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Wed, 17 May 2017 17:39:28 +0000
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115 species were observed in a little less than six hours this morning from lake Erie Bluffs in Lake County. The long awaited southwest winds really pushed a lot of birds through.  Of note were a singing clay-colored sparrow, Franklin's gull, and 3 red knots. There were a lot of diurnal migrants in some pretty incredible numbers.  Highlights were  371 eastern kingbirds, 18,500+ blue jays, 196 Baltimore Orioles, 54 indigo buntings, 680 chimney swifts, 1000+ swallows, 3640 cedar waxwings, and 132 bobolinks.


Lake Erie Bluffs- Clark Road, Lake, Ohio, US
May 17, 2017 6:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     After 2 weeks of north and east winds we finally got some strong southwest winds of 20-30 mph. Most of the observations were done from the top of a 50 foot tower along the lake. Songbirds were moving constantly and only started to slow down around 11:00. Blue jays, woodpeckers, and blackbirds were heading east. Kingbirds, orioles, swallows, swifts, and bobolinks were heading west. There were a lot of warblers moving the first couple hours that were too far to hear and identify.

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115 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  18
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  14
Common Merganser  1     adult male
Red-breasted Merganser  15
Double-crested Cormorant  32
Great Blue Heron  17
Green Heron  5
Turkey Vulture  312
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  6
Bald Eagle  4
Broad-winged Hawk  36
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  2
Red Knot  3     Three breeding plumaged red knots were seen flying west on the lake. They were chunky shorebirds with moderately long bills. The plumage was mostly reddish.
Dunlin  82
Spotted Sandpiper  4
Bonaparte's Gull  11
Franklin's Gull  1     An adult Franklin's gull was seen flying with a group of 4 Bonaparte's gulls heading west. The dark gray wings with black wingtips with distinct white mirrors was seen as well as an all black hood. It was slightly larger than the Bonaparte's gulls.
Ring-billed Gull  173
Herring Gull  38
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Caspian Tern  19
Black Tern  2
Common Tern  5
Forster's Tern  9
Mourning Dove  4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Black-billed Cuckoo  1
Common Nighthawk  3
Chimney Swift  682
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  8
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-headed Woodpecker  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  21     All were migrating east along the lake. There was one group of 5 birds.
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Olive-sided Flycatcher  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Alder Flycatcher  1
Willow Flycatcher  2
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  6
Eastern Kingbird  371     There was a continuous movement to thew west of groups up to 11 birds
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Philadelphia Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  16
Red-eyed Vireo  6
Blue Jay  18650     Nearly constant movement of jays heading east , often in flock numbering in the hundreds
American Crow  31
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  120
Purple Martin  38
Tree Swallow  41
Bank Swallow  220
Barn Swallow  194
Cliff Swallow  19
swallow sp.  500
Black-capped Chickadee  6
House Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Eastern Bluebird  6
Veery  3
Gray-cheeked Thrush  1
Swainson's Thrush  11
Wood Thrush  4
American Robin  13
Gray Catbird  28
European Starling  65
Cedar Waxwing  3641     Large numbers flying west along the lakeshore
Ovenbird  3
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  2
Nashville Warbler  5
Mourning Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  14
American Redstart  9
Cape May Warbler  2
Magnolia Warbler  23
Bay-breasted Warbler  4
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  68
Chestnut-sided Warbler  6
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  9
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Canada Warbler  1
Wilson's Warbler  1
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.)  200
Chipping Sparrow  3
Clay-colored Sparrow  1     A bird was first heard and then seen south of the Clark Road parking lot. The small size, brown and tan striped head, brown rump and gray nape were seen. It lacked a distinct eye-line and had pale lores. The song was a series of 4 buzzes.
Field Sparrow  1
White-crowned Sparrow  43     Large numbers were feeding along the gravel trails.
White-throated Sparrow  29
Song Sparrow  15
Lincoln's Sparrow  6
Eastern Towhee  3
Scarlet Tanager  8
Northern Cardinal  11
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  19
Indigo Bunting  54
Bobolink  132
Red-winged Blackbird  179
Common Grackle  41
Brown-headed Cowbird  122
Orchard Oriole  7
Baltimore Oriole  196     Numerous Baltimore orioles were observed flying west along the lake. The largest group was 4 birds.
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  122

John Pogacnik

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