Ohio birders,

Below are my e-bird reports for our trip to Killdeer Plains and Big Island WA yesterday (Sat. Jan 19th) and the birds that we saw en route. Each location is separated by a series of asterisks.


Location:     I-75, OH
Observation date:     1/19/08
Notes:     7:40 am to 9:20 am.<br>En route from Sharon Rd. in Springdale, OH to
S.R. 30 in Lima, OH via I-75. Destination: Killdeer Plains WA.<br>Other obs.=
Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills
to -2 F.
Number of species:     7

Red-tailed Hawk     7
Ring-billed Gull     7
Rock Pigeon     33
Mourning Dove     3
American Crow     4
European Starling     103
House Sparrow     6

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Location:     OH 37, Wyandot Co.
Observation date:     1/19/08
Notes:     ~ 9:30 am to ~ 9:55 am. (En route to Killdeer Plains from Lima exit
at OH 30).<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5
F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F.
Number of species:     5

Northern Harrier     1
Rock Pigeon     11
Horned Lark     6
European Starling     1
Lapland Longspur     2     Flying up near roadside over fallow field, ID by
short tail and darker upperparts than a horned lark would show. Seen while
riding in car (passenger).

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Location:     Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area
Observation date:     1/19/08
Notes:     10 am to 3:30 pm.<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH
forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F.
Number of species:     19

Greater White-fronted Goose     2     With Canada geese at pond 27.
Canada Goose     6000
Tundra Swan     7
Mallard     X     Not counted due to bone-chilling cold conditions. Just checked
this pond briefly for the reported greater white-fronted geese.
Common Merganser     2     Upper reservoir. Females or immatures.
Northern Harrier     9
Red-tailed Hawk     10
Rough-legged Hawk     2     Both light phase.
American Kestrel     2
Long-eared Owl     3
Short-eared Owl     1
Red-headed Woodpecker     1     pond 33
Downy Woodpecker     1
shrike sp.     1     Another couple at pond 33, from their car, pointed to a
bird in the top of the tree and said "Is that a kestrel or a shrike over there
in the top of that tree?". I put my binocs up and ID it as a shrike but then it
flew west toward Twp. Rd. 103 where we lost it through the trees. We were unable
to relocate it.
American Crow     6
Horned Lark     1
American Robin     1
American Tree Sparrow     59
Eastern Meadowlark     12

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Location:     Big Island Wildlife Area
Observation date:     1/19/08
Notes:     3:45 pm to 5:40 pm.<br>Other obs.= Ron Visscher.<br>Harpster, OH
forecast Hi 19 F, Lo 5 F, Wind 17 mph, windchills to -2 F.<br>Also found a dead
coyote at one of the gravel pull offs.
Number of species:     8

Canada Goose     150
Northern Harrier     20     Put on quite a show.
Red-tailed Hawk     3
Rough-legged Hawk     1     Light phase.
American Kestrel     2
Merlin     1     Flying swiftly low over grassland after American tree sparrows.
Short-eared Owl     4
American Tree Sparrow     50     Some chased by merlin.

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--
David A. Brinkman
Cincinnati, OH

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