Maumee Bay sledding hill 28-Apr-2003 - It was warm Sunday night with southwest winds, which meant a good night for passerine migration. Monday was warm and windy with more southwest winds. Instead of heading to the boardwalk at Magee, I wanted to see what raptors were moving from the sledding hill. I birded the hill from 9:15 - 11:15. Within the first 15 minutes of my arrival, about 50 Blue Jays passed by. I needed to be on the hill a couple hours earlier to get a good count of jays. It's still a little early for the peak of their migration. Blackbirds were also moving west along the shoreline, along with Goldfinches. There were also some songbirds, but I'm not good enough to identify them when they are flying or by their flight call. I did see some Yellow-rumps fly by. Around the hill, Field Sparrows and Eastern Meadowlarks were singing. Raptor-wise, I observed 15 Sharpies, 3 Cooper's, 1 Bald Eagle, 6 Broadwings, 3 Northern Harriers, 3 Red-tails.