Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society

October 10, 2015

Second Saturday Bird Walk

at Rocky River Nature Center

Leaders:  Bill Deininger, Ken Gober, Dave Graskemper

17 birders, 30 species

Fall color has arrived in the Rocky River valley.  Highlights of this second Saturday walk included a trio of Cooper's Hawks by West Channel Pond and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  Wood Ducks are still numerous in the pond nearest Frostville.  Yellow-rumped Warblers were the sole warbler species on this walk.

Bird List

Canada Goose - 2

Wood Duck - 30

Mallard - 12

Great Blue Heron - 4

Turkey Vulture - 2

Cooper's Hawk - 4

Killdeer - 3

Mourning Dove - 4

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1

Downy Woodpecker - 6

Eastern Phoebe - 1

Blue-headed Vireo - 2

Blue Jay - 12

American Crow - 1

Black-capped Chickadee- 15

Tufted Titmouse - 5

White-breasted Nuthatch - 8

Carolina Wren- 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet -3

Hermit Thrush - 3

American Robin - 5

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 15

Song Sparrow - 4

Swamp Sparrow - 2

White-crowned Sparrow - 20

Northern Cardinal - 6

Red-winged Blackbird - 60

House Finch - 2

American Goldfinch - 11