This morning there were five Great Egrets foraging in the eastern end of
Cowan Lake.  (Click
here<http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/showsite.php?Site_ID=48>for
a description and
here<http://local.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&z=12&om=1&msid=104411027825639848188.000001121091b9b478454&msa=0>for
an interactive map). This is the only spring record I have for more
than
one bird on the Cowan/Caesar Creek/Spring Valley axis.

Also notable were two female Red-breasted Mergansers.  My previous late date
for this species was 11 Apr.

Near the fishing pier, there was a pair of Canada Geese with four newly
fledged goslings.

The spillway is beginning to come into condition for shorebirds, as
evidenced by the presence of three Spotted Sandpipers today.

Cheers,

Bob

--
Robert D Powell
Wilmington, OH, USA
[log in to unmask]
http://rdp1710.wordpress.com

Nulla dies sine linea

______________________________________________________________________

Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.
Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.
Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/.

You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:
http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS
Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]