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Bird Walk Report 

 
Event: ​Field Trip to Bradstreet’s Landing 
Date: ​Sunday, November 18, 2018  
Time: ​8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 
Location:​​ Bradstreet's Landing, 22400 Lake Rd, Rocky River, OH 44116 ​Map 
Leaders: ​ Rich and Karen Kassouf 
Target Species:​​ ​Waterfowl, Cave Swallows 
Results:​​ 16 Birders and 24 Species  

Scopes were needed to see birds on the lake, but a variety of waterfowl were present. Horned
Grebes and Loons dove. Mallards and Redheads and Buffleheads cruised in groups, to the
delight of several new birders. Two Belted Kingfishers rattled along Spencer Creek. Thanks Rich
and Karen Kassouf and Nancy Howell for sharing eBird lists. The list below is a compilation. ​-
Penny O’Connor, Bird Walk Coordinator
 

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Bird List 

# Species Count

1. ​ ranta canadensis)
Canada Goose​ (B 13

2. Mallard ​(Anas platyrhynchos) 63

3. Redhead (Aythya americana) 25

4. Bufflehead ​(Bucephala albeola) 6

5. Hooded Merganser ​(Lophodytes cucullatus) 9

6. Red-breasted Merganser​ (Mergus serrator) 205

7. Horned Grebe​ (Podiceps auritus) 15

8. Ring-billed Gull​ (Larus delawarensis) 22

9. Herring Gull ​(Larus argentatus) 4

10. Common Loon​ (Gavia immer) 4

11. Double-crested Cormorant ​(Phalacrocorax auritus) 1

12. Red-tailed Hawk ​(Buteo jamaicensis) 1

13. Belted Kingfisher ​(Megaceryle alcyon) 2

14. Red-bellied Woodpecker​ (Melanerpes carolinus) 1

15. Hairy Woodpecker ​(Dryobates Villosus) 1

16. Eastern Phoebe​ (Sayornis phoebe) 1

17. Blue Jay ​(Cyanocitta cristata) 5

18. White-breasted Nuthatch ​(Sitta carolinensis) 1

19. American Crow ​(Corvus brachyrhynchos ) 1

20. American Robin ​(Turdus migratorius) 1

21. European Starling ​(Sturnus vulgaris) 7

22. American Goldfinch ​(Spinus tristis) 1

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23. Northern Cardinal ​(Cardinalis cardinalis) 1

24. House Sparrow​ (Passer domesticus) 6

 
Photos 

Photo: Bradstreet's Landing Birders 2018 by Kaoru Tsubone.

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Photo: Birding at Bradstreet’s Landing November 2018 by Kaoru Tsubone.

 
Photo: Bradstreet's Landing Field Trip ​November 2018 ​by Penny O'Connor.
 

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Photo: Bradstreet's Landing Field Trip ​November 2018 ​by Penny O'Connor.

Photo: Bradstreet's Landing Field Trip ​November 2018 ​by Penny O'Connor.

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