Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark, Lake, Ohio, US
May 1, 2018 6:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     There was a good migration at Lake Erie Bluffs this morning, despite west-southwest winds. There were a lot more songbirds migrating today and fewer waterbirds. Swallows and blackbirds were the most obvious migrants today. There were also 237 chimney swifts this morning. Only 76 flickers were counted, so their migration is winding down.


Birds of note were two willets heading west over the lake.A migrating mockingbird was a surprise. We get them along the lake, but this was flying high and migrating. There were large numbers of vultures, but low numbers of hawks. the wind switched more westerly and may have pushed them more inland.


Winds were gusty and were west-southwest and changed to more of a west wind.. Flight direction was to the west. From 7:00 am-10-40 am counted migrants flying by the tower off Clark Road. The remainder of the time was spent walking the trails west of Lane Road.
84 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  132
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  7
Lesser Scaup  2
Red-breasted Merganser  76
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  417
Great Blue Heron  46
Green Heron  3
Turkey Vulture  408     Large numbers of turkey vultures were migrating this morning
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  7
Bald Eagle  9
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Broad-winged Hawk  12
Red-tailed Hawk  16
Killdeer  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Willet  2     Two birds were seen flying west over the lake. The distinctive black and white wing pattern was very evident.
Lesser Yellowlegs  3
Bonaparte's Gull  56
Ring-billed Gull  528
Herring Gull  69
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Caspian Tern  91
Common Tern  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  26
Chimney Swift  237     There was a steady movement of swifts throughout the morning.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-headed Woodpecker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  76     Flicker numbers were down. It appears their migration is winding down.
Pileated Woodpecker  1
American Kestrel  3
Eastern Phoebe  7
Blue Jay  487
American Crow  34
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  79
Purple Martin  16
Tree Swallow  655     Tree swallows were migrating throughout the morning and made up the majority of migrating swallows.
Bank Swallow  9
Barn Swallow  114
swallow sp.  250
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  8
Eastern Bluebird  3
Swainson's Thrush  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  61
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  1     One flew by the tower heading west. appeared to be migrating.
European Starling  177
American Pipit  19
Cedar Waxwing  6
Common Yellowthroat  3
Yellow Warbler  13
Palm Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  22
Chipping Sparrow  14
Field Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  31
Song Sparrow  42
Swamp Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  1
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Northern Cardinal  9
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1300
Brown-headed Cowbird  125
Rusty Blackbird  6
Common Grackle  55
blackbird sp.  2000
House Finch  8
Purple Finch  3
Pine Siskin  12
American Goldfinch  286     Goldfinches are beginning to migrate. Most were headed west



John Pogacnik

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