Hello Birders,
Spring teasing is in the air over west central Ohio!!
Grand Lake St Marys is hosting many species of waterfowl!
Including:
Redbreasted Mergansers
Common Mergs
Hooded Mergs
Common Loons - as many as 8-10
Northern Shovelers
Buffleheads
L Scaup
Coot XXXXX
Bluewing Teal
Herring Gulls XXXXX
and the Ringbills have returned in #'s
Great Blue Herons are staking claim to nests
Killdeer XXX
We heard a Meadowlark!
Robins in great numbers all around the Lake
The Roughlegged Hawk is still hanging around
Redtails are abundant
Kestrels
Sandhill cranes flew over -- 20
Grebes - Horned, Eared and Pied Billed Big #'s for all 3
Oh, and the Double Crested Cormorants have returned ;-(
Great Horned Owl has owlets!
Bald Eagle nests  - one has hatched (1 so far) and the other continues to
incubate
TVs have found the Mayors home again. And McDonald's in Celina.

At our feeders:
DE Juncos
AGF
HF
H SP
T SP
DWP
Grackles XXX
Robins
M Doves
Cooper's Hawk
Kestrel

Can Spring be far behind??

I'm certain I forgot some species - but you get the idea!!

Enjoy the last burst or blast of winter!!

Happy Easter,

Jill Bowers

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