Wendtwood • June 3, 2006
Species and trip report | Photos courtesy of Dave Lewis |
Canada Goose Mallard Great Blue Heron Wild Turkey Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Yellow-thoated Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch House Sparrow Over 50 people came together to hike property Dr Wendt is putting into a joint conservation easement with Firelands Land Conservancy chapter of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. This joint field trip brought together Western Cuyahoga Audubon birders and FLC chapter of WRLC preservationist to celebrate the conservation of Dr Wendt's 272 acres along the west branch of the Rocky River. After our introductions Dr Wendt took us to see the Trumpeter Swans he has help raise for 20 years with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's release program. This year raccoons got the 5 eggs laid by the banded female. The next bird we saw was a beautiful male Bobolink. Many plants, frogs, salamanders, and of course the above listed birds were found through out our hike. I think it's safe to say new friends were made and a good time was had by all. Terri Martincic |
Trumpter Swan |
Widow Skimmer Dragonfly? |
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Cooper's Hawk |
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American Toad |
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Barn Swallow Nestlings |
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Nene |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female) |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak in flight (male) |
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Silver-spotted Skipper? |