Mr. Blue Jay in my Yard!

I counted six of them today! So noisy and wasteful, but oh so beautiful! Sally Isacco

Blackbrook Fieldtrip to Middlefield

On Sunday, Jan. 17th, 2009, 13 people from Blackbrook took our annual fieldtrip to Middlefield in search of Rough- legged hawks. We found the hawks plus many more.

Cold Birdwatchers

Rough-legged Hawk point and shoot camera thru binocs.

ID Lapland Longspur

Snow Buntings point and shoot thru binocs .

Location: Hayes Road Area

Observation date: 1/18/09

Number of species:

31Canada Goose 16 Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1

Red-tailed Hawk 4 Rough-legged Hawk 16 American Kestrel 2

Rock Pigeon 75 Mourning Dove 14 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2

Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 9

Horned Lark 35 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 6

White-breasted Nuthatch 5 American Robin 2 European Starling 60

Cedar Waxwing 40 American Tree Sparrow 20 White-throated Sparrow 2

Dark-eyed Junco 30 Lapland Longspur 4 Snow Bunting 40

Northern Cardinal 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 House Finch 100

Pine Siskin 4 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 100

White-winged Crossbill Invasion

Sally Isacco, Chardon, found this at the Nature Realm a few days ago!

Crossbills have also been seen at The Holden Arboretum.

Local Birds

Before the snow fell Bob Bartok took some pictures of local birds.

American Robin

Mourning Dove

Black-capped chickadee

Blue Jay

Send us your pics of Northeast Ohio birds and nature. We will post it on our blog!