 
| Subject: | |
| From: | |
| Reply To: | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 20 Jan 2007 01:31:15 -0500626_US-ASCII A few hours spent at this Pickaway County MetroPark were cold but worthwhile. The trails around the ravines had a surprsing number of birds given the weather, and both BuzzardsRoost Lake and most of the wetlands ponds were largely open (although bitterly cold). Highlights included: Geese : big flock of Canadas (180-200) at Buzzardsroost Lake contained no other geese species...yet Dabbling Ducks : plenty of Mallards and some Black Ducks (both mostly at the Wetlands), but small flocks of Gadwall (6) and Wigeon (7) at the Wetlands were the real prize. Raptors : surprisingly few, with only a pair of [...]44_20Jan200701:31: [log in to unmask] |
| Date: | Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:03:43 EST |
| Content-Type: | text/plain |
| Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
In case anyone is keeping score...Turkey Vulture!!
Driving on Route 30 East, from Wooster to Canton, about 5:15 this "evening,"
I spotted a Turkey Vulture perched and shivering (ok, that was my
interpretation) along the highway, got GREAT looks at the all-dark body and bald, red
head, no question about it.
It was located 0.1 miles west of the intersection of 30 and 241, DeLorme page
51, B-6, on the south side of the road.
And yes, I'm going to submit this one to E-bird (smacking fingers for NOT
taking advantage of this fantastic citizen science program more often).
Scott
Canton, perched on the brink of becoming a Woosterite :-D
______________________________________________________________________
Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.
Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.
Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/.
You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:
http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS
Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]
|
|
|
