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I had a rather productive commute home from a conference in Columbus today:
Alum Creek Park South, Westerville:
1 red morph Eastern Screech Owl
Killdeer Plains WMA:
1 Northern Shrike & 3 Eastern Meadowlarks along CH-71 just east of TH-108
1 largish owl in flight, being pursued by Blue Jays at the 'traditional'
owling pine grove -- based on shape and size I suspect it was actually a
Barred Owl
1 immature light morph Rough-legged Hawk perched cooperatively just north
of the intersection of CH-115 & CH-68, at least until a juvenal Northern
Harrier swooped in a little too close.
2 Greater White-fronted Geese with the Canada Geese/Mallard/Pintail/Coot
flock milling about the iced impoundment due north of parking area J, CH-
68. The Greater White-fronteds departed to the SE with a small squadron
of Canadas as I was wrapping up. I did manage some diagnostic if not
wonderful photos of the pair.
Carey, Ohio:
Watched two adult Bald Eagles soaring in a cozy spiral immediately south
of town while I wolfed down some McGrub. (Two more adult Bald Eagles were
subsequently seen along I-75 -- one perched north of Bowling Green, and
one over the Salisbury Road interchange (exit 6).)
Southern Wood County -- Cygnet Road, woodlot just west of Potter Road:
1 adult Red-headed Woodpecker
Little else of note (except a bajillion E. Starlings) in the 'greater
Cricket Frog Cove area'
Swan Creek Cemetery, Maumee (Route 20-A at Coder Road):
~22 White-winged Crossbills departed the Norway Spruce tops almost
immediately upon my arrival, swirling away to the south. About ten
minutes later a group of nine returned and nibbled around the spruce cones
nicely.
Thank you to all the folks who have posted regarding several of the birds
listed above -- it does help us out-of-towners.
Dan S-J
Chelsea, MI
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