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Bird Walk Report 

 
Event: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk 
Date and Time: ​Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.  
Location:​ Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook Park, OH 44138, USA 
Leaders:​ D​ave Graskemper and Rich Kassouf 
Target species:​ Warblers, Barred Owls, Red-headed Woodpeckers 
Results:​ 16 Birders and 34 Species 

Description:​ Perfect weather for the picnic! About 20 birders and Audubon friends enjoyed the
annual picnic and plant exchange. Thanks Don Howell for starting charcoal, and thank Dave
Graskemper and Rich Kassouf for leading the walk.​ ​- Penny O’Connor
 
Bird List 

# Species Count

1. Canada Goose ​(Branta canadensis) 16

2. Wood Duck​ (Aix sponsa) 8

3. Mallard ​(Anas platyrhynchos) 2

4. Chimney Swift​ (​Chaetura pelagica)​ 10

5. Ring-billed Gull ​(L​ arus delawarensis)​ 2

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6. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2

7. Belted Kingfisher​ (Megaceryle alcyon) 1

8. Red-headed Woodpecker​ (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 2

9. Red-bellied Woodpecke​r (Melanerpes carolinus) 1

10. Downy Woodpecker​ (Picoides pubescens) 2

11. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1

12. Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 3

13. Warbling Vireo ​(Vireo gilvus) 1

14. Red-eyed Vireo​ (Vireo olivaceus) 2

15. Blue Jay ​(Cyanocitta cristata) 1

16. Northern Rough-winged Swallow​ (​Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 4

17. Purple Martin (Progne subis) 2

18. Tree Swallow​ (Tachycineta bicolor) 5

19. Tufted Titmouse​ (​Baeolophus bicolor) 2

20. White-breasted Nuthatch​ (​Sitta carolinensis) 3

21. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ​(Polioptila caerulea) 1

22. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 5

23. American Robin ​(Turdus migratorius) 8

24. Gray Catbird​ (​Dumetella carolinensis) 6

25. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 30

26. American Goldfinch​ (​Spinus tristis) 1

27. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2

28. Song Sparrow ​(Melospiza melodia) 2

29. Baltimore Oriole​ (I​ cterus galbula)​ 1

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30. Red-winged Blackbird ​(Agelaius phoeniceus) 1

31. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 5

32. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1

33. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1

34. Northern Cardinal ​(Cardinalis cardinalis) 3

 
Photos 

 
Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Penny O’Connor, ​Early Evening Bird
Walk to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy,
Brook Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

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Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Penny O’Connor, ​Early Evening Bird
Walk to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy,
Brook Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ by Penny O’Connor, ​Early Evening Bird Walk to
Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook Park,
OH 44138, USA​​.

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Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Penny O’Connor, ​Early Evening Bird
Walk to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy,
Brook Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

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Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Kaoru Tsubone, ​Early Evening Bird Walk
to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook
Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Kaoru Tsubone, ​Early Evening Bird Walk
to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook
Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

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Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Kaoru Tsubone, ​Early Evening Bird Walk
to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook
Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Kaoru Tsubone, ​Early Evening Bird Walk
to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook
Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

Copyright 2019 Western Cuyahoga Audubon.

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Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Kaoru Tsubone, ​Early Evening Bird Walk
to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook
Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Kaoru Tsubone, ​Early Evening Bird Walk
to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook
Park, OH 44138, USA​​.

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Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, 4310 Bush Ave., Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: ​info@wcaudubon.org​ Web: ​www.wcaudubon.org
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Photo: ​Annual Picnic, Plant Exchange, and Bird Walk​ Birders by Kaoru Tsubone, ​Early Evening Bird Walk
to Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, Tuesday​, June 4, 2019, ​Lagoon Picnic Area, Valley Pkwy, Brook
Park, OH 44138, USA​​.
 

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Email: ​info@wcaudubon.org​ Web: ​www.wcaudubon.org
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