Bruce Simpson and I took advantage of having a free day and nice weather to visit the Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot County.  The Northern Shrike was cooperative as we located it on CH-71 between TH-108 and CH-115. We had good views of the shrike as it perched in the open on several bushes, trees and a utility wire. Later we located a Merlin on CH-77 near the intersection with TH-108. Almost all the waterfowl located was at the eastern end of Pond 27 on CH-68. Red-headed Woodpeckers were present at Pond 33 on CH-75. Common Snipe and Dunlin were at the little pond at the northeast corner of the intersection of TH-108 and CH-75. 
 
Charlie Bombaci & Brice Simpson
 
The following are some of the species observed: 
Pied-billed Grebe (7)
Great Blue Heron (6)
Tundra Swan (25)
Trumpeter Swan (5)
Gadwall (4)
American Wigeon (8)
American Black Duck (2)
Mallard (200)
Northern Shoveler (8)
Canvasback (2)
Bald Eagle (4)
Northern Harrier (9)
Cooper's Hawk (1)
American Kestrel (20)
Merlin (1)
Ring-necked Pheasant (3)
American Coot (785)
Killdeer (13)
Dunlin (32)
Wilson’s Snipe (5)
Red-headed Woodpecker (2)
Northern Shrike (1)
Horned Lark (100)
Northern Mockingbird (1)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
American Tree Sparrow (200)
Fox Sparrow (2)
White-throated Sparrow (1)
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Eastern Meadowlark (18)




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