Had a super day yesterday at Oldfield Beach at Indian Lake.  Lots of everything including Black Terns. They flew in one time just barely enough for a good picture, then they were off again.  They stayed pretty much in the center of the lake.  I could see them fly back and forth as the day progressed...but never came back into shore.  





After I got done there, I went over to Grand Lake Saint Marys...and bombed on everything but gulls...no pelican, no shorebirds...nothing.   So I slipped up into Celina and finally cornered a Eurasian Collared Dove.





Being totally dismayed at the lack of birds at GLSM, I returned to Oldfield,and spent the rest of the afternoon getting pics of plovers, Common Terns, and whatever else that decided to pop in.  Below is my list that I  sent to eBird.  Still have to do GLSM.  But that will take two minutes. :-)





Have a great weekend, and happy birding.





Steve J. 





Observer: Steven Jones


2013-09-21 09:18


Indian Lake SP--Old Field


Protocol: Traveling


1 Miles


120 Minutes


Observers: 1


All birds reported? Yes


Comments: along beach and trails around beach.





    2    Canada Goose       


    4    Mute Swan       


    10    Mallard       


    1    Double-crested Cormorant       


    1    Great Blue Heron       


    2    Great Egret       


    2    Turkey Vulture       


    2    Osprey       


    1    Bald Eagle       


    1    Semipalmated Plover       


    1    Killdeer       


    1    Solitary Sandpiper       


    1    Semipalmated Sandpiper       


    100    Ring-billed Gull       


    12    Herring Gull       


    2    Caspian Tern       


    5    Black Tern       


    40    Common Tern       


    5    Rock Pigeon       


    5    Mourning Dove       


    1    Belted Kingfisher       


    2    Northern Flicker       


    2    American Kestrel       


    2    American Crow       


    50    Tree Swallow       


    50    Barn Swallow       


    1    Tufted Titmouse       


    10    American Robin       


    1    Gray Catbird       


    100    European Starling       


    10    American Goldfinch       


    X    House Sparrow       








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