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FieldTriptoCarlisleEquestrianArea,
LorainCountyMetroParksReport

Event:FieldTriptoCarlisleEquestrianArea,
LorainCountyMetroParks
Date:Sunday,March26,2017
Time:9:00a.m.12:00p.m.
Location:CarlisleReservation,EquestrianArea,LorainCountyMetroParks,
Oberlin,OH44074
Leader:MikeSmith
Results:12Birders,32Species

Leader Mike Smith monitors Eastern Bluebird nest boxes at Carlisle Reservation. His boxes fledged 68
bluebirds last spring. Mike also monitors a new nest box made to attract American Kestrels. Bluebirds
and Tree Swallows were eagerly checking out boxes today. With extensive grassland habitat, Carlisle
Reservation also attracts Eastern Meadowlarks, which were singing for territory along with dozens of
Red-winged Blackbirds. Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers made a concert in wetland forest areas along
tributaries of the Black River. Wood Duck pairs explored cavities in the large old trees. By a bridge at the
end of the walk, Eastern Phoebes called and courted.

BirdList
# Species Count

1. Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 12

2. Wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) 6

3. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3

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4. Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1

5. Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) 2

6. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) 8

7. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1

8. Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) 1

9. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 4

10. Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) 15

11. Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) 4

12. Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 4

13. Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 3

14. Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1

15. Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 4

16. Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6

17. American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4

18. Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 15

19. Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3

20. Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2

21. White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2

22. Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) 12

23. American robin (Turdus migratorius) 16

24. Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 25

25. Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) 2

26. Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 9

27. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 40

28. Eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 5

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29. Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 30

30. Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) 7

31. American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 3

32. House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2

Photos

Photo:BigTreePennyOConnor

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Photo:CarlisleBirdersPennyOConnor

Photo:CarlisleBirdersPennyOConnor

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Photo:OldSycamorePennyOConnor

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Photo:SkunkCabbagePennyOConnor

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