Thanks to the posting from Peg and Rob Bobel on Sunday, Karin Tanquist and I had a lovely waterfowl morning in Portage Lakes area at the Cove Blvd boat ramp, as well as from the intersection of the Tuscawaras River with Hwy 93. 



The ducks were concentrated due to limited open water and so many were also up close and personal, making for stunning viewing given the breeding plumages. 





28 species



Canada Goose  X

Mute Swan  4

Trumpeter Swan  3

Wood Duck  1

Mallard  16

Green-winged Teal  2

Canvasback  55

Redhead  160

Ring-necked Duck  300

Lesser Scaup  4

Bufflehead  20

Hooded Merganser  80

Common Merganser  30

Red-breasted Merganser  16

Ruddy Duck  3

Horned Grebe  2

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

American Coot  4

Herring Gull  X

Mourning Dove  4

Northern Flicker  1

American Crow  2

American Robin  10

European Starling  4

Song Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  X

Common Grackle  X



View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22407212







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