1 Field Trip Report Event: Joint Field Trip with Blackbrook Audubon Society, Lorain, OH Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Locations: Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing, Black River, Lorain, Sheffield Lake Boat Ramp and Beach, and Miller Rd. Park Leader: Tammy Martin Results: 50 Birders, 26 Species We went to 4 different places yesterday. The weather was a balmy 30 degrees and lots of sunny blue skies. 50 people showed up. We even had some people from Blackbrook Audubon join us for part of the trip. A Peregrine Falcon put on a show at the Lorain Impoundment area. We drove over to the Black River after birding the Impoundment. Lots of ducks congregated in a small area of open water on the mostly frozen River. From the Black River we drove to Sheffield Lake Boat Ramp. Patty McKelvey of Black River Audubon posted beautiful pictures on her Facebook page of the ice formations and the Peregrine. Bird List - (4 locations) Checklists included in this summary: (1) Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 9:04 AM - 10:00 AM (2) Black River, Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 10:01 AM - 10:31 AM (3) Sheffield Lake Boat Ramp and Beach, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 10:47 AM - 11:04 AM and (4) Miller Rd. Park--Jetty, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 11:13 AM - 12:14 PM Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 9:04 AM - 10:00 AM. 11 species. # Species Count 1. Canada Goose ( Branta canadensis) 50
2 2. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 35 3. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 7 4. Common Merganser ( Mergus merganser) 100 5. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 300 6. Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2 7. Ring-billed Gull ( Larus delawarensis) 150 8. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 100 9. Great Black-backed Gull ( Larus marinus) 1 10. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 11. Common Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea) 6 Black River, Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 10:01 AM - 10:31 AM. 11 species. # Species Count 1. Canada Goose ( Branta canadensis) 10 2. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 100 3. Redhead ( Aythya americana) 2 4. Lesser Scaup ( Aythya affinis) 4 5. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 150 6. Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis) 1 7. American Coot ( Fulica americana) 9 8. Ring-billed Gull ( Larus delawarensis) 100 9. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 12 10. European Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) 1 11. Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis) 1
3 Sheffield Lake Boat Ramp and Beach, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 10:47 AM - 11:04 AM. 11 species. # Species Count 1. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4 2. Redhead ( Aythya americana) 3 3. Lesser Scaup ( Aythya affinis) 3 4. Bufflehead ( Bucephala albeola) 2 5. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2 6. Common Merganser ( Mergus merganser) 10 7. Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 8. Ring-billed Gull ( Larus delawarensis) 20 9. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 4 10. Great Black-backed Gull ( Larus marinus) 3 11. House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus) 10 Miller Rd. Park--Jetty, Lorain, Ohio, US Jan 20, 2018 11:13 AM - 12:14 PM. 19 species. # Species Count 1. Canada Goose ( Branta canadensis) 47 2. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 3. Canvasback ( Aythya valisineria) 1 4. Redhead ( Aythya americana) 8 5. Greater Scaup ( Aythya marila) 25 6. Lesser Scaup ( Aythya affinis) 40 7. Long-tailed Duc k ( Clangula hyemalis) 1 8. Bufflehead ( Bucephala albeola) 5 9. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 43
4 10. Common Merganser ( Mergus merganser) 8 11. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 10 12. Pied-billed Grebe ( Podilymbus podiceps) 2 13. American Coot ( Fulica americana) 1 14. Ring-billed Gull ( Larus delawarensis) 210 15. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 150 16. Iceland Gull ( Larus glaucoides) 1 17. Lesser Black-backed Gull ( Larus fuscus) 2 18. Great Black-backed Gull ( Larus marinus) 1 19. Tufted Titmouse ( Baeolophus bicolor) 1 Photos Photo: Lorain Harbor Jan 20, 2018 by Mary Ann Wagner, Black Brook Audubon Society
5 Photo: January Field Trip Birders 2018 by Mary Anne Romito.
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