Report from the Ohio listserv ...
1. Peregrine Falcon - 8:45 am flying around both the wildlife beach and
Crane Creeks beach. Finally landed on top of dead branch near the
bathroom house.
It stayed for about 10 minutes then
flew towards Ottawa NWR along the beach.
Warblers at or near the boardwalk 9:00 am to 11:00 am
1. Nashville - 1
2. Chestnut-sided - 3
3. Magnolia - 6
4. Cape May - 2 females
5. B.T. Blue - 1 female
6. Yellow-rumped - 2
7. Blackburnian - 1 female
8. Bay-breasted - 5 (one adult male; nice!)
9. Blackpoll - 7
10. Black & White - 2
11. A. Redstart - 4 (one adult male; 1st adult male of the fall)
12. N. Waterthrush - 3
13. C. Yellowthroat - 3 (one first fall male up-close eating mayflies)
14. Wilson's - 2 (one adult male)
Other birds seen at the Marsh
1. Phila, Warbling, & R.E. Vireo's
2. Caspian, Common, & Forster's Terns
3. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - killed a katydid and flew off with it!!!
4. Sora - walking in the marsh
5. Chimney Swift, Purple Martins, & Bank Swallows
6. Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles, & Starlings in a huge flock
7. E. Wood Pewee's - singing everyday
8. Gray-cheeked & Swainson's Thrush - one each
9. Cedar Waxwings - many today
10. Brown Thrasher & several Gray Catbirds
11. Belted Kingfisher - caught a fish right in front of me!!
12. Carolina Wren - several singing today
13. Baltimore Orioles - 2 young males
14. Herring & Ring-billed Gulls
15. Great Blue + Green Herons & Great Egrets
16. Wood Ducks - males are looking better everyday!
17. Killdeer - only shorebird today and the Peregrine totally ignored
it!!
18. N. Cardinals and American Goldfinch
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