It was a beautiful day for our October bird count..................the
dogwood berries are pretty much gone along the boardwalk.........but
.there are still a lot left along the Walking Trail behind the Bird
Center.  There are a LOT OF RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in the marsh right now.
Just a reminder that the road beyond the Bird Center is closed Mon-Sat
morning.  It opens Saturday about 12:30 pm and is open all day on
Sundays.  The Bird Center, Observation tower, and Walking Trails remain
open. Our last guided walk will be held on Sunday, November 28th at 1 pm
in conjunction with Wooden Feather Day. 
The following species were heard or seen at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
today.  

Pied Billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Canada Goose
Mallard
A. Black Duck
Gadwall
N. Shoveler
Wood Duck
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
N. Harrier
RB gull
Mourning Dove
N. Flicker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black capped chickadee
WB nuthatch
RB nuthatch
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
N. Mockingbird
A. Robin
Gray-cheeked thrush
GC Kinglet
RC Kinglet
E. Starling
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-winged blackbird
Rusty blackbird
Common grackle
N. Cardinal
Dark-eyed junco
White-crowned sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Song Sparrow
Pine siskin
A. Goldfinch

Happy Birding

Mary L. Warren
Wildlife Communications Specialist
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
13229 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, OH  43449
419-898-0960 #31
FAX: 419-898-4017
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