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James F. McCarty & Jo Ellen Corrigan, The Plain Dealer
jcorrigan@plaind.com
April, 2007. Created with HTML ImageMapper 9.2 by alta4
Carlisle Reservation: Barred and long-eared owls can be found in the pines, and sparrows and wrens are thick in the grasslands along the riding trails at the far west end of the park. The west branch of the Black River flows through this park. Cuyahoga Valley National Park: A wide variety of habitats translates into a plethora of birds, such as blue-winged warblers at the tree farm, ducks and rails at the Ira Road beaver pond, and sparrows, meadowlarks and snipe at the Coliseum grasslands. Edgewater Park: A park more noted for its surf, its beach and its July 4th fireworks show than its birds. But a nice viewing spot for waterfowl and migrating raptors. Sightings of a brant and a jaeger reported in 2007. Holden Arboretum: Nesting birds found nowhere else in Northeast Ohio, such as dark-eyed juncoes and hermit thrush, can be found in the cool hemlock forests of Gildersleeve Mountain here. A Townsend’s solitaire showed up for a month in the winter of 2001. Huntington Beach: A popular swimming beach with a convenient overlook for ducks in winter and woods filled with warblers in spring and fall. Sandy Ridge: Gaining a deserved reputation as one of the best birding spots in Northeast Ohio. Nesting bald eagles and sandhill cranes, an abundance of ducks and sparrows, and shorebirds and rails make this 310-acre preserve a must-bird stop. Sims Park: Huge rafts of scoters and ducks visible from the pier and lake observation point from fall through spring. The woods are busy with songbirds during migration. Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve: Has hosted nesting bald eagles in recent years. This 786-acre preserve has seven ponds and marshlands. View heron, nesting waterfowl, and songbirds. Whiskey Island: A relatively untapped resource, but reliably busy during migration. A prime jumping-off spot in spring and landing spot in fall. Usually devoid of birds in winter, although it hosted five young pomarine jaegers in the winter of 1997.