Peak Preserve Field Trip
Saturday, July 7, 2012
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Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society
Peak Preserve Field Trip
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Leader: Jeanne Williams
Eaton Township's Margaret Peak Nature Preserve opened in 2009.
It rapidly became known for grassland birds such as the
Dickcissels, Field Sparrows and
Savannah Sparrow that 14 birders saw or heard today.
Other highlights were Horned Larks, singing Indigo Buntings,
Spotted Sandpipers and a family of Hooded Mergansers.
Much of the preserve's 98 acres is planted with soybeans,
which provide a home for Killdeer, Spotted Sandpipers and Horned
Larks. Eaton Township
has steadily added features and trails.
New this week are three observation mounds and a woodland
path. Access to the cool
woods was most welcome on this 90-degree day.
14 birders
47 species
Bird List
Mallard with family
Hooded Merganser with family
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Killdeer with family
Spotted Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel (3 individuals)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Margaret Peak birders © Mary Anne Romito The following photos are courtesy of Penny O'Connor Margaret Peak Nature Preserve Viceroy butterfly Red-spotted Purple butterfly Looking for Dickcissels Soybean fields Observation mound Woodland at Peak |