On the Cusp of Spring Migration
Channel: Western Cuyahoga Audubon
Date: 2018-03-11

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“On the Cusp of Spring Migration” by Tim Colborn, Board Member, Western Cuyahoga Audubon

"When March finds us, we can get truly excited both in the freedom that warmer temperatures bring and the beginning movements of birds back into and through the region."

Birds, in order of appearance:

 ▪ Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) by Kathy Murphy
 ▪ Canadian Geese (Branta canadensis) by Kathy Murphy
 ▪ Mallards and Red-breasted Mergansers by David Lewis
 ▪ Northern Pintail (Anus acuta) by Kaushik
 ▪ American Wigeon (Anus americana) by Peter Massas
 ▪ Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr 
 ▪ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) by David Lewis
 ▪ Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr 
 ▪ Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr 
 ▪ Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus) by Kathy Murphy
 ▪ American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) 
 ▪ American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr
 ▪ Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr
 ▪ Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) by Laura Gooch
 ▪ Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) by Dan Pancamo
 ▪ Redhead (Aythya americana) by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr
 ▪ Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr
 ▪ Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) by Cephas 
 ▪ Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) by Kyle Brooks
 ▪ Ross's Goose (Chen rossii) by David Lewis
 ▪ Nesting Small Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii minima) by Tim Bowman, USFWS
 ▪ Flock of Blackbirds. Photo by Canadian Wildlife Federation.
 ▪ Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) by Laura Gooch
 ▪ Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) by Laura Gooch
 ▪ Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) by Lisa Rainsong 
 ▪ Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) by John Benson
 ▪ American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) by David Lewis
 ▪ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) by David Lewis
 ▪ Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) by Ken Thomas
 ▪ Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) by David Lewis
 ▪ 18th Annual Shreve Spring Migration Sensation, Saturday, March 17, 2018. More information at www.shreveohio.com/migration-sensation

Recorded at Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve, 8701 Lakeshore Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio.

Western Cuyahoga Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society based in Cuyahoga County in Northern Ohio, USA. WCAS seeks to connect and educate the public and conserve natural habitats for the sustainability of all bird species.