Hello again!

From about 5 PM to 8:15 PM on Tuesday, I somewhat quickly scanned  the
following areas at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area: along Washburn  Road, Pond 27,
Pond 3, Pond 33, the upground reservoir, the wetland/pond along  east side of
TH-108, and the Sportsmen's Center (at dusk).  Birds  observed and/or heard
included the following:

Bald Eagle- at least 5 (pair cavorting overhead south of Washburn, 3
cavorting overhead over Pond 27, later saw 3-4 individuals that may (or may  not)
have already been counted)
Horned Lark- ~40-50 along Washburn Road
Red-Tailed Hawk- 3
Horned Grebe- ~25-30 (Pond 27, Pond 3, and reservoir) (no time to  try to
pick out possible Eared Grebes)
American Wigeon- ~700 on Pond 27 (truly was a sight taking off en masse,
circling around, and landing back on pond)
Redhead- ~175 (various ponds and reservoir)
Ring-Necked Duck- ~320 (various ponds and reservoir)
Gadwall- ~36 (Pond 27 and reservoir)
Hooded Merganser-~30 (various ponds and reservoir)
Pied-Billed Grebe- 7
Canvasback- 1 on Pond 27, ~26 on reservoir
Northern Pintail- 1 pair on Pond 27, 7 on Pond 3
Trumpeter Swan- 2 on Pond 27 (eastern section)
Tundra Swan- 144 on Pond 27 (western section)
Black Duck- 4 on Pond 3
Kestrel- 1
Northern Shoveler- pair on Pond 3, 1 in wetland/pond along east side  TH-108
Northern Harrier- 2
Bufflehead- 2 on Pond 3, 5 on Pond 33
Ruddy Duck- 5 on Pond 33
Wood Duck- pair on Pond 33
Common Loon- 1 on reservoir
American Coot- 500+ at various ponds and reservoir
Red-Breasted Merganser- ~35-40 on reservoir
Common Goldeneye- 10 on reservoir
Bonaparte's Gull- 2 at over reservoir
Lesser Scaup- ~6 at Pond 27, 4 at Pond 3, 100+ on reservoir (no time to try
to pick out any Greater)
Green-Winged Teal- 1 male on Pond 33
Eastern Meadowlark- saw 14, heard several (mainly at new wetland on NE
corner of TH-108 and CH-71)
Turkey Vulture- at least 324 counted kettling together beyond reservoir,
later at dusk saw 100+ roosting together in top of trees north of CH-77 and east
of TH-108
Short-Eared Owl- 5 just west of Sportsmen's Center at ~8:10 PM, good views
of one sitting in tree looking at me
Red-Winged Blackbirds- 1000+
Great Blue Heron- 10
Common Grackle- 100+
Canada Geese, Mallards, Song Sparrows, Crows, Robins, Starlings,  Ring-Billed
Gulls, Flicker, Red-Bellied, Cormorant, and Mourning Doves

I saw hundreds of waterfowl aflight in the distance at various areas in
Killdeer.  I also heard several Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers.


Directions to Killdeer can be found on the OOS and the ODNR web  sites.

Rob Lowry
Powell, Ohio





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