Second Saturday Bird Walk September 9, 2017 at Rocky River Nature Center Report

9/11/2017

Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) by Dave Lewis

Birders will love the array of warblers!

Second Saturday Bird Walk Report

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2017
Location: Trails around Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks, 24000 Valley Pkwy, North Olmsted, OH 44070 Map
Leaders: Bill Deininger, Ken Gober, Dave Graskemper
Results: 29 Birders, 35 Species

Birders will love the array of warblers!

Bird List

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - 5
Wood Duck or Carolina Duck (Aix sponsa) - 9
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - 3
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - 1
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - 15
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) - 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - 5
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) - 4
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) - 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) - 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) - 4
Pileated Woodpecker (Hylatomus pileatus) - 1
Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens) - 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) - 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) - 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - 10
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) - 12
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) - 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) - 6
Carolina wren (Troglodytes aedon) - 1
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) - 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) - 20
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - 9
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) - 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)- 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) - 1
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) - 4
Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) - 8
Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) - 3
Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) - 1
House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) - 7
American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) - 25

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