Field Notes: October 1998


Sun. 25 Oct. 1998
Nick Barber

Visited Conneaut (Ashtabula County) today; the muflats are quite extensive. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything too spectacular.

Horned Grebe, 2
Pied-billed Grebe, 1
American Coot, ~10
Gadwall, 3
Am. Wigeon, 1
Red-breasted Merg, 1
Black-bellied Plover, ~6
Dunlin, ~400
Least Sandpiper, 1 juv
Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 juv
Herring, Ring-billed, GBB, and Bonaparte's Gulls

Sat. 24 Oct. 1998
Jenny Brumfield
Mosquito Lake - other noteable species included 80 Dunlin, 3 American Pipits, 2 Black-bellied Plovers, 300 Bonaparte's Gulls, 3 Tree Swallows, and 3 Greater Yellowlegs. Also, there were 150 Ring-necked Ducks, 14 Ruddy Ducks, 15 American Pipits, and 4 Horned Grebes at Lake LaFarge over by Lake Rockwell.

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