Today Linda and I took advantage of the good weather and headed north to  
bird. We first birded at Big Island Wildlife Area in Marion County and then we  
birded at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot County. We had a great day  
tallying 67 species. We did not try for owls as the ground was saturated to 
the  point that a rowboat would be useful. What we didn't see was almost as  
surprising as what we did during the day - not a single Downy Woodpecker, Blue  
Jay, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, or American Goldfinch. 
 The highlights of the day included an Eared Grebe, Lapland Longspurs in 
breeding  plumage (spectacular), Common Snipe that came up around us like popcorn 
or  finding 1,200 Northern Pintail. I've listed the numbers below for species 
of  interest and indicated the breakdown, B- for Big Island and K- for 
Killdeer  Plains.  
 
Common Loon    (K-8)
Pied-billed  Grebe    (B-6, K-11)
Horned  Grebe    (B-7, K-5)
Eared  Grebe    (B-1)
Great Blue  Heron    
Great  Egret    (K-3)
Turkey Vulture
Trumpeter  Swan    (B-3, K-8)
Tundra  Swan    (K-223)
Canada Goose
Wood  Duck    (B-12, K-17)
Green-winged  Teal    (B-12, K-16)
American Black  Duck    (B-8, K-10)
Mallard
Northern  Pintail    (B-800+, K-400+)
Blue-winged  Teal    (B-38, K-40)
Northern  Shoveler    (B-127,  K-108)
Gadwall    (B-87, K-66)
American  Wigeon    (B-71,  K-45)
Canvasback    (B-8,  K-16)
Redhead    (B-13, K-23)
Ring-necked  Duck    (B-197, K-103)
Lesser  Scaup    (B-46,  K-33)
Bufflehead    (B-7, K-13)
Hooded  Merganser    (B-6, K-19)
Red-breasted  Merganser    (B-4)
Ruddy  Duck    (B-24,  K-11)
Osprey    (B-4)
Bald  Eagle    (B-1, K-4)
Northern  Harrier    (B-31, K-26)
Cooper’s  Hawk    (K-1)
Red-shouldered  Hawk    (K-1)
Broad-winged  Hawk    (B-1, K-2)
Red-tailed  Hawk    (B-3, K-11)
Rough-legged  Hawk    (B-2, K-8)
American  Kestrel    (B-3, K-13)
Northern  Bobwhite    (K-2)
American  Coot    (B-200+,  K-400+)
Killdeer    (B-2, K-14)
Greater  Yellowlegs    (K-2)
Lesser  Yellowlegs    (K-9)
Wilson’s  Snipe    (K-27)
American  Woodcock*    (K-1, heard only. About 15 feet away but  couldn't 
locate)
Ring-billed Gull    (B-8, K-5)
Rock  Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern  Flicker
American Crow
Horned Lark    (B-2,  K-47)
Tree Swallow
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern  Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Eastern  Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lapland  Longspur    (K-29, males in breeding plumage)
Red-winged  Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark    (B-6, K-22)
Rusty  Blackbird    (K-6)
Common Grackle
House Finch
House  Sparrow
 

Charlie Bombaci
 





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