Species Accounts

Greater White-fronted Goose These were scattered across the state and throughout the season -see the accompanying map.Robert Hershberger saw 18 along Prairie Lane, Wayne, on 15 Feb.The second-highest count was 10, shared by Brandon Brywczynski at Independence Dam SP, Defiance, on 16 Dec and a host of observers in the Darby Bend unit of Prairie Oaks MP, Franklin, on 18 Jan. Snow GooseThese, too, were seen all season.Kirk Westendorf noted 25 at Armleder Park on 02 Dec; Jen Moore and Jason Parrish saw 20 at Big Island on 23 Feb.Reports came from 44 counties. ross's GooseThe earliest flew over Bill Stanley's Clermont home on 07 Dec.The last of the season was at Funk on 23 Feb (Jeff Harvey, David Weaver), but it was seen again in Mar.Steven L. Hochstetler picked out three of them in a flock of Canada Geese as they passed near Loudonville, Ash land, on 15 Feb.Fourteen counties contributed sightings. BrantBoth sightings were on 01 Dec. Shane Myers found his in Veterans Memorial Lake, Hancock, and John Pogacnik another in Ashtabula harbor. Cackling GooseThese were here all season.The high count was seven, by Rick Asamoto at the Barrett Paving gravel pits, Montgomery, on both 28 and 31 Dec. Thirty-one counties produced reports. Canada GoosePaul Sherwood estimated 5600 at the Wellington Upground Reservoir, Lorain, on 28 Dec, and there were many more four-digit counts.Only Putnam, Van Wert, and Williams did not provide sightings. Mute SwanThe mouth of Cold Creek, Erie, held up to 32 on several dates (m.obs.).The highest count elsewhere was 22, at Avon Power on 10 Jan (Jen Brumfield).Reports came from 48 counties.trumpeter Swan About 100 were gleaning stubble corn fields along Route 2 near ONWR on 08 Dec (Julie Heitz).Other Lucas and Ottawa sites produced many counts in the 20 to 50 range.The highest count away from Lake Erie was the 15 which Corey Husic found near The Wilds on 01 Jan. Thirty-two counties had sightings.tundra Swan The 01 Dec ONWR monthly census produced 2869 (Ed Pierce et al., fide Douglas Vogus).The inland high count was 200; they flew over Linda Gilbert's house in Geauga on 07 Dec. Forty-two counties provided reports. Wood duckThese were present all winter though they were scarce in Jan.The Blendon Woods pond held 20 on 28 Feb (Julie Beeghley and Reid Greiner), and other sites had counts up to 18. Twenty-seven counties produced reports. GadwallTom Bartlett found 625 on and about Kelleys Island on 05 Dec; about 450 remained the next day.Paul Sherwood counted 371 at Medusa A pair of Ross's Geese was a welcome post-holiday gift for photographer Dane Adams on 26 Dec in Wellington, Lorain

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