Report from the Ohio listserv
From: "Black Swamp Bird Observatory"
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:31:22 -0400
BSBO Friday and Saturday morning Bird walks
[Friday] morning, September 15, 2006: Magee Marsh Boardwalk
Friday was a cool, cloudy day with a very high sky which made it difficult to
identify birds overhead. Highlights included Philadelphia Vireo, Magnolia
Warbler, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and White-Throated
Sparrow. Magnolias were mostly in fall plumage though we did see one brightly
colored male. The Philadelphia Vireos were very cooperative, posing on branches
in fairly open areas. A non-bird highlight was a curled-up young Black Rat
Snake, a beautiful ebony-colored reptile looking too cold to move.
Saturday's walk at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge was a little "birdier".
Nashville Warblers, Magnolia Warblers, Blackpoll Warblers, and a Canada Warbler
were seen. We heard a Yellow-Breasted Chat, some of us viewed it briefly, but
like many of the fall migrants, it didn't seem willing to com out into the
open. The only shorebirds seen were Killdeers, one Lesser Yellowlegs, and two
Black-Bellied Plovers (flyovers). Two immature Little Blue Herons were seen in
the impoundment across from the estuary along with several Snowy Egrets. Also
seen in the impoundment were Blue and Green-Winged Teal, Northern Shovelers,
and American Wigeon. As well as a lone Trumpeter Swan, In the area near the
southern impoundment Marsh Wren, a Black-Crowned Night Heron, and a Lincoln's
Sparrow were seen. Non-bird finds included Leopard Frogs and a young Eastern
Fox Snake.
