Great day for firsts in Darke County.  FOY included Black and White and
Yellow-throated Warbler, BG Gnatcatcher, Cattle Egret, and Spotted
Sandpiper.  Below are ebird lists from several places around the county.
Our Darke County 2011 bird list is at 107.


> > Location:     Shawnee Prairie Preserve
> Observation date:     4/12/11
> > Number of species:     40
>
> Canada Goose     4
> Wood Duck     2
> Mallard     2
> Blue-winged Teal     1
> Great Blue Heron     1
> Great Egret     1
> Red-tailed Hawk     1
> Mourning Dove     7
> Great Horned Owl     2
> Belted Kingfisher     3
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
> Downy Woodpecker     5
> Northern Flicker     2
> Eastern Phoebe     3
> Blue Jay     4
> American Crow     2
> Tree Swallow     1
> Carolina Chickadee     5
> Tufted Titmouse     2
> White-breasted Nuthatch     3
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     6
> Golden-crowned Kinglet     2
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet     6
> American Robin     4
> Brown Thrasher     1
> European Starling     3
> Yellow-rumped Warbler     10
> Yellow-throated Warbler     1
> Chipping Sparrow     5
> Field Sparrow     2
> Song Sparrow     1
> Swamp Sparrow     1
> White-throated Sparrow     2
> Dark-eyed Junco     2
> Northern Cardinal     5
> Red-winged Blackbird     4
> Common Grackle     4
> Brown-headed Cowbird     6
> American Goldfinch     4



Location:     Woods Road Wetland
Observation date:     4/12/11
Number of species:     14

Canada Goose     4
Mallard     6
Blue-winged Teal     28
American Coot     1
Killdeer     4
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Pectoral Sandpiper     9
Mourning Dove     4
American Robin     5
European Starling     8
Field Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     8
Common Grackle     4


Location:     Elroy, Ohio
Observation date:     4/12/11
Number of species:     12

Mallard     6
Blue-winged Teal     13
Killdeer     4
Greater Yellowlegs     1
Lesser Yellowlegs     4
Pectoral Sandpiper     5
Mourning Dove     8
American Robin     8
European Starling     12
Red-winged Blackbird     6
Common Grackle     4
Brown-headed Cowbird     3



Location:     Wayne Lakes area
Observation date:     4/12/11
Number of species:     18

Canada Goose     6
Wood Duck     8
Mallard     12
Blue-winged Teal     8
Cattle Egret     1
Killdeer     3
Greater Yellowlegs     2
Lesser Yellowlegs     12
Mourning Dove     4
Downy Woodpecker     1
Carolina Wren     1
American Robin     8
European Starling     8
Song Sparrow     1
Red-winged Blackbird     6
Common Grackle     4
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
House Sparrow     8

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