A total of 99 avian species (plus 5 sp.) was recorded this month at Ada Hayden Heritage Park, ranking this month as the 6th highest September among 15 years of records.
Listed below, following the species’ names, are the date(s) of sighting(s), plus the occasional miscellaneous information regarding numbers, gender (♂=male, ♀=female), age (im=immature, ju=juvenile, abp=adult breeding plumage, ad=adult, anb=adult non-breeding), color phase (b=blue, w=white), and location (BY=back yard). The order follows the 51st Supplement (2010) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 10th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).
AVIAN
CANADA GOOSE: 1-30
WOOD DUCK: 14 (2)
MALLARD: 1-30
BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 5 (6), 6 (160+), 13 (2), 19 (5), 20 (~175), 21-22 (2), 24 (1)
NORTHERN SHOVELER: 21-22 (1♀)
NORTHERN PINTAIL: 23 (3), 24-29 (1♀), 30 (3♀)
GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 20 (1), 25 (4)
REDHEAD: 21-30 (1 ju)
RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-4, 6-9, 12-14, 18, 20-24, 27-30
PIED-BILLED GREBE: 1 (1), 3 (4), 5 (2), 6 (43), 7 (2), 8 (46), 9 (17), 12 (9), 13 (36), 17 (12), 18 (22),
20 (33), 21 (9), 22 (6), 23-26 (2), 27-30 (1)
GREAT BLUE HERON: 1-2 (2), 3 (1), 4-7 (2), 8 (3), 9 (2), 10-11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (1), 14 (3), 15 (2),
16 (3), 17-18 (1), 19-20 (2), 21 (3), 22 (2), 23-28 (1), 29 (2), 30 (1)
GREEN HERON: 1-3 (1), 5 (2), 6-7 (1), 9 (1)
TURKEY VULTURE: 1, 2 (28+), 3-19, 21-27, 29
OSPREY: 4 (1), 9 (1), 13 (1), 15 (2), 19 (1), 28 (1)
NORTHERN HARRIER: 14 (1 brown), 19 (1)
COOPER’S HAWK: 3 (1), 16 (1), 21 (1 ad), 25 (1)
Accipiter sp.: 22 (1)
RED-TAILED HAWK: 2 (1 im), 5 (1), 7 (1 im), 10-11 (1 im), 16 (2), 18 (1), 21 (1 + 1 im), 22 (1 im),
23 (1 im + 1), 27 (1)
falcon sp.: 13 (1)
SORA: 2-3 (1), 29 (1)
AMERICAN COOT: 6 (3), 17 (1), 18 (13), 19 (2), 20 (20), 21 (9), 22 (20), 23 (10), 24 (1), 25-26 (2),
28-29 (2)
KILLDEER: 1-6, 9-13, 15-16, 18-30
SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 1 (2), 2 (1), 3-4 (2), 5-6 (1), 9 (1)
SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 3 (1), 8 (1)
LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 22 (1)
Yellowlegs sp.: 25 (1)
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER: 3-4 (1), 9 (2)
LEAST SANDPIPER: 3 (4), 4-5 (7), 6-7 (8), 9 (1), 20-24 (2), 25 (1), 26 (2), 28-29 (2), 30 (1)
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER: 9 (1)
WILSON’S SNIPE: 3 (1)
FRANKLIN’S GULL: 19 (15), 22 (75-100)
RING-BILLED GULL: 5 (1), 9 (1), 13 (3), 17 (12), 18 (2), 19 (3)
CASPIAN TERN: 16 (1), 19 (2)
FORSTER’S TERN: 5 (15), 24 (1 ju), 25 (3 ju)
MOURNING DOVE: 1-3, 5-10, 13-17, 23-25, 27, 29-30
COMMON NIGHTHAWK: 13, 25 (1)
CHIMNEY SWIFT: 3, 8, 10, 13, 16
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 3 (1), 8 (1)
BELTED KINGFISHER: 1 (1), 15 (1), 19-20 (1), 22 (1♀ + 1), 23 (1), 24 (1♂), 25-27, 28-29 (2), 30 (1)
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 3, 19, 24-25, 27-28
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 24 (1)
DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1, 3-4, 7-9, 15, 17-20, 23-30
HAIRY WOODPECKER: 11, 20
NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 4-5 (1), 7 (1), 8, 9 (6), 10 (7), 13-18, 20-25, 27-30
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 1 (1), 8 (1), 29 (1)
LEAST FLYCATCHER: 17 (1)
Empidonax sp.: 4 (1), 9 (1), 17 (2)
EASTERN PHOEBE: 11 (1), 14 (1), 22 (1), 24-25 (1), 28 (1)
BLUE-HEADED VIREO: 4-5 (1), 23-24 (1), 25 (2), 29 (1)
WARBLING VIREO: 1 (1), 3 (2), 6 (1), 9 (3), 18 (1)
RED-EYED VIREO: 2-3 (1)
BLUE JAY: 1-4, 9-10, 13-16, 18-30
AMERICAN CROW: 1-30
CLIFF SWALLOW: 1, 3-4, 9
BARN SWALLOW: 1-5, 9-10, 15
Swallow sp.: 19
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-6, 8-11, 13-17, 20, 22-29
TUFTED TITMOUSE: 6 (1)
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1-3, 8-9, 13-16, 19, 24-29
BROWN CREEPER: 28 (1)
HOUSE WREN: 1-3, 7, 9, 14, 20, 24, 26
SEDGE WREN: 4
MARSH WREN: 15 (1), 18 (1), 21 (2), 28-29 (1)
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 23 (4)
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 18 (6), 23 (4), 24 (1), 25 (2), 26 (5), 27 (8), 28 (1)
EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 1 (2), 2, 3 (6+), 5 (4), 6 (1), 9, 10 (2), 13, 15-16, 18 (2), 20 (3), 22-26, 28 (3),
29 (1)
SWAINSON’S THRUSH: 13 (3), 15 (1)
AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-4, 6 (1), 8, 11, 13, 15-16, 21-30
GRAY CATBIRD: 1-4, 6-9, 13-18, 23 (1), 25 (1), 26, 28-29
BROWN THRASHER: 24-25 (1)
EUROPEAN STARLING: 8-9, 15, 29
AMERICAN PIPIT: 29 (2)
CEDAR WAXWING: 28 (3), 29
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: 1 (2), 7 (2)
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER: 13 (1), 18 (1), 24 (1)
TENNESSEE WARBLER: 18 (1)
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 21-23 (1), 25 (2), 28 (1)
NASHVILLE WARBLER: 17-18 (1)
MOURNING WARBLER: 1 (1)
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1, 3-4, 9, 13-14, 17-18 (1), 23 (1), 24 (1♂), 25-26, 27 (1♂), 28, 29 (1♂)
AMERICAN REDSTART: 13 (3 ♀/im), 14 (1 ♀/im)
MAGNOLIA WARBLER: 18 (1), 23 (1)
YELLOW WARBLER: 17 (1)
CHESNUT-SIDED WARBLER: 4 (1)
PALM WARBLER: 18 (1), 23-26 (1)
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle): 18 (2), 21 (1), 23 (9+), 24 (5+), 25, 26 (13+), 27 (9+), 28-29
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER: 13 (1)
WILSON’S WARBLER: 5 (1♂), 27 (1♂)
CHIPPING SPARROW: 1-3, 5, 22, 26 (1 im), 28 (1 im), 29-30
SAVANNAH SPARROW: 21 (1), 23 (1)
LE CONTE’S SPARROW: 28 (1)
SONG SPARROW: 1-3, 7, 9, 15, 17 (1), 20-30
LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 20 (2), 21 (10), 22-23 (4), 24 (2+), 25 (8+), 26 (1), 27-28 (11+), 29 (3+), 30
SWAMP SPARROW: 20 (1), 21-22 (2), 23 (3), 24-26 (1), 27 (9+), 28 (7+)
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 22 (2), 23 (~10), 25 (7+), 28-29
DARK-EYED JUNCO (Slate-colored): 25 (1)
NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-4, 6, 8-9, 11-12, 14, 16-18, 20, 27-30
INDIGO BUNTING: 13 (1♀), 23 (1♀), 25 (1), 26-28 (1 im),
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 11, 14, 19 (3), 20, 23-26, 28, 30
COMMON GRACKLE: 9, 15-16, 18, 23, 25
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 27 (3)
HOUSE FINCH: 1, 3, 5, 8-9, 13, 16, 21, 23, 25, 27-29
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-30
HOUSE SPARROW: 1-3, 6-9, 11-12, 15-16, 18-30
MAMMALIAN
WHITE-TAILED DEER: 2 (1), 6 (1), 12 (1 + doe w/2 yearlings), 13-14 (1), 19 (1), 24 (2), 25 (1)
FOX SQUIRREL: 5-6, 9, 16-18, 26-27
EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 2-3, 15
THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 2-6, 9, 14, 21, 24, 26, 28
EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-24, 27-30
REPTILIAN
EASTERN GARTER SNAKE: 28-29 (1)
COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE: 18 (1)
NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-30
RED-EARED SLIDER: 14 (1), 21 (1)
SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE: 6 (1)
AMPHIBIAN
AMERICAN TOAD: 4, 6-7, 24 (1)
BULLFROG: 1-13, 15-30
LEPIDOPTERA
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 1-2, 5-7, 14-15, 27
GIANT SWALLOWTAIL: 6 (1)
EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 5
CABBAGE WHITE: 1-11, 14-19, 21-23, 25-29
ORANGE SULPHUR: 1-11, 14-16, 18-19, 21-29
LITTLE YELLOW: 1-3, 5-6
DAINTY SULPHUR: 1-2, 6-7, 9, 14-15, 21, 26, 30
EASTERN TAILED BLUE: 1-2, 4-8, 12, 14, 18
GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 3
PEARL CRESCENT: 2, 11-12, 15, 21, 28 (1)
MOURNING CLOAK: 1, 5-6, 8-11, 14-15, 22, 25-26, 28 (1)
PAINTED LADY: 21, 24
RED ADMIRAL: 6-11, 14-16, 21
COMMON BUCKEYE: 1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11, 14-16, 26
VICEROY: 1-2, 6-9, 14-16, 19, 27
MONARCH: 1-12, 28 (1)
Skipper sp.: 1-2, 6, 9-10, 14-15, 21-22, 24, 26-27
ODONATA
AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 6 (1♀), 11 (1♀), 14-15 (1♂), 16 (2♂), 19 (1♂), 27 (1♂)
LYRE-TIPPED SPREADWING: 1-2, 7, 14, 21
Spradwing sp.: 18-19
BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 1-2, 4, 6-11, 14, 16, 21-22, 24, 29 (1)
POWDERED DANCER: 1-2, 4-12, 14-16, 18-19, 21, 29 (1)
RAINBOW BLUET: 2, 4-6, 8-9
DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 12, 14
TULE BLUET: 1-2, 4, 25
FAMILIAR BLUET: 1-2, 5-6, 8-12, 14, 18, 23, 26-27, 28 (1)
STREAM BLUET: 3, 14
SKIMMING BLUET: 9
ORANGE BLUET: 2, 4-6, 10-11, 16, 18, 26
VESPER BLUET: 27 (1)
Bluet sp.: 25-26
EASTERN FORKTAIL: 2, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12, 14, 18, 21-22, 24-27
COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1-4, 6-7, 9-11, 15, 28 (1)
Mosaic Darner sp.: 19 (3)
Darner sp.: 24 (2), 27
FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 2 (1), 4 (1), 9-10 (1)
EASTERN PONDHAWK: 2, 4
WIDOW SKIMMER: 1-4, 6, 9, 11
COMMON WHITETAIL: 1-2, 4-6, 8, 11-12, 15-16, 19, 21
TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 1-2, 6-8
BLUE DASHER: 1-2, 4-6, 9-10
EASTERN AMBERWING: 1, 4-6, 10-11, 14, 16
VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 2, 6
SAFFRON-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 20-22
CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 10, 12-16, 18-29
WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 1, 7, 13-14, 19, 29 (1)
RUBY MEADOWHAWK: 1-2, 7-8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 20
AUTUMN MEADOWHAWK: 9 (1), 19 (12+), 21-22
Meadowhawk sp.: 12, 16-17, 19, 22-29
BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 7
RED SADDLEBAGS: 8
Wolf Oesterreich, Ames
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