Saturday January 15, 2011 was the 6th annual The OOS @ The Wilds. It was a fun day for approximately 120 birders spread out across the 10,000 hilly, grass-covered acres. Past annual counts are, 2011–54; 2010–53; 2009–43 (sub-zero temperatures). 
 
Following is a complete species list for the day, with a few comments.
 
Thank You to all who attended and made the day fun for all Ohio birders in attendance. Mark this same weekend on your 2012 calendar – see you there.
 
The Ohio Ornithological Society
Marc Nolls
 
Read Jim McCormac’s blog for story and photos of the Northern Shrike cache found along Prouty Road.
http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2011/01/butcherbird.html
 
Read Jim McCarty’s Aerial View column this week in The Plain Dealer on Thursday.
http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/aerialview/

 
 




Canada Goose

 


Trumpeter Swan

After lunch along International Rd.


American Black Duck

 


Mallard

 


Redhead

 


Ring-necked Duck

 


Lesser Scaup

 


Wild Turkey

 


Great Blue Heron

 


Turkey Vulture

In afternoon while leaving the Wilds


Bald Eagle

1 adult


Northern Harrier

Only 2 for the day


Sharp-shinned Hawk

 


Red-shouldered Hawk

 


Red-tailed Hawk

 


Rough-legged Hawk

Many, 3:1 dark to light color morph ratio


Golden Eagle

A distant southern look across from the visitor center


American Kestrel

 


Rock Pigeon

 


Mourning Dove

 


Short-eared Owl

1 heard barking across from visitor center in the early AM


Belted Kingfisher

 


Red-bellied Woodpecker

 


Downy Woodpecker

 


Hairy Woodpecker

 


Northern Flicker

 


Pileated Woodpecker

 


Northern Shrike

1-Prouty Rd. near intersection with Ruraldale Rd. (with cache)


Northern Shrike

1-International Rd. across from visitor center.


Blue Jay

 


American Crow

 


Horned Lark

 


Carolina Chickadee

 


Tufted Titmouse

 


White-breasted Nuthatch

 


Brown Creeper

 


Carolina Wren

 


Golden-crowned Kinglet

 


Eastern Bluebird

 


Hermit Thrush

 


American Robin

 


Northern Mockingbird

 


European Starling

 


Cedar Waxwing

 


Eastern Towhee

 


American Tree Sparrow

 


Song Sparrow

 


White-throated Sparrow

 


White-crowned Sparrow

 


Dark-eyed Junco

 


Northern Cardinal

 


Eastern Meadowlark

Prouty Rd. near rolled hay bales


House Finch

 


American Goldfinch

 


House Sparrow

 

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