Inspired by Charles Bombaci's post, my son (age 11) and I took a late
afternoon tour of eastern Wyandot County. We hit the County Road 64 and 50
location (Longbrakes? that Rick Counts use to report from). The Dickcissel
and Bobolinks were still there in force and offered great views. If anyone
is looking to photograph these species, this is a great spot. In addition
to the other species reported, we observed a Harrier, 8-10 Mockingbirds in
the area, 2 Brown thrashers down the road, Indigo buntings, Kestrals, and
had some unidentified ducks. We missed on the Orchard oriole (to the
Reece's dismay). We also had a shore bird fly by that we thought came from
an overhead wire. I suspected it was an Upland sandpiper. We did not get a
great look and could not relocate the bird. We also had many of these
species at CRP fields on the way to Longbrake's and back home (it is less
than 10 miles for us).
In a side note, the Dickcissels seem to prefer a small bush that I have
growing on my property that I had previously planned on cutting, but think
I will now keep. Anyone have a guess as to what that is?

Eric Mullholand
Social Studies Teacher
CEA President
Student Council Advisor

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