I was also at Sandy Ridge for a couple of hours before noon.

In addition to that listed below I had
Black Throated Green Warbler 1
Green Winged Teal, 6
Sand Hill Cranes were croaking away loudly
Coopers Hawk 1
Many Great Egrets
A pair of Shovelers
Field Sparrows singing along west side of ponds. 2 singing
Swamp Sparrows 2 in grass in western pond, south trail
Hermit Thrush 1
Green Heron 1
GB Heron 1
Wood Ducks in the trees on the path. 2
Eastern Blue Bird 1
Song Sparrow, 2






On Apr 20, 2008, at 2:17 PM, Tim Colborn wrote:

> Had a quick hour to spend at Sandy Ridge Metropark in Lorain County
> yesterday and highlights included the following:
>
> Bald Eagle
> Red-shouldered Hawk
> Northern Harrier (sitting in the fields ajacent to the drive road
> in to the park)
> Red-headed Woodpecker
> Blue-winged Teal (3)
> Pied-billed Grebe (2)
> Great Egret (2)
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler *  (~8)
> Palm Warbler (3)
> Eastern Phoebe
> Tree Swallow (many)
>
> * a man and woman birding the trails told me they had seen an
> Audubon's Warbler moments before I arrived.  They were unable to
> relocate the bird.  The gentleman claimed to have clearly seen the
> bright yellow throat.
>
> My brother and I are planning to travel to Shawnee SF to bird next
> weekend.  We've never been there before and would welcome
> recommendations for worthwhile routes in the Forest to maximize our
> birding.  We're focusing on the southern specialties but not to the
> exclusion of other migrants and resident species.  We'd appreciate
> any experienced advice.  Please send privately to
> [log in to unmask]  Thank you.
>
> Good birding.
>
> Tim Colborn
> North Olmsted, OH
>
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