Franklin's Gull
Red-necked Phalarope
Dickcissel
Grasshopper Sparrow
American Bittern, more...
A single alternate plumage Franklin's Gull flew low over the silo
foundations along the east side of the road a short distance south of the
Red-necked Phalarope location described most recently by Paul Gardner,
below. Its broken eye-ring gleamed in low evening side-light as it passed
just over our heads around 8:00 PM. The phalarope was an easy find thanks to
posted instructions. Jackie and I joined forces with Jeff Pontious to walk
the field and wetlands. We found Grasshopper Sparrow numerous, a single
over-flight American Bittern and another booming briefly, Spotted Sandpiper
pairs sorting out mating issues, at least nine Dickcissel's, four within
ear-shot of the silos and five more south along the roadside, Jeff reported.
Coyotes howled after the storm siren sounded at 9:00PM, three different
distant groups.
Tom & Jackie Bain
Delaware County
-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul
Gardner
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:06 PM
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Battelle-Darby: Red-necked Phalarope, Hooded
Mergansers
I relocated the previously reported red-necked phalarope at about 5 PM in
the Battelle-Darby Metropark wetlands west of Darby Creek Dr. opposite the
farmhouse with 448 on the mailbox.
In the pool south of this one and immediately north of the bike path, I
observed a female hooded merganser with two young trailing behind her.
Battelle-Darby Metropark is in western Franklin County.
http://www.metroparks.net/MapBattelle.aspx
Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH
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