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Date: | Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:51:34 -0400 |
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Traffic jam heading toward my home today after school - so I headed west to allow traffic to fade before heading home. That means Gordon Park Boat Launch. Even though this has been a mild winter here in Cleveland I remember that at this time last year I was way ahead on waterfowl sightings. At this point last year I had been watching Grebes (4 types)in full breeding plumage. I'm sure the shut-down/slow-down of the CEI plant on 55th has something to do with numbers there.Anyway - here is what the day brought,,,, 4:40 Gordon Park Boat Launch - chilly, strong winds fromthe northeast. The bay of the launch held - RBMergs - 40+ (first time seeing the powerboating mating moves) Lesser Scaup - 2 American Coot - 20+ west of the Inner City Yacht Club (in the same bay, but north of the docks) - Mallard - 2 Horned Grebe - 2 Pied-billed Grebe - 2American Coot - 3 on the docks were few gulls (and hardly any flying about) RBGulls - 5HGulls - 2 RBMergs - 20+ Beyond the breakwall fighting the rather large waves were 100+ RBMergs 5:17 west of "The J" in the Yacht Club bay RBMergs - 50+American Coots - 40+north of The J were 100+ RBMergs "powerboating" about still very few gulls anywhere in air and water there are 50+ in the parking lot (looking for handouts?) 5:48 to Euclid Beach Park I walked along the bike path all the way east of the trailer park to the gravel path south, I then headed over the parkway and walked the Creek to the bridge and back to my car. EStarlings - lots MoDoves - a few Robins - LOTS HSparrows - LOTS Grackles - a few RPigeons - a few NCardinals - a few RBMergs - 5 HGull - 1 RBGull - 5 Belted Kingfisher - 1 (FOY) Downy Woodpecker - 1 DEJunco - 1 Fox Sparrow - 1 (LIFER) Brown Creeper 1 (FOY) HGrebe - 1 on my drive home a saw a kettle of 12 TVultures in Willoughby Hills (looked carefully for BVulture - no luck!) buster
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