Longbrake's wetland is now owned by an attorney from Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Longbrake traded it for another parcel of land elsewhere in the state. When I talk to the new owner I'll fill everyone in on the birding status there. Even if we aren't allowed there to bird, this is a magnificent area which will provide good habitat for years to come; that is the most important thing I feel.

Here is a partial list of what I saw this morning at this marvelous area:

Canada Goose  45
Mute Swan  1
Wood Duck  4
Gadwall  10 Am. Wigeon  32
Am. Black Duck  14
Mallard  266
Blue Winged Teal  22
N. Shoveler  57
N. Pintail  88
Green Winged Teal  320
Canvasback  3
Redhead  4
Ring Necked Duck  101
Lesser Scaup  144
Bufflehead  33
Hooded Merganser  4
Ruddy Duck  39
Pied Billed Grebe  2
Horned Grebe  13
Great Blue Heron  4
Turkey Vulture  19
Bald Eagle  1
N. Harrier  3
Am. Coot  265
Am. Golden Plover  7
Killdeer  8
Pectoral Sandpiper  450
Snipe  1
Bonaparte's Gull  13
Ring Billed Gull  5
E. Screech Owl  1
E. Phoebe  1
Tree Swallow  36
Golden Crowned Kinglet  1
Am. Pipit  55
Am. Tree Sparrow  4
Field Sparrow  1
VESPER SPARROW  3
SAVANNAH SPARROW  7
Song Sparrow  32
Swamp Sparrow  2
White Crowned Sparrow  1
Lapland Longspur  280
E. Meadowlark  16
Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.

______________________________________________________________________

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]