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Author: Peter Kasper
Sunday, November 20
Peter spotted a
Short-eared Owl in the area of the Buffalo fields
while driving through the Lab this evening. Dave
Sunday, November 27
A cold misty morning made for tough birding at Fermi today. After scanning most of the water features and several other locations, we
only came up with a limited number of notable birds. First, Lake Law produced a large group of about thirty
Hooded Mergansers and a
Pied-billed Grebe.
Northern Shovelers were spotted in several
different
locations. Finally, the bird of the morning, believe it ot not was a
Double-crested Cormorant, the latest Fermi sighting by a week. Dave
Thursday, November 3
Strong NE winds and rain made birding difficult this morning. A
quick wet trip to the Sparrow Hedge just produced an
Eastern Towhee and a bunch of
White-throated Sparrows. Among several
Mallards in
Nepese marsh were a
Blue-winged Teal and a
Ring-necked Duck. Also,
passing through this area with a group of
Black-capped Chickadees was a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. The Garden Club had quite a few
Dark-eyed Juncos and a few
American Tree Sparrows, other sparrows
may have been present, but they would not budge. Main Ring Lake only
had several
Lesser Scaup while the a
Northern Harrier hunted in the
background. On the road to Lake Logo, a
Savannah Sparrow was found
and the lake contained an
American Black Duck, a
Hooded Merganser and several
Gadwall. A large flock of blackbirds along Indian Creek contained mostly female
Red-winged Blackbirds, several
Common Grackles and at least one
Rusty Blackbird. Finally, a male
American Kestrel was still in the
Osprey nest area. Dave
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