Julie West and I spent several hours this morning doing breeding bird
survey work in her blocks (41A6NW and 41A6NE). We surveyed the Beachwood
city park in the Shaker Boulevard median west of Richmond Road, the east
end of Horseshoe Lake (Shaker Heights), the Nature Center at Shaker
Lakes grounds (Shaker Heights), and Southerly Park (Shaker Heights).
There were many young birds, but not a lot of evidence for confirmed
breeding. The most surprising thing we saw was a Black and White Warbler
in Southerly Park. Aerobatics from juvenile Red-Tailed Hawks were also
fun, as was the Red Fox (also in Southerly Park).

Lists from all of the areas follow.

Laura Gooch

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Subject:        eBird Report - Beachwood Median Park , 7/20/07
Date:   Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:55:44 -0400 (EDT)
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Location:     Beachwood Median Park
Observation date:     7/20/07
Notes:     Breeding Bird Survey with Julie West.
Number of species:     20

Mallard     2
Mourning Dove     9
Chimney Swift     2
Northern Flicker     1
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     7
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     7
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
House Wren     7
American Robin     20
Gray Catbird     2
Cedar Waxwing     4
Yellow Warbler     1
Song Sparrow     11
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     2
House Finch     3
American Goldfinch     18
House Sparrow     1

Location:     Shaker Lakes - Horseshoe Lake
Observation date:     7/20/07
Notes:     Breeding Bird Survey with Julie West.
Number of species:     17

Wood Duck     5
Mallard     24
Great Blue Heron     4
Green Heron     3
Black-crowned Night-Heron     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Chimney Swift     1
Northern Flicker     1
Eastern Phoebe     2
Warbling Vireo     1
Blue Jay     4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
American Robin     10
Cedar Waxwing     9
Song Sparrow     1
Red-winged Blackbird     1
American Goldfinch     2

Location:     Shaker Lakes Nature Center
Observation date:     7/20/07
Notes:     Breeding Bird Survey with Julie West.
Number of species:     22

Turkey Vulture     1
Red-tailed Hawk     3     Two young hawks and one adult circling and calling. The young did some aerobatics with each other.
Rock Pigeon     1
Mourning Dove     2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     2     Two apparent adults together in the same area. One adult carrying food.
Great Crested Flycatcher     4     Appeared to be a family with some young birds. Young birds are
                                   difficult to distinguish, and these were not begging.
Red-eyed Vireo     3
Blue Jay     1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Black-capped Chickadee     2
American Robin     2
Gray Catbird     2
Cedar Waxwing     1
Song Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     3
Common Grackle     3
House Finch     1
American Goldfinch     5

Location:     Shaker Southerly Park
Observation date:     7/20/07
Notes:     Breeding bird survey with Julie West. Also observed about 8 deer in Beachwood Park,
           Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, and Southerly Park. Also saw a red fox in Southerly Park.
Number of species:     16

Rock Pigeon     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     1
Black-capped Chickadee     8
Tufted Titmouse     5
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
American Robin     25
Gray Catbird     5
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Chipping Sparrow     4
Northern Cardinal     8     Found nest with three very young birds. Adult female flew in and fed.
                            While she was there, adult male came in with food. She took food from
                            him and fed. She left. He fed, then took fecal sac.
American Goldfinch     3


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