There were quite a few birds flying by Lake Erie Bluffs with blue jays and orioles dominating. There were quite a few green herons also passing by, mostly in pairs heading east. Of note were 35 American pipits flying over and mourning warbler near the twoe and two chats.





Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark, Lake, Ohio, US

May 15, 2018 6:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)

Comments:     Southwest winds changing to north around 9:30 with rain at 9:45. Most of the birds were heading east, but quite a few were going west also such as eastern kingbirds, great crested flycatchers, and American goldfinches.

88 species



Canada Goose  9

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  1

Red-breasted Merganser  26

Horned Grebe  1     Non-breeding plumage, close to shore along the lake.

Double-crested Cormorant  21

Great Blue Heron  7

Green Heron  19     All were migrants flying mostly east.

Turkey Vulture  2

Osprey  1

Bald Eagle  4

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Black-bellied Plover  2

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Ring-billed Gull  47

Herring Gull  7

Caspian Tern  2

Common Tern  3

Mourning Dove  14

Chimney Swift  72

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  2

Acadian Flycatcher  1

Willow Flycatcher  1

Least Flycatcher  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  9

Eastern Kingbird  39

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  1119

American Crow  26

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  41

Purple Martin  6

Tree Swallow  16

Bank Swallow  68

Barn Swallow  12

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2

House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

Veery  3

Gray-cheeked Thrush  1

Swainson's Thrush  3

Wood Thrush  3

American Robin  24

Gray Catbird  47

Brown Thrasher  3

Northern Mockingbird  1

European Starling  83

American Pipit  35     A flock of 35 flew by heading west

Cedar Waxwing  98

Ovenbird  2

Tennessee Warbler  2

Nashville Warbler  1

Mourning Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  32

American Redstart  3

Magnolia Warbler  7

Bay-breasted Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler  146

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Canada Warbler  1

Wilson's Warbler  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

Field Sparrow  1

White-crowned Sparrow  16

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  14

Swamp Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1

Yellow-breasted Chat  2

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  11

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  15

Indigo Bunting  17

Orchard Oriole  10

Baltimore Oriole  126     Most were migrating east

Red-winged Blackbird  278

Brown-headed Cowbird  24

Common Grackle  15

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  121







John Pogacnik



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