While atlassing this morning at the Longbrake wetlands this morning, I discovered a few birds that I have to keep a special eye on for possible nesting opportunities. They included the following:

Lesser Scaup  1 female  no males seen, probably just a late migrant.

Ruddy Duck  5  3 males and 2 females.  Males are going through courtship.

Wilson's Snipe  1  seems late for a migrant, possible nester here last year with no confirmation.

Confirmed nesters and other sightings:

Canada Goose  77  about half were goslings of all different ages
Wood Duck  39  1 brood of 3, another younger brood of 12
Blue Winged Teal  19
Pied Billed Grebe  5
Green Heron  1
Am. Coot  41
Semipalmated Plover  16
Killdeer  34
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Spotted Sandpiper  16
Semipalmated Sandpiper  5
Dunlin  3
Yellow Billed Cuckoo  1
Willow Flycatcher  3
E. Kingbird  2
Vesper Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  21
Grasshopper Sparrow  29
Dickcissel  6
Bobolink  9

Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.

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