This morning it really felt like spring at our farm in Union County. The highlight was a drake Ring-necked Duck, species number 135 for our property list, looking quite handsome floating on our pond. There was a lot of bird song and activity in general, and as soon as we started driving toward Columbus we began seeing  birds. A Great Blue Heron was flying south, and we saw a couple of harriers and two Turkey Vultures (the latter along US33 between Marysville and Columbus), seems like some things are starting to move.

I was able to get a passable picture of the Ring-necked Duck despite the overcast conditions:
http://blakemathys.com/RNDUprop.html

And our main property list is here:
http://blakemathys.com/propertylist.html

I'm really looking forward to shorebirds soon!

Blake Mathys
Union County, OH
http://blakemathys.com/



                                          
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