Today Jim Fry and I outdid the USPS and let neither rain, gale strength winds, tsunami sized waves or who pulled the plug on the wetlands keep us from having a decent day of birding. The weather was ugly. The rain was minimal. The wind reminded me of experiencing hurricanes when I lived in New England, the gusts at times almost pushing us backwards. At one location at Hoover Reservoir we were standing on an old bridge when two rouge waves crashed against it and sprayed us pretty good. Then when we got to Area A of the Delaware Wildlife Area the water that was there Thursday was missing. This was not an act of nature but rather man-induced. Possibly ODNR lowered the water level to attract shorebirds. We found a silver lining though as the large puddles held decent numbers of Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Greater Yellowlegs and a huge flock of Pectoral Sandpipers (estimate about 100+).

Species of interest by location included:

Westerville
Great Horned Owl (1 adult & 3 owlets)


Hogback Road 
Osprey (2)

Delaware Wildlife Area/A 
Great Blue Heron 
Turkey Vulture 
Canada Goose
Gadwall (4)
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal (60-75)
Northern Shoveler (40-50)
Green-winged Teal (100+)
Lesser Scaup (35)
Bufflehead (12)
Hooded Merganser (3)
Ruddy Duck (30+)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs (20-25)
Pectoral Sandpiper (100+)
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
　
Hoover Meadows 
Black Vulture (1)
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose 
Mallard
Bald Eagle (1 adult)
Mourning Dove
Red-headed Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark 
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
　
Old Sunbury Road
Double-crested Cormorant (30)
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-billed Gull
Tree Swallow
　
Area M Boardwalk 
 
Osprey (2)
　
Oxbow Road
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose 
Lesser Scaup (50)
Bufflehead (8)
Hooded Merganser (2)
Red-breasted Merganser (2)
Ruddy Duck (100+)
Bonaparte’s Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Tree Swallow
American Robin
European Starling
Northern Cardinal


Charlie Bombaci 
Jim Fry

　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

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