Went again tonight to Lorain Co. Airport with Dave Dvorak and Linda  Sekura.

We started off seeing a nice pair of kestrels right next to a small flock  of
starlings near Butternut Ridge and West Ridge Rds. Then we saw a group  of
maybe 100 ring-billed gulls, with a few killdeers mixed in, and about 7  herring
gulls not too far away.  Not too bad a start.

Here's what we saw at the airport;

6 rough legged hawks of both color morphs, one pair displaying courting
behaviors.
1 RTH
1 golden eagle
10+ killdeer
10+ horned larks
1 kestrel
many starlings
4 grackles
many mourning doves
2 N harriers also displaying some courting behaviors
3 short eared owls right after sunset flying together over the runway

All in all, a great evening!

Liz McQuaid




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