Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

 

April 2nd

          Yesterday Mike went on a birding walk at Woodlawn Cemetery and he saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  He called me right away, but I was in downtown Perrysburg.  By the time I got to Woodlawn, the bird had flown away.  We went back this morning and luckily the sapsucker was in the same tree.  The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is an early Spring migrant but can be tricky to locate.  They are usually high up in a tree, don’t normally vocalize and we don’t find them every year.  I was very relieved to see this bird.

          Next, we went to Maumee Bay State Park and checked the beach and took a long walk on the boardwalk.  We didn’t see anything special, but as we were leaving the park, we saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring in front of us.  While at the Metzger Marsh woodlot, we saw briefly saw a Brown Thrasher.

          Finally, we stopped at the Magee Marsh visitor center (I was looking for a new hat).  On the small pond in front of the building we saw a beautiful Horned Grebe in breeding plumage.  All in all, it was a good day.  (3 new species, total 143)

          Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

          Sharp-shinned Hawk

          Brown Thrasher  

                                           Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

                                            Greater Yellowlegs

                                            Trumpeter Swan

                                             Horned Grebe



          

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  1. AnnApril 3, 2022 at 6:12 AM

    The birds are coming, but sadly so is the rain this week.

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