See those little fuzzy dots out there?
Those are Wilson's Phalaropes and Red-necked Phalaropes.
Ya know what else they are? LIFERS!!!
Those are Wilson's Phalaropes and Red-necked Phalaropes.
Ya know what else they are? LIFERS!!!
We were lucky enough to go birding at the property owned by the Winous Point Shooting Club, the oldest duck hunting club in America. They were established in 1856 by some of the great people of Cleveland's past. Even at that early time in our history, they realized the importance of this area and the wetlands it contained. As we were told, they have 10 months of conservation and maybe, if they're lucky, 2 months of duck hunting.
The Conservancy now manages close to 5,000 acres in Ottawa and Sandusky counties. Since the 1940's they have had wildlife biologists working on the property including graduate-level interns from The Ohio State University.
On top of all of that great history, it's a really cool place to go birding!
The Conservancy now manages close to 5,000 acres in Ottawa and Sandusky counties. Since the 1940's they have had wildlife biologists working on the property including graduate-level interns from The Ohio State University.
On top of all of that great history, it's a really cool place to go birding!
This is a view of Muddy Bay...or is it Sandusky Bay?
We drove all around the dikes and I got a little confused...
We drove all around the dikes and I got a little confused...
No, no, no...that's not a homeless man in the marsh!
That's our buddy Tom "The BandMaster" Bartlett, with a few bags of shorebirds.
That's our buddy Tom "The BandMaster" Bartlett, with a few bags of shorebirds.
I got this shot by crawling on my belly through the swamp and leaches!
(Not really, Tom was holding him for me...)
(Not really, Tom was holding him for me...)
The boat house was FULL of swallows!
That's a Barn Swallow on the left and a Bank Swallow on the right.
You can tell a Bank Swallow because of the cash box he flies around with...now ask me about the Barn Swallow...
That's a Barn Swallow on the left and a Bank Swallow on the right.
You can tell a Bank Swallow because of the cash box he flies around with...now ask me about the Barn Swallow...
Remember Bobb?
He's still around...and getting into mischief.
He found the perfect set of binoculars...too bad he couldn't lift them up...
He's still around...and getting into mischief.
He found the perfect set of binoculars...too bad he couldn't lift them up...
For a little more info and more photos, go to the Western Cuyahoga Audubon site, the sponsor of this fun outing!