Saturday, August 5, 2017

July 27-29, 2017

We visited a few great birding spots over the weekend of July 29th. The first was Edgewater Park near downtown Cleveland.

Swallows really enjoyed the perches set up at Edgewater

A view of Lake Erie at Edgewater Park

A group of great blue heron flying over the beach

A red-headed woodpecker 

A pair of red-headed woodpeckers at Edgewater Park


We also ventured to Sandy Ridge Reservation in Lorain County. It was an exciting birding day!

A goldfinch

A great egret

A pair of wood ducks

A killdeer. Our first sighting outside of parking lots!

A branch full of swallows

We also noticed a snake sunning itself on the banks of the lagoon

Another wood duck

An eastern kingbird

A pair of eastern kingbirds

A pair of great egrets enjoying the sunny day

A great blue heron

The most exciting part of the day was our first sighting of sandhill cranes!

A sandhill crane looking for a snack

The pair was hidden until we got up close.

Naptime!

An adult bald eagle in flight near its nest

Until next time!

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