Thursday, July 23, 2015

July 22, 2015: Wolf's June 2015 Wildlife Report


I believe this to be a female Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis), a member of the Lestidae Family and a damselfy. 6/26/15 (Wolf Oesterreich)
Total Length = 37-53mm
Hindwing Length = 20-25mm
Flight Season = May -October

June Field Report for Ada Hayden Heritage Park:


A total of 70 avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 9th lowest June among 18 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 55th Supplement (2014) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 14th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).

AVIAN
     CANADA GOOSE: 1-10, 12, 14-15, 17, 18-19, 21-24, 26-28, 30
     WOOD DUCK: 1 (1♀), 2 (1♂ + 1♀), 4 (1♂ + 2♀), 5 (1♀), 6 (2♂ + 1♀), 7-8 (1♀),
          9 (1♂ + 2♀), 13 (1♀), 14 (2♀), 17-24, 29, 30 (4)
     MALLARD: 1-10, 12-19, 21-29
     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 4 (1♂)
     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 10 (1♂)
     HOODED MERGANSER: 12 (4 im), 13 (2 im), 14 (1 im)
     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-10, 12-30
     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (3), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4 (4), 5-8 (2), 9 (4), 10 (2), 12 (4), 13 (2),
          14 (4), 15 (5), 16-18 (2), 19 (1), 20 (2), 21 (3), 22 (1), 23-25 (3), 26 (5), 27 (2), 28 (1),
          29-30 (2)
     GREAT EGRET: 3 (1)
     GREEN HERON: 3 (1), 5 (1), 8 (1)
     BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: 5 (1 im)
     TURKEY VULTURE: 2 (2), 4 (1), 7 (9+), 9 (17), 15 (1), 16 (2), 18 (1), 20 (1), 22 (3),
          25 (1), 28-29 (2)
     BALD EAGLE: 7 (1 ad), 14-15 (1 ad), 21 (1 ad), 24 (1 ad), 26-27 (1 ad), 29 (1 ad)
     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1-4 (2), 5 (3), 6-9 (2), 12 (2), 13-14 (1), 15-19 (2), 20 (1), 23 (2),
          24-25 (1), 26 (2), 28 (2), 29-30 (1)
     AMERICAN COOT: 6 (1), 25 (1)
     KILLDEER: 2-5 (1), 8-10 (1), 13 (1), 14-15 (2), 16 (1), 17 (2), 18 (3+), 23 (1), 24, 27
     CASPIAN TERN: 13 (5), 26 (1)
     BLACK TERN: 8 (2)
     ROCK PIGEON: 14 (1)
     MOURNING DOVE: 1-10, 12-15, 17-25, 27-30
     YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 23 (1)
     GREAT HORNED OWL: 25 (1)
     COMMON NIGHTHAWK: 10
     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 3 (1), 9-10, 19 (2), 21, 27, 30
     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 5 (1), 14 (1), 25 (1), 27 (2)
     BELTED KINGFISHER: 2 (1), 13-14 (1), 25-26 (1)
     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1, 7, 27, 30
     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 5-6, 12, 14, 16, 18-22, 27-30
     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 12
     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 2 (1), 6 (1), 12 (1), 15 (1), 22 (1), 24 (1), 30 (2)
     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 3-4 (1), 21 (1), 25 (1), 28 (1)
     WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 4 (1), 7 (1), 21 (1), 27 (1)
     EASTERN PHOEBE: 29 (1), 30 (2)
     EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 (2), 2-3 (1), 7 (2), 8-9 (1), 10 (2), 12 92), 13 (5), 14 (1), 15 (2),
          16 (3), 17 (1), 19 (2), 21 (4), 22 (3), 23 (2), 24 (3), 25 (4), 26-27, 28 (1),
          29 (3 + 3 nestlings), 30 (3)
     BELL’S VIREO: 2 (2), 3-7 (1)
     WARBLING VIREO: 1-10, 12-30
     RED-EYED VIREO: 9
     BLUE JAY: 2, 5, 10, 12-15, 17-18, 20-21, 25-27, 30
     AMERICAN CROW: 1, 3, 5-7, 13-14, 17, 21, 24, 26-30
     PURPLE MARTIN: 1-30
     TREE SWALLOW: 1-10, 12-30
     NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 13, 28-29
     BARN SWALLOW: 1-10, 12-19, 21-29
     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-4, 8, 12, 14-15, 18, 20-26, 29-30
     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 4-6, 21-23, 28
     HOUSE WREN: 1-10, 12-30
     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 9 (1♂), 12 (1♂), 15 (1♂), 20-21 (1♂), 22 (2♂), 26 (1♂ + 1♀),
          30 (1♂)
     WOOD THRUSH: 7 (1)
     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-30
     GRAY CATBIRD: 1, 3-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-23, 25-30
     BROWN THRASHER: 7 (2), 9 (1), 12 (3), 15 (1), 17-18 (1), 22 92), 24-25, 26 (1),
          27-28, 29 (3)
     EUROPEAN STARLING: 3, 5-10, 12, 14-15, 20, 24-25
     CEDAR WAXWING: 8 (1), 12 (3), 25 (1), 28 (3), 29-30 (2)
     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-10, 12-30
     CHIPPING SPARROW: 1-5, 7-13, 15-20, 22-30
     FIELD SPARROW: 1 (1), 3 (2), 6 (1), 10 (1), 12-13 (1), 15-19 (1), 22-24 (1), 25 (2),
          26-29 (1)
     SONG SPARROW: 1-10, 12-30
     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-30
     INDIGO BUNTING: 1, 5-7, 9-10, 12, 14-20, 23, 25, 30
     DICKCISSEL: 1-10, 12-30
     BOBOLINK: 13-14 (1♂), 23 (1♂), 29 (1♂ + 1♀), 30 (1♂)
     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1-10, 12-30
     EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 1-3, 7, 13, 26-27
     COMMON GRACKLE: 1-30
     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1-3, 5-10, 12-22, 24, 26-30
     ORCHARD ORIOLE: 2-3, 7, 19 (1♂), 22, 25-28, 29 (1♂ + 1♀), 30
     BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 1-10, 12-30
     HOUSE FINCH: 1-15, 17-30
     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-10, 12-30
     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-10, 12-30
    
MAMMALIAN
     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 7-8 (1), 9 (2), 10 (1), 12 (1), 14 (1), 15 (2), 16 (1), 18 (3), 22 (1),
                                    23 (1 & 1♀ with 1 fawn), 26 (1), 30 (1♀ with 1 fawn)
     FOX SQUIRREL: 12, 14, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29
     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 2, 8, 12-13 (2), 15 (3), 16 (2), 18, 20 (1),
                                    24-26 (1), 29-30 (1)
     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 1, 16-18, 21, 27
     MUSKRAT: 4 (1), 9 (1), 23 (1), 27 (1)
     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-30

REPTILIAN
     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-3, 5-9, 12-15, 17-21, 25-26, 28-30
     RED-EARED SLIDER: 14 (1), 18 (1), 26 (1)
     SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE: 4 (1), 13 (1), 26 (1)

AMPHIBIAN
     AMERICAN TOAD: 2-4, 7, 12, 14, 16, 18, 24-26, 28-29
     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 2-10, 12-13, 15-20, 22, 25-30
     BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 1, 3-5, 12, 24-27
     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 1-10, 12-25, 27-30
     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 5, 8, 30

LEPIDOPTERA
     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 13 (1), 18 (1), 26 (3), 29, 30 (1)
     EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 7 (1), 18 (1), 19 (2)
     CHECKERED WHITE: 23
     CABBAGE WHITE: 1, 3-8, 10, 12-23, 25-26, 28-30
     ORANGE SULPHUR: 1, 5, 7, 13-14, 17-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30
     Sulphur sp.: 12-15, 17-22, 25-26
     GRAY COPPER: 16, 19, 22
     SPRING AZURE: 5-10, 12-19, 21-23, 25, 29
     AMERICAN SNOUT: 14 (1)
     GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 28, 30
     QUESTION MARK: 18 (1)
     EASTERN COMMA: 16 (1), 28
     Anglewing sp.: 23
     PEARL CRESCENT: 17, 19, 23, 25-26, 29-30
     MOURNING CLOAK: 7 (1), 8 (2), 9 (1), 13 (2), 17 (2), 18 (4), 22-23 (1), 26 (1), 29 (1)
     RED ADMIRAL: 1-6, 13-19, 21-25, 27-30
     RED-SPOTTED PURPLE: 9 (1)
     VICEROY: 3 (1), 13 (1), 16-17 (1), 18 (2), 19 (1), 22 (1), 25
     MONARCH: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5-6 (1), 7 (4), 8-9 (2), 13-14 (3), 15 (2), 16 (3), 17 (2), 18 (4),
                19 (5), 20 (1), 21-23 (3), 25 (6), 26 (3), 28 (2), 29 (4), 30 (3)
     LEAST SKIPPER: 13-15, 17-19, 22-23, 25-26, 29-30
     Skipper sp.: 7, 29
     REVERSED HAPLOA: 26 (1), 29 (2), 30 (5)

ODONATA
     AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 16 (1♀)
     SLENDER SPREADWING: 23, 26, 29
     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 1, 2 (1♀), 14 (1♀), 17, 19, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30
     RAINBOW BLUET: 13 (1), 18-19, 23, 26, 29
     DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 5, 17, 23, 29
     TULE BLUET: 7
     FAMILIAR BLUET: 9, 15, 30
     SKIMMING BLUET: 22 (1)
     ORANGE BLUET: 9, 13, 16
     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 1-9, 12-19, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30
     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1, 3-5, 7-10, 13-23, 25-26, 28-30
     FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 23 (1)
     PLAINS CLUBTAIL: 3 (1), 13 (1), 25
     COMMON BASKETTAIL: 3 (3), 4-6, 8-9, 13-14, 16-17, 19, 22, 28
     PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 14, 18-19, 22-23, 25, 29-30
     EASTERN PONDHAWK: 8, 14, 16, 18-19, 22-23, 25-26, 29-30
     DOT-TAILED WHITEFACE: 18, 26
     WIDOW SKIMMER: 14-16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30
     COMMON WHITETAIL: 4-6, 8-9, 13, 16-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30
     TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 4-5, 7-10, 13-14, 16-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30
     BLUE DASHER: 8, 16-20, 22-23, 25-26, 29-30
     EASTERN AMBERWING: 22 (1)
     RUBY MEADOWHAWK: 14, 18, 21-23, 26, 28-30
     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 5-10, 13-16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30
     RED SADDLEBAGS: 17, 19-20, 22-23
Wolf. Oesterreich

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