Hello,
I participated in the first spring bird walk for the season at
Penitentiary Glen Reservation in Kirtland, Lake County. The best bird was
a Louisiana Waterthrush that was singing and visible in a ravine off of a
trail by the nature center. Other good birds of note were Wood Duck (2),
Red-shouldered Hawk (1), Eastern Phoebe (2), BLUE-HEADED VIREO (1) (great
looks at eye level!) Tree Swallow(about a dozen), Brown Thrasher (1 heard
only), Field Sparrow (about 6), White-throated Sparrow (1 heard only), and
a pair of Eastern Meadowlarks.
After Penitentiary Glen, I stopped at Chagrin River Park in Willoughby. I
walked out onto the bridge that goes over Chagrin River and noticed a
couple swallows flying around. At first, I thought they were Tree
Swallows, but then I noticed their brownish bellies and saw them flying in
and out of little holes on the river bank. I looked more closely at the
birds and identified them as Northern Rough-winged Swallows! In my
oppinion, I think the swallows are nesting in the river bank. It started
sprinkling after I saw the swallows, so I left after that. Only other
birds of note were Mallard, Canada Goose, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin,
Red-winged Blackbird, and Turkey Vulture.
Lastly, on Route 2 in Willoughby, I saw a fly by Barn Swallow, my first of
the year for this species.
Good Birding,
Cole F. DiFabio
Madison, Ohio
Lake County
______________________________________________________________________
Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.
Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.
Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/.
You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:
http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS
Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]
|