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I had a chance today to hit a few reservoirs in the Lima area while
here visiting the in-laws.
My first stop was a goose hangout on Bluelick Rd. about 2 miles west
of I-75. Here, I found, among the ~400 Canada Geese, 2 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and 1 SNOW GOOSE.
Then I walked the perimeter of Ferguson reservoir. The adjacent
Metzger reservoir held 3 COMMON LOONS and a nice assortment of gulls.
The gulls, which were mostly Herring Gulls, were at the north end of
the reservoir. Mixed in with them were 4 1st winter GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 1 subadult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and 1 1st
winter GLAUCOUS GULL.
Ferguson reservoir itself held about 1000 Ruddy Ducks. Hanging out
with them were
- 45 Buffleheads
- 25 Greater Scaup
- 4 Pied-billed Grebes
- 2 Northern Shovelers
- 1 Canvasback
- 1 Horned Grebe
- and a smattering of Mallards and American Black-ducks.
A young Bald Eagle stirred things up for a bit, as did a tiny adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Good birding,
John Kuenzli
Sent from my iPhone
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