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Second Saturday Bird Walk Report 

 
Date:​​ Saturday, October 13, 2018 
Location:​​ Trails around Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, 
Cleveland Metroparks, 24000 Valley Pkwy, North Olmsted, OH 44070 
Leaders:​​ Bill Deininger, Ken Gober, Dave Graskemper 
Results:​​ 8 Birders, 35 Species
Description: ​We had eight brave souls that shared the bird trail on Saturday. It started off with light rain,
half way along the walk it cleared up and we had some sun for part of the walk. Several highlights
include 23 Yellow-rumped warblers. Good looks at a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. The Cuckoo was initially on
the ground, flew up at eye level for about a minute, then flew up higher before disappearing. Another
great highlight was a fly over Osprey. We finished with 35 species.​ -​ Report by Bill Deininger.

Bird List  
# Species Count

1. Canada Goose​ ​(Branta canadensis) 12

2. Wood Duck ​(​Aix sponsa) 8

3. ​ nas platyrhynchos)
Mallard ​(A 12

4. ​ halacrocorax auritus)
Double-crested Cormorant ​(P 3

5. Osprey​ (​Pandion haliaetus) 1

6. Mourning Dove ​(​Zenaida macroura) 5

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7. Yellow-billed Cuckoo​ (​Coccyzus americanus) 1

8. Red-bellied Woodpecker (​Melanerpes carolinus​) 15

9. Downy Woodpecker ​(Picoides pubescens) 9

10. Hairy Woodpecker (​Leuconotopicus villosus​) 3

11. Northern Flicker ​(​Colaptes auratus) 1

12. Eastern Phoebe​ (​Sayornis phoebe​) 3

13. Blue Jay ​(Cyanocitta cristata) 12

14. Black-capped Chickadee ​(​Poecile atricapillus) 10

15. Tufted Titmouse ​(​Baeolophus bicolor) 7

16. Red-breasted Nuthatch ​(S​ itta canadensis) 2

17. White-breasted Nuthatch ​(​Sitta carolinensis) 11

18. Carolina Wren ​(​Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1

19. Golden-crowned Kinglet ​(​Regulus satrapa) 3

20. Ruby-crowned Kinglet​ (​Regulus calendula) 3

21. Eastern Bluebird ​(S​ ialia sialis) 3

22. Hermit Thrush ​(​Catharus guttatus) 3

23. American Robin ​(​Turdus migratorius) 3

24. Yellow-rumped Warbler​ (S​ etophaga coronata) 23

25. Ovenbird ​(S​ eiurus aurocapilla) 1

26. Song Sparrow​ (Melospiza melodia) 9

27. Swamp Sparrow​ (Melospiza georgiana) 2

28. White-throated Sparrow ​(Zonotrichia albicollis) 18

29. White-crowned Sparrow​ (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 2

30. Dark-eyed Junco ​(Junco hyemalis) 1

31. Northern Cardinal ​(Cardinalis cardinalis) 12

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32. Red-winged Blackbird​ (Agelaius phoeniceus) 15

33. House Finch​ (Haemorhous mexicanus) 17

34. American Goldfinch (​Spinus tristis)​ 30

35. House Sparrow ​(Passer domesticus) 2

 
Photos 
 

 
Photo: Rocky River Birders October 2018 by Kaoru Tsubone.
 

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Photo: On the Trail by Kaoru Tsubone.

 
Photo: Rocky River Reservation Canada Geese and Mallards by Kaoru Tsubone. 

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