Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark, Lake, Ohio, US

May 1, 2018 6:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)

Comments:     There was a good migration at Lake Erie Bluffs this morning, despite west-southwest winds. There were a lot more songbirds migrating today and fewer waterbirds. Swallows and blackbirds were the most obvious migrants today. There were also 237 chimney swifts this morning. Only 76 flickers were counted, so their migration is winding down.





Birds of note were two willets heading west over the lake.A migrating mockingbird was a surprise. We get them along the lake, but this was flying high and migrating. There were large numbers of vultures, but low numbers of hawks. the wind switched more westerly and may have pushed them more inland.





Winds were gusty and were west-southwest and changed to more of a west wind.. Flight direction was to the west. From 7:00 am-10-40 am counted migrants flying by the tower off Clark Road. The remainder of the time was spent walking the trails west of Lane Road.

84 species (+2 other taxa)



Canada Goose  132

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  7

Lesser Scaup  2

Red-breasted Merganser  76

Common Loon  1

Double-crested Cormorant  417

Great Blue Heron  46

Green Heron  3

Turkey Vulture  408     Large numbers of turkey vultures were migrating this morning

Osprey  1

Northern Harrier  1

Sharp-shinned Hawk  7

Bald Eagle  9

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Broad-winged Hawk  12

Red-tailed Hawk  16

Killdeer  1

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Willet  2     Two birds were seen flying west over the lake. The distinctive black and white wing pattern was very evident.

Lesser Yellowlegs  3

Bonaparte's Gull  56

Ring-billed Gull  528

Herring Gull  69

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Caspian Tern  91

Common Tern  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  26

Chimney Swift  237     There was a steady movement of swifts throughout the morning.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-headed Woodpecker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  76     Flicker numbers were down. It appears their migration is winding down.

Pileated Woodpecker  1

American Kestrel  3

Eastern Phoebe  7

Blue Jay  487

American Crow  34

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  79

Purple Martin  16

Tree Swallow  655     Tree swallows were migrating throughout the morning and made up the majority of migrating swallows.

Bank Swallow  9

Barn Swallow  114

swallow sp.  250

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  8

Eastern Bluebird  3

Swainson's Thrush  2

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  61

Brown Thrasher  2

Northern Mockingbird  1     One flew by the tower heading west. appeared to be migrating.

European Starling  177

American Pipit  19

Cedar Waxwing  6

Common Yellowthroat  3

Yellow Warbler  13

Palm Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  22

Chipping Sparrow  14

Field Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  31

Song Sparrow  42

Swamp Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  1

Yellow-breasted Chat  1

Northern Cardinal  9

Eastern Meadowlark  1

Red-winged Blackbird  1300

Brown-headed Cowbird  125

Rusty Blackbird  6

Common Grackle  55

blackbird sp.  2000

House Finch  8

Purple Finch  3

Pine Siskin  12

American Goldfinch  286     Goldfinches are beginning to migrate. Most were headed west







John Pogacnik



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