Greetings -
Today was a PHENOMENAL day to be on the Erie lakefront for migrant passerines. Headlands Beach State Park and Mentor Lagoons recorded 21 species of warblers, with 100+ Magnolia Warblers and an amazing number of Wilson's Warblers and American Redstarts. The season's first Blue-headed Vireos and Dark-eyed Juncos appeared there as well. (Fide Ray Hannikman and Jerry Talkington, who both excitedly called and emailed with news of a "fallout" today). Below, some numbers from Huntington Reservation (Bay Village), Elmwood Park (Rocky River), and Lorain impoundment mudflats. The flocks were fast and furious today, reminiscent of what it's like to see them on their wintering grounds in the tropics. Most birds kept fairly low; with typical "canopy" species (i.e. Blackpoll, Cape May) seen at eye-level and just above.
In general summary, today saw fantastic numbers of Magnolia Warblers, American Redstarts and Blackpoll Warblers. Chestnut-sided Warbler numbers were high as well, as was Nashville. Great numbers of thrushes moved but were tricky to locate as they moved quickly through the MID-STORY, often with robins. Vireos were dominated by Red-eyed but Headlands saw a few Philadelphias. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher was a good study today (first of the fall for most folks), and Red-breasted Nuthatch seemed to have moved in, in fair numbers, with at least 3 at Huntington Reservation alone. White-throated Sparrows are beginning to turn up, and yesterday a LINCOLN'S SPARROW (my first of the fall) was at Huntington yesterday (found by Larry Richardson). Chimney Swift numbers are high, while swallows are diminishing in number markedly. Shorebirds at Lorain were likely absent due to constant strafing of at least two Peregrine Falcons. Turn-over (hourly) here, is always intriguing, though.
Final note before lists below: CINNAMON TEAL NOT PRESENT at Lorain impoundment today. Careful scanning of the loafing waterfowl along the phragmite edges turned up a handful of Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Mallards, and a single American Wigeon. Cinnamon Teal not seen since September 7th.
SEPTEMBER 11TH: On the west side of Cleveland, from Huntington Reservation west to Lorain harbor, 81 species were recorded from 7:30 a.m. to 4 pm.
Huntington Reservation (bottom of sledding hill) turned up a nice fall flock including: Pine (1)Nashville (6)Magnolia (20)Blackpoll (8)Black-throated Green (3)Black-throated Blue (2)Wilson's (10)American Redstart (30)Chestnut-sided (6)Hooded (1)Black-and-white (2)Cape May (1)Blackburnian (1)Tennessee (2)Also: Least Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-throated Sparrow, among other species
Elmwood Park in Rocky River had: Nashville (7)Magnolia (15)Bay-breasted (2)Blackpoll (1)Black-throated Blue (5)Wilson's (6)American Redstart (20)Chestnut-sided (8)Wilson's (6)Black-and-white (4)Blackburnian (2)Ovenbird (1)Northern Waterthrush (1)Palm (1)
Also: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (2), Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo (4), Veery (1), Wood Thrush (1), Swainson's Thrush (3), a massive flock of robins, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, etc.
LORAIN HARBOR was slow today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. but highlights included a single stunning BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, only one Least Sandpiper, only three Semipalmated Sandpipers, and two Semipalmated Plovers. The CINNAMON TEAL has NOT been present since the 7th. Other highlights here included at least one Peregrine Falcon.
best of birding - Jen
Jen Brumfield
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Cleveland, Ohio
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