Friday, August 2, 2013

Aug 2, 2013: Wolf's July 2013 Species List


Female Band-winged Meadowhawk.  Flight Season: June - September
Total Length = 28-40 mm. 8/1/13 (Wolf. Oesterreich)

A total of 74 avian species was recorded in July (2013).  This total is 6 species less than last month and 9 more than July 2012.

Based on citations in the 3rd Edition of “The Birds of Story County, Iowa,” by Stephen J. Dinsmore and Hank Zaletel (2001), plus my personal updates to the records, the Ring-necked Duck sightings may be the first Summer records for Story County.

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 53rd Supplement (2012) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 12th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).

AVIAN
     CANADA GOOSE: 1-5, 7-28, 30-31
     WOOD DUCK: 1 (1), 2 (10+), 3 (3), 4-5 (2), 7 (1), 8 (10+), 10-31
     MALLARD: 1-5, 7-31
     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 2 (1♂), 12 (3), 16-17 (3)
     RING-NECKED DUCK: 2-5 (1♂), 7-25 (1♂)
     RUDDY DUCK: 17 (1♂ + 1♀)
     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-5, 8-9, 11-22, 24-25, 27-31
     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 20 (1), 26 (2)
     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (22), 2-3 (23), 4 (9), 5 (17), 7 (8), 8 (9), 9 (11), 10 (12), 11 (8), 12 (11),
                                    13 (8), 14 (6), 15 (9), 16 (6), 17 (5), 18 (9), 19 (5), 20 (10), 21 (12), 22 (11),
                                    23 (12), 24 (9), 25 (5), 26 (4), 27 (3), 28 (7), 29-30 (2), 31 (7)
     GREAT EGRET: 1-5 (9), 7 (5), 8 (6), 9-11 (2), 13-15 (2), 16 (3), 17 (2), 18-21 (3), 22 (6), 23-25 (5),
                                    26 (2), 28 (2), 30-31 (2)
     GREEN HERON: 4 (1), 8 (1), 10 (1), 14 (1), 16 (1), 20 (2), 21 (1), 23 (1), 25-29 (1), 30 (3), 31 (2)
     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (1), 2 (6), 4 (7), 5 (2), 7 (1), 9 (3), 11 (3), 13 (1), 16 (2), 17 (1), 19 (1), 20 (11),
                                    21 (5), 22 (1), 24 (8), 25 (1), 26 (4), 27 (13), 28 (3), 29 (1), 30 (2)
     BALD EAGLE: 7 (1 ad), 9 (1 ad), 11 (2 ad + 1 im), 17 (1 im), 20 (1 ad), 29 (1 ad)
     COOPER’S HAWK: 1 (1), 3 (2)
     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (3), 2-3 (3), 4 (1), 5 (2), 8 (4), 9 (2), 10 (1), 11 (2), 12-13 (1), 14 (2), 15 (1),
                                    16 (2), 17 (3), 18-19 (1), 20 (3), 21-22 (1), 24 (2), 25 (3), 27-29 (1), 30 (2), 31 (1)
     AMERICAN COOT: 28 (1)
     KILLDEER: 1, 3-5, 7-31
     SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 11 (2), 12 (1), 15 (2), 19 (2), 20 (1), 22 (1), 23 (5), 24 (1), 25 (2), 26-27 (1),
                                    29 (1), 31 (1)
     SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 20-23 (1), 24 (4), 25-26 (2), 27 (3), 29 (1), 31 (3)
     GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 15 (7)
     LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 10 (9), 15 (15), 19 (2), 22-23 (1)
     SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER: 8-9 (2), 10-11 (7), 12 (14), 13 (3), 14-15 (2), 18 (1), 19 (7), 20-21 (6),
                                    22-24 (2), 15 (1)
     LEAST SANDPIPER: 20 (4), 22 (1)
     WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER: 21-22 (1)
     PECTORAL SANDPIPER: 10 (1), 18 (2), 19 (1), 21 (7), 22-23 (3), 24 (1)
     STILT SANDPIPER: 19 (6)
     MOURNING DOVE: 1-31
     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 3, 8, 21, 23, 29
     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 4 (1), 24 (2), 25 (1), 31 (1)
     BELTED KINGFISHER: 16 (1), 20 (1), 23 (1)
     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1-3, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 26-27, 29-30
     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 3
     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 3, 8, 10-13, 20, 26, 29, 31
     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 7, 14
     EASTERN PHOEBE: 21 (1)
     EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 (1), 2 (3), 3-4 (4), 5 (3), 7 (1), 8 (3), 9-10 (1), 11 (2), 12 (3), 13 (5), 14 (3),
                                    15 (1), 16 (3), 17-18 (4), 19-21 (3), 22-24 (2), 25 (3), 26 (2), 27-29 (4), 30, 31 (5)
     WARBLING VIREO: 1-5, 7-11, 13-22, 24, 28
     BLUE JAY: 3-4, 10, 17-18, 20-21, 23, 25-27, 31
     AMERICAN CROW: 1-31
     PURPLE MARTIN: 1-5, 7-31
     TREE SWALLOW: 1-5, 8-10, 12-15, 17-19, 23, 26
     NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 3, 13-15, 19, 22, 25
     BANK SWALLOW: 1, 20, 24-25, 29
     CLIFF SWALLOW: 8, 10-14, 17, 19-20, 27
     BARN SWALLOW: 1-5, 7-31
     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1, 3-5, 7-14, 16, 18-20, 22, 24, 27-31
     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 7-8, 13, 29
     HOUSE WREN: 1-5, 7-31
     SEDGE WREN: 31 (2)
     MARSH WREN: 13 (1)
     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 1 (2♂, 1♀), 9 (1♂, 1♀), 11 (1♂), 18 (1), 20, 27 (1♂), 28 (1)
     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-31
     GRAY CATBIRD: 1-3, 5-8, 10, 12-13, 15-17, 20-22, 24, 26-31
     BROWN THRASHER: 2-4 (2), 7 (1), 12 (1), 21 (1)
     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1, 3-4, 7, 15-16, 20-22, 24-25
     CEDAR WAXWING: 3 (7), 5 (2), 7 (5), 8 (3), 10 (4), 11 (8), 12 (4), 14 (1), 19 (2), 21 (1), 23 (2), 26 (1),
                                    28 (1)
     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-5, 7-31
     CHIPPING SPARROW: 1-4, 6-12, 15-31
     FIELD SPARROW: 9 (1), 13 (1), 15 (1)
     SONG SPARROW: 1-5, 7-31
     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-31
     ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 27 (1)
     BLUE GROSBEAK: 29 (1♂)
     INDIGO BUNTING: 1-5, 7-10, 12, 14-22, 26, 29-31
     DICKCISSEL: 1-5, 7-24, 28-31
     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1-5, 7-31
     EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 1, 3, 14, 21
     COMMON GRACKLE: 1-5, 7-14, 16-31
     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1-2, 4-24, 28-30
     ORCHARD ORIOLE: 2 (1♂, 1♀), 3 (2), 4, 8-15, 16 (1♂), 17, 20, 27 (2 im)
     BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 1-5, 7, 11 (1), 15 (1♂), 16 (2), 18 (2), 20-21 (1), 29 (1)
     HOUSE FINCH: 1-31
     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-31
     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-31

MAMMALIAN
     COYOTE: 31
     AMERICAN MINK: 20 (1)
     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 1 (2), 3 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1♀ w/2 fawns), 9 (1♀ w/1 fawn), 10 (1), 11 (1♀ w/2
                                    fawns), 13 (2 fawns), 16 (1), 17 (1♀ + 1♀ w/1 fawn), 18 (1♀ w/2 fawns),
                                    19 (3 fawns), 20 (1♀ w/3 fawns), 23 (1♀ w/2 fawns, 2♀), 24 (1♀ w/1 fawn),
                                    26 (1♀, 1♀ w/1 fawn), 30 (1♀ w/1 fawn), 31 (1♀)
     FOX SQUIRREL: 10, 14, 20-21, 29-30
     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 20, 25, 27, 29, 31
     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 3, 8-11, 31
     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-11, 13-31

REPTILIAN
     SNAPPING TURTLE: 21 (1)
     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-5, 7-20, 22, 24, 26-31
     RED-EARED SLIDER: 2 (2), 8 (1), 10 (2), 13-14 (1), 17 (1), 24 (1), 26 (1), 28 (2), 29 (1)
     EASTERN SPINY SOFTSHELL: 5 (1)

AMPHIBIAN
     AMERICAN TOAD: 7, 9, 21, 24
     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 1-5, 7-13, 16-17, 19-21, 23-24
     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 1, 3, 19
     BULLFROG: 1-5, 7-8, 10, 12-14, 16, 18-20, 22, 24, 26-31

LEPIDOPTERA
     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 1-5, 7-10, 12-14, 17-20, 22, 26, 28-29, 31
     EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 1, 12, 15, 18, 28
     CABBAGE WHITE: 2-5, 8-17, 19-20, 22, 24, 26-29, 31
     SULPHUR sp: 2-5, 7-16, 18-19, 26-29, 31
     GRAY COPPER: 5
     GRAY HAIRSTREAK: 5
     EASTERN TAILED-BLUE: 2-5, 9-10, 12-17, 19, 21-22, 24-29, 31
     GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 8
     PEARL CRESCENT: 3-5, 7-10, 12, 14, 16-18, 22
     QUESTION MARK: 14, 19
     MOURNING CLOAK: 2 (2), 3 (1), 5 (2), 9-10 (1), 16 (1), 18 (2), 19-20 (1), 26 (3), 27 (1), 31 (1)
     PAINTED LADY: 27
     RED ADMIRAL: 1, 13, 17, 24, 28
     COMMON BUCKEYE: 2-3, 5, 7-8, 10-12, 14-19, 22, 26-28, 31
     VICEROY: 12, 18-19, 24, 28-29, 31
     MONARCH: 2-5, 7-22, 24-28, 31
     LEAST SKIPPER: 29
     REVERSED HAPLOA: 16

ODONATA
     AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 22 (1♀)
     GREAT SPREADWING: 22 (1♂)
     SLENDER SPREADWING: 23
     Spreadwing sp.: 19
     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 1-5, 7-10, 12-20, 22, 24, 26-29, 31
     POWDERED DANCER: 2, 4-5, 7-10, 14-19, 22, 24, 28, 31
     BLUE-TIPPED DANCER: 7-8
     RAINBOW BLUET: 2-5, 7-10, 15-19, 22, 24, 26, 31
     DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 3-5, 8, 10, 12, 15-18, 22
     TULE BLUET: 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 12-13, 15-19,22, 24, 31
     FAMILIAR BLUET: 1-5, 7-10, 14-16, 22, 28, 31
     STREAM BLUET: 2-5, 10, 29, 31
     ORANGE BLUET: 1-4, 7-9, 16, 19, 22, 27, 31
     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 1-3, 5, 7, 9-10, 12-15, 17-19, 22, 24, 26-29, 31
     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 2-5, 7-12, 14-19, 22, 24, 26, 31
     Mosaic Blue Darner sp.: 28 (1)
     FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 31 (1)
     COMMON BASKETTAIL: 1-5, 8
     PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-12, 15-17, 22, 24-25, 28-29, 31
     CALICO PENNANT: 5
     HALLOWEEN PENNANT: 3-5, 7-10, 14-20, 22, 24-26, 28-29, 31
     EASTERN PONDHAWK: 3, 5, 7-10, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24-26, 28, 31
     DOT-TAILED WHITEFACE: 2-5, 7, 14
     WIDOW SKIMMER: 1-5, 7-12, 14-22, 24, 26, 28, 31
     COMMON WHITETAIL: 1-5, 7-19, 21-22, 24-29, 31
     TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 1-5, 7-10, 12, 14-20, 22, 24, 26, 31
     FOUR-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 2-3
     BLUE DASHER: 2-5, 7-12, 14-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 28, 31
     WANDERING GLIDER: 3, 8, 12, 14-15, 20, 22, 24, 28
     EASTERN AMBERWING: 2, 4-5, 7-12, 14, 16-19, 22, 24, 26, 28, 31
     VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 10, 27
     BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 14, 17, 28, 31
     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 1-5, 7-8, 10-12, 14-15, 18-20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 31
     RED SADDLEBAGS: 17

Wolf. Oesterreich

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