While certainly not finished, it appears that the backbone of old man winter
may be bending considerably. Waterfowl courtship flights can be seen over
the marshes and the first Killdeer have shown up in the fields adjacent to
Magee Marsh WA and Ottawa NWR. Dozens of Red-winged Blackbirds have set up
territories across the marsh with there heart warming song of spring. Crow
migration has started with one flock of 48 birds seen this morning. A far
cry from the astounding migration of 30 years ago when 500 birds passing
every 10 minutes could be counted for hours on end. With a continued warm up
predicted over the next few days, watch for the beginning of hawk migration
along the lake shore and an increase in blackbirds and waterfowl numbers and
diversity.



Mark Shieldcastle
Research Director

Black Swamp Bird Observatory

13551 W SR 2

Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

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