Went birding Thursday afternoon. Mostly, I wanted to see that Ibis.
At Ottawa, the best thing I saw was 2 mute Swans with 5 young, almost as big
as geese.
At Magee, I did better. I started at the east boardwalk entrance. Saw a lot
of green leaves. At the junction with the boardwalk south of the lake. I saw
a Brewster's Warbler. First one I've ever seen. This was approximately where
a lot of people saw 1 or more Golden Winged Warblers the last few weeks of
spring migration. Then, I kept walking south. When I got all the way south,
I saw an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Then I started walking North, & turning to
the east, I walked back to the junction where I saw the warbler. I walked
back towards the East exit. about 200 yards before the exit, I saw a
juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in a dead Cypress tree. Driving back, I
flushed a Cooper's Hawk, near the East exit.
Metzger Marsh - nothing worth mentioning.
Maumee Bay SP - A. Goldfinch. Fished for an hour. Caught 2 good - sized
Yellow Catfish & a E. Painted Turtle. Released the turtle. Went home.
Arrived late at my wife's party.
         V. Lee Grover


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