Bob,

Next time you're up this way, stop at our house--we can pretty much  
guarantee Black-capped Chickadees as the feeders (like many people up  
here). :-)

—Steve

On Jan 10, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Robert Royse wrote:

> Despite the uninspiring reports I headed up to the lake today and  
> found more than I was expecting and was able to add 10 more species  
> for the year.
>
> Late morning at E. 72nd St. : in addition to all the ducks that  
> have been reported there were at least 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls  
> and a first year Iceland Gull.
>
> Sims Park in Euclid which has been so good for scoters in past  
> Januarys was mostly frozen over, but in the little open water I was  
> at least able to add Common Merganser for the year.
>
> Eastlake was cold, windy, and icy, but well worth the stop. Within  
> a minute I spotted 2 Iceland (1 ad., 1 first year), and 1 Glaucous  
> (first year). I spent nearly an hour scoping there without finding  
> any others, but those three birds remained in plain sight smack dab  
> in front of me the whole time I was there.
>
> Avon Lake was loaded with ducks, especially Redheads, Canvasbacks,  
> scaups (mostly Lessers), Buffleheads, and C. Goldeneyes. Red- 
> breasted and Common Mergansers were present in smaller numbers. New  
> year birds for me there included Double-crested Cormorant and a  
> single BLACK SCOTER. I saw no noteworthy gulls, but a fly by Bald  
> Eagle looked beautiful in the light that was shining at the time.
>
> If that doesn't sound like much for the day, it's because I was  
> spending most of my time looking for that big northern chickadee  
> and was striking out at every woodlot I looked. I was finding all  
> the other expected woodland birds, but no chickadees. After Avon  
> Lake I took a detour home via Bradley Woods where I spent a good  
> hour walking around and again finding all the usual woodland birds  
> including Eastern Bluebirds and Pileated Woodpeckers. It was about  
> 5:00 when I FINALLY found one and only one BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE.  
> I would have been pretty pissed off to head back to Columbus  
> without that one. I can guarantee you northerners, if come down  
> here our chickadees are more obliging.
>
> Bob Royse
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