I helped Julie West with banding this morning at the Nature Center at
Shaker Lakes (Shaker Heights, old Delorme 41, quadrant A6). It was
sloooow, and we didn't even see any warblers, much less band them.
However, a pair of immature Bald Eagles stopped by the Lower Shaker
Lakes around 7 AM and stayed for 45 minutes or so, which is major
excitement there. Marty (sorry, I don't know the last name) stopped by
and said that she had seem them yesterday evening as well.

I stopped by the Lower Lake on my way home and saw a few warblers. The
Cleveland Hiking Club walk this morning (led by Leo Deininger) had seven
species of warbler downstream from the Lower Lake (I don't know which
seven), but reported that things were generally slow.

Lists of what we saw during the morning follow.

Laura Gooch
Cleveland Heights

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Subject:        eBird Report - Shaker Lakes Nature Center , 4/30/08
Date:   Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:02:10 -0400 (EDT)
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Location:     Shaker Lakes Nature Center
Observation date:     4/30/08
Notes:     Banding with Julie West. Clear to partly cloudy (3/8). Winds light. 35 to 47 degrees F.
Number of species:     38

Canada Goose     10
Wood Duck     6
Mallard     2
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Great Blue Heron     1
Bald Eagle     2     Two immature eagles (maybe a 2nd and a 3rd year) at around 7 AM for about 45 minutes over upstream end of the Lower Shaker Lake. Reportedly present yesterday evening, too.
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Herring Gull     X
Rock Pigeon     6
Mourning Dove     4
Chimney Swift     100     Significant overflights beginning late morning. Number is approximate.
Belted Kingfisher     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     4
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     2     Nest in dead tree across from building. Male and female trading places in nest.
Northern Flicker     2
Eastern Phoebe     3     Pair in marsh.
Warbling Vireo     3
American Crow     4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     3
Black-capped Chickadee     3
Tufted Titmouse     4
White-breasted Nuthatch     1     Collecting nesting material.
House Wren     3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     4
American Robin     6     Two on nests.
European Starling     2
Song Sparrow     6
White-throated Sparrow     10
Northern Cardinal     6
Red-winged Blackbird     6
Common Grackle     1
Brown-headed Cowbird     8
Baltimore Oriole     2
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     12
House Sparrow     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Location:     Lower Shaker Lake
Observation date:     4/30/08
Notes:     North side of Lower Shaker Lake.
Number of species:     3

Yellow Warbler     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler     5
Palm Warbler     5


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