Location:     Sandy Ridge Reservation
Observation date:     7/28/08 6:30 - 8:30PM.
Notes:     Observed the Kestrels in a group atop the Pines across pond 1.The Hummingbird was observed gleaning insects from the spider webs located on snags in the marsh.Most of the Robins were seen entering the marshes at about 8:30.
Number of species:     49

Canada Goose     22
Wood Duck     30
American Black Duck     3
Mallard     70
Pied-billed Grebe     3
Great Blue Heron     7
Great Egret     17
Green Heron     2
Black-crowned Night-Heron     1
American Kestrel     6
Sandhill Crane     2
Killdeer     3
Spotted Sandpiper     2
Greater Yellowlegs     2
Lesser Yellowlegs     4
Pectoral Sandpiper     3
Short-billed Dowitcher     1
Caspian Tern     5
Mourning Dove     6
Chimney Swift     8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-headed Woodpecker     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Acadian Flycatcher     1
Eastern Kingbird     1
Blue Jay     1
Purple Martin     6
Tree Swallow     10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     15
Barn Swallow     4
Black-capped Chickadee     2
Marsh Wren     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
Wood Thrush     2
American Robin     200
European Starling     15
Cedar Waxwing     12
Common Yellowthroat     1
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     6
Swamp Sparrow     5
Northern Cardinal     2
Indigo Bunting     3
Red-winged Blackbird     40
Common Grackle     5
American Goldfinch     4


See you on the trails,

Chris Pierce
N. Olmsted, OH

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