The following sightings were made yesterday while doing atlas work near the Wyandot-Hardin Co. line: 

Wood Duck   3 separate family units with large sized young.
Blue Winged Teal   16 inds. with a few being this years hatchlings.
Hooded Merganser   4 inds. which appeared to be this years hatchlings.
Ruddy Duck   3 males with no sign of females or breeding evidence.
Pied Billed Grebe   1 ind. on a nest and 3 other family units.
American Coot   2 young birds with many adults.
Killdeer   58 starting to stage at the wetlands
Lesser Yellowlegs   17 migration is underway
Spotted Sandpiper   4 adults with 2 young birds.
UPLAND SANDPIPER   2 agitated adults flying overhead as I was close to their nest.
Least Sandpiper   9
WILSON'S PHALAROPE   1 pair still at Longbrakes  male was very nervous and vocal when I approached.
Red headed woodpecker   1 ind. vocal in a woodlot.
Field Sparrow  singing on territory
Vesper Sparrow   singing on territory
Savannah Sparrow   21 inds. with many young birds.
Grasshopper Sparrow   18 inds. many young birds.
HENSLOW'S SPARROW   3 singing males on territory.
Dickcissel   2 singing males on territory.
Bobolink   2 inds. in the marsh.

Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.

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