I mean... damn.

Chestnut Sided Warbler

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One more round on the Wildlife Drive at the Ottowa NWR and we added Sedge Wrens and a brief look at an American Bittern!!

It looks like that’s going to be it for our major Ohio birding. What a wonderful five days. We are both completely exhausted, but it’s always worth it.

Safe to say my mom and I are each other’s favorite birding partners 🥰

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Picked up a Yellow Billed Cuckoo at Magee, a new bird for the trip and Ohio bird number 132 for me!

Ohio is now my 3rd highest state for species, behind Louisiana (263) and Texas (169)

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Well the rain has held off and we’re scrambling for a few more birds before it rolls in this afternoon

What might Magee Marsh have in store for us this morning?

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Magee Marsh this afternoon had the highest number of warblers yet and a couple of primo eye-level photo ops. No new species but some wonderful looks at some we’d only gotten glances of

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Watching the Woodcock twilight dance for the first time 🥰😭🥹❤️

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Spent the afternoon at Oak Openings Park, which is absolutely incredible. Could spend a year exploring this one park.

Headed to what might be our last visit to Magee Marsh. Tomorrow’s weather isn’t looking great

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We’ve added Hooded and Blue-winged today; up to 24 warbler species. About the last one we could count on would be a Northern Waterthrush. Cerulean would be amazing but much rarer

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Lifer Olive-sided Flycatcher!

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