Hello,

It is delightful to have a reason to bird close to home (Winter Bird
Atlas), and sometimes it brings surprises.  In extreme northwest Wayne
County (including the northern Overton Ponds) we found a few:  a Merlin,
perched on a  tree on a farm on Rice Hill Road, about 12 redpolls, feeding
with sparrows on Camp Road, and now that the ponds on Overton Rd have
melted, we found 3 black ducks and 3 pintails with many more mallards and
Canada geese.

Helen and Ken Ostermiller
Medina County

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