Christmas Bird Count (Lakewood) December 28, 2008
2008 Christmas Bird Count results
Lakewood (west side of Cleveland) Count
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Despite the windy conditions, this was one of the best Christmas Counts with regard to the number of species seen. Sixty-nine species were sighted the day of the CBC and four species during count week (cw).
Morning temperatures hovered around 60 degrees, but a fast moving cold front brought drizzle and rain then decreasing temperatures throughout the day. By the end of the day the temperature was down to 28 degrees. What was the ultimate worst was the wind, initially coming from the south, but then swinging around from the west – northwest at 30 mph gusting up to 40 + mph. That is windy!!! Seeing as well as hearing birds in the wind was difficult. Where the birds could hide from the wind there was better luck. Lake Erie was pretty much wide open hence not concentrating gulls or waterfowl.
There were ups and downs with species. Some of most noteworthy species are in boldfont and count week are in italics.
Species |
Lakewood |
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1. | Canada Goose | 999 | ||
Tundra Swan | cw (12/27/08) | |||
2. | Wood Duck | 2 | ||
3. | American Black Duck | 24 | ||
4. | Mallard | 1003 | ||
5. | American Wigeon | 2 | ||
6. | Northern Pintail | 124 | ||
7. | Northern Shoveler | 2 | ||
8 | Green-winged Teal | 1 | ||
9. | Ring-necked Duck | 4 | ||
10. | Greater Scaup | 18 | ||
11. | Lesser Scaup | 144 | ||
12. | Surf Scoter | 3 | ||
13. | Black Scoter | 5 | ||
14. | White-winged Scoter | 4 | ||
15. | Bufflehead | 158 | ||
16. | Common Goldeneye | 253 | ||
17. | Long-tailed Duck | 2 | ||
18. | Common Merganser | 11 | ||
19. | Red-breasted Merganser | 56 | ||
20. | Hooded Merganser | 1 | ||
Wild Turkey | cw (12/27/08) | |||
21. | Great Blue Heron | 3 | ||
22. | Bald Eagle | 5 | ||
23. | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | ||
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24. | Cooper's Hawk | 14 | ||
25. | Red-shouldered Hawk | 3 | ||
26. | Red-tailed Hawk | 20 | ||
27. | Merlin | 1 | ||
28. | Peregrine Falcon | 1 | ||
29. | American Coot | 1 | ||
30. | Bonaparte's Gull | 5590 | ||
31. | Ring-billed Gull | 12,646 | ||
32. | Herring Gull | 545 | ||
33. | Great Black-backed Gull | 41 | ||
34. | Glaucous Gull | 1 | ||
35. | Rock Pigeon | 146 | ||
36. | Mourning Dove | 135 | ||
37. | Eastern Screech Owl | 1 | ||
38. | Belted Kingfisher | 2 | ||
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39. | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 29 | ||
40. | Downy Woodpecker | 69 | ||
41. | Hairy Woodpecker | 15 | ||
42. | Northern Flicker | 2 | ||
43. | Pileated Woodpecker | 3 | ||
44. | Blue Jay | 73 | ||
45. | American Crow | 46 | ||
46. | Black-capped Chickadee | 171 | ||
47. | Tufted Titmouse | 49 | ||
48. | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 4 | ||
49. | White-breasted Nuthatch | 49 | ||
50. | Brown Creeper | 1 | ||
51. | Carolina Wren | 10 | ||
52. | Winter Wren | 2 | ||
Marsh Wren | cw (12/30/08) | |||
Hermit Thrush | cw (12/29/08) | |||
53. | American Robin | 338 | ||
54. | Northern Mockingbird | 2 | ||
55. | European Starling | 1143 |
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56. | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 3 | ||
57. | American Tree Sparrow | 97 | ||
58. | Song Sparrow | 25 | ||
59. | Swamp Sparrow | 4 | ||
60. | White throated Sparrow | 14 | ||
61. | Chipping Sparrow | 2 | ||
62. | Dark-eyed Junco | 179 | ||
63. | Northern Cardinal | 132 | ||
64. | Red-winged Blackbird | 4 | ||
65. | Common Grackle | 1 | ||
66. | House Finch | 156 | ||
67. | Pine Siskin | 83 | ||
68. | American Goldfinch | 168 | ||
69. | House Sparrow | 336 | ||
Total Species | 69 |
Nancy Howell, compiler
Lakewood CBC
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society
www.wcasohio.org
Areas counted | Participants |
Lakefront from Edgewater to Lakewood | Paula Lozano, , Bob Finkelstein, Jim McCarty, Larry Rosche, Ethan Kistler |
Lakefront from Lakewood to Avon | Craig Caldwell, Chris Pierce, Gene & Jerry Roth |
Clague Park, Lakewood Park Cemetary, Elmwood Park | Lee & Sue Cavano |
Big Met/Little Met Golfcourses-Rocky River Reservation, Metroparks Stables | Dave LeGallee, Bill Deininger, Terry & Joanne Gorges |
Rocky River Reservation around Nature Center, Lewis Rd Riding Ring | Dave Dvorak, Inge Schmidt, Mary Bartos, Linda Sekura, Jan Holkenburg, Ray Kutnar, Martha Burrows |
Lagoon Picnic Area to Bagley Rd. along Valley Parkway | Kathleen Bradley, Jay Abercrombie |
Baldwin, Wallace and Coe Lakes area in Berea | Liz Clingman, William & Jessica Fissell |
Bradley Woods & western portions of count circle | Eric Bruder & Justin Limberty |
Lake Isaac/Beyers Pond and environs. | Nancy Howell, Mary Anne Romito, Penny O'Connor |
Big Creek Parkway - Brookpark Rd to Stumpf Rd. | Nancy Howell, Robert & Andrea Segedi |
Big Creek Parkway - Stumpf Rd. south to Fowles | |
Cleveland Zoo/West Park Cemetery/Big Creek Reservation. | Mary Anne Romito, Claire Johnson |
Tri-C Western Campus, James Day Park, Nathan Hale Park | Kit & Dennis Birch |
Lake Abrams/Southwest Hospital wetlands | Terri Martincic, Paul Sherwood, Dave Manuelle |
Renaissance Retirement Community Property, Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Links Golf Course | Penny O'Connor, Page Stephens, Jessie St. Christopher, Betty Green, Nancy Brewer |
Hopkins Airport area | Dave Dvorak, Linda Sekura, Terri Martincic, Inge Schmidt |
Peregrine Spotters | Sharon Hanse & Jan Ranahan |
Feeders at Rocky River Nature Center | Charles & Maria Finchum |
Feeders in Bay Village | Dave Lewis & Laurie Boylan |
Feeders in Parma | Mrs. Jung |
Feeders in Parma Hts | Diane Busch |
Feeders in Lakewood | Jessie St. Christopher |
Feeders in Middleburg Hts | Don Howell |