Linda  and I birded at Wyandot County C-112 and C-29, then Killdeer Plains 
Wildlife  Area today.  The roads were a mess  and I'll have to wash the car to 
tell what color it is. When we began it was  still cold and walking wasn't bad, 
but then as it warmed up and the snow melted,  the fields became a series of 
puddles and pools waiting to trap the unsuspecting  birder. 
At  Wyandot County C-112 there were nice flocks of Snow Buntings, Lapland 
Longspurs  and Horned Larks and several Northern Harriers. The Snow Buntings and 
Lapland  Longspurs are quickly changing to their breeding plumage and looked 
great. They  were coming right up to the car which provided terrific views of  
them. 
From  there we made a quick trip to Wyandot County C-29 where we located more 
Snow  Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks along with two Bald Eagles 
at their  nest site. 
Then  we off to Killdeer Plains WA. We met several people that had just 
checked out  the pine grove behind the barn on C-71 and they informed us that they 
had not  located anything there. We headed to the pine grove on C-108 where we 
located  Long-eared Owls. Driving the roads we located a large flock of 
Red-winged  Blackbirds, some Common Grackles, American Tree Sparrows, Rough-legged 
Hawks,  Northern Harriers, Bald Eagles, Pileated Woodpeckers and lots of 
Eastern  Meadowlarks. At Pond 27 there was a nice variety of waterfowl including 
three  species of swans and a nice selection of ducks. At Washburn Road we 
located a  large mixed flock of Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. 
On our  way out we finished with a couple of Short-eared Owls. 
Our  list for the trip, with numbers for select species, included: 
Canada Goose     
Mute Swan    (2) 
Trumpeter Swan    (8) 
Tundra Swan    (37) 
Gadwall    (7) 
American Wigeon    (2) 
American Black Duck    (6) 
Mallard     
Northern Pintail    (36) 
Canvasback    (9) 
Redhead    (5) 
Ring-necked Duck    (2) 
Lesser Scaup    (1) 
Bald Eagle    (5) 
Northern Harrier    (11) 
Cooper’s Hawk    (1) 
Red-tailed Hawk    (31) 
Rough-legged Hawk    (10) 
American Kestrel    (22) 
Killdeer    (2) 
Ring-billed Gull     
Rock Pigeon                                     
Mourning Dove  
Long-eared Owl    (5) 
Short-eared Owl    (2) 
Downy Woodpecker    
Pileated Woodpecker    (2) 
Blue Jay     
American Crow 
Horned Lark    (100+) 
Tufted Titmouse 
White-breasted Nuthatch 
American Robin 
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
American Tree Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
Lapland Longspur    (50+) 
Snow Bunting    (100+) 
Northern Cardinal 
Red-winged Blackbird 
Eastern Meadowlark 
Common Grackle 
House Sparrow 
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