I don't mean to stir anything up. I ask the following questions because
I love to bird Ottawa and opening the entire auto drive daily would help
the economy in NW Ohio and give everyone more flexibility in planning
trips (and finding their life bird).

I have always wondered why all of Ottawa NWR is only open to the public
once a month? I have been to many other NWRs that are open almost
everyday of the year. What is so special about Ottawa? Is there a rare
breeding species that I am not aware of? Are hunters limited to one day
a month during the hunting season?

NOTE: I did not contact Ken Beers by any means before sending this
e-mail so don't think he has anything to do with my questions so please
don't barrage him with e-mails concerning my post. I don't know what his
views are. He may or may not agree with me, I just piggybacked on his
originally post.

Please reply privately instead of to the entire list.

John Habig
261 Lantis Dr.
Carlisle, Ohio 45005
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Ken Beers
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Ohio-birds] RFI: Ottawa NWR Yellow-headed Blackbirds?

The monthly Ottawa NWR auto tour is scheduled for next Saturday, June
20. I
am considering driving up in hopes of seeing one of my Ohio "nemesis
birds",
Yellow-headed Blackbird.

When the birds are present at Ottawa I understand they are usually seen
in
section "MS3" on the Ottawa map, a location only accessible to the
general
public during the auto tours.

The blackbirds have been reported on just about every summer auto tour
over
the past few years, including last month's.

I am interested to know if anyone knows if there are any Yellow-headed
BBs
resident or breeding at Ottawa this summer, and if so, are they in an
area
where they might possibly be visible from the auto tour route?

Thanks for any info!

Ken

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