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Weather was lousy, but I am very glad I went to Magee today. Fox Sparrows
were abundant. I often had two or three together in my field of view.
Occasionally, I heard one sing a few notes. Another memorable sight was a small
tree that had fallen into the canal that runs south of the boardwalk. Roosting
in the few branches above the water were at least 100 tree swallows
sheltering from the wind. I was pleased that I was able to slowly walk past them
without disturbing them.
There was a nice selection of waterfowl today. Magee, Benton Caroll Rd.,
and Metzger gave me a total of 18 species of waterfowl, and I had a total of 61
species for the day. I have copied my eBird report of the Magee Marsh
portion of my day below (if you want specifics from the other locations let me
know). The only additional shorebirds I saw were Greater Yellowlegs at Benton
Caroll. Other birds of interest (at least to me) were a field sparrow by the
Ottawa observation deck on Krause Rd and a lone Tundra Swan (close enough to
see the yellow on its bill so I am certain of my ID) at Metzger.
Sheryl Young
Sandusky
Location: Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (Ottawa Co.)
Observation date: 4/6/09
Number of species: 47
Canada Goose X
Wood Duck X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Blue-winged Teal X
Northern Shoveler X
Green-winged Teal X
Lesser Scaup X
Bufflehead X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron X
Great Egret X
Bald Eagle X
Rough-legged Hawk X
American Coot X
Killdeer X
Wilson's Snipe X
Bonaparte's Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Tree Swallow X
Brown Creeper X
Winter Wren X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
European Starling X
Eastern Towhee X
American Tree Sparrow X
Fox Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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