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| Reply To: | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 11 Jul 2007 19:53:39 -0400481_us-ascii Just got a call from Brian Barchus, who observed a pair of EC doves in Celina, just behind the Wendy's. Perfect habitat, and no doubt part of their blitzkrieg takeover style. If you're out in western Ohio, let us know when you see more of them. Just six months ago, the only record we had was a bird shot by a hunter in Crawford Co. Bill Whan Columbus p.s. Tory Shively reports a Mississippi kite carrying food at the Hocking county location today.46_11Jul200719:53: [log in to unmask] |
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Dave, Joyce, Tim & I just returned from a run up to Conneaut for shorebirds.
The numbers & diversity at Conneaut wasn't the best but a Baird's Sandpiper
made it worthwhile. Also seen were Least & Semi-palmated Sandpipers,
Sanderlings, Semi-palmated Plovers, Killdeer & Spotted Sandpipers. A Bonaparte's
Gull, Purple Martin, & Caspian Tern added more interest to the trip, as did
quite a few yellow warblers.
We then headed west, making a stop at Headlands. There it became quite
obvious, if we hadn't already figured it out, that the yellow warblers,
especially females and/or juveniles, are in peak migration. Also present were large
numbers of juvenile icterids (redwing, grackle, & oriole) & starlings.
Going to Mentor Lagoons, we figured finding the Least Bittern would be a
long shot but we had to try. Well, it couldn't have been easier. After
scanning the edge of the water from the bridge for less than 2 minutes, the bittern
was quite easily seen, fishing for minnows, & we were able to observe him
catch 2 fish (1 was bigger than his bill) over a period of about 10 minutes.
And the whole time we were serenaded by several Marsh Wrens, which we never
could see.
Laura Dornan, Stark County
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