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Date: | Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:26:02 EDT |
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On June 4, Tim & I went to Woodbury Wildlife Area in Coshocton County hoping
to find a Blue Grosbeak there. We have felt for a couple of years that they
should be at there as the habitat is so similar to
TriValley. We first went to what we felt would be the most likely area &
sure enough, we believe we saw 1.
This area is on County Road 58, which is east of County Road 17. (DeLorme
60B3SW) There are 2 oil tanks, #5978 & #6060 on the south side of the road.
Park at the tanks & look to the east. There are 2 groups of locust trees; the
grosbeak was usually on the left end of these trees, near the top. We saw
him come & go from here 3 different times over a period of about 30 minutes.
We were using a spotting scope at 60 power but it was still a long look & the
bird was usually partly hidden by vegetation. Still, we really do think
that it was a grosbeak. We both saw a definite rust coloration on the wings & I
am pretty sure I could see black around the beak, even though I could not
get a good enough look at the beak itself to get an accurate feel for it's
size. The 1st look each of us got was the best; after that it was always behind
a few leaves.
I sure do hope someone else can go there & confirm a Blue Grosbeak. I am
sorry this post is a couple of days after the fact; we do not have internet
access when we are at our cottage.
Laura Dornan
Louisville
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