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Re: Today's migration in NW Ohio
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Kimberly Warner <[log in to unmask]>
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Kimberly Warner <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:22:05 -0400
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Thank you it was wonderful to watch :)
On Mar 14, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Kenn Kaufman wrote:

> Friday, March 14: For those who can get out today in northwest Ohio, there
> should be at least a fair flight of migrants along the Lake Erie shoreline.
> After the rude interruption of the last two days, birds should be moving
> north on a broad front in today's warmer temperatures. The current
> southwest winds should concentrate them near the lake shore. Daytime
> migrants at this season include Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk,
> Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, and a few other raptors, plus Sandhill
> Crane, American Crow, Lapland Longspur, Horned Lark, and Eastern
> Meadowlark. Large numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles are
> moving, and increasing numbers of Rusty Blackbirds should be mixed into the
> flocks now.
> 
> Maumee Bay State Park is one of the better vantage points along the lake
> shore, but to a lesser extent you can observe the same movement anywhere
> around the Magee Marsh / Ottawa NWR / Metzger Marsh area, or even at
> lakeshore points farther east in Ottawa and Erie counties.
> 
> By tomorrow (Saturday) winds are supposed to shift more to the west, and
> the flight probably won't be apparent. After today, it appears that the
> next good opportunity for a flight would be next Wednesday, the 19th.
> 
> Kenn Kaufman
> Oak Harbor, OH
> 
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