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SecondSaturdayBirdWalkReport

Date:Saturday,May13,2017
Location:TrailsaroundRockyRiverNatureCenter,RockyRiverReservation,
ClevelandMetroparks,24000ValleyPkwy,NorthOlmsted,OH44070
Leaders:BillDeininger,KenGober,DaveGraskemper
Results:28Birders,65Species

Migration brings warblers! On this International Migratory Bird Day the Rocky River trails had
12 species of warbler. Seven Scarlet Tanagers were welcome arrivals. The woods were rich with
song.

BirdList
# Species Count

1. Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 8

2. Wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) 11

3. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3

4. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2

5. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 3

6. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) 4

7. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1

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8. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) 1

9. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2

10. Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) 1

11. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 2

12. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 2

13. Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1

14. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 4

15. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2

16. Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1

17. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1

18. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) 1

19. Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1

20. Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2

21. Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 2

22. Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 2

23. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2

24. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 7

25. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 12

26. Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 12

27. Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 8

28. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) 2

29. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 8

30. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 3

31. White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2

32. Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2

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33. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 7

34. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 10

35. Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) 3

36. Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 3

37. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 4

38. American robin (Turdus migratorius) 4

39. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 8

40. Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 1

41. Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 4

42. Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1

43. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2

44. Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 2

45. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3

46. Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2

47. Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1

48. Ovenbird (Seiurus) 2

49. Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 2

50. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2

51. Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 1

52. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 7

53. Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) 1

54. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8

55. Swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1

56. White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 8

57. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 7

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58. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 7

59. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 9

60. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 8

61. Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6

62. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 5

63. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2

64. American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 8

65. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 3

Photos

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