A check of the wetlands between rain showers this morning turned up the following birds:  

Canada Goose  88
Wood Duck  11
Gadwall  21
Am. Wigeon  24
Am. Black Duck  47
Mallard  122
Blue Winged Teal  2
N. Shoveler  89
N. Pintail  268
Green Winged Teal  189
Ring Necked Duck  155
Lesser Scaup  145
Bufflehead  27
Hooded Merganser  3
Pied Billed Grebe  2
Horned Grebe  7
N. Harrier  1
Am. Coot  105
Killdeer  47
Ring Billed Gull  5
Short Eared Owl  1
N. Flicker  1
E. Phoebe  1
Horned Lark  17
Tree Swallow  13
Am. Pipit  68
Lapland Longspur  117
E. Meadowlark  24

The 2 Cackling Geese seen last Saturday were not found this morning.

It's unbelievable that killdeer is the only shorebird at this area. Usually by now I've gotten at least 6 species of shorebirds.

Longbrakes' is on pg. 47 of DeLorme, 4,5-B 2 miles south of Forest, Ohio

Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.

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