Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society

Second Saturday Bird Walk, at Rocky River Nature Center

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Leaders: Bill Deininger, Ken Gober, Dave Graskemper

16 birders, 21 species

Two Carolina Wrens played and sang on the roof of the Rocky River Nature Center.  Sightings included four species of sparrow and a showy Red-tailed Hawk  along the trail under Fort Hill.  Another Red-tailed Hawk was observed eating a squirrel, and a Blue Jay eating a mouse or vole. Overall there was a smaller number of species, but a good number of vocal birds.

Bird List

Mallard - 2

Red-tailed Hawk - 3

Mourning Dove - 5

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5

Downy Woodpecker - 6

Hairy Woodpecker - 1

Blue Jay - 3

American Crow - 1

Black-capped Chickadee - 20

Tufted Titmouse - 10

Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2

White-breasted Nuthatch - 9

Carolina Wren - 3

European Starling - 1

American Tree Sparrow - 10

Song Sparrow - 3

Swamp Sparrow - 2

Dark-eyed Junco - 25

Northern Cardinal - 5

House Finch - 10

American Goldfinch - 30