A short time ago at 5:30PM, Sunday, the brilliantly plumaged male Surf Scoter reported yesterday, was at basically the same location, still in the company of some Lesser Scaup. Just offshore in Lake Erie on SR163, just west of downtown Port Clinton in Ottawa County. It is east of The Moose Club and opposite The Clinton Reef Club. The thought part of my post was what the main topic of conversation was today at the boardwalk. After all these years!!! What reasoning did The Ohio Division Of Wildlife have for making The East Beach traditional Kirtland's Warbler sighting area off limits. Great timing! During "The Biggest Week In American Birding", and at the peak arrival time of the Kirtland's. For myself and many others, The East Beach Area has been our place to get away, when things got crazy at the boardwalk. This should pretty much end Kirtland's Warbler and Black-throated Gray Warbler sightings at Magee Marsh. Remember, the beach by The Estuary Trail is part of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
 
Bob Lane / Mahoning County, Ohio 
            
                                          
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