On Monday, August 19, Paula Bartlett, Tom Behlen, Pat Hayes, Vic
Fazio, and myself conducted the 16th August survey.  Beautiful day but
quiet for birds.  We observed 61 species which is 2 below the 16 year
average of 63 species on an August survey.  The 3665 individuals
observed were slightly above the 16 year average of 3359 individuals.
The Veery observed at the state park's North Trail was a first for
August.  An adult Merlin observed along the west shoreline was a
second August record for the survey.

217   Canada Goose
52     Mallard
201   Double-crested Cormorant
20     Great Blue Heron
1       Great Egret
8       Turkey Vulture
1       Merlin
8       Killdeer
2       Spotted Sandpiper
1       Least Sandpiper
348   Bonaparte's Gull
957   Ring-billed Gull
211   Herring Gull
4       Caspian Tern
1       Common Tern
4       Mourning Dove
3       Black-billed Cuckoo
1       Yellow-billed Cuckoo
4       Eastern Screech-Owl
8       Chimney Swift
3       Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1       Red-bellied Woodpecker
9       Downy Woodpecker
10     Northern Flicker
3       Eastern Wood-Pewee
1       Least Flycatcher
1       Eastern Phoebe
1       Great Crested Flycatcher
36     Eastern Kingbird
9       Warbling Vireo
12     Red-eyed Vireo
2       Blue Jay
16     American Crow
251   Purple Martin
23     Tree Swallow
1       Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3       Bank Swallow
310    Barn Swallow
69      Black-capped Chickadee
1       Red-breasted Nuthatch
30     Carolina Wren
5       House Wren
2       Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1       Veery
56     American Robin
5       Gray Catbird
76     European Starling
94     Cedar Waxwing
25     Yellow Warbler
1       Chestnut-sided Warbler
1       Warbler species?
45     Northern Cardinal
5       Indigo Bunting
19     Chipping Sparrow
92     Red-winged Blackbird
261   Common Grackle
2       Orchard Oriole
37     Baltimore Oriole
19     House Finch
13     American Goldfinch
62     House Sparrow

61 species
3665 individuals

Tom

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H. Thomas Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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