I was also at Killdeer Plains Friday ... arriving at Pond
27 at 5:30 pm.
The geese were launching in several directions in
successive waves with many already well in the distance
(to the horizon) to the southeast. Roughly 2500
Canada Geese left the immediate area leaving 2200
on the ice at Pond 27 to sift through. A single
Greater White-fronted Goose was seen within one
flock leaving to the southeast. Scoping the
the birds at idle, I found a flock of 5 Cackling Geese.
I failed to locate any Snows.
The puddle duck numbers were drastically reduced
from that reported a couple of days earlier. I found
no more than about 600 Mallards, 120 American
Black Ducks, and 3 Northern Pintails on Pond 27.
Another 840 Canadas were on the reservoir to the
west, and while there a flock of 40+ Redhead
headed south quite high.
As noted by others, the Short-eared Owls were
active before sunset ... a quick 10 minute drive
produced 13 birds.
cheers
Vic Fazio
Shaker Hts, OH
[log in to unmask] wrote:
Hello!
From about 11:30 AM to 3:45 PM today, Ken Davis, Dan Sanders, and I checked
out the Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area. The more notable observations
included the following:
Greater White-Fronted Goose-15 mixed in with a large flock of Canada Geese
near open holes in the ice at Pond 27. Five were observed in the eastern pond
whereas 10 were in the western pond.
Northern Pintail and Black Duck-5 to 7 each in Pond 27
Snow Goose-2 mixed in with the Canada Geese at westernmost Pond 27
A few each of Tundra, Trumpeter, and Mute Swans in Pond 27 and 2 Trumpeters
in the upland reservoir
Short-Eared Owl-surprisingly, one flying high near Pond 27 at noon
Northern Shrike-good views of 1 in the field south of CH-71 and west of
CH-115
Eastern Meadowlark-7 in the same field as the Shrike
Northern Harrier-9 or 10
Red-Tailed Hawk-10 or so
American Kestrel-4
Horned Lark
We did not see any Rough-Legged Hawks, Red-Headed Woodpeckers, Bald Eagles,
Lapland Longspurs, or Snow Buntings as hoped. Personally, I have yet to see
any Red-Headed Woodpeckers in their traditional haunts at Abraham Marsh or
Pond 33 in three visits this past month. We looked through the numerous Canada
Geese but could not find any Cackling Geese. Directions to Killdeer can be
found on the OOS or ODNR web sites.
Rob Lowry
Powell, Ohio
**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.
http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
______________________________________________________________________
Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.
Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.
Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/.
You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:
http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS
Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]
______________________________________________________________________
Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.
Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.
Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/.
You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:
http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS
Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]
|
