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FieldTripReport

Event:BirdingatAcaciaReservation
Date:Saturday,June3,2017
Time:9:00a.m.12:00p.m.
Location:AcaciaReservation,CedarRd,Lyndhurst,OH44124,USAMap
Leader:WendyWeirich,DirectorofOutdoorEducationatCleveland
Metroparks
TargetSpecies:Grasslandspecies
Results:39Species,7Birders

Birders enjoyed a sunny warm summer day at Acacia Reservation, a former golf course
returning to nature. The parking area was full due to a walking event, but the natural areas had
sufficient space for birds and birders along with the walkers. Baltimore Orioles nest here, as
well as numerous Barn Swallows. Two Bald Eagles flew over, as did three Green Herons and
two Red-tailed Hawks.

Three gas wells are also part of the scene, along with a house that now hosts visiting scientists
or park interns instead of golf pros. Habitat restoration includes a reconfiguration of Euclid
Creek back to a more natural state. Mature American Elms are among the natural treasures of
Acacia Cleveland Metroparks staff are reforesting much of the area with tree species native to
the latitude of Tennessee, such as Tulip trees and Black Cherry in anticipation of the warming of
the climate in Northeast Ohio. Former sand traps are sprouting Cottonwood seedlings. The
forest will coexist with prairie, blooming now with a few coreopsis, but ready to flower with
many more species in late summer.

BirdList

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# Species Count

1. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 3

2. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6

3. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) flyover 1

4. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 3 flyover 3

5. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2

6. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2

7. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2

8. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 6

9. Gull sp. (Larinae sp.) 1

10. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 7

11. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 6

12. Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 4

13. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2

14. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2

15. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1

16. Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1

17. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2

18. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2

19. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 18

20. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2

21. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 10

22. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) some nests in shelters on the 20

grounds

23. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1

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24. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1

25. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 4

26. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 2

27. American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 18

28. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 20

29. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 6

30. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2

31. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 5

32. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8

33. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 12

34. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 15

35. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 10

36. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1 female entering nest in tree 5

37. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1

38. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3

39. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 8

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Photos

Photo:AcaciaDeerPennyOConnor

Photo:AcaciaGasWellPennyOConnor

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Photo:AcaciaPlanPennyOConnor

Photo:EuclidCreekRestorationPennyOConnor

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Photo:MeadowCoreopsisandMilkweedPennyOConnor

Photo:AcaciaBirdersPennyOConnor

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Photo:PointingPennyOConnor

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Photo:SandtrapCottonwoodsPennyOConnor

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