The snow was falling for the entire duration of my morning walk in the Beaver Marsh area of the CVNP, sometimes fairly heavy, but most of the time it was a light, steady snow adding an ambiance to a Thanksgiving morning walk.  Large numbers of American Tree Sparrows could be heard in most of the adjacent fields near Lock 26 and then further north toward the path to Indigo Lake.  The best bird of the morning was hearing the familiar ‘grunt’ of the resident Virginia Rail and then seeing it run along the edge of the fallen cattails at the south end of the boardwalk.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours and happy birding.  My eBird checklist is below.

Jon Cefus


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Cuyahoga Valley NP--Ira Rd. Beaver Marsh, Summit, US-OH
Nov 27, 2014 8:02 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.25 mile(s)
Comments:     
31 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  100     Estimated
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  6
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  8
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)  1
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)  1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  2     Flyover
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  4
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  2
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  7
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  12
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  9
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  12
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  2
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  1
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)  35     Estimated (visual only)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  7
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  9
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  8
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  15
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  27
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