1
Am. Coot  290
Lesser Yellowlegs  6
Pectoral Sandpiper  2
Bonaparte's Gull  13
Tree Swallow  38
Am. Pipit  45
Cedar Waxwing  68
Chipping Sparrow  2
Field Sparrow  1
Vesper Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  112
Song Sparrow  90
Lincoln's Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  180
White Throated Sparrow  14
White Crowned Sparrow  32
AMMODRAMUS SPARROW SP.  1
E. Meadowlark  8
Rusty Blackbird  11

Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.

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