Rick Asamoto, Shane Eggleston and I birded Caesar Creek (CC), Cowan Lake
(CL) and Rock Fork (RF) State Parks today. We had WW and Surf Scoters,
Cackling Geese and Greater White-fronted Geese among the 61 species of
birds that we saw today.

Cackling Geese (6 at CL)
Greater White-fronted Geese (3 at CL)
Canada Geese (CC, CL, RF)
Mute Swan (RF)
Gadwall (RF)
American Wigeon (CL, RF)
Black Duck (CL)
Mallard (CC, CL, RF)
Pintail (CL, RF)
Canvasback (CC, CL, RF)
Redhead (RF)
Ring-necked Duck (CC, CL, RF)
Lesser Scaup (CC, CL, RF)
WW Scoter (CL)
Surf Scoter (RF)
Bufflehead (CC, CL, RF)
Common Goldeneye (CC, CL, RF)
Hooded Merganser (CC, CL, RF)
Common Merganser (20+ at CL and 40+ at RF)
Red-breasted Merganser (CL, RF)
Ruddy Duck (CL, RF)
Pied-billed Grebe (85 at RF, CC)
Horned Grebe (5 at RF)
Great Blue Heron (CC, CL, RF)
Black Vulture (RF)
Turkey Vulture (CL, RF)
Bald Eagle (RF, we watched a Red-tailed Hawk trying to steal a coot away
from an immature eagle, later we saw an adult trying to capture a coot
for dinner)
Northern Harrier (RF)
Red-shouldered Hawk (CL, RF)
Red-tailed Hawk (CL, RF)
Kestrel (CL, RF)
Coot (CC, CL, RF)
Killdeer (CC, RF)
Ring-billed Gull (CC, CL, RF)
Herring Gull (CL, RF)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (RF)
(Red-headed Woodpecker: thought we heard one at RF but couldn't be sure)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker (CL)
Blue Jay
Crow
Horned Lark
Carolina Chickadee
WB Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Robin
Mockingbird
Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (CC, RF)
E. Towhee
Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (RF)
White-throated Sparrow
Junco
Lapland Longspur (CL)
Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird

John Habig
261 Lantis Dr.
Carlisle, Ohio 45005
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