Hi all,



Had a great time this morning with a group of birders that were part of the
Audubon Ohio assembly. Which, by the way, was very well done and full of
interesting talks. Kudos to Audubon.



Our post-assembly field trip went to Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area in Wayne
County, and as always at that site, the birding was great. Lots of Sandhill
Cranes, small numbers of Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks passing over,
still a few Palm Warblers amongst the scads of Yellow-rumped Warblers, and
lots of sparrows of a number of species.



The headliner was that little ochraceous sparrow with the too long name,
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. After considerable time stalking this furtive
skulker, he finally teed up long enough to get him in the scope so that
every member of our party could get a good look. Thank you Sharp-tail, and
also Becky Thompson and Ethan Kistler for their dogged work.



A picture-perfect fall day to be outside and enjoying birds.



Jim McCormac



Jim McCormac

Columbus, Ohio

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