Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve
March 29, 2015
Report | Photos by Penny O'Connor |
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society
Field Trip to the
Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (formerly Dike 14)
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Leader: Gary Neuman
6 Birders, 23 Species
Brilliant sunshine tempered 20-degree temperatures at the start of
the trip. Three hours
later, Turkey Vultures soared in 40-degree updrafts.
A highlight of the walk was an Eastern Meadowlark in the
sparrow field. Numerous
Red-winged Blackbirds, Song Sparrows and American Robins sang
nonstop. Their songs
said spring, in contrast to ice-covered Lake Erie. Many deer
observed the birders. Coyotes indicated their presence with scat.
Leader Gary Neuman described protocols and recruited volunteers for
the ongoing multi-year bird survey in the Dike 14 Doan Brook
Important Bird Area.
Bird List
Canada Goose - 12
Common Merganser --1
Turkey Vulture - 10
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Killdeer - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 30
Mourning Dove - 6
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 9
Black-capped Chickadee - 6
Tufted Titmouse - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
American Robin - 30
European Starling - 2
American Tree Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 43
Northern Cardinal - 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 50
Eastern Meadowlark - 1
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
House Finch - 5
American Goldfinch - 8 |
CLNP birders Red-winged Blackbird Ice on Lake Erie Ice as far as you can see. |