I joined a group along with Dawes naturalist Tim Mason this morning for a
walk through the Dutch Fork wetlands, on White Chapel Road west of Route 13.
I have referred to this birding location as the Dawes Arboretum wetlands, as
it is owned by Dawes. However, there is more than one "Dawes" wetland, and
this particular one, on White Chapel, is known as the Dutch Fork wetlands.
The wetlands is bordered to the east by a shrubby fence row and on the south
by a substantial stream, perhaps not large enough to be called a river,
which I assume is the Dutch Fork. Some birds listed below were observed
either in the fence row or in the riparian woodland habitat bordering the
wetlands.
Overcast conditions.
Great blue heron
Green heron
Canada goose
Wood duck
Mallard
Red-tailed hawk
Semipalmated plover - 7
Killdeer
Wilson's snipe
Greater yellowlegs
Lesser yellowlegs
Solitary sandpiper
Spotted sandpiper
Semipalmated sandpiper
Least sandpiper
Rock pigeon
Mourning dove
Red-headed woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Tree swallow
Bank swallow - not on Dawes property, at Davis Rd and Licking Trail
Barn swallow
American pipit
House wren - at bridge on Licking Trail
Gray catbird
Northern mockingbird
Eastern bluebird - on Dawes property along Davis Road
White-breasted nuthatch
Blue jay
European starling
House sparrow
White-eyed vireo
American goldfinch
Northern parula - at bridge on Licking Trail
Yellow warbler
Yellow-rumped warbler - at bridge on Licking Trail
Palm warbler
American redstart
Yellow-breasted chat - 2 different birds
Field sparrow
Savannah sparrow
Song sparrow
Northern cardinal
Indigo bunting
Red-winged blackbird
Eastern meadowlark - not on Dawes property, along Davis Road
Common grackle
Brown-headed cowbird
Baltimore oriole
Two new yard birds early this morning: Nashville warbler and yellow-rumped
warbler (bringing my all-time yard list to 48)
My Licking County Totals:
Daily total for May 5, 2007: 51
Total for May 2007, so far: 72
Total for 2007: 133
Lifetime Licking Co. total: 162 recorded (possibly more, unrecorded)
Birds reported in Licking Co. in 2007 but not seen by me:
Sandhill crane
Barn owl - in one of the buildings owned by the Dawes Arboretum! How I'd
love to see one of these guys in Licking Co.!
I decided in February to focus on the county of my residence, and to record
every species seen, month-by-month. For lists of birds seen in February,
March and April, see the OOS site:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=234
Happy birding,
Margaret Bowman
Licking Co., OH
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