For my birthday birding bash, I tried to hit the spots out in western Ohio that tI haven't gotten to yet, and try to get some lifers out of my eBird alert list. Then finish up the day getting my Big Island List caught up...and get my wife a lifer duck. Long day, lots of birds. Lists of my days travels are below. Not listed was Keiser Lake (I had to stop and use the "facilities") I had White-throated Sparrows, a Parula and a Yellow-throated Warbler calling in the trees. Pics of everything on the lists, and a few on the Facebook page. Happy Birding and God Bless Steve J. Saint Marys State Fish Hatchery, Auglaize, US-OH Apr 17, 2015 8:31 AM - 9:04 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6 21 species Greater White-fronted Goose 1 Brown goose with pinkish/orange bill, white rump, smaller than Canada geese that were around it. <a href="http://www.sjlarue.com/p212820277/e42af72b7" title="Greater White-Fronted Goose"><img src=" http://www.sjlarue.com/img/s12/v186/p1118794423-4.jpg" alt="SJLaRue Photography: Greater White-fronted Goose &emdash; Greater White-Fronted Goose" /></a> Canada Goose 40 Mallard 6 Blue-winged Teal 8 Lesser Scaup 8 White-winged Scoter 1 Continuing bird seen by many. <a href="http://www.sjlarue.com/p459987103/e42af9cd5" title="White-winged Scoter"><img src="http://www.sjlarue.com/img/s5/v131/p1118805205-4.jpg" alt="SJLaRue Photography: White-winged Scoter &emdash; White-winged Scoter" /></a> Red-breasted Merganser 10 Great Blue Heron 2 Killdeer 6 Ring-billed Gull 6 Mourning Dove 7 American Crow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Tree Swallow 20 American Robin 20 European Starling 50 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Common Grackle 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 House Sparrow 10 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22904093 Old Reid Park, Clark, US-OH Apr 17, 2015 1:40 PM - 2:17 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6 13 species Ross's Goose 1 Continuing bird seen by others. Almost all white with a small bill and black wing tips. <a href="http://www.sjlarue.com/p997572100/e42af5061" title="Ross's Goose"><img src="http://www.sjlarue.com/img/s6/v144/p1118785633-4.jpg" alt="SJLaRue Photography: Ross's Goose &emdash; Ross's Goose" /></a> Canada Goose 30 Mallard 10 Great Blue Heron 2 Black Vulture 10 Mourning Dove 4 Tree Swallow 10 American Robin 10 European Starling 20 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Common Grackle 8 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22908429 Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve, Hardin, US-OH Apr 17, 2015 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog NA for Android v1.9.6 31 species Canada Goose 3 Ring-necked Pheasant 2 Turkey Vulture 12 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 4 Red-headed Woodpecker 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Winter Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hermit Thrush 2 American Robin 6 European Starling 10 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 American Tree Sparrow 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Eastern Meadowlark 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 American Goldfinch 4 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22917034 Big Island Wildlife Area--North of Larue-Prospect Rd., Marion, US-OH Apr 17, 2015 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Protocol: Stationary 34 species Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 2 Trumpeter Swan 5 Wood Duck 2 Gadwall 8 American Wigeon 20 American Black Duck 4 Mallard 20 Blue-winged Teal 10 Northern Shoveler 12 Green-winged Teal 2 Redhead 20 Ring-necked Duck 10 Lesser Scaup 20 Long-tailed Duck 1 First seen by Ron Sempier <a href="http://www.sjlarue.com/p1045814711/e42afb305" title="Long-tailed Duck; Big Island Wildlife Area"><img src=" http://www.sjlarue.com/img/s5/v124/p1118810885-4.jpg" alt="SJLaRue Photography: Long-tailed Duck &emdash; Long-tailed Duck; Big Island Wildlife Area" /></a> Bufflehead 8 Hooded Merganser 4 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Ruddy Duck 30 Pied-billed Grebe 10 Horned Grebe 10 Double-crested Cormorant 8 Great Egret 12 Turkey Vulture 10 Bald Eagle 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Common Gallinule 2 American Coot 300 Killdeer 4 Ring-billed Gull 20 Mourning Dove 4 Tree Swallow 50 Song Sparrow 4 Red-winged Blackbird 30 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22916929 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. 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