Any reports yet on Saturday morning? On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 6:22 AM Jon Cefus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello! > > The Cinnamon Teal, a remarkably handsome drake, was seen last evening at > the end of Force Rd. (West) in Killbuck Marsh in Wayne Co. I left around > 6:30 pm and the bird was present and feeding with a female Blue-winged Teal > as an almost constant companion. It was also chasing away drake > Blue-winged Teal that got too close to the female. > > The bird was located most easily by actually standing on the small rise in > the parking area (on the left side if facing the gate) as this provides > some elevation to find the bird. Facing the gate, the bird was working the > 2nd pool to the right side of where the road ends at the bridge. It was > staying with a group of Blue-winged Teal and they were in constant motion. > Thanks to Kent Miller for giving me some pointers on finding the bird, as I > had been there for over 45 minutes without luck standing at the end of the > path, which is closer, but with almost no elevation. Good luck! > > While there, don’t miss out on the pretty nice duck diversity. Other > species included: Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Gadwall, American Wigeon, > Mallards, Ring-necked Ducks, American Black Ducks, Northern Shovelers, > Northern Pintail, Hooded Mergansers, and Scaup. Sandhill Cranes were > calling often as they most certainly are setting up nesting sites. There > is also a large Great Blue Heron rookery visible via scope with at least 50 > birds setting up shop. > > Happy birding! > > Jon Cefus > Stark Co. > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]