Cleveland Metroparks naturalist Carly Martin reports a group of two to three hundred common nighthawks feeding in one large flock just north of the polo field on river road, Moreland Hills Oh about 5:30pm Wednesday evening august 31

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>  1. Warbling Vireos resume singing
>  2. Albino Lesser Yellowlegs at Pickerington Ponds
>  3. Bat-like bird - Common Nighthawk? Akron OH
>  4. PickPonds,8-30
>  5. Nighthawks in Cuyahoga Co
>  6. Cuyahoga County Nighthawks II
>  7. Brecksville Nighthawks, Sagamore Hills Black Vulture
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> Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:46:32 -0400
> From:    Dave Hochadel <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Warbling Vireos resume singing
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> As has been the case for the past ten years our resident Warbling Vireos
> resumed singing yesterday (August 30) after about 4 weeks of silence. They
> nest annually in a small woodlot next to a pond within a hundred feet of our
> residence so we have been able to observe them closely over the years. Some
> years the male will continue daily vocalizations until nearly October 1st.
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> Dave Hochadel
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> Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:43:47 -0400
> From:    Gene Stauffer <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Albino Lesser Yellowlegs at Pickerington Ponds
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> This afternoon there was an almost entirely albino Lesser Yellowlegs at
> Pickerington Ponds Metro Park in eastern Franklin County. It was seen from
> the Ellis Pond viewing area, along the edge of the water. A couple of poor
> quality but diagnostic digiscope photos are at the link below.
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> http://genebirds.blogspot.com/
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> There is an area of mudflats visible from the viewing shelter at the Ellis
> Pond viewing area, but today it had only a Solitary Sandpiper. The area
> should be watched for close views of shorebirds in the next few weeks.
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> Gene Stauffer
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> Grove City
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> Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:26:17 -0400
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> Subject: Bat-like bird - Common Nighthawk? Akron OH
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> I was watching the bats flying around my yard last evening at dusk when
> suddenly a much larger bat momentarily joined in. At least, at first I
> thought it was a large bat... as it flew over my head I saw that it was a
> bird with very long, narrow, pointed wings and a moderately forked, long-is=
> h
> tail. It swooped and changed direction very quickly and effortlessly -- the
> sighting lasted less than 10 seconds. By the time I fully realized I was
> looking at a bird, not a bat, it was gone -- so I hardly had a chance to ge=
> t
> field marks. It was pretty dark, anyway. I did get the impression of a
> falcon-like bird, maybe a little larger than mourning dove size, but with
> longer, narrower wings.
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> My googling to discover the identity of this bird leads me only to Common
> Nighthawk. I don't believe it was a Martin or any kind of swallow or swift
> (chimney swifts are very common in my area). I didn't notice any white wing
> patches, though =97 which usually are pretty evident, from my limited
> experience. It was about twice the size of the bats (likely little brown),
> which would put it at about 9 inches long with a wingspan around 20"-22".
> This sounds good for Common Nighthawk also.
> 
> What other bird might display flight behavior similar to a feeding bat?
> Would a nighthawk be feeding very close to the ground? I did witness a
> nighthawk do a courtship display in the yard once several years ago, so I
> guess it wouldn't be unprecedented. Just unusual!
> 
> Any thoughts appreciated.
> 
> Karen Gray
> Copley
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> Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:10:34 -0400
> From:    rob thorn <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: PickPonds,8-30
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> A brief run through Pick POnds and neighboring Portman Park yesterday found water levels still high, but some interesting birds around.  I also saw the albino sandpiper seen by Gene Stauffer, but I wasn't sure of its ID.  I'm glad he got some good pics of it.  I wasn't sure of Lesser Yellowlegs or Solitary Sandpiper, but perhaps some more shorebird-experienced eyes can help us here.  Ellis Pond and Arrowhead marsh were just starting to show fringes of mud, but had no shorebirds other than Solitary Sandpipers and Kildeer.  Other birds of note included:
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> Waterfowl - very little other than Mallards and Wood Ducks, and no big #s of either
> Common Gallinule - an adult and 4 juveniles were poking around the eastern-most pond in Arrowhead marsh
> Sora - 1 was prowling around the edge of the Ellis Pond overlook where the albino sandpiper was located.
> Sandhill Cranes - the pair that had been hanging around the area were easily visible from the Arrowhead marsh overlook
> Herons - 8+ Great Blues and 4 Great Egrets were scattered between Wood Duck marsh, Teal Pond, and Arrowhead marsh
> Hummingbirds - 2 were at Portman Park, while another 2 were along the Meadowlark Trail, both unusual spots for them.
> Flycatchers - 7+ Wood Pewees were in the forest patch at Portman Park, wile a late E.Kingbird was calling at Arrowhead marsh
> Vireos - a few Warbling were singing (both at Portman and Pick Ponds), while Portman had 6-8 Red-eyed (migrants, since they don't nest there).
> Swallows - surprisingly few, with only a couple of Barn & Rough-winged over Arrowhead marsh
> Warblers - not a great area for them, but Blackpoll & Chesnut-sided were at Portman
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> Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:42:04 -0400
> From:    =?windows-1252?Q?Lukas_Padegimas?= <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Nighthawks in Cuyahoga Co
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> If anyone is interested. There were two Commmon Nighthawks that have been=
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> seen for the past hour flying around the soccer field slightly south of=20=
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> the Main North Chagrin Reservation entrance off SOM Center Rd. in Mayfiel=
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> (a suburb of the Greater Cleveland Area OH).=20
> Lukas
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> Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:17:29 -0400
> From:    Chris Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Cuyahoga County Nighthawks II
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> I saw about 8 Common Nighthawks in the skies above my place on Columbia
> Rd. They were gliding and wheeling below about a dozen
> Chimney Swifts.
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> These are the first Nighthawks I have seen here in perhaps 10 years.
> They were always around in the summers when I moved here in the mid 80's.
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> See you on the trails,
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> Chris Pierce
> N. Olmsted, OH
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> Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:42:09 -0400
> From:    William Fissell <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Brecksville Nighthawks, Sagamore Hills Black Vulture
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> Birders,
> 
> flight of 65 or so nighthawks in Brecksville, first headed west, then
> back east 15 min later.  Valley View Rd and Chaffee Rd had a black
> vulture in the field with 3 turkey vultures.
> 
> Bill
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