I took a walk around the Shaker Lakes (east side of Cleveland, Delorme page 41, A6)today. In general, I found the usual suspects (list follows), but I was surprised to see a male Northern Pintail hanging out with the Mallards in the north arm of Horseshoe Lake. That's a Shaker Lakes first for me. Laura Gooch Cleveland Heights -------- Original Message -------- Subject: eBird Report - Shaker Lakes Park System, Nov 28, 2011 Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:04:44 -0500 (EST) From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Shaker Lakes Park System, Cuyahoga, US-OH Nov 28, 2011 11:15 AM - 1:35 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.3 kilometer(s) Comments: Scarborough Road counterclockwise around Lower Shaker Lake, to Horseshoe Lake dam, east along north side of Horseshoe Lake, back across dam, along South Park to Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, along north side of Lower Shaker Lake to Fairfax at North Park. 6 C, overcast, ENE at 11 mph. 19 species (+1 other taxa) Mallard 64 Northern Pintail 1 First one I've ever seen at the Shaker Lakes. In the north arm of Horseshoe Lake hanging out with the Mallards. Great Blue Heron 1 gull sp. 1 Mourning Dove 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Blue Jay 11 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 American Robin 55 European Starling 50 Song Sparrow 3 At least 2 banded Dark-eyed Junco 16 At least 1 banded Northern Cardinal 6 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]