Hi, all --
Took advantage of a gorgeous day off to bird the water spots of Wayne County
(Prairie Lane, Killbuck, The Fish Pond, Shreve Lake, Funk Bottoms/Wildnerness
Road). Hightlights were:
--> Snow Goose: single, white-phase individual on Wilderness Road
(still flooded, but makes a good place to park)
<< SU SNYDER NOTES A SINGLE BLUE-PHASE IN THE KILLBUCK MARSH >>
--> Rough-legged Hawk: single, light-phase, ID'd by the ID-less Amishman
who was gracious enough to clue me in; Cemetery Road/226
--> Lesser Yellowlegs: at the "fish pond" at 226 and Kister; a handful
of Killdeer kept them company (another bird I couldn't ID -- thanks to Su
Snyder for the assist on this!)
For the local folks:
--The "fish pond" was packed with waterfowl, the usual suspects, nothing
fancy
--Wright Marsh is inaccessible, as the trail is flooded
--Shreve Lake is largely frozen; a handful of hoodies there
--Prairie Lane was a treasure trove, not to be missed
--You can now drive from 83 to 226 on Messner Road (no longer flooded)
--Funk: the observation tower access road is still flooded, but the ice
is melting, and it was filling up nicely with ducks
The list (chrono, not taxo)
--> 15 Waterfowl species:
CANADA GOOSE
MALLARD
NORTHERN SHOVELER
** GADWALL (first of year for me)
AMERICAN COOT
HOODED MERGANSER
BUFFLEHEAD
REDHEAD
RING-NECKED DUCK
LESSER SCAUP
AMERICAN WIGEON (just a few, and no, not a single Eurasian)
NORTHERN PINTAIL
SNOW GOOSE
CANVASBACK
** GREEN-WINGED TEAL (first of the year)
** GREAT BLUE HERON (first of the year)
--> Landlubbers:
Killdeer, RW Blackbird, Common Grackle, Robin, Song Sparrow, Cardinal, Belted
Kingfisher, N Harrier, Eu Starling, Am Goldfinch, RBWP, Pine Siskin (local
feeder), Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk,
Lesser Yellowlegs (Thanks again, Su!), Ring-billed Gull, American Crow, Horned Lark
Su Snyder reported a single TREE SWALLOW as well, in the Killbuck Marsh, and
a Common Redpoll at her feeders.
Not a bad day -- beats working ANY day!
Scott, Wooster
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