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On
Saturday, November 16th, the
Ohio Young Birders Club, led by field
trip leader Mary Warren, representing
our partner, the Division of Wildlife,
visited Sandy Ridge Reservation, in
Lorain County. It was a beautiful day
and we spent the morning looking at a
nice variety of waterfowl taking
advantage of this fine wetland
including: American Widgeon, Northern
Pintail, Hooded Merganser, Green-winged
Teal, Northern Shoveler, and of course,
many Mallards. American Coots were
plentiful, and we were en-tertained by
mixed flocks of woodland birds including
Black-capped Chicka-dees, Tufted
Titmice, Brown Creepers, and
White-breasted Nuthatches. A couple
Bald Eagles made a distant appearance
and a Belted Kingfisher gave us all a
piece of her mind as she flew in to land
in a dead snag. For an added bonus, we
were treated to great looks at two
Sandhill Cranes that flew in and landed
in the marsh fairly close to us!
After
lunch most of the group decided to head
for Edgewater Park to look for a Brant
that had been reported there. And we
weren’t disappointed! We had great
up-close looks at this bird as it
fraternized with a small flock of Canada
Geese. As part of our group left the
parking lot, the other half spotted a
Merlin perched in a tree, and later on,
had views of a jaeger and some scoters
from this location as well! |
