PLEASE NOTE: There were two orange/red signs at the entrance to Englewood MetroPark - East informing the public that the main "ROAD WILL BE CLOSED 8/31 FOR 21 DAYS - INFO 1-937-497-6959" and another sign that says: "NOTICE: UPCOMING ROAD CLOSURE ENGLEWOOD METROPARK EAST PARK - This road will be CLOSED for repairs from MONDAY, AUG 31 through WEDNESDAY, SEPT 30 Pending Weather Conditions - This area of the park will be closed to all traffic - including vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists - during the repairs. Updated Information: METROPARKS.ORG/ALERTS"
Given that the lake is almost completely dry now and the East part of the park will be closed, for those looking for shorebirds in SW Ohio, don't bother coming to Englewood during the next month!
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Englewood MetroPark, Montgomery, Ohio, US Aug 22, 2020 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: TIME: 0945 - 1115
CONDITIONS: T 74F - 81F, clear, wind calm
COVERAGE: Main overlook Englewood Lake and park drive (0.5 mi)
MAMMALS: NONE
REPTILES / AMPHIBIANS: Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle - 3 (noses sticking up in the little south pool remaining)
NOTE: The main lake has almost completely dried up now. There were two small pools - one at the very south end of the lake and another one west of the overlook about halfway across the lake. Otherwise, the entire lake is dry, and a giant mudflat now. We estimated that 99.9% of the lake is now dry.
OBSERVERS: Karen A. Shrader, John A. Shrader
29 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 1 H.O.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 69
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 7 Tight flock seen moving back and forth between the two remaining tiny pools in the almost-dry lake bed. We easily saw the white rumps when flying and with our scopes could also see the long primary projections. Too far out for any decent photos.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 5 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 2 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 7 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 1 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 57 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 28 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 90 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 4 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 6 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1 F
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 2
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