This morning at Villa Angela and Wildwood at Cleveland Lakefront SP around 11:30am the very strong cold northeast winds made finding any new birds difficult.  I saw six Common Goldeneye in the lake and a few Red-breasted Mergansers, a few Tree Sparrows and a Brown Creeper.  As I was leaving Mark Anderson noted there were Hooded Mergansers in the marina.  I saw approx six and left.

I stopped at the property west of the Hospice of Western Reserve (E. 185th St)now owned by them I believe behind the former Jesuit Retreat Center and saw my first Northern Flicker and four Common Goldeneye.

I stopped at Euclid Park north of Lakeshore near the Lakefront Comm Center and saw one Hooded Merganser male and a few Red-breasted Mergansers.

I stopped at Sims Park and Euclid and saw one Golden-crowned Kinglet and one Turkey Vulture.

I stopped at Euclid Creek Reservation (the separate area between Chardon Rd, Euclid & Highland Rd) saw one Northern Mockingbird and two Turkey Vultures and it was much warmer here.

I returned to Wildwood Park Marina in Cleveland at 5pm and found 19 Hooded Mergansers under the docks (at least 9 males)  It was still extremely cold here.

Nancy Anderson
Richmond Hts, OH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancy_a/

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