This morning I stopped to check on the Black-crowned Night Heron at Oxbow
Road in the Hoover Nature Preserve. It continues to roost in a small tree
that  sits in the water on the south side of Oxbow Road as it enters the
preserve. The  tree is about 30 feet out and the heron is about 20 feet up. While
 there Tom and Jackie Bain drove up and my neighbor, Skip Decker joined
everyone. Another couple (senior moment - I forget their names) was there when
I  returned from scoping waterfowl from Oxbow Island. The heron just sat
there  and paid no attention to us silly birders.

Waterfowl observed from Oxbow Island include Canada Geese, Mallard,
American Black Duck, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded
Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe and Horned
Grebe.

My FOY Tree Swallows were seen at the small pond off Sunbury Road at the
Medallion Golf Course.

For the unproud, there is a Mute Swan by the basin above the Dam at Hoover
Reservoir.

Charlie Bombaci

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