I spent my lunch at Sandy Ridge Metropark in North Ridgeville, Lorain County. Solid numbers:

Tree Swallows - Everywhere, 200+, and all were in and out of nesting cavities
Ruddy Ducks - 12
GW Teals - 6
RB Merganzers - 2
American Wigeon - 1
American Coots - many, 40-50
Ring Necked Ducks - 20
Canadian Geese - many, 60-70, and several were pretty aggressive toward me on the narrow walking trails
GB Heron - 1
Great Egret - 1
Mallards - 6
WB Nuthatch - 1
Song Sparrows - 2
Turkey Vulture - 1
BC Chickadee - 1
RB Woodpecker - 1
Un-Identified Swallows - Not barn, tree or martins, but could not I'd - 4
Cormorant - 1
Red Winged Black Birds - 15
Bufflehead - 5

Spencer Ryan
Avon Lake, Ohio
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