This cool, windy morning there were 2 American Bitterns at the Longbrake wetlands in eastern Hardin Co. Some shorebirds remain and the waterfowl variety is starting to increase. Highlights include:

Canada Goose  135
Wood Duck  98
Gadwall  8
Am. Wigeon  13
Am. Black Duck  4
Mallard  284
Blue Winged Teal  79
N. Shoveler  11
N. Pintail  16
Green Winged Teal  325
Ring Necked Duck  1
Ruddy Duck  8
Pied Billed Grebe  8
AMERICAN BITTERN  2
N. Harrier  8
Cooper's Hawk  1
Am. Coot  245
Killdeer  2
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  9
Least Sandpiper  1
Pectoral Sandpiper  1
STILT SANDPIPER  5
LONG BILLED DOWITCHER  6
Tree Swallow  125
Barn Swallow  2
Golden Crowned Kinglet  7
Ruby Crowned Kinglet  1
Yellow Rumped Warbler  12
Field Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  43
Song Sparrow  88
LINCOLN'S SPARROW  4
Swamp Sparrow  89
White Throated Sparrow  14
White Crowned Sparrow  4
DARK EYED JUNCO  1  First of the fall
E. Meadowlark  56
Rusty Blackbird  2
Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.

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