TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Gilmore Ponds Wetlands Duck Populations in Gilmore Ponds Wetlands Gilmore Ponds is located in the heart of Fairfield Ohio. The wetlands are a hot spot for bird watchers in SW Ohio. Here, mallard pairs (Mallard-Anas platyrhynchos, Order ANSERIFORMES - Family ANATIDAE - Subfamily Anatinae)decide whether to stay or flee as I approach.

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact bigbendwildlands@gmail.com

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.