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Two Cleveland lakefront hotspots, scored for 2026-08-20. List mode optimizes for species count; photo mode adds soft light and calm-wind weighting.
estimated pick (model)
Wendy Park
Scores within 0.4 of each other, but SSW 11mph flow favors Wendy's west-facing point for fallout.
full report for Wendy Park →species count weighting
Wendy Park / Whiskey Island
go
Migration aloft on a south tailwind — birds should be moving through. Cold front pushing through (front passage (13°F drop, 172° wind shift)); birds drop on the back edge.
full report →Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (Dike 14)
marginal
Migration aloft on a south tailwind — birds should be moving through.
full report →soft light + calm wind weighting
Wendy Park / Whiskey Island
definitely go
Migration aloft on a south tailwind — birds should be moving through. Cold front pushing through (front passage (13°F drop, 165° wind shift)); birds drop on the back edge.
full report →Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (Dike 14)
go
Migration aloft on a south tailwind — birds should be moving through.
full report →Both sites share the same NOAA gridpoint family (CLE) and the same BirdCast county (Cuyahoga). The score divergence comes from geometry: Wendy is a west-facing point, Dike 14 is east-of-Wendy lakefill with more interior structure. back to today