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Second Saturday Bird Walk Report 

 
Date:​ Saturday, July 11, 2020 
Location:​ Trails around Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, 
Cleveland Metroparks, 24000 Valley Pkwy, North Olmsted, OH 44070 ​Map 
Leaders:​ Bill Deininger, Dave Graskemper  
Results:​ 7 Birders and 40 Species

Description:​ ​The July 2nd Sat bird walk started with a sprinkle of rain, but ended with the sun
shining. There were seven observers, obeying all COVID protocols. We tallied forty species.
Highlights were a Red-tailed Hawk being "mobbed" by Red-eyed Vireos, a Ruby-throated
Hummingbird and an American Redstart. The Barred Owl made an appearance. The Scarlet
Tanager posed on a tree branch. We also saw a Barn Swallow feeding 3 young. It was also a
treat for me to hear a pair of Veery's singing very close to each other.​ ​-​ Report by Bill Deininger.

Bird List  
# Species Count

1. Wood Duck ​(​Aix sponsa) 10

2. Rock Pigeon ​(​Columba livia) 1

3. ​ haetura pelagica)
Chimney Swifts​ (C 1

4. Ruby-throated Hummingbird​ (​Archilochus colubris) 2

5. Great Blue Heron ​(​Ardea herodias) 3

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6. Red-tailed Hawk ​(​Buteo jamaicensis) 1

7. Cooper’s Hawk​ (​Accipiter cooperii) 2

8. Barred Owl ​(​Strix varia) 1

9. ​ egaceryle alcyon)
Belted Kingfisher ​(M 1

10. Downy Woodpecker ​(Picoides pubescens) 3

11. Northern Flicker​ (​Colaptes auratus) 1

12. ​ ontopus virens)

Eastern Wood Pewee ​(C 3

13. Acadian Flycatcher ​(​Myiarchus crinitus) 3

14. Eastern Phoebe​ (​Sayornis phoebe) 3

15. Great-crested Flycatcher ​(Myiarchus crinitus) 1

16. Warbling Vireo​ (​Vireo gilvus) 2

17. ​ ireo olivaceus)

Red-eyed Vireo ​(V 6

18. ​ yanocitta cristata)

Blue Jay ​(C 1

19. Northern Rough-windged Swallow​ (​Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 25

20. Tree Swallow ​(​Tachycineta bicolor) 2

21. Barn Swallow ​(​Hirundo rustica) 20

22. Cliff Swallows ​(Petrochelidon) 5

23. Black-capped Chickadee ​(​Poecile atricapillus) 3

24. Tufted Titmouse ​(​Baeolophus bicolor) 3

25. White-breasted Nuthatch ​(​Sitta carolinensis) 2

26. House Wren​ (​Troglodytes aedon) 2

27. Carolina Wren ​(​Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1

28. Veery ​(​Catharus fuscescens) 4

29. ​ ylocichla mustelina)

Wood Thrush​ (H 3

30. American Robin ​(​Turdus migratorius) 15

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31. Gray Catbird ​(​Dumetella carolinensis) 5

32. American Goldfinch​ (​Spinus tristis) 9

33. Song Sparrow​ (​Melospiza melodia) 4

34. ​ gelaius)
Red-winged Blackbird ​(A 12

35. ​ olothrus ater)

Brown-headed Cowbird​ (M 3

36. ​ uiscalus quiscula)

Common Grackle​ (Q 2

37. American Redstart​ (S​ etophaga ruticilla) 2

38. ​ iranga olivacea)

Scarlet Tanager ​(P 2

39. ​ ardinalis cardinalis)

Northern Cardinal ​(C 6

40. Indigo Bunting​ (​Passerina cyanea) 1

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