Highlights of a long day with Tim Colborn, Henry Fortlage, and Eileen Zimlich -
Old Woman Creek: at least 14 Bald Eagles, mostly immatures; at least 10 Wild Turkeys roosting in treetops across estuary from the observation platform. They dropped out of sight soon after our arrival at 7:40.
Huron: One Glaucous Gull with all the Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls in the bay west of the channel.
Sheldon's Marsh: Surprisingly unbirdy. Several woodpeckers (3 species), many cardinals, a small flock of House Finches with one leucistic individual who might have been a goldfinch tagging along.
Castalia: Also suprisingly unbirdy compared to many January days - Canada Geese, Mallards, N. Shovelers, Bufflehead, Am. Wigeon, Gadwall, blacks.
Erie and Sandusky Co. roads from Castalia west (Oxbo, Yetter, Stocker, and Whitmore): Many Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, one Northern Harrier, and a flock of Eastern Bluebirds.
Killdeer Plains:
Red-tailed Hawk - at least 10
American Kestrel - at least 7
Northern Harrier - 1
Rough-legged Hawk - 1 along OH 67 just north of KP
Long-eared Owl - 1 in oak tree across CH 71 from Cedar Oak Farm. It was seen to fly from a spruce by a birder who started a there-it-is chain for later arrivals. No owls seen in the grove behind Cedar Oak; it's very open now due to many blowdowns and aging of the remaining pines and may no longer be attractive to long-ears.
Short-eared Owl - 1 heard and at least 1 seen to the north from the Sportsman's Center. It was nearly dark and the flying bird (or birds) couldn't be continuously tracked.
Great Horned Owl - 1 heard while we were waiting for the short-ears.
Northern Pintail - 1 in Pond 27.
From a now well-rested Craig Caldwell, Westlake
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