1

Second Saturday Bird Walk Report

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2017
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: 23 Birders, 23 Species

Carolina Wren, Northern Cardinals and Song Sparrows were singing, to name a few. A highlight
of the walk was the sighting of ten Eastern Bluebirds, first spotted by birder Brent. American
Tree Sparrows continued in good numbers as seen on the January walk.

The Rocky River Nature Center celebrated Birds of Prey Weekend with an ice sculpture of a
Barn Owl outside and live raptors from Lake Erie Nature and Science Center inside.

Bird List
# Species Count

1. Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 7

2. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 12

3. Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1

4. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 13

5. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 8

Copyright 2007 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: info@wcaudubon.org Web: www.wcaudubon.org
 2

6. Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1

7. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 23

8. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 30

9. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 8

10. White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 10

11. Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2

12. Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) 10

13. American robin (Turdus migratorius) 1

14. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 1

15. American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) 35

16. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 9

17. White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 10

18. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 10

19. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8

20. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 1

21. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 5

22. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 8

23 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2

Copyright 2007 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: info@wcaudubon.org Web: www.wcaudubon.org
 3

Photos

Photo: Frosty River Penny O'Connor

Photo: Barn Owl Ice Penny O'Connor

Copyright 2007 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: info@wcaudubon.org Web: www.wcaudubon.org
 4

Photo: Beaver Lodge Penny O'Connor

Photo: Ice Sculptor Penny O'Connor

Copyright 2007 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: info@wcaudubon.org Web: www.wcaudubon.org
 5

Photo: Icy Path Penny O'Connor

Photo: January 2017 Birders Penny O'Connor

Copyright 2007 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: info@wcaudubon.org Web: www.wcaudubon.org
 6

Photo: Poison Ivy Vines Penny O'Connor

Copyright 2007 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: info@wcaudubon.org Web: www.wcaudubon.org
 7

Photo: Watching Blue Jays Penny O'Connor

Connect with Western Cuyahoga Audubon

Web www.wcaudubon.org/
Eventbrite www.eventbrite.com/o/western-cuyahoga-audubon-10580650707
Facebook www.facebook.com/WesternCuyahogaAudubon
Google+ https://plus.google.com/+WcaudubonOrg
Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/wcaudubon/
Scribd www.scribd.com/user/302908549/Western-Cuyahoga-Audubon
Slideshare www.slideshare.net/WesternCuyahogaAudubon
SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/wcaudubon
Twitter https://twitter.com/wcaudubon
You Tube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr0ofCRW66YHvbBNC8FRuIQ
Vimeo https://vimeo.com/wcaudubon

Copyright 2007 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: info@wcaudubon.org Web: www.wcaudubon.org