Cindy Host & I visited Killdeer Plains yesterday. We arrived around 12:30
pm, & left around 8:30 pm. We had most of the birds that everyone has seen
lately except the Shrike. I was told the Shrike is more active in the
morning, so that may be why we did not see the bird. The Saw-whet Owl was
in its normal area  SOOO Cute!!  Below is a list of some of the birds seen
& approximate numbers

     Killdeer Plains
         Mallards-300+
         Blue-winged Teal-4 pair
         Shoveler- 7 males, 2 females
         Redhead-120+
         A Widgeon-300+
         Wood Duck-3 pair
         Horned Lark-6
         Killdeer-4
         Tundra Swan-270+
         A Coot-700+
         Horned Grebe
         Gadwall-350+
         Green-winged Teal-20+
         Pintail-60+
         Bald Eagle-Immature, 4 year old, 2 other adults
         A Kestral-3 males, 3 females
         Red-tailed Hawk-6 adults
         Pied-billed Grebe-4
         Hooded Merganser-3 males
         Bufflehead-3 pairs
         Rough-legged Hawk
         A Tree Sparrow-2
         Greater Scaup-male, 3 females
         Harrier-5 males, 3 females
         Red-winged Blackbirds-300+
         E Meadowlark-4
         Saw-whet-3:15 pm
         Barred Owl-2-vocalizing
         N Flicker
         Ring-necked Duck-230+
         Rudy Duck-female
         Lesser Scaup-175+
         Trumpeter Swan
         C Loon-2
         Tree Sparrow-10+
         Ring-necked Pheasant-male
         Great Egret
         Short-eared Owl-3
         Woodcock-2

               Misc
                 Chorus Frogs
                Spring Peppers

                                Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods
Metro Park in Columbus

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