Liz and I spent a couple of hours earlier today (March 31) at Sandy Ridge 
Metropark in North Ridgeville.  The highlight was our first Palm Warbler 
of the year.  It was a yellow (eastern) bird that joined a mixed flock of 
sparrows and woodland species along a wooded corridor between farm fields 
and the loop trail.  

Other birds seen included:

Sandhill Crane (1)
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck (many)
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Black Duck
Ruddy Duck
Bufflehead
American Coots (many)
Killdeer
American Kestrel (flyover)
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tree Swallow (many)
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Field Sparrow (heard only)
Fow Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird

We saw a flock of about 25 shorebirds take flight from one of the fields 
near the visitor center as we were arriving but could not ID them.  They 
appeared to be large Calidrid-sized birds but efforts to relocate and ID 
them were unsuccessful.

Have a great migration!

Tim and Liz Colborn
North Olmsted, OH

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