Lorain Impoundment
July 25, 2015

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Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society

Lorain Impoundment Field Trip

Saturday, July 25, 2015 8:30 a.m.

Leader: Patty McKelvey

15 birders, 30 species

 

This mild July morning at Lorain Impoundment did not bring a large variety of shorebirds, but the variety of birds was rewarding.  Dumping of dredging from the Black River continues, and rearrangement of the landscape, as evidenced by cranes and barges.  Fifteen birders walked the dike around the area, braving an overgrown section, and hot sun later in the morning.  Several birders visited Lorain City Hall following the impoundment walk.  The reward:  Fourteen Cliff Swallow nests with young and a Northern Mockingbird.

 

Bird List

39 Species

 

Canada Goose - 20

Wood Duck - 3

Mallard - 50

Redhead - 1

Hooded Merganser - 1

Ruddy Duck - 2

Double-crested Cormorant - 20

Great Blue Heron - 5

American Coot - 2

Killdeer - 2

Spotted Sandpiper - 2

Least Sandpiper - 1

Ring-billed Gull - 30

Herring Gull - many

Great Black-backed Gull - 1

Caspian Tern - 2

Mourning Dove - 2 plus 1 seen at Lorain City Hall

Chimney Swift 2

Warbling Vireo -

Blue Jay - 1

Purple Martin - heard many

Tree Swallow - 10

Northern Rough-Winged Swallow - 15

Bank Swallow - 1

Cliff Swallow - 14 nests at Lorain City Hall

Barn Swallow - 50

Marsh Wren - 4

American Robin - 2

Gray Catbird - 1

Northern Mockingbird - 1 at Lorain City Hall

European Starling - 5

Yellow Warbler - 4

Common Yellowthroat - 1

Chipping Sparrow - 1 at Lorain City Hall

Song Sparrow - 10

Red-winged Blackbird - 20

Common Grackle - 2

American Goldfinch - 12

House Sparrow - 50

Lorain Birders
Lorain Birders

Lorain Impoundment
Lorain Impoundment

Viceroy
Viceroy butterfloy

Birding at Lorain
Birding at Lorain

The path at Lorain
The Path at Lorain


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