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When I first went to the boardwalk, it was only misting. Then, halfway down
the boardwalk, it let loose.
In the pouring rain I was only able to see a few birds hiding under a large
Black Willow tree.
The birds were as follows:
1. Downy Woodpecker - 1 hiding under a large willow branch.
2. Brown Creeper - 1 also hiding on one of the only dry spots on the
willow.
3. N. Cardinal - 2 males on the boardwalk trying to keep dry.
4. American Tree Sparrow - 3 with the cardinals and creeper, but lower
at the base.
5. Possible Winter Wren, but I didn't get a good look.
The walking trails by the Sportsman's Migratory Bird Center were getting
flooded, but I did manage a few species.
1. American Robin - 12 eating Washington Hawthorne berries.
2. Northern Cardinal - one pair also eating the berries.
3. American Tree Sparrow - half a dozen near the observation tower.
4. American Goldfinch - one pair near the tower.
The causeway produced very little in the pouring rain and fog.
1. Canada Goose - 22
2. Ring-billed Gull - 5
The Fox Sparrow is still here at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory feeder
area.
We also had several White-throated Sparrows and American Tree Sparrows
today.
For directions to the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, please go to our website
at www.bsbobird.org <http://www.bsbobird.org/> .
Our building is open (winter hours) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11:00
am to 5:00 pm.
HAPPY BIRDING EVERYONE,
Christopher J. Knoll
Education Director
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
13551 West State Route 2
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449
Phone: 419-898-4070
Fax: 419-898-1363
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