On November 30, I saw two Plegadis sp. ibis land in the wet area just east 
of Rt. 269 just as we pulled off of Route 2. They hovered and then landed 
just beyond the Phragmites. My husband and I got good looks at them but 
not enough to distinguish which species. What a surprise! The wind was 
very strong that day. We also saw Tundra Swans just to the west of 269 and 
about a dozen Ruddy Ducks at the old bridge.
On the morning of December 2, I saw a northern shrike land in a tree near 
the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center parking lot. I also saw 
a few Hooded Mergansers at Magee.
On December 3, back on South Bass, the following were seen in a drive 
around the island. We are finally starting to see waterfowl in larger 
numbers with the change in weather.

Back Monument Bay
Tundra Swans 40
Canada Geese xxx
Mallards xxx
Bufflehead xxx
Scaup sp. xx
Canvasback 2


PIB Harbor and Pond
Belted Kingfisher 1
Great-Blue Heron 2
Double-crested Cormorants xx
Bufflehead xx
Ruddy Ducks 1
Hooded Merganser 5
Scaup sp. xx
Canada Geese xx
Mallards  xx

Lisa Brohl

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