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Date: | Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:53:34 -0500 |
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I had a couple hours to bird before sunset and headed to Burke Airport in
pursuit of the Snowy - no luck! However, another birder and I enjoyed good
views of a Peregrine and Red-tail (pictures). I posted a few pictures at
http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/ClevelandLakefront1509#
<http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/ClevelandLakefront1509>
Before leaving the airport I had a chance-encounter with the lady who drives
around scaring the birds off the runway. She said the Snowy was still there
today at the other end (west) and that there are 3 Peregrines using the
area. She also said there were three black swans around the submarine. I
went looking but did not find them near the sub. A few minutes later I saw
a birding-couple looking at them around the barges near Ohio Power and
stopped to take a couple pictures. I had a similar sighting of a solitary
Black Swan at La Due Reservoir on November 29th
http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/BlackSwanAtLaDue#
<http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/BlackSwanAtLaDue>
A surprise came as I exited I-90 east at 72nd street exit and a Northern
Mockingbird flew in front of the car, showing large white patches on both
wings as it flew toward a tangle of brush on the right! I was unsure about
posting this but Allen Cartier in Michigan had a sighting today in Michigan
and he is a lot further north than us. I'm 95% sure of the I.D. as I have
seen plenty of these birds while living in North Carolina.
My final stop was 72nd street where I found a bazillion gulls flying in huge
circles and very skittish! As soon as I left my car and started walking
toward the rocks, the birds sitting on the water (a good distance away)
picked up and flew further out! The closer I got the more birds left - and
I was walking slowly wearing green and black, not exactly startling colors!
Anyway, I was impressed with how many were in the air and took a couple
pictures.
Good Birding,
Matt Valencic
Chagrin Falls, OH
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