So the new year is off to a great start with malfunctioning posts to this blog. A few didn't make it up so I am just going to recap from here to get us caught up.
January 1:
I was up and out the door by 7:30 am to start the new year. Birded around the area of northwest Ohio and close to my parents house where I had spent the night. Castalia pond, East Harbor state park, Sheldon Marsh, Willow Point and Old Woman's Creek were all hit before 1 pm. Tallied 41 species that first day with the highlight being the great horned owl at Willow Point.
January 2:
Big day on the lakefront with Local Patch and all my good buddies. Lots of birds moving on the lake. Killer looks at Pomerine Jaegers (2!)and Iceland gulls. Stunning male long tailed duck at 72nd street and the super star of the day NSWO in the pines. Awesome morning in the field. From there a buddy and I chased a snowy owl report to the far west. No luck. It is looking like the reports might have been wrong, but time will tell. A pretty white red tail has been seen in the area....interesting. But the late trip was not a total loss. Upon departing the snowy sight, we came across 3 short eared owls in the short grasses of the licensed shooting preserve. Awesome!
January 3:
Took mom out for the day and some catch up birding. Added a few misses from day 1 bringing me up to 71 for the beginning of the year in Ohio. Again, relocating the great horned owls was a real treat.
January 4:
Didn't spend a lot of time out today. Long enough to track down cedar waxwings and a brown creeper at Seiberling Nature Realm. Ran into Irene at Bath Nature Preserve and together looked for the shrike....no luck. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.
Total for the month in Ohio so far: 73
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