Sunday, July 20, 2008, 3:45-5:45 p.m.
Lorain impoundment & taconite dock areas, Lorain
Observers: Paula Lozano & Bob Finkelstein

This afternoon was our first visit to the impoundment area north of the
International Marina at the foot of Colorado Avenue. We walked the dike and  noted
the following:

Great Blue Heron - 7; 1 dead one along the northern edge of the area
Green Heron - 2
Semipalmated Plover - 1
Killdeer ~12
Spotted Sandpiper ~10
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper ~12
Least Sandpiper ~12
Short-billed Dowitcher - 1
Caspian Tern - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Warbling Vireo - 1
Swallows: Northern Rough-winged, Barn
Warblers: Yellow, Common Yellowthroat

Then we went to the old taconite dock area, entering at an opening in the
fence where Washington Street dead ends at 1st Street. There were more
shorebirds, especially Killdeer and Semipalmated Sandpiers, in the puddles than  at
the impoundment but less diversity. By staying in the car,  we got quite close
to the birds without disturbing them.

Paula Lozano
Lakewood, Ohio










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