Just before 11:30, my wife sent me pictures of a raven she saw at close range at Mentor Beach Park in Mentor-on-the-Lake (where Andrews Road meets Lakeshore Blvd). Perhaps this is where at least one of them wandered off to. Peace שָׁלוֹם سلام Ian Lynch he/him/his On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 11:40 AM John Pogacnik <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I spent the morning at Lake Erie Bluffs in Lake County watching the lake > and walking the trails west of Lane Road. The lake was relatively quiet. > There were about 1500 gulls in the area with the only one of note being a > lesser black-backed gull. Not a lot of waterfowl, although a group of 42 > tundra swans and 14 canvasbacks were of note. > > Along the trails, songbirds were down over recent visits with only 7 > robins seen. Along the trails 3 common redpolls and a gray catbird were > seen. Two common ravens were observed flying east from the landfill. They > briefly landed in the large meadow then onto a high tension line tower, > before flying off north-northeast. They seem to fly east out of the dump > heading who knows where and then come back to the landfill. > > For those looking for the ravens. The landfill is not open to the public. > The gravel trail leading from Lane Road and the railroad tracks are not on > Lake Metroparks property. They also do not want people parking along the > road near the railroad tracks on Lane Road. They have been giving people > warnings. The best way is walking the loop trail west of the cul-de-sac and > at the southwest corner of the trail walk south along the grass trail. When > you get to the end of the property you'll see two white conduit pipes. They > are just off our property. > > > Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark--Lane Rd., Lake, Ohio, US > Dec 4, 2018 7:00 AM - 10:30 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 4.0 mile(s) > Comments: Weather was cloudy with very light flurries. Winds were > north 20-25, but diminished to 10-15. Temperature was 34 degrees. I watched > the lake from 7:00-9:45. From 9:45 i walked the trails until 10:30 where I > was accompanied for part of the walk with two other birders. Gulls were > flying east along the lake and gulls were heading west. > 36 species > > Tundra Swan 42 > Gadwall 1 > Mallard 4 > American Black Duck 6 > Canvasback 14 > Red-breasted Merganser 337 > Wild Turkey 2 > Ring-billed Gull 468 > Herring Gull 1045 > Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 1 adult bird flew by heading west > Great Black-backed Gull 4 > Common Loon 1 > Double-crested Cormorant 4 > Great Blue Heron 1 > Turkey Vulture 1 > Bald Eagle 4 2 adults and 2 immatures > Red-tailed Hawk 3 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 > Downy Woodpecker 3 > Pileated Woodpecker 2 > Northern Flicker 1 > Blue Jay 5 > American Crow 1 > Common Raven 2 Two ravens were observed flying east from the > landfill. They landed in the meadow briefly, then both sat on the high > tension line tower briefly before heading north-northeast. Birds were all > black and close to red-tailed hawk size. They had large thick bills and a > wedge-shaped tail. They called with a loud croaking call. They have been > present in the same area for over a week. > Black-capped Chickadee 2 > Tufted Titmouse 2 > Carolina Wren 1 > American Robin 7 > Gray Catbird 1 Feeding in a small crab apple tree. > European Starling 112 > House Finch 9 > Common Redpoll 3 > American Goldfinch 7 > American Tree Sparrow 4 > White-throated Sparrow 4 > Northern Cardinal 14 > > John Pogacnik > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]