I birded Coal Ridge Park (CRP), the Great Guernsey Trail wetlands west of Reservoir Road (GGT), and 3 locations at Salt Fork State Park (SFSP) today. I was pleased to find 11 different species of ducks--not unexpected this time of year--as follows.

Wood Duck--10 GGT, 2 SFSP

Gadwall--20 GGT

Northern Shoveler--2 SFSP

Blue-winged Teal--15 GGT

Mallard--2 CRP, 20 GGT

American Black Duck--5 GGT

Green-winged Teal--5 GGT, 1 SFSP

Northern Pintail--6 GGT

Ring-necked Duck--3 SFSP

Lesser Scaup--1 GGT

Ruddy Duck--4 GGT

Others of note:

Canada Goose--190 GGT

Pied-billed Grebe--30 GGT, 4 SFSP

American Coot--53 GGT

Common Gallinule--1 GGT. Nested there this year.

Killdeer--1 SFSP

Double-crested Cormorant--4 SFSP

Ring-billed Gull--8 SFSP

Red-headed Woodpecker--1 CRP, 2 GGT

Eastern Phoebe--1 SFSP

Ruby-crowned Kinglet--1 CRP, 1 GGT

Purple Finch--1 CRP

Swamp Sparrow--3 CRP, 1 GGT

White-throated Sparrow--4 CRP, 4 GGT

Cape May Warbler--1 GGT

Blackpoll Warbler--1 GGT

Yellow-rumped Warbler--10 CRP, 5 GGT, 1 SFSP

Terry Bronson

Marietta, OH

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