Sunday, August 9 - 9:15 - 11 a.m.

Our list was compiled from four viewing spots at the Main  Metropark.  The
first is the "disc golf overlook" on the south end of the  lake.  The
habitat there is now good for shorebirds.  As we walked to  the disc golf
overlook, we were serenaded by the sweet calls of indigo  buntings, scarlet
tanagers, and pileated woodpeckers.  The second area is  the first parking lot that
looks out over the lake.  This is where the  majority of the great blue
herons are seen.  The third area is located down  the main road at the parking
area with the blue handicapped parking signs.   You walk west and will see a
path that goes down to the water.  This is the  best viewing area because
the morning sun is at your back.  Wear your mud  boots !  The last area is the
former duck feeding area at the north end of  the lake.  The position of
the sun makes it more challenging to ID here in  the morning.  Good numbers of
shorebirds are still visiting the lake.   The only thing missing were other
birders.  Where were you guys?!?!

Solitary sp - 46
Spotted sp - 8
Pectoral sp - 51
Greater yellowlegs - 2
Lesser yellowlegs - 6
Stilt sp - 3
Semipalmated sp - 4
Least sp - 6
Killdeer - 300+
Herring gull - 1
Great blue herons - 75
Great egret - 1
Wood ducks - 15+
Belted kingfishers - 2
Pileated woodpecker - 2
Barn swallows
Chimney swifts
And a lot of the "usual stuff"

Ed and Bev Neubauer
Englewood, Ohio

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