Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society

Lake-to-Lake field trip, Sunday, March 13, 2011

Leader: Nancy Howell

A Northern Harrier over the wetlands behind Polaris school was a highlight of our field trip on the Lake-to-Lake trail. Lesser Scaup on Lake Isaac were another nice surprise. In the wetlands around Lake Abram, the tall vegetation was flat to the ground, offering a clear view that we don’t see later in the year. The Red-shouldered Hawk was in the Lake Abram area. Nancy Howell, our leader, birds the area often, so it was a special treat to have her as our guide. To finish the morning, we stopped for coffee Panera.

9 birders

30 species

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

American Black Duck

Mallard

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Northern Harrier

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Ring-billed Gull

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Blue Jay

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

European Starling

American Tree Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

House Finch

House Sparrow

Also: Fox Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Deer