July 5, 2014: Wolf's June 2014 Wildlife Report

This drake Ruddy Duck (in non-breeding plumage) was found only on one day this month. 6/26/14 (Wolf. Oesterreich)

A total of 75 avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 6^th highest June among 17 years of records.

Based on citations in the 3^rd Edition of “The Birds of Story County, Iowa,” by Stephen J. Dinsmore and Hank Zaletel (2001), plus my personal updates to the records, the Common Merganser sightings may be the first Summer records for Story County.  The American Wigeon and Common Loon may represent the 4^th Summer record for the County.  The female Blackpoll Warbler may have set a new late Spring record (former set on 1 June 1983 at Ames) 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 53^rd Supplement (2012) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 12^th Supplement to the 7^th Edition (1998).

AVIAN

     CANADA GOOSE: 1-27, 29

     WOOD DUCK: 1 (2♂ + 1♀), 2 (2♀), 3 (1♀), 5 (1♀), 7 (1♀), 9 (1), 10 (1♀), 11 (1), 13 (1♀), 15 (1♀),

                                    20 (1♂ + 2♀), 21 (1♀), 23, 27 (3♀)

     AMERICAN WIGEON: 14 (1♂)

     MALLARD: 1-26, 27, 29

     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 1 (2), 2 (1♂), 4 (3♂), 10 (1♂), 11 (1♂ + 1♀), 12 (3♂), 14 (3♂), 15-16 (1♂)

     HOODED MERGANSER: 14 (1♀), 16 (1♀)

     COMMON MERGANSER: 2-5 (1♂), 8 (1♂)

     RUDDY DUCK: 26 (1♂ anb)

     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-27, 29-30

     COMMON LOON: 17 (1 abp)

     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 29 (1)

     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1-2 (4), 3 (3), 4-5 (6), 6-7 (3), 8 (9), 9 (4), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (9), 13 (5), 14 (7),

                                    15 (3), 16 (5), 17 (3), 18-19 (4), 20 (5), 21 (7), 22 (4), 23 (7), 24-25 (5), 26-27 (3),

                                    29-30 (1)

     GREEN HERON: 2-3 (1), 6 (1), 23 (1)

     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (6), 2 (7), 3 (1), 4 (3), 5 (1), 6 (2), 7 (16), 8 (1), 9 (4), 10 (2), 11 (1), 13-14 (1),

                                    16 (2), 20 (4), 22-23 (1), 24 (5), 25 (8), 26 (1), 29 (1)

     OSPREY: 19 (1)

     BALD EAGLE: 3-4 (1 ad), 8 (1 ad), 16-18 (1 ad), 21 (1 ad)

     COOPER’S HAWK: 10 (1), 22 (1)

     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (2), 2-4 (1), 5-6 (2), 7, 8-11 (2), 12-13 (1), 14-16, 17 (2), 18, 19 (2), 20-21 (1),

                                    22, 23 (2), 24, 26, 27 (2), 29 (1)

     KILLDEER: 1-3 (2), 4 (1), 5 (2), 6 (3), 9-10 (1), 12 (1), 14 (3), 15-17 (1), 20-22 (1), 24 (1), 25-26 (2),

                                    27 (1), 29 (1)

     SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 3 (2)

     CASPIAN TERN: 26 (3)

     BLACK TERN: 3 (21)

     ROCK PIGEON: 14 (2)

     MOURNING DOVE: 1-30

     GREAT HORNED OWL: 3 (1), 26 (1)

     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 7, 13, 21

     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 12 (1♀), 20 (1♀)

     BELTED KINGFISHER: 3 (1), 10 (1), 19 (1)

     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1, 21

     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1-3, 7-8, 13, 17, 20-21, 23-24, 30

     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 24

     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 2-3 (1), 8 (1), 13-14 (1), 17 (1), 20 (1), 22-23 (1), 26-27 (1)

     OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 3 (1)

     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 2 (1), 4 (1), 9 (1)

     WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 15 (1), 26 (1)

     EASTERN PHOEBE: 17 (1), 22-23 (1)

     GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER: 3 (1)

     EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 (6), 2 (1), 3-4 (3), 5 (2), 6-9 (1), 10 (2), 11-13 (1), 15-16 (2), 18 (2), 20 (2),

                                    22 (3), 23-25 (1), 26 (3), 27 (1)

     BELL’S VIREO: 9 (1)

     WARBLING VIREO: 1-27, 29

     RED-EYED VIREO: 6-7

     BLUE JAY: 1-3, 7-8, 15, 17, 20-24, 29-30

     AMERICAN CROW: 1-5, 7-15, 18-27, 29-30

     PURPLE MARTIN: 1-27, 29

     TREE SWALLOW: 1-27, 29-30

     NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 6 (1), 12 (1), 17 (2)

     BARN SWALLOW: 1-27, 29

     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-2, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-15, 17-23, 25-27

     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 3-4, 19, 21

     HOUSE WREN: 1-30

     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 2 (1♂), 4 (1♂ + 1♀), 7 (1♂), 11 (1♂), 15 (1♀), 19 (1), 21 (2), 22 (1), 24 (1♀),

                                    25 (1♂), 27 (1♀)

     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-30

     GRAY CATBIRD: 1-9, 11-13, 15-16, 18-30

     BROWN THRASHER: 1-2 (2), 3 (1), 4-5 (2), 7 (1), 8 (3), 10-11 (2), 12-13 (1), 15 (2), 17 (1), 19 (5), 20,

                                    21 (1), 23 (1), 26 (1), 29 (2), 30 (3)

     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1-27, 29-30

     CEDAR WAXWING: 9 (3), 10 (1), 13 (2), 19 (1), 29 (2)

     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-27, 29-30

     YELLOW WARBLER: 1 (1), 3 (2), 4 (1)

     BLACKPOLL WARBLER: 2 (1♀)

     CHIPPING SPARROW: 1-7, 9-13, 16-20, 22-26, 28, 30

     FIELD SPARROW: 2 (1), 18 (1)

     SONG SPARROW: 1-27, 29-30

     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-30

     INDIGO BUNTING: 1, 3, 5-9, 11-12, 15-25, 27

     DICKCISSEL: 1-27, 29-30

     BOBOLINK: 4 (2♂), 13 (1♂)

     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1-27, 29-30

     EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 1-6, 8-11, 16, 18, 27 (2)

     COMMON GRACKLE: 1-27, 29-30

     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1-16, 18-27, 29-30

     ORCHARD ORIOLE: 2 (2♂), 4 (1♂), 6 (1♂), 13 (1♂), 19 (2♂), 23 (1♂), 27 (1♂)

     BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 1-27, 29

     HOUSE FINCH: 1-30

     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-10, 12-27, 29-30

     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-30

    

MAMMALIAN

     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 4 (1), 5 (1 + 1 BY), 6-7 (1), 9 (2), 10 (1), 15-16 (1 fawn), 18 (1), 21 (1),

                                    23 (1♀ w/2 fawns), 24 (1)

     FOX SQUIRREL: 3, 9, 12, 15, 19, 22, 25

     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 3, 6, 9, 13, 15, 17-19, 21-24, 26-27, 29

     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 2, 11, 17, 20, 24

     MEADOW VOLE: 20 (1)

     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-30

REPTILIAN

     PLAINS GARTER SNAKE: 29 (1)

     GARTER SNAKE sp: 12 (1), 20 (1)

     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-5, 7, 9-21, 23-25, 27, 29

     EASTERN SPINY SOFTSHELL: 18 (1♀), 24, 26

AMPHIBIAN

     AMERICAN TOAD: 4, 13, 17-18, 20, 25

     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 2-13, 15-20, 22-25

     EASTERN GRAY TREE FROG: 4-5, 7-8, 10-11, 14, 17, 22, 26

     BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 6 (1), 7, 22-24, 26

     BULLFROG: 2-3, 5-6, 8-11, 13, 15, 20, 22-23, 25, 27, 29

LEPIDOPTERA

     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 4 (1), 16-17 (1), 19 (1)

     EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 3 (1), 4 (2), 8, 9 (3), 11 (2), 13 (2), 14 (3), 15 (1), 17 (1), 18-19 (3),

                                    20-21, 24-25

     CABBAGE WHITE: 2, 4-5, 8-9, 12-19, 21-27

     ORANGE SULPHUR: 13, 16, 18-21, 23-27, 29

     LITTLE YELLOW: 19

     Sulphur sp.: 1, 8, 12-13, 15-18, 23-27

     GRAY COPPER: 19-21, 23-27

     EASTERN TAILED-BLUE: 9, 11, 16, 18-23

     SPRING AZURE: 1-4, 6, 8-18, 20

     QUESTION MARK: 5 (1)

     EASTERN COMMA: 21

     GORGONE CHECKERSPOT: 23 (caterpillar)

     PEARL CRESCENT: 15, 21, 23-26

     MOURNING CLOAK: 2 (1), 6 (2), 15 (1), 20 (1), 25 (2)

     PAINTED LADY: 29 (1)

     RED ADMIRAL: 9, 17 (2), 20, 22-24, 26

     COMMON BUCKEYE: 3 (1), 18 (1), 20

     RED-SPOTTED PURPLE: 20 (1), 22 (1), 23

     VICEROY: 5 (1), 10 (1), 14 (1), 15 (2), 17 (2), 18-21, 26-27

     MONARCH: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 6 (3), 8 (1), 9 (2), 10 (3), 11 (1), 12 (3), 14 (2), 15 (1),

                                    16 (2), 17 (1), 18 (3), 19 (2), 20-21, 23-26

     LEAST SKIPPER: 21, 23, 25

ODONATA

     SLENDER SPREADWING: 26 (1)

     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 21, 23, 25-26

     POWDERED DANCER: 25 (1)

     RAINBOW BLUET: 20-21, 23-26

     AZURE BLUET: 20 (1♀), 24 (1)

     DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-24, 26

     TULE BLUET: 17, 20-21, 24-25

     FAMILIAR BLUET: 12, 17, 24

     STREAM BLUET: 20, 23

     SKIMMING BLUET: 1 (1), 8-9, 13, 25-26

     ORANGE BLUET: 2 (1), 4, 8, 17, 23

     Bluet sp.: 18, 21, 25

     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 1-4, 8-11, 13, 15-18, 20-21, 23-26, 29

     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1-6, 8-21, 23-26

     PLAINS CLUBTAIL: 17 (2), 19 (1)

     COMMON BASKETTAIL: 2-4, 8-9, 11-13, 15-21, 24-25

     PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 18-21, 23-24, 26

     HALLOWEEN PENNANT: 26 (1)

     EASTERN PONDHAWK: 8, 16, 20-21, 23, 25

     DOT-TAILED WHITEFACE: 1-3, 9

     WIDOW SKIMMER: 3-4 (1♀), 8, 13, 15-16, 18, 20-21, 23-27

     COMMON WHITETAIL: 6, 8-13, 16-25

     TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 1, 5 (3), 6, 8-9, 11, 15-17, 19-21, 23-26

     BLUE DASHER: 10 (1♀), 18, 20-21, 23-24, 26

     WANDERING GLIDER: 25 (1)

     EASTERN AMBERWING: 18-21, 23-25

     WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 24 (1♀)

     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 1-21, 23-26

     RED SADDLEBAGS: 1, 6, 15-21, 23-27

Wolf. Oesterreich