Tricolored Heron & MORE

Message Share Topic Printable Version Google Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks reddit Facebook MySpace Newsvine Furl Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic

   Magee was slow so Jeff and I decided to head to the "York Prairie Potholes" around Bellevue.  Good move.  We discovered a Tricolored Heron on one of the ponds.  The pond is along CR 308 northwest of Belleuve in the front yard at 1260 CR 308 (between CR 205 and CR 219). 

After checking most of the ponds we've been checking regularly, and finding some good things, we decided to try our luck south of US Rt. 20.  We found 3 additional HUGE ponds we had not checked before which held some excellent finds.  Our list for "the ponds":

Lesser Scaup - 3
Ruddy Duck - 13
Northern Pintail - 2
Red-head - 5
Blue-winged Teal - 8
Northern Shoveler - 6
Great Egret - 4
Tricolored Heron - 1
American Coot - 12
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Horned Grebe - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 8
Dunlin - 150
Spotted Sandpiper - 2
Least Sandpiper - 15
White-rumped Sandpiper - 2
Semi-palmated Sandpiper - 6
Semi-palmated Plover - 15 (13 in one small area)
Ruddy Turnstones - 15
And of course, Mallard and Killdeer

On our way back into BG, we checked the wheat fields along Anderson Rd. and also Chamberlain Rd.  Bobolinks have returned to the area.  We don't know yet if we'll match last year's 50 pair, but we'll keep an eye on the fields and try to get a good count.

And last, while searching the wheat fields, we heard a Northern Bobwhite call and were able to entice it to the edge of the ditch for viewing.  I'd post the video I took of it calling (such a sweet sound to my ancient ears!), but I'm not that talented.   

All in all, a great day.

Becky

Edited by Becky C - 26 May 2008 at 5:25pm

Author	Message Share Topic Printable Version Google Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks reddit Facebook MySpace Newsvine Furl Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic
Becky C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 24 January 2004 Online Status: Offline Posts: 370	Post Options Post Reply Quote Becky C Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Tricolored Heron & MORE Posted: 26 May 2008 at 5:24pm
	Magee was slow so Jeff and I decided to head to the "York Prairie Potholes" around Bellevue. Good move. We discovered a Tricolored Heron on one of the ponds. The pond is along CR 308 northwest of Belleuve in the front yard at 1260 CR 308 (between CR 205 and CR 219). After checking most of the ponds we've been checking regularly, and finding some good things, we decided to try our luck south of US Rt. 20. We found 3 additional HUGE ponds we had not checked before which held some excellent finds. Our list for "the ponds": Lesser Scaup - 3 Ruddy Duck - 13 Northern Pintail - 2 Red-head - 5 Blue-winged Teal - 8 Northern Shoveler - 6 Great Egret - 4 Tricolored Heron - 1 American Coot - 12 Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Horned Grebe - 2 Double-crested Cormorant - 8 Dunlin - 150 Spotted Sandpiper - 2 Least Sandpiper - 15 White-rumped Sandpiper - 2 Semi-palmated Sandpiper - 6 Semi-palmated Plover - 15 (13 in one small area) Ruddy Turnstones - 15 And of course, Mallard and Killdeer On our way back into BG, we checked the wheat fields along Anderson Rd. and also Chamberlain Rd. Bobolinks have returned to the area. We don't know yet if we'll match last year's 50 pair, but we'll keep an eye on the fields and try to get a good count. And last, while searching the wheat fields, we heard a Northern Bobwhite call and were able to entice it to the edge of the ditch for viewing. I'd post the video I took of it calling (such a sweet sound to my ancient ears!), but I'm not that talented. All in all, a great day. Becky Edited by Becky C - 26 May 2008 at 5:25pm
	"And there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you find them." Jim Croce

Weakest Link Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 February 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote Weakest Link Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:47pm
	Great finds and great weather too! Terri

Sherrie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 23 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 422	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sherrie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2008 at 11:59pm
	Myself, Doug Vogus from Akron, and Mike & Cathy Gordon were able to see the Tri-Colored Heron on CR308 this afternoon in the ponds mentioned above in Becky’s post. We didn’t see any shorebirds but did have the Pintails in the same pond as the heron.
	Sherrie Duris Field Trip Coordinator/Webmaster The Toledo Naturalists'Association

Rob Lowry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Nestling Joined: 24 January 2008 Location: Powell, Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob Lowry Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 June 2008 at 10:44pm
	I observed the Tri-Colored Heron today at about 4:30 PM in the same flooded field as previously reported. Rob Lowry
	And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.-Carl Spackler, 1980

Becky C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Eagle Joined: 24 January 2004 Online Status: Offline Posts: 370	Post Options Post Reply Quote Becky C Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 June 2008 at 11:08pm
	Other interesting birds seen in the ponds around Bellevue on Sunday, June 1st, by various groups of birders were: Black Tern, Northern Harrier, 3 Wilson's Phalaropes (a singleton and a pair), 11 species of ducks, Eared Grebe, Marbled Godwit, and a flock of 36 White-rumped Sandpipers. Also, 3 Greater Yellowlegs were seen together at Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area. Becky Edited by Becky C - 02 June 2008 at 11:12pm
	"And there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you find them." Jim Croce