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Date: | Sat, 19 May 2007 06:59:31 -0500 |
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The recent sightings at Longbrakes got the best of me so I decided to check the area thoroughly last evening. 10 species of shorebirds seemed to be the major highlights. A partial list includes the following:
Canada Goose 58 countless goslings
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 41
Blue Winged Teal 25
COMMON GOLDENEYE 2 pair seems late
Am. Coot 40
Am. Golden Plover 55
Semipalmated Plover 60
Killdeer 27
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Spotted Sandpiper 14
Least Sandpiper 32
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER 1
Dunlin 23
WILSON'S PHALAROPE 1 female
RED NECKED PHALAROPE 1 female
E. Screech Owl 1
PILEATED WOODPECKER 1 new to area
OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER 1 new to area
E. Kingbird 3
Purple Martin 6
Tree Swallow 22
N. Rough Winged Swallow 65
Bank Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 25
E. Bluebird 1
Savannah Sparrow 21
Grasshopper Sparrow 12
Bobolink 9
The new owner of the property is Mr. Alexander Andreoff, an attorney from Springfield, Ohio. He has yet to make a decision allowing public birdwatching on the property. When a decision is made I will post it on the listserv.
Rick Counts
Wyandot Co.
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