The highlights this morning at the wetlands were a very cooperative AMERICAN BITTERN and the return of the SHORT EARED OWLS along the Co. line road.
 The bittern was in the northwest corner of the impoundment stalking frogs in the cat tail stand. At times he was no more than 10 feet from me in the open water, paying little attention to me and continuing the hunt. The closest I've ever been to a bittern during my 36 years of birding!
  The short eared owls were seen flying with 6 harriers along the Wyandot-Hardin Co. line road. They weren't there at daybrake so I feel I was present when they migrated into the area.
  A partial list is as follows:

Tundra Swan  5
Wood Duck  1
Gadwall  5
Wigeon  8
Black Duck  12
Mallard  190
Shoveler  34
Pintail  26
Green Winged Teal  100
Lesser Scaup  17
Bufflehead  1
Hooded Merganser  2 pair
Ruddy Duck  21
Pied Billed Grebe  3
AMERICAN BITTERN  1
Great Blue Heron  5
Turkey Vulture  8
Harrier  14
Cooper's Hawk  1
Coot  280
Killdeer  3
Dunlin  18
Horned Lark  46
E. Bluebird  5
Short eared Owl  8
Pipit  9
Tree Swallow  170
Savannah Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  15
White Crowned Sparrow  2
Junco  2
Lapland Longspur  217
E. Meadowlark  9
 
Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.


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