The pond at the famous Magee Marsh Boardwalk had a beautiful male Wood Duck
this morning. Part of the pond was still frozen with lots of dead fish on it
with 7 Herring Gulls were feeding on the fish parts.

Many male Red-winged Blackbirds are setting up territory in the marsh as we
speak. Canada Geese are flying all over the place along with lots of
Mallards and Ring-billed Gulls. Here is a list of the birds seen at the
Magee Marsh Causeway and the pond by the boardwalk this morning. 

 

1.      Canada Goose – 100’s flying by and in the marsh.
2.      Trumpeter Swan -1 pair
3.      Wood Duck – 1 male at pond.
4.      Gadwall – 24 +
5.      American Wigeon – 30 +
6.      American Black Duck – 10
7.      Mallard – 25+
8.      Northern Pintail – 30+ flyovers 
9.      Common Merganser – 12 flyovers to the lake.
10.     Hooded Merganser – 6+ in the marsh feeding.
11.     Great Blue Heron – 1 
12.     Bald Eagle – 8 immature eagles on the causeway.
13.     Killdeer – 1 flying over the marsh.
14.     Ring-billed Gulls – everywhere.
15.     Herring Gull – 10+
16.     Mourning Dove – 3 on the wires driving in.
17.     American Crow – 5 migrating past the marsh.
18.     American Robin – 1 flyover.
19.     Northern Cardinal – 1 male singing on the boardwalk.
20.     Red-winged Blackbird – 20+ males setting-up territory.
21.     Common Grackle – 2 at the boardwalk entrance. 

 

Benton Carroll Road – ½ mile before entrance to Magee Marsh. 

(East of the entrance and ¼ mile down from route 2 on the right in a flooded
field)

 

1.      Canada Goose – 40+
2.      American Wigeon – 1 pair
3.      Mallard – 55-70 
4.      Northern Pintail – 55-70
5.      Ring-billed Gull – 30+
6.      Herring Gull – 2
7.      European Starling – 20+
8.      Red-winged Blackbird – 30+
9.      Common Grackle – 10+

 

 

Christopher J. Knoll

Education Director

Black Swamp Bird Observatory

13551 West State Route 2

Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

Phone: 419-898-4070

Fax: 419-898-1363

 


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