Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society

Second Saturday Bird Walk, July 11, 2015

Leaders: Bill Deininger, Ken Gober, Dave Graskemper

24 Birders, 42 Species

An Eastern Wood Pewee on the nest, large families of Wood Ducks, eight Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and a begging juvenile Red-tailed Hawk were some of the highlights of the July Second Saturday Bird Walk on the trails around the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Nature Center.  A park staffer was clearing away branches put in place by a beaver to stop water flowing out of one of the ponds; the beaver is diligent and persistent in this effort. 

Bird List

Wood Duck - 29

Hooded Merganser - 1

Turkey Vulture - 6

Red-tailed Hawk - 2

Chimney Swift- 8

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 8

Belted Kingfisher - 4

Red-bellied-Woodpecker - 5

Downy Woodpecker - 4

Hairy Woodpecker - 1

Northern Flicker - 3

Eastern Wood Pewee - 2

Acadian Flycatcher - 3

Eastern Phoebe - 2

Great Crested Flycatcher - 3

Yellow-throated Vireo - 2

Warbling Vireo - 2

Red-eyed Vireo - 10

Blue Jay - 1

Barn Swallow - 2

Black-capped Chickadee - 9

Tufted Titmouse - 2

White-breasted Nuthatch - 1

House Wren - 1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 6

Veery - 1

Wood Thrush - 1

American Robin - 6

Gray Catbird - 6

European Starling - 1

Cedar Waxwing - 6

Yellow Warbler - 1

Common Yellowthroat - 1

Scarlet Tanager - 2

Song Sparrow - 6

Northern Cardinal - 3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1

Red-winged Blackbird - 5

Common Grackle - 3

House Finch - 2

American Goldfinch - 6

House Sparrow - 1