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Today the Darke Co. Birders went north to Lima, Van Wert, Paulding and
Celina.
The best bird of the day for us was FOY Wilson's Snipe and 10 white-phased
Snow Geese at Mercer Wildlife Area and an Eared Grebe at the Ferguson
Reservoir in Lima.
Below are lists from 4 of the areas.
Mercer Wildlife Area, Mercer, US-OH
Mar 17, 2013
16 species
Snow Goose 10 all white phase. Flew together at one point to an area
in a corn field along 127
Canada Goose 21
Mallard 6
Ring-necked Duck 14
Lesser Scaup 14
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 1
American Coot 4
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
American Robin 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Furgeson Reservoir, Allen, US-OH
Mar 17, 2013 Traveling 6.0 mile(s)
Comments: This reservoir and surrounding area.
28 species
Canada Goose 25
Northern Shoveler 4
Redhead 8
Ring-necked Duck 2
Lesser Scaup 35
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 40
Horned Grebe 12
Eared Grebe 1 seen close to horned grebes so comparison was possible
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 3
Ring-billed Gull 30
Mourning Dove 3
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
American Robin 5
European Starling 6
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 2
House Sparrow 4
Paulding Co. north and west of Paulding, Paulding, US-OH
Mar 17, 2013 approx. time 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling 12.0 mile(s)
16 species We didn’t find either snowy owl
Canada Goose 18
Gadwall 2
Mallard 4
Northern Shoveler 4
Ring-necked Duck 18
Lesser Scaup 16
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 2
Horned Lark 3
American Robin 6
European Starling 6
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Eastern Meadowlark 1
House Sparrow 4
Along the way, we also saw several red tailed hawks and kestrels.
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