My phone battery died so Sherrie was nice enough to type up this great post
about the bird for Facebook and the ABA Rare Bird Alert
We were out training on the route for our tram rides on the hiking trails
when we found the heron.  The unit it is in is being drawn down and there
are a large number of Great Egrets, a few Great Blue Herons and 7 Snowy
Egrets in the same area.

Rebecca Hinkle found a Tricolored Heron at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.
It can be seen
from the hiking trails in the northeast corner of impoundment 8A in Ottawa
County. From the old
parking lot take the trail north toward the estuary, turn and head west
where the observation
platform is. 8A is west of that. There are maps at the kiosk near parking
lot.

Also, just a reminder... Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge runs FREE Blue
Goose Bus Tours in
May. These exciting trips yield some of the best birds during the first two
weeks of May. Last
year many lucky observers were able to see and photograph a gorgeous male
ruff in breeding
plumage at Ottawa's 'closed to the public' Blausey Unit.

Ottawa will also be running FREE tram shuttles through the refuge during
May 6th thru May
13th at 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. (Right by the Tricolored Heron spot!)

See their website for details or stop in the visitors center. The schedule
is listed on the rotating
header on the main page.

Good Birding!!!

Sherrie Duris
OHIO RARE BIRD ALERT Facebook Group Administrator - See more at:
http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=689258&MLID=OH&MLNM=Ohio#sthash.cOeAZrVT.dpuf

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