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Happy Old Year, All!
I searched for the reported Snowy Owl northwest of Circleville
this morning and, as others have experienced recently, had no luck. The
outing was not in vain, however, as I saw numerous other raptors. The
morning's list included:
-American Kestrel - 5
-Red-tailed Hawk - 4-5
-Northern Harrier - 4, including one hunting male that flushed up a rabbit,
doubled back on it, then apparently decided it was either too quick or too
large and flew on
-Great Blue Heron - 1, in the slough near the Commercial Point Road /
Florence Chapel Road junction
-Common Loon - 1, at the Island Road quarries closer to Circleville
(presumably this species - its head was tucked in)
On another note, does anyone have a good standardized list (or link to one)
of four-letter bird codes (some apparently call them "alpha codes"). I have
searched a bit on-line for such a list and have found several, but there are
discrepancies between them! Especially useful would be one focused on birds
of Ohio or eastern North America (so I don't have to wade through tinamous
and such). Any suggestions would be useful, as I do find these codes easier
to use in my field notes. Thanks!
Eric Reiner
Ashville, Ohio
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