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Ohio Young Birders
Winter Gull Trip
Sunday, January 13,
2008
Sponsored by the Kirtland Bird Club
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Ohio Young
Birders join Kirtland Bird Club for winter
gulling. |
Species
seen Today
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler - 1, Gordon Park Boat
Basin
Canvasback - 1, E. 55th Street Marina
Redhead - 1, E. 55th Street Marina
Greater Scaup - 1, E. 55th Street Marina
Pied-billed Grebe - 1, E. 55th Street Marina
Great Egret - 7, at noon, flight direction:
NW to SE
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 75-80, Merwin
Street in the Flats
Red-tailed Hawk - 3, Burke Lakefront Airport
Rough-legged Hawk - 1, Burke Lakefront
Airport
American Kestrel - 3, N. Marginal Road &
Burke Lakefront Airport
American Coot - E. 55th Street Marina
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Belted Kingfisher - 1, Merwin Street in the
Flats
American Crow - N. Marginal Road
Northern Mockingbird - 1, N. Marginal Road
House Sparrow
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KBC local
field trip coordinator, Paula Lozano,
introducing
the young birders to the KBC members. |
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KBC trip
leader, Jerry Talkington, showing us photos
of different species and ages of gulls. |
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We had seven
species of gulls which is not bad for a warm
January day! |
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The good
weather brought everyone out to bird. |
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We made a stop
at the E55 St Marian and found some ducks. |
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Female
Redhead, Canvasback and Greater Scaup. |
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One of the
lasts stops was Burke Lakefront Airport,
where we saw an
American Kestrel, and Red-tailed hawk. |
Thank You
Jerry Talkington, John Pogacnik & Paula
Lozano! |
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