The end of a long day.
We watched for the short-ears from the road at the former Sportsman's Service Center site but saw none.  I say "former" because the dog kennels and meeting building are gone and the parking lot is blocked.
Craig CaldwellEditor, The Ohio CardinalThe Ohio Ornithological Society

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot, Ohio, US
Jan 28, 2017 2:15 PM - 5:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
15.749 mile(s)
Comments:    ~0.25 mi on foot, balance in car.  My first winter trip there without a Short-eared Owl after 17 in a row with at least one.
15 species (+2 other taxa)

Trumpeter Swan  X    Mostly Pond 27, ID by voice, both species present
Tundra Swan  X    Mostly Pond 27, ID by voice, both species present
Trumpeter/Tundra Swan  200
American Black Duck  10    Mostly Pond 27
Mallard  250    Mostly Pond 27
Northern Harrier  8 - three males
Bald Eagle  5
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Barred Owl  1    CedarOak Farms grove, found by the blue jays
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  2
American Robin  3    at the edge of the starling flock
European Starling  200
Red-winged Blackbird  40    part of mixed flock of ~200
Rusty Blackbird  2    part of mixed flock of ~200
Brown-headed Cowbird  20    part of mixed flock of ~200
blackbird sp.  140    moving too much to ID except at the edges

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34011346

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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