Made my usual run to the lake today passing thru the fish hatchery first. First run thru  had 14 great egrets, lots of gulls and geese, pie billed grebe. kingfisher and many kildeer. Went on around the lake to the south . Back in Harmon's landing many cormorants,, 2 redheaded woodpecker's , 2 great egrets , geese. Continuing  south around the lake, if you take a left after you leave Harmon's down the road bend south toward 219 on the left is a big puddle pond. There was a solitary sandpiper there.  Taking 219 on around to Montezuma  to Mercer wildlife area. Lot's of geese , redtail hawk. Headed on to 127 and back north into Celina  on the right you can see a backwater area there, many more great egrets , didn't stop to count them but at least another dozen or more.  Back in the West Bank state park  there was an Osprey in the dead tree ont he end of the small island out there. Headed back to St mary's and another pass thru the hatchery  before going home. found  2 caspian terns , 3 forster's terns  and 2 common terns. Russell Lima, Ohio

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