41/2 hours of sparrow searching this morning at Longbrakes turned up 9 species plus a unidentified ammodramus sp. who made a brief appearance at the edge of the marsh. Highlights include:
Canada Goose 87
Wood Duck 8
Gadwall 19
Am. Wigeon 6
Am. Black Duck 5
Mallard 285
Blue Winged Teal 125
N. Shoveler 32
N. Pintail 23
Green Winged Teal 20
Redhead 4
Ring Necked Duck 1
Ruddy Duck 43
Pied Billed Grebe 7
AMERICAN BITTERN 1
N. Harrier 5
Cooper's Hawk 1
Am. Coot 290
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Bonaparte's Gull 13
Tree Swallow 38
Am. Pipit 45
Cedar Waxwing 68
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 112
Song Sparrow 90
Lincoln's Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 180
White Throated Sparrow 14
White Crowned Sparrow 32
AMMODRAMUS SPARROW SP. 1
E. Meadowlark 8
Rusty Blackbird 11
Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.
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