Today I went with Nancy Brewer to Sandy Ridge (Lorain Co. Metroparks). The
Red-headed Woodpeckers and Eastern Bluebirds put on quite a show, especially
after the sun came out to reveal their brilliant colors. There was a nice
variety of waterfowl, and also sparrows, but we had trouble identifying the
sparrows with certainty. One bird flew up from a bench when I almost
squashed it with a sack of field guides and snacks, and it landed on Nancy!
We barely got a glimpse before it realized its error and flew away.



Our list follows.If some of you who know your sparrows get out there, you
will probably get a nice list.



Great Blue Heron

Wood Duck

Green-winged Teal

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

American Wigeon

Ring-necked Duck

Bald Eagle

Cooper's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

American Coot

Belted Kingfisher

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird

European Starling

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

House Finch

American Goldfinch





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Penny O'Connor

Cleveland OH




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