I was out to Sandy Ridge yesterday around noon.
The 2 Ospreys put on quite a show, cruising the
marshes and making occasional dives. The Red-headed
Woodpeckers were very active out in the marsh as well.

Shorebird habitat is as good as it has been all year,
so this might be a good place to monitor.






Location:     Sandy Ridge Reservation
Observation date:     8/30/08
Number of species:     44

Canada Goose     6
Wood Duck     10
American Black Duck     1
Mallard     40
Green-winged Teal     12
Great Blue Heron     8
Great Egret     20
Green Heron     2
Black-crowned Night-Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     1
Osprey     2
Bald Eagle     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     3
Semipalmated Plover     1
Killdeer     3
Greater Yellowlegs     X
Lesser Yellowlegs     X
Semipalmated Sandpiper     15
Least Sandpiper     5
Pectoral Sandpiper     8
Mourning Dove     2
Chimney Swift     1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     2
Belted Kingfisher     2
Red-headed Woodpecker     4
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     3
Red-eyed Vireo     3
Blue Jay     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
House Wren     1
European Starling     5
Cedar Waxwing     12
Common Yellowthroat     1
Song Sparrow     3
Swamp Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     4
American Goldfinch     5



See you on the trials,

Chris Pierce
N. Olmsted, OH

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