On a spur of the moment decision I headed to Big island Wildlife Area and then on to Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. Every area with open water was filled with waterfowl. Especially striking was a flock of just shy of 500 Tundra Swans at Pond 27 at Killdeer Plains. The other surprise at Killdeer was the continued presence of the Northern Shrike along CH-71 near CH-108. The shrike put on a show  flying from the north to the south side of CH-71. A list of the species observed follows.
Charlie Bombaci

2015-03-28 Big Island-KilldeerBig Island WA Pied-billed Grebe                 Horned Grebe                       Great Blue Heron                 Turkey Vulture                      Canada Goose                     Tundra Swan                                                Trumpeter Swan                  Wood Duck                           Gadwall                                 American Wigeon                American Black Duck         Mallard                                   Blue-winged Teal                Northern Shoveler               Green-winged Teal              Canvasback                          Redhead                               Ring-necked Duck              Greater Scaup                      1Lesser Scaup                       Bufflehead                            Hooded Merganser              Red-breasted Merganser    Ruddy Duck                          Bald Eagle                            Northern Harrier                   Red-tailed Hawk                  Rough-legged Hawk           American Kestrel                 American Coot                     Killdeer                                  Bonaparte's Gull                  Ring-billed Gull                    Herring Gull                          Rock Pigeon                         Mourning Dove                    Red-bellied Woodpecker    Downy Woodpecker                        Northern Flicker                   Blue Jay                                American Crow                    Horned Lark                          Tree Swallow                        Carolina Chickadee                        Tufted Titmouse                   American Robin                   European Starling               American Tree Sparrow      Song Sparrow                      Swamp Sparrow                   White-throated Sparrow      Dark-eyed Junco                 Northern Cardinal                Red-winged Blackbird        Common Grackle                 American Goldfinch                           Killdeer Plains WACommon Loon                                 Pied-billed Grebe                             Horned Grebe                                   Great Blue Heron                             Turkey Vulture                                  Canada Goose                                 Tundra Swan                        457Trumpeter Swan                              Wood Duck                                       Gadwall                                             American Wigeon                                                    American Black Duck                     Mallard                                               Blue-winged Teal                            Northern Shoveler                           Green-winged Teal                          Canvasback                                      Redhead                                           Ring-necked Duck                          Lesser Scaup                                   Bufflehead                                        Hooded Merganser                          Red-breasted Merganser                Ruddy Duck                                      Bald Eagle    10Cooper's Hawk                                 Red-tailed Hawk                              Rough-legged Hawk                       American Kestrel                             Ring-necked Pheasant                  Wild Turkey                                       American Coot                                 Killdeer                                              Ring-billed Gull                                Rock Pigeon                                     Mourning Dove                                Red-headed Woodpecker              Red-bellied Woodpecker                Downy Woodpecker                                    Northern Flicker                               Northern Shrike       1Blue Jay                                            American Crow                                Horned Lark                                      Tree Swallow                                    Carolina Chickadee                                    Tufted Titmouse                               White-breasted Nuthatch               American Robin                               Northern Mockingbird                     European Starling                           American Tree Sparrow                  Savannah Sparrow                         Song Sparrow                                  White-throated Sparrow                  Dark-eyed Junco                             Northern Cardinal                            Red-winged Blackbird                    Common Grackle                             Brown-headed Cowbird                 American Goldfinch                                    House Sparrow                                




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