Forgot to add this for Big Island Wildlife Area:

Big Island Wildlife Area--North of Larue-Prospect Rd., Marion, US-OH
Oct 25, 2014 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Submitted from  BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
24 species

Trumpeter Swan  5     1 with yellow neck band 7A3.
Mallard  10
Blue-winged Teal  4
Northern Shoveler  4
Green-winged Teal  1
Pied-billed Grebe  50
Great Blue Heron  5
Turkey Vulture  1
American Coot  200
Killdeer  20
Lesser Yellowlegs  4
Dunlin  10
Pectoral Sandpiper  2
Mourning Dove  2
Belted Kingfisher  2
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  20
Song Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  30

View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20334791


On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 10:03 PM, Steve Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> Below are summaries of my trip to Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area.  My
> surprises of the days were the Marbled Godwit at pond 27.  I had seen it
> last month...and it is STILL THERE! :-) And spotting an American Bittern
> before it spotted me at pond 3...to far away for pictures though.
> Disappointment...no loons yet. :-(
>  As far as conditions go, most ponds are showing a lot of uncovered
> islands...or in pond 27's case, almost completely dry/muddy.  There is a
> lot of turnover in species going on.  Shorebirds, though still present are
> few unless we are talking about Killdeer.  Ducks are starting to trickle
> in.  Coots are like their own little islands in places.
>
> I also swung by Big Island...lots of hunting going on there all over the
> place...wear orange...The ponds along LaRue Prospect are holding a little
> of everything...except Coots and Pied-billed Grebes...LOTS of those. :-)
> Shorebirds are still present in the East pond of the three ponds.  Along
> with a few ducks.  The middle pond held all the Coots and Grebes.  The west
> pond was lacking in visible activity...but there was a lot of hunting going
> on in there.
>
> Just realized...we are less that a month away from Short-eared Owls!
> Yay!..I usually will see them at Big Island around Thanksgiving.
>
> If you are looking for some fun activities to do in the upcoming months,
> the Birding Ohio Scavenger Hunt "Calender" is still in my Dropbox.  It has
> been suggested that if you are a part time birder...meaning you still have
> a full time job, that maybe 60-70 is a good number to shoot for.  The kids
> will be going for the top 50 for Marion County...
> Anyhew, you can download it below.  Enjoy!:
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3220c8dw2w6czwu/Ohio%20Scavenger%20Hunt%202014-2015.pdf?dl=0
>
> Happy Birding and God Bless!
>
> Steve J.
>
> Bird Summaries:
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area--Reservoir, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 11:07 AM - 11:27 AM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments:     NO LOONS! :-(
> 7 species
>
> Canada Goose  25
> Mallard  10
> Ruddy Duck  25
> Red-headed Woodpecker  1
> Blue Jay  2
> Red-winged Blackbird  300
> American Goldfinch  5
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332498
>
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area--Harold Roe Wetland, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments:     Submitted from  BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 16 species
>
> Canada Goose  20
> Mallard  10
> Ruddy Duck  2
> Pied-billed Grebe  4
> Great Blue Heron  1
> Turkey Vulture  2
> Northern Harrier  1
> Bald Eagle  1
> American Coot  10
> Killdeer  20
> Lesser Yellowlegs  1
> Long-billed Dowitcher  4
> Mourning Dove  2
> American Kestrel  1
> Blue Jay  1
> American Crow  2
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332561
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 10:56 AM - 11:58 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 10.0 mile(s)
> Comments:     Observations made while driving between hotspots. Submitted
> from  BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 28 species
>
> Great Blue Heron  2
> Turkey Vulture  3
> Red-tailed Hawk  2
> Mourning Dove  2
> Belted Kingfisher  1
> Red-headed Woodpecker  2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
> Downy Woodpecker  1
> Northern Flicker  1
> Pileated Woodpecker  2
> American Kestrel  1
> Blue Jay  2
> American Crow  4
> Horned Lark  2
> Black-capped Chickadee  1
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
> European Starling  30
> Song Sparrow  2
> Swamp Sparrow  1
> White-throated Sparrow  1
> White-crowned Sparrow  2
> Dark-eyed Junco  3
> Northern Cardinal  2
> Red-winged Blackbird  200
> Eastern Meadowlark  2
> Brown-headed Cowbird  30
> Pine Siskin  2
> American Goldfinch  5
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20334845
>
> Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area--Pond 3, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:42 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments:     Submitted from  BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 6 species
>
> Mallard  3
> Ruddy Duck  4
> Pied-billed Grebe  20
> American Bittern  1
> Red-tailed Hawk  1
> Belted Kingfisher  1
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332493
>
> Marseilles, T-108, Wyandot, US-OH
> Oct 25, 2014 12:40 PM - 12:50 PM
> Protocol: Stationary
> Comments:     Submitted from  BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6
> 8 species
>
> Canada Goose  2
> American Black Duck  6
> Mallard  4
> Pied-billed Grebe  6
> Killdeer  15
> Pectoral Sandpiper  1
> Wilson's Snipe  5
>
> View this checklist online at
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20332489
>
>

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