Hey all,

I spent a couple hours this afternoon checking out the area people have 
been calling the Lorain Impoundment this afternoon.  I'm not the best at 
keeping a running tally but I saw some pretty good stuff.  Besides the 
hundreds of varying types of swallows flying around there also was lots of 
warblers in the trees along the lake and in the woodsy area at the extreme 
northern point.  If you park behind the Spitzer Marina and walk the fence 
line of the boat docks and go into the woods down there that's where I saw 
the majority of the birds.  I got in there and did a little pishing and 
birds were everywhere.  I definitely saw Black-Throated Blue, both male 
and female Redstart, Yellow warbler, and a bunch of others I couldn't id 
cause the birds were badly back lit and I couldn't stay to really check.  
The one warbler that dominated though was prothonotory.  I must have saw 
at least 8.  I am hoping based on the terrain here that some will stay and 
nest because the habitat seems correct.  There is also some awesome 
shorebird habitat all over the place here.  I saw 4 Dunlin, many spotted 
sandpipers, one semi-palmated plover, and tons of killdeer.  There were 
also a group of Caspian terns here sitting with the ring-billed gulls.  I 
can't confirm but I am pretty sure based on the photos and descriptions in 
the bird books I saw a Philadelphia Vireo in one of the trees along the 
rocks on the lakes edge.  I have never seen one before so I'm not 100% 
sure but that's the only thing that it looked like to me.  Lastly in one 
of the ponds there was a female Ruddy duck and a female Bufflehead that 
were nice surprises. If you can't make it to Magee this area may make for 
a nice second option.

Take Care,

Matt Vosniak

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