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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