My backyard feeders in Fremont, Ohio were pretty active today:
Mourning Doves, Dark-eyed Juncos, Cardinals, WB Nuthatch, E. Starlings, 
House Sparrows, Black-capped Chicadee, Canada Geese (overhead), Blue Jay, 
Gold Finch, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Downy Woodpeckers, Grackle, Red-bellied 
Woodpeckers, Carolina Wren. 

Drove behind Fremont Water Plant:
*Bald Eagles = 6: 4 immatures flying over Sandusky River, 1 Imm. in tree 
alongside 1 adult.
*Herring Gulls = 47
*Song Sparrow = 1
*Rock Pigeons = 23

Drove to Pickerel Creek WA, Castalia Pond, Old Bay Bridge & County Roads 
in-between:
*Belted King Fisher = 1
*Snow Goose, White morph juvi(?)= 1 (Had pink bill with black blotches on 
bill. Back had greyish-white. Mingled with Canada Geese. Has anyone seen 
this bird in Castalia Pond? If so, what's your take on it)Not a Ross's 
Goose
*Canada Geese = 550
*Lesser Scaup = 1 pair
*Pintail = 1 male
*N. Shoveler = plentiful
*Black Duck = 22+ (More began landing in Castalia Pond as I left)
*Mallard = Plentiful
*Gadwall = Plentiful
*Am. Widgeon = Plentiful
*Buffle Head = 7 males
*Cooper or Sharp-shin Hawks = 2
*Song Sparrow = 2
*Horned Lark = 28
*Red-tail Hawk = 3
*House Sparrow = 83
*Mourning Dove = 11
*Northern Harrier = 1
*"Black birds" = 350, far off in distant tree
*Brown-headed Cowbird = 2
*Common Grackle = 48
*Red-wing Blackbird = 1
*Cardinal = 1
*Downy Woodpecker = 4
*BC Chickadees = 2
*Tufted Titmouse = 1
*Tree Sparrow = 51
*Bald Eagle =  2 adults
*Kestrel = 2
*Starlings = 104

Seeing 8 Bald Eagles today made my day! 
"When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy 
head!" - William Blake (1757-1827, British Poet, Painter)


Robert at CREAT A WILDLIFE FRIENDLY YARD site: 
http://wildlifefriendlylawn.blogspot.com/

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