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Eastern Bluebird

Bringing food to the nest.

Posted byMatthewMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022Posted inBirdsTags: Bluebird, Eastern

Wood Ducks In Flight

A group of Wood Ducks in formation over Bath Nature Preserve.

Posted byMatthewApril 14, 2022April 14, 2022Posted inBirdsTags: Bath Nature Preserve, Wood Duck

Winter Wren

The name is not a misnomer; even though Spring is here this bird is still known as a “Winter Wren” no matter what time of year it is.

Posted byMatthewMarch 22, 2022August 1, 2022Posted inBirdsTags: Sheldon Marsh, Winter, Wren

Chippewa Coots

A pair of American Coots feeding on aquatic plants, as seen from the nature trail at Krabill Lodge / Chippewa Lake. American Coots are one of the most widespread aquatic birds in North America.

Posted byMatthewNovember 9, 2021April 15, 2024Posted inBirdsTags: American, Coot, Krabill, Lodge

Song Sparrow

A song sparrow sings from the rusty remains of some old dredging equipment at Chippewa Inlet Trail.

Posted byMatthewNovember 7, 2021November 7, 2021Posted inBirdsTags: Chippewa, Inlet, Song, Sparrow

Migratory Ducks

A large group of Ruddy Duck, Ring-necked Duck, and Bufflehead fly from Lake Medina after a fishing boat got too close.

Posted byMatthewNovember 7, 2021November 9, 2021Posted inBirdsTags: Bufflehead, Duck, Lake Medina, Ring-necked, Ruddy

Hungry Hawk

“I’m a hawk and I can eat a snake. If I want to. I guess.”

Posted byMatthewSeptember 17, 2021March 22, 2022Posted inBirds, SquamataTags: Hawk, Red-tailed

Beaver Marsh Flycatcher

Flycatchers can be hard to identify; I believe this is an Eastern Phoebe but it was not displaying the characteristic tail flick that is common with the species.

Posted byMatthewAugust 28, 2021September 11, 2022Posted inBirdsTags: CVNP, Easter, Ira Road Beaver Marsh, Phoebe

Pileated Problem

It’s a struggle for the Pileated Woodpecker to hold onto the suet feeder, and also maneuver his bill to reach the suety-goodness inside! That’s what happens when you are a woodpecker, and nearly the size of a crow.

Posted byMatthewJune 5, 2021June 5, 2021Posted inBirdsTags: Pileated, Woodpecker

New Life Birds

An outing to Chippewa Inlet Trail produced several new “life birds” for North America, which is rewarding and also a bit of a challenge now that I’m at 176 unique species. (At least, a challenge as long as I’m only birding in Ohio.) There was a group of shorebirds on a mud flat, and at …

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Posted byMatthewMay 29, 2021May 29, 2021Posted inBirdsTags: Killdeer, Least, Plover, Sandpiper, Semipalmated

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