On  the spur of the moment Linda and I hopped in the car and headed to Big 
Island  Wildlife Area in Marion County and then on to Killdeer Plains 
Wildlife Area in  Wyandot County. Activity at both locations was fairly good and 
we observed  several FOY species. 
Some  highlights at Big Island WA included: 
Greater  Yellowlegs  
Dunlin  
Blue-winged Teal,  Green-winged Teal  
Highlights at  Killdeer Plains WA included: 
Pectoral  Sandpipers 
Dunlin 
Greater  Yellowlegs 
Lesser  Yellowlegs 
Bald  Eagles 
Blue-winged and  Green-winged Teal 
Hooded  Merganser 
Trumpeter  Swans 
Red-headed  Woodpecker 
And  then the highpoint of the day, two geese at Pond 33 that appeared to 
be Ross’  Geese rather than Snow Geese. We observed them in length through 
the spotting  scope before deciding on the call. Attributes strongly leaned to 
Ross’ including  characteristics of the overall size of the individuals, 
bill attributes, neck  and flight as they twice lifted off only to return to 
the pond. Back in March I  and some friends observed the Ross’ Goose handing 
with the Canada Geese by the  egg facility. The pair today was near a small 
group of Canada Geese and  Ring-necked Ducks. I would be interested to know 
if anyone else has encountered  the pair at Killdeer and what their 
impression was. 
Charlie  Bombaci

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