Robert Hershberger and I did a short local birding outing today. Best bird was a Northern Shrike along CR 44, a quarter-mile north of Salt Creek Rd in southern Wayne County, east of Fredericksburg. This is the 8th or 9th shrike discovered in the Bobolink area this month - the most we can remember.

We struck out when checking fields that had longspurs, buntings and meadowlarks when there was snow. As soon as it snows again, the birds will almost certainly be back.

As far as I know, the Pine, Palm and Cape May Warblers are still coming to feeders near Holmesville, Berlin, and Walnut Creek.

Robert Hershberger became at least the 4th or 5th local birder to log 100 birds this month. The Calvary Cemetary Melins were #99 and 8 Black Vultures today were #100.


  Bruce

  Bruce Glick
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  Millersburg, Ohio



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