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Just spent a couple of days on Kelley's on a pre-count survey.  Had 59
species.  Highlights were:

1       Pied-billed Grebe
4       Horned Grebe
4       Double-crested Cormorant
6+      Tundra Swan
40+     Gadwall
40+     American Black Duck
200+    Mallard
1       Lesser Scaup
4       Black Scoter
1000+   Bufflehead
500+    Common Goldeneye
3       Hooded Merganser
4       Bald Eagle
1       Merlin (bird appears to be on winter territory as it has been there
        since early October - north quarry)
1       Ring-necked Pheasant
1       Northern Saw-whet Owl - calling bird 12/11
12+     Eastern Bluebird
50+     Hermit Thrushes - several were singing at dawn today !!!
        It's December, what are they thinking!!!

20,000+ European Starling on Sunday, today less than 2000.  It is
interesting to note that they seem to raid the islands in late fall-early
winter.  You can watch them fly back to the mainland in the evenings.  I
have to wonder what effect they have on wintering birds on the island as
they are devouring dogwood berries, sumac, poison ivy berries, and even
cedar berries.  They denude the island of much of the food that
yellow-rumps, hermit thrushes, waxwings, and robins depend on in winter.
Master's thesis anyone???

3       American Pipit
12+     Yellow-rumped Warbler





Tom Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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