I set out to see what was happening at Funk Bottoms by way of the Lorain
County Reservoirs.
Location: Oberlin City Reservoir
Observation date: 3/30/08
Number of species: 5
Lesser Scaup 30
Red-breasted Merganser 12
Ruddy Duck 40
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
On the way to Wellington, along West Rd., the highlight was a small
flock (30)
of mixed blackbirds containing Red Wings, Br. Headed Cowbirds, C.
Grackles, and
Rusty Blackbirds.
At Wellington:
Canada Goose 5
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 5
Mallard 2
Canvasback 30
Redhead 40
Ring-necked Duck 50
Greater/Lesser Scaup 100
Bufflehead 5
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Ruddy Duck 75
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Horned Grebe 30
Turkey Vulture 6
American Coot 50
Ring-billed Gull 30
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Robin
Rusty Blackbird 1
American Goldfinch 1
From Wellington, I proceeded south towards Funk, hoping to catch some
of the
magic as reported last weekend. Unfortunately, it seemed that Funk, or
at least
access to it, was under water. I detoured around the area, with the help
of my trusty
DeLorme atlas and rerouted myself towards Brown's Bog (Lake)located on
Brown Rd.
Brown was a new area for me. There is a planked trail leading to the
bog, and a 1/2 mile
loop trail traversing through a really cool oak forest.
Location: Brown Lake
Observation date: 3/30/08
Number of species: 17
Red-headed Woodpecker 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 4
Eastern Towhee 1
American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 5
I headed further east on Brown and pulled into the access area at Shreve Lake WA, another
new birding spot for me.
Location: Shreve Lake
Observation date: 3/30/08
Number of species: 9
Hooded Merganser 15
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Common Loon 12
Double-crested Cormorant 75
Turkey Vulture 10
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Bonaparte's Gull 35
Ring-billed Gull 10
American Crow 10
The Loons and Bonaparte's were the highlight here. One of the Boni's was in near breeding plumage.
I continued eastward towards Killbuck Marsh WA but found that many of the roads
there were also under water. It might be a week or two before access to Funk and
Killbuck Creek is possible.
See you on the trails,
Chris Pierce
N. Olmsted, OH
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