We observed a good number of ducks on the Wellington Upground
Reservoir (Lorain County, DeLorme p. 40, C1) on Saturday, December 2
Info on this site is on the Ohio Ornithological Society web site
http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=95

Pied-billed Grebe       1
Canada Goose            600
Mallard                 13
Canvasback              2
Redhead                 13
Ring-necked Duck        62
Lesser Scaup            4
Bufflehead              25
Hooded Merganser        18 (First of season for us, beautiful birds!)
Ruddy Duck              700
Bald Eagle              1 (This is the first we have observed at this location)
American Coot           2000
Ring-billed Gull        1
Northern Flicker        1

A woman walking around the reservoir reported that there had been 12
swans on the reservoir when she arrived.  We assumed that they were
Tundra Swans, but did not observe them ourselves.

We also stopped at Spencer Lake Wildlife Area in Medina County and saw
Ruddy Duck      8
Common Loon     1
http://www.ohiodnr.com/Wildlife/pdf/pub144.pdf has a map of this area.

Ken and Helen Ostermiller
Westfield Center
Medina County

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