This
morning I had a single Common Redpoll coming to a p
Hi all, 


This
morning I had a single Common Redpoll coming to a private feeder roughly 2.5
miles from Black Swamp Bird Observatory. If you're in the area for the Ottawa
National Wildlife Refuge (ONWR) Auto Tour tomorrow, be on the lookout for these
northern finches; perhaps one will show up at the BSBO Window on Wildlife
feeders. We are open Fri, Sat, Sun 11am-5pm.

Some info
about tomorrow's Auto Tour at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge: "The refuge
auto tour is scheduled for tomorrow, January 21st. The forecast is calling for
2-4" of snow overnight. If the roads are safe we will open the auto tour
but it would be a good idea to call the office at 419-898-0014 to see if it is
open.” 


The
temperatures have been variable the past few weeks but when there’s open water,
a lot of interesting waterfowl can be found. Lately there’s been thousands of
Tundra Swans in the area. Also keep an eye out for the Northern Shrike that has
been hanging around the Magee causeway – Here’s a link to maps of many birding
sites in the Black Swamp area.  http://www.bsbo.org/birding/birding_hotspots.htm
 
And
finally, BSBO’s Annual Winter Blues Blowout field trip to Killdeer Plains
Wildlife Area is coming up on Saturday, February 11th.  We’ll
meet at 9 AM, bird the area, pause for a great potluck lunch at noon, &
birding after lunch is on your own.  For more details visit the BSBO
website: http://www.bsbobird.org/   Or
call us at 419 898-4070.  Please RSVP and let us know how many people are
coming with you!  


Thanks and
good birding! 


Ethan
Kistler
Education and Outreach Specialist
BlackSwamp
Bird Observatory
13551 West State Route
2
Oak Harbor, Ohio43449
419-898-4070

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