I birded the Lake Erie Bluffs in lake County this morning.  There was a decent amount of activity on the lake although it was all just common birds.  Of note were an eastern phoebe, graoy catbird, ruby-crowned kinglet, and 4 flyover American pipits.



Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark--Lane Rd., Lake, Ohio, US
Dec 23, 2015 7:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
34 species

Canada Goose  4
Common Merganser  16
Red-breasted Merganser  5854
Common Loon  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Bonaparte's Gull  22
Ring-billed Gull  1772
Herring Gull  189
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Eastern Screech-Owl  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1     An eastern phoebe was seen at a distance as close as 6 feet away.  It was a grayish-green flycatcher lacking an eyering or wingbars.  It sat upright and constantly moved its tail up and down.  It was hawking for insects along the stream that borders the southwest corner of the woods.
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  86
Gray Catbird  1     One to two gray catbirds have been present over the last three weeks.  This one was observed just north of the raised observation platform
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Pipit  4     Four were heard flying over heading west.
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Tree Sparrow  46
Dark-eyed Junco  3
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  6
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  23

John Pogacnik

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