Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Nov 2, 2015: Wolf's October Wildlife Report


This Surf Scoter (probable 1st Winter) was present for at least 6 days this month (on the north and south lakes).  Many times it was in the company of Pied-billed Grebes. 10/13/15 (Wolf. Oesterreich)

A total of 96 (+ 2 sp.) avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 10th highest October (tied with October 2006) among 18 years of records.  October 2007 with 108 species remains as the highest October, while October 2003 with 55 species remains as the lowest.  This total is 15 species less than last month and 5 more than October 2014.

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 Surf Scoter sightings from the 13th to the 18th may represent only the 7th record for Story County.  The female Bufflehead sighting on the 13th and the Herring Gull on the 20th may represent new extreme early Fall records (former records set on 14 Oct 2014 at AHHP and 26 Oct 2003 at AHHP, respectively) for Story County.  The White-rumped Sandpiper on the 14th and the Northern Waterthrush on the 6th-7th may set new extreme late Fall records (former records set on 28 Aug 1990 at Colo Ponds and 26 Sep 1982 at Brookside Park, respectively).  The Magnolia Warbler on the 1st ties the extreme late Fall record, set in 1987 at Brookside Park.

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: 1-31
     WOOD DUCK: 1, 2 (2), 3, 4 (6), 5 (17), 6-9, 10 (15), 11 (13), 12 (13+), 13 (20+), 14-19,
          20 (23+), 21 (47+), 22, 23 (44+), 24, 25 (8), 26 (12+), 27 (50+), 28, 29 (2), 30 (8+),
          31 (1)
     GADWALL: 13 (1♂ + 1♀), 14, 15 (6), 19 (2), 20 (9), 21 (5), 22 (13), 23 (15+), 24,
          25 (19+), 26 (11+), 27 (12+), 28, 29 (13)
     AMERICAN WIGEON: 1 (5+), 2 (6), 3, 4 (3), 5 (2), 6 (6), 7, 8 (2), 9, 10 (6), 11 93), 12 (10),
          13 (7), 14-15, 16 (7), 17, 18 (4+), 19 (5+), 21 (12), 22 (13), 23 (6), 24, 25-26 (1)
     MALLARD: 1-31
     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 1, 3, 5, 7-8, 12 (5), 13 (77+), 14-16
     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 1 (13+), 2 (2), 3, 4 (3), 5 (7), 6-9, 10 (6), 11 (3), 12 (5), 15,
          20 (13+), 22 (4), 23 (11), 24, 25-26 (3), 27 (8+), 29 (6+), 30 (9+)
     NORTHERN PINTAIL: 2 (3), 3, 5 (5), 6 (12), 7 (9), 8 (5), 9 (1), 10 (6), 11 (3), 12 (8), 13 (2),
          14 (3), 15 (11), 16 (7), 17-18, 19 (22+), 20 (14+), 21 (9), 22 (1), 23 (4), 24
     GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 4 (5), 5 (2), 6, 8 (6), 11 (5), 12 (4), 13 (15+), 15, 19, 20 (8+),
          21 (8), 22 (32+), 23 (23+), 24, 25 (22+), 26 (24+), 27 (11+), 28, 29 (2), 30 (20+)
     REDHEAD: 11 (1♂), 25 (1♂ + 1♀)
     RING-NECKED DUCK: 7 (1♀), 10 (2♂), 13 (2♂), 22 (5)
     SURF SCOTER: 13-18 (1 1st Winter or ♀)
     BUFFLEHEAD: 13 (1♀), 25 (1♂ + 5♀)
     HOODED MERGANSER: 6-7 (1), 10 (1♀), 13 (1♀), 20 (1♀), 27 (1♀)
     RUDDY DUCK: 11-12 (1♂), 14 (7)
     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-8, 10, 13-17, 20-31
     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 1 (2), 2 (3), 3 (1), 4-5 (3), 6 (2), 7 (40), 8 (5), 9 (6), 10-11 (2),
          12 (4), 13 (7), 14 (21), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (3), 19 (2), 22 (14), 23 (2), 24 (3), 25 (2),
          26 (1), 27 (2), 28 (3), 29-30 (2), 31 (4)
     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 1-3 (3), 4 (14), 5 (2), 6 (3), 7-8 (2), 9-10 (1), 12 (1),
          16 (1)
     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 8 (1), 10-12 (1), 14 (1), 16 (1), 17 (1 + 23), 18-23 (1)
     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1-2 (3), 3 (5), 4 (4), 5-6 (3), 7 (6), 8 (4), 9 (3), 10 (5), 11 (8), 12 (3),
          13-14 (4), 15 (2), 16-17 (3), 18 (5), 19 (4), 20 (3), 21 (5), 22 (2), 23-24 (4), 25 (3),
          26 (8), 27 (7), 28 (5), 29 (3), 30 (4), 31 (5)
     GREAT EGRET: 1 (2), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4 (3), 5-6 (2), 7 (3), 8 (13), 9-10 (3), 11 (4), 12 (3),
          13-16 (1), 19 (1), 20-21 (2), 23 (1), 25-28 (1), 29-31 (2)
     BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: 1 (1 im), 3-4 (1 im), 6 (1 im), 7 (2 ad), 9 (1 im),
          12 (1 im), 13 (1 ad + 2 im)
     TURKEY VULTURE: 1-2 (3), 4 (1), 8 (7), 9 (1), 10 (4), 11 (5), 12-13 (2), 15 (1)
     OSPREY: 2 (1), 4 (1), 7-8 (1), 10-13 (1), 18 (1), 21 (1)
     BALD EAGLE: 22 (1 ad + 1 im), 25 (2 ad), 27 (2 ad)
     NORTHERN HARRIER: 25 (1 brown)
     SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: 2 (1), 5-6 (1), 18 (1), 24 (1 ad)
     COOPER’S HAWK: 2 (1), 4-5 (1), 7 (1), 10 (1 im), 12 (1), 14 (1), 20 (1 im)
     Accipiter sp.: 25 (1), 31 (1)
     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (2), 2 (1), 4-5 (1), 11 (1), 19 (1), 22-23 (1)
     AMERICAN COOT: 1 (1), 4 (1), 7 (40+), 8 (17+), 9, 10 (13), 11 (5), 12 (26), 13 (25+),
          14 (36+), 15 (31+), 16 (8), 19 (7+), 22 (10), 23 (9+), 24, 25 (1), 27 (2), 30 (1)
     KILLDEER: 4 (2), 5 (4+), 7 (1), 9 (6), 10 (17), 12 (7), 13 (6), 14 (7), 15 (2), 18 (1), 20 (6),
          21-23 (1), 25-26 (2), 27 (1)
     GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 9-10 (2), 11-12 (4), 16 (1), 19 (1), 24 (1)
     WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER: 10 (1), 14 (1)
     SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER: 14 (2)
     WILSON’S SNIPE: 10 (16), 11 (5), 12 (9), 13 (10), 14 (3), 16 (3), 19 (1), 20 (5), 26-28 (1),
          31 (1)
     BONAPARTE’S GULL: 22 (1)
     FRANKLIN’S GULL: 1 (12+), 8 (22), 9 (4), 21 (8)
     RING-BILLED GULL: 4-5 (2), 8 (2), 9 (1), 13 (2)
     HERRING GULL: 20 (1)
     ROCK PIGEON: 7 (3)
     EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 21 (1), 23 (2), 24-25 (1)
     MOURNING DOVE: 4-5, 11, 14, 20
     BELTED KINGFISHER: 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (3), 5-6 (1), 9-14 (1), 16 (1), 19 (1), 22 (1), 23 (2),
          24 (1)
     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 11-13, 16, 19-20, 22-23, 26-27
     YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 1 (6+), 2-3 (8+), 4 (4), 5 (2), 6 (3), 7 (2), 8 (1),
          10-13 (1),
     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 4-8, 10-12, 14-15, 17, 21-27, 29-31
     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 7, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27
     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1 (4), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4 (3), 6-7 (1), 10 (1), 11 (2),
          13 (1), 21 (1), 28 (1)
     AMERICAN KESTREL: 31 (1♀)
     EASTERN PHOEBE: 1-2 (2), 4 (1), 7 (5), 8 (1), 14 (1)
     RED-EYED VIREO: 1 (1)
     BLUE JAY: 1-14, 16, 20-31
     AMERICAN CROW: 1, 4-5, 7-9, 11-12, 14-16, 18, 21-25, 27-28, 30-31
     BARN SWALLOW: 10 (7)
     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-17, 20-31
     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-27, 30-31
     BROWN CREEPER: 7 (1)
     HOUSE WREN: 5 (1), 7-8 (1)
     WINTER WREN: 7 (1), 19-20 (1), 23 (1)
     GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 3 (1), 8-9 (3), 10 (1), 14-15 (1), 17 (1), 22 (2), 23 (4),
          24-26 (1)
     RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 1-2 (1), 4 (3), 5 (2), 6 (3), 7 (7), 8 (11), 9 (2), 10 (6), 11 (3),
          12 (1), 13-15 (3), 16 (5), 17 (1), 18 (4), 19 (2), 20 (7), 22 (2), 23 (1), 24, 25-26 (1),
           27 (2), 28 (1)
     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 2 (2), 4 (1), 5, 6 (1), 8 (2), 11-12 (5), 16 (14+), 21, 22-23 (1), 25,
          16 (~20), 27 (1), 31
     HERMIT THRUSH: 6 (2), 7 (1), 9-10 (1), 11 (3), 12 (4), 19 (2), 22 (1), 26 (1)
     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1, 3-31
     GRAY CATBIRD: 1 (1), 6-7 (1)
     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1-5, 8, 10, 12-14, 20-22, 25, 28-31
     AMERICAN PIPIT: 22 (1)
     CEDAR WAXWING: 2 (3), 3 (~6), 4 (18+), 5 (4+), 7, 9 (4), 10 (3+), 11 (7+), 13 (15+),
          14 (2+), 15 (5+), 16 (7+), 18 (~20), 20-21 (10+), 25, 27
     NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: 6-7 (1)
     ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 2 (1), 4 (1), 5-7 (2), 8 (1), 18 (1), 20-21 (2)
     NASHVILLE WARBLER: 1 (1), 5 (1)
     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 14 (1)
     MAGNOLIA WARBLER: 1 (1)
     PALM WARBLER: 1 (2)
     YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle): 1 (15+), 2 (20+), 3 (11+), 4 (15+), 5 (17+),
          6 (20+), 7 (24+), 8 (15+), 9, 10 (12+), 11 (13+), 12 (4+), 13 (2+), 14 (3+), 15 (6+),
          16 (1), 18 (1), 20 (1), 25 (2), 26 (1)
     BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER: 7 (1)
     AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 23 (4)
     CHIPPING SPARROW: 2 (4), 3-5, 8, 10-11, 13, 31 (1)
     FIELD SPARROW: 15 (1), 23 (1), 26 (1), 31 (1)
     SAVANNAH SPARROW: 5 (1), 31 (1)
     LE CONTE’S SPARROW: 1 (1)
     FOX SPARROW: 8 (2), 12 (2), 13-15 (1), 16 (4), 17, 18-19 (1), 20 (2), 21-22 (9), 23 (7+),
          24 (2), 28 (2), 29 (1), 31 (2)
     SONG SPARROW: 1-4 (1), 5 (2), 6, 7 (5), 8 (7+), 9 (2), 10, 11 (4), 12 (2), 13 (10+),
          14 (12+), 15 (5+), 16 (13+), 17, 18 (9), 19 (2+), 20 (5+), 21 (6+), 22 (17+), 23 (20+),
          24 (13+), 25 (5+), 26 (12+), 27 (4), 28, 29 (7+), 30 (3+), 31 (3)
     LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 1-2 (2), 4 (1), 5-6 (3), 7 (1), 8 (2), 9-10 (1), 11 (3), 12 (1), 13 (5),
          14 (3), 15 (2), 16 (1), 17, 18 (3), 19-20 (1), 23 (4), 25-26 (1), 29-31 (1)
     SWAMP SPARROW: 1 (12+), 2 (14+), 3-4 (6+), 5-6 (5+), 7 (9+), 8 (6+), 9, 10 (6+),
          11 (4+), 13 (1+), 14-15 (3+), 16 (6), 17, 18 (4+), 19 (1+), 20 (2), 21 (3), 22-23 (8+),
          25 (2), 26 (3), 27 (1), 29-30 (1)
     WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1, 2 (20+), 3-6, 7 (100+), 8-14, 15 (13+), 16 (11+), 17,
          18 (8+), 19 (3+), 20 (2), 21 (8+), 22 (7+), 23 (16+), 24, 27 (4), 28, 29 (1), 31 (1)
     HARRIS’S SPARROW: 2 (1), 12 (2), 13 91), 14 (2), 15 (3), 16 (2), 17, 18-19 (3), 21-22 (1),
          23 (5), 25 (3), 27 (5), 29 (4), 30 (1), 31 (10)
     WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 1 (5), 2 (14+), 3 (3+), 4 (5), 5-7 (2), 8 (5+), 9 (2), 10 (4),
          11 (1), 12 (5+), 13 (11+), 14 (19+), 15-16 (8+), 17, 18 (3+), 19 (2+), 20-21 (1), 22 (3),
          23 (60+), 24 (6), 26 (5+), 27 (10+), 28, 29 (15+), 30 (5+), 31 (2)
     DARK-EYED JUNCO (Slate-colored): 1-2 (2), 3 (1), 4 (3), 7 (8+), 8 (3+), 9, 10 (2), 12 (1),
          13 (9+), 14 (2), 15 (10), 16 (2), 18 (1), 20 (11+), 21 (7), 22-23 (18+), 25 (12+),
          26-27 (9+), 28, 29 (1), 31 (19)
     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1, 5, 8, 12-13, 21, 23, 25-27, 29, 31
     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1, 3, 5-23, 25-27, 29-30
     RUSTY BLACKBIRD: 12 (4), 14 (5), 19 (5+), 20 (6+), 25 (2), 26 (7), 27 (30+), 28 (3),
          30 (3)
     COMMON GRACKLE: 1, 3, 6-8, 11-12, 24 (~20), 25
     Blackbird sp.: 29-31
     HOUSE FINCH: 1-2, 5, 11, 15-16, 22-23, 25, 31
     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-31
     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-16, 19-25, 27-31

MAMMALIAN
     AMERICAN MINK: 18 (1)
     RACCOON: 17 (1)
     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 8 (2), 9 (♀ w/1 yearling + 2), 10 (2), 13 (1), 14 (5), 16 (1), 17 (3),
          18 (1), 20 (4), 29 (6), 30 (5)
     FOX SQUIRREL: 1-2, 4-11, 15, 20-23, 25-28, 30-31
     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 5 (1)
     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 11
     MUSKRAT: 24 (1)
     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 2-3, 5-6, 8, 13, 17, 19, 24

REPTILIAN
     PLAINS GARTERSNAKE: 12 (1)
     COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE: 8 (1), 22 (1)
     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1 (25+), 2-10, 12-15, 16 (1), 18 (11+), 19-20, 21 (10),
          24 (5), 25 (4+), 26 (1)
     RED-EARED SLIDER: 1 (2), 9 (1), 13 (2)

AMPHIBIAN
     AMERICAN TOAD: 23 (1)
     BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 9, 24-28, 30
     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 1-3, 5-8, 11, 18, 20-23, 25
     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 8, 12-13, 21 (3), 28 (8)

LEPIDOPTERA
     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 7 (1), 10 (1)
     CABBAGE WHITE: 2-3, 5-9, 12
     ORANGE SULPHUR: 1-2, 5-7, 9-10, 12-15, 18, 20-22, 24 (8), 25
     Sulphur sp.: 1, 3, 5-7, 13, 15, 18, 20-22, 25-26
     EASTERN TAILED-BLUE: 6
     PEARL CRESCENT: 1-2, 5-6, 12-13, 15, 21, 24-25 (1)
     QUESTION MARK: 6 (3), 13 (1)
     EASTERN COMMA: 10 (2), 24 (1)
     RED ADMIRAL: 10 (1)
     COMMON BUCKEYE: 25 (1)
     VICEROY: 5 (1)
     MONARCH: 2-3 (1), 6-8 (1)
     WOOLLY BEAR (Isabella Tiger Moth): 2, 9-16, 18, 20, 24-27, 29-30
Other “bears” (black, yellow, brown, golden, etc.) may be color variations of the Woolly Bear or other Arctiidae species:

ODONATA
     FAMILIAR BLUET: 7 (1)
     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 7 (1), 13 (1♂)
     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 2 (1), 7 (2)
     “Blue Mosaic” DARNER sp.: 5 (1), 14 (2), 16 (1)
     Darner sp.: 2 (1), 22 (1)
     WIDOW SKIMMER: 6 (1)
     WANDERING GLIDER: 1, 18 (1)
     VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 18 (1)
     CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 2, 6-7, 12-13, 15, 18, 21
     WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 1-2, 5-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
     Meadowhawk sp.: 2-3, 8-10, 20-22, 24 (1)

ORTHOPTERA
     CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 8, 10-11

Wolf. Oesterreich

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