Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society

Field Trip to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center

Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 8 a.m.

Leader:  Tim Jasinski (LENSC)

Target Species:  Migrating warblers

14 Birders, 45 Species

It was a great day for migrants. Fifteen warbler species foraged in the trees along Porter Creek Drive, from Lake Erie Nature and Science Center to Lake Erie.  Wonderful highlight along with the Barred Owl by the Center.  A few trees changing color showed the approach of autumn.

Bird List

Canada Goose - 6

Mallard - 15

Common Loon - 1

Double-crested Cormorant - 1

Great Blue Heron - 1

Red-tailed Hawk - 1

Ring-billed Gull - 100

Herring Gull - 12

Mourning Dove - 5

Barred Owl - 1

Chimney Swift - 50

Belted Kingfisher - 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6

Downy Woodpecker - 5

Northern Flicker - 1

Eastern Wood Pewee - 1

Eastern Phoebe - 2

Red-eyed Vireo - 1

Blue Jay - 20

American Crow - 5

Black-capped Chickadee- 7

Tufted Titmouse - 5

White-breasted Nuthatch - 5

Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2

European Starling - 5

Tennessee Warbler - 2

Nashville Warbler - 2

Northern Parula - 2

Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1

Magnolia Warbler - 5

Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1

Black-throated Green Warbler - 2

Blackburnian Warbler - 2

Bay-breasted Warbler - 1

Blackpoll Warbler - 4

Black-and-white Warbler - 1

American Redstart - 4

Common Yellowthroat - 1

Wilson's Warbler - 1

Song Sparrow - 1

White-throated Sparrow - 4

Northern Cardinal - 4

Common Grackle - 125

House Sparrow - 10