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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. ​ ranta canadensis)
Canada Goose ​(B 50

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2. Mallard ​(Anas platyrhynchos) 35

3. Common Goldeneye​ (Bucephala clangula) 7

4. ​ ergus merganser)
Common Merganser ​(M 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. ​ canthis flammea)

Common Redpoll​ (A 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. ​ ythya americana)
Redhead ​(A 2

4. ​ ythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup ​(A 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

 
 

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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. ​ ythya americana)
Redhead ​(A 3

3. ​ ythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup ​(A 3

4. Bufflehead​ (​Bucephala albeola) 2

5. Common Goldeneye​ (Bucephala clangula) 2

6. ​ ergus merganser)
Common Merganser ​(M 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. ​ ythya valisineria)
Canvasback​ (A 1

4. ​ ythya americana)
Redhead ​(A 8

5. Greater Scaup​ (​Aythya marila) 25

6. ​ ythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup ​(A 40

7. Long-tailed Duc​k (​Clangula hyemalis) 1

8. Bufflehead​ (​Bucephala albeola) 5

9. Common Goldeneye​ (Bucephala clangula) 43

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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​ (L​ arus marinus) 1

19. Tufted Titmouse​ (​Baeolophus bicolor) 1

 
Photos 

Photo: ​Lorain Harbor Jan 20, 2018 by Mary Ann Wagner, Black Brook Audubon Society  

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Photo: January Field Trip Birders 2018 by Mary Anne Romito. 
 

 
Photo by Mary Anne Romito. 

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Photo by Mary Anne Romito. 
 

 
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Photo by Mary Anne Romito. 
 

 
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Photo by Mary Anne Romito. 
 

 
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Photo by Mary Anne Romito. 
 

 
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