Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:47:13 +0000 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
There were a lot of birds moving today at Lake Erie Bluffs Park in Lake County. Most notable were the number of geese moving. A total of 482 Canada geese were observed. There were a couple flocks of 50-60 birds, but most were less than 20. A total of 113 snow geese were also found and a single Ross's goose. The Ross's was with a group of 16 snow geese (all snows). A group of 94 snow geese (60% snows and another group of 4, 2 snow and 2 blue. Other birds of note were 45 tundra swans, 1 lesser black-backed gull, 11 killdeer, 34 song sparrows, and 26 rusty blackbirds.
Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark--Lane Rd., Lake, Ohio, US
Feb 21, 2017 7:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Stationary watching the lake from 7:10-8:45.
35 species (+1 other taxa)
Snow Goose 113 Flocks of 16 all snows, 4 (2 snows and 2 blues) and 94 (60% snows)
Ross's Goose 1 A single Ross's goose was observed with a f;lock of 16 snow geese. The size being 2/3 the size of the snow, with a shorter neck and bill in direct comparison with the snow geese.
Canada Goose 482
Tundra Swan 45
Mallard 5
Northern Pintail 1
Redhead 8
Common Goldeneye 3
Hooded Merganser 6
Common Merganser 9
Red-breasted Merganser 671
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Killdeer 11
Ring-billed Gull 1340
Herring Gull 475
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 1st cycle plumage
Great Black-backed Gull 11
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 245
Horned Lark 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 260
European Starling 146
American Tree Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 34 Numerous birds around, appeared to have just migrated in.
Northern Cardinal 9
Red-winged Blackbird 2930
Rusty Blackbird 28
Common Grackle 1120
Brown-headed Cowbird 275
blackbird sp. 1100
American Goldfinch 2
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]
|
|
|