Went for my weekly trip to Magee today (Thursday). Not a great day, but
still not bad. Ten warbler species & 5 Vireo species, plus Summer Tanager &
others.
When I finished there I went down ti Benton-Carrol. There was a small flock
of Semipalmated & Piping Plavers, about 6-8 & a single Short-billed
Dowitcher. Plus about 30 Dunlins.
Then I went to Ottawa NWR. I saw very little, but then I only drove around
the main roads.
Next I went to the junction of Stange & Krause Roads, where there is a
lookout near a pond. Saw only about 12 birds, 1 Lark Sparrow, 1 Mockingbird,
1 female Yellow-headed Blackbird, 2 Tree Swallows, 2 Goldfinches & the rest
were Crows. Not bad for a 10 minute stop.
I then went to the gate in Veler Road. As it was getting late & I was tired,
I didn't walk over to the pond. However, I did see several sandpipers
flying, probably Pectoral Sandpipers. Since I could only see maybe 20% of
the pond, there may well be many more shorebirds.
Metsker Marsh was next. Again, I didn't see much: 1 Gallinule & 2 swans,
with at least 3 Cygnets between them. They were probably Trumpeters, but
they were way across the lake & I didn't have a telescope with me.
I next stopped at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, on Elliston Toad, just East of
Bono. Just West of the parking lot there is a shallow lake. A bunch of
sandpipers were at the fat end, too far for me to identify. They were,
however, small, medium & large in size. You'll need a telescope there as
well. One did fly down my way, landing behind some small building. It was a
Black-necked Stilt.
Finally, I stopped at Maumee Bay State Park. By the Golf Course, in some
tall grass, were 2 hens & a cock Pheasant. On the beach at Inland Lake were
many gulls, a few terns & 1 Caspian Tern.
That's enough for today,
V. Lee Grover
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