L_O_N_G day of birding today!
i entered the driveway to Magee Marsh @ 5:43 
this morning - the first identifiable bird of the
day (sort of) was an owl carrying breakfast (before
i reached the Visitor's Center). i thought it may have
been a Barred Owl, but was told this was not possible - 
so Bird #1 was Owl sp. (1)
 
First stop was East Beach where i watched an incredible sunrise!!
i walked the beach until 6:25 - i had 26 species, the highlight
probably being a Dark-eyed Junco (along with a number of
the usual suspects)
 
@ 6:30 i arrived @ the west entrance where i meandered
the boardwalk until 10:00 - 
47 new species there (not seen @ East Beach)
highlights were 19 warbler species - 
Yellow
Northern Parulas
Blackburnians
Tennessees
Prothonotary(s)
Common Yellowthroats
Yellow-rumpeds
Black & Whites
Magnolias
Wilson's
Chestnut-sideds
American Redstarts
Blackpolls
Bay-breasteds
Nashvilles
Ovenbird
Cape Mays
Canadas
Black-throated Blues
PLUS
Black-billed Cuckoo
Sedge Wren (we heard about it and drove back toward
     Vis Center and heard/saw SWren along dike)
American White Pelicans (3)
Philly Vireos
 
10:05 is Ottowa (trail was closed for construction)
yields 5 new species - highlight was
Cooper's Hawk
 
on the road again (to Oak Openings) - the
trip yields 2 new - RTHawks and TVultures
 
11:30 is arrival time @ Oak Openings - 
i get 8 new species -
we have misses with Summer Tanagers
and Blue Grosbeaks, but with the help of
Sherrie Durris i get
Blue-winger Warblers
also get Lark Sparrows
 
2:15 finds me @ Metzger
7 new species
Dunlin
Black Tern (3)
Black-bellied Plover
BW Teal
Semipalmated Plovers
Least Sandpipers
Spotted Sandpiper
 
3:15 is back @ Magee
8 new species - highlights
Connecticut Warbler
NWaterthrush 
Black-throated Green Warbler
 
@ 5;30 i walk part of the estuary trail
where i add 4 new species
 
now it's on the road again where i add
5 driving (new) species - cool were - 
Wild Turkey
Casp Tern
 
7:25 is stop @ Sandy Ridge (Lorain Cty)
9 new species - 
Sol Sandpiper
Marsh Wren
Virginia Rail
Sora
 
and on the way home the last 2 are added
Cowbird
Rock Pigeon
 
TOTAL for the day was 124 species!!!
 
buster
 
ps - thanks to birding buddy Haans and all
those who pointed out and shared info along
the way!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                          
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