Went to Chippewa Inlet Trail in Medina county and saw several birds and 
ducks that I could use help identifying.
I posted photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christinemcanlis/sets/72157624446596285/
Hope the link works.
The ducks sitting on a log all look like possible ring necked ducks but 
when I entered that in e-bird, it questioned that I had 8. So I thought 
I'd ask.
Also, I believe the single ducks in the photos are wood ducks?

One other question, I saw many swallows, some I easily identified as barn 
swallows (due to their reddish breast and blue black backs). But there 
were other swallows with white breasts, similar or smaller size than the 
barn swallows. I tentatively identified those as bank swallows but they 
could have been northern rough winged swallows. However since they had 
more of a notched tail I thoght they were bank swallows. They were not 
tree swallows - I see them all the time when I monitor nest boxes and I 
know them.

One other interesting note - we saw roughly 20 turkey vultures hovering in 
the same area. Since it's so hot and humid, I wasn't sure if they were 
just in a thermal or if they were all circling around the carcass of a 
really big animal.

Thanks,
Chris McAnlis
Medina county, OH

Ebird list:

2  	Wood Duck  	
20 	Turkey Vulture 	
4 	Mourning Dove 	
1 	Downy Woodpecker 	
3 	Willow Flycatcher 	
2 	Eastern Kingbird 	
10 	Bank Swallow 	
10 	Barn Swallow 	
1 	Black-capped Chickadee 	
2 	Tufted Titmouse 	
1 	White-breasted Nuthatch 	
5 	American Robin 	
1 	Gray Catbird 	
1 	Yellow Warbler 	
1 	Yellow-throated Warbler 	
1 	Eastern Towhee 	
2 	Field Sparrow 	
2 	Song Sparrow 	
2 	Northern Cardinal 	
1 	Rose-breasted Grosbeak 	
6 	American Goldfinch

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