Sunday, November 20, 2016

Nov 10, 2016: Wolf's October 2016 Wildlife Report


This Great Egret is poised to strike (along north lake's north shore). (Wolf Oesterreich, 10/14/16)

A total of 92 (+ 2 sp.) avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 6th highest October (tied with October 2010) among 19 years of records.  October 2007 with 108 species remains as the highest October, while October 2003 with 55 species remains as the lowest.

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 Green Heron sighting on the 29th may represent a new extreme late Fall record for Story County (old record set on 23 Oct 1985 at Ames).  The single Least Flycatcher sighting on the 2nd and single Magnolia Warbler on the 9th may also represent new late extreme Fall records (former records set on 26 Sep 2006 at Ada Hayden HP and 1 Oct 1987 at Brookside Park / 1 Oct 2015 at Ada Hayden HP, respectively). 

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: 1-4, 6-20, 22-31
     WOOD DUCK: 1 (3), 2-4, 6-11, 12 (21+), 13 (8+), 14 (3), 15 (7), 16 (1), 17 (2), 18 (8), 19 (6),
          20, 22 (5), 23 (1), 24 (3), 25 (6), 27 (4), 28 (1), 29-30 (5), 31 (2)
     GADWALL: 12 (6), 13 (1♂), 16 (16), 17 (11+), 18-19 (3), 22 (1), 23 (13), 24 (7), 29 (1)
     AMERICAN WIGEON: 12 (1), 15 (1), 18 (3), 23 (1), 24 (2), 25 (5), 26 (4), 28 (2), 29 (4),
          30 (7), 31 (3)
     MALLARD: 1-20, 22-31
     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 4 (5), 5 (1), 6 (9), 7 (151+), 8 (29+), 9 (4), 10 (3), 11 (11+), 13 (1),
          14 (3), 17 (10+), 18 (5+), 19 (3), 28 (2)
     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 3 (3), 5 (2), 6 (5), 7 (7), 13 (1♀), 14-15 (2), 17 (2), 18 (13), 22 (4),
          27 (1), 28 (3♂ + 5♀), 29 (24), 30 (5), 31 (10)
     NORTHERN PINTAIL: 3-4 (2♀), 7 (1), 13 (1♀), 14 (3♂ + 4♀), 17 (1♂), 18 (2♂ + 1♀),
          19 (2♂), 22 (1♂), 24 (3), 25 (4♂ + 2♀), 26 (7♂ + 4♀), 28 (6♂ + 3♀), 29 (5♂ + 1♀),
          30 (8♂ + 4♀), 31 (2♂ + 1♀)
     GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 7 (1), 8 (2), 30 (2), 31 (5)
     REDHEAD: 26 (1♂)
     RING-NECKED DUCK: 24 (5), 29 (1♀)
     LESSER SCAUP: 30 (12)
     RUDDY DUCK: 7 (1), 12 (1♀), 16 (4), 23 (4♂ + 1♀)
     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 2, 4-8, 14-15, 20, 22, 25, 26 (3), 29
     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 1-4 (1), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (5), 9-10 (4), 11 (6), 12 (9), 13 (16), 14 (4),
          15 (6), 16 (4), 17 (9), 18 (6), 19 (44), 20 (2), 22 (5), 23 (3), 24 (13), 25 (8), 26 (7), 28 (3),
          29 (5), 30 (9), 31 (7)
     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 6 (3), 10 (1), 11 (3), 17 (3), 19 (1)
     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 1-2 (1), 3 (19), 4 (2), 8 (1), 10 (1), 25 (54)
     AMERICAN BITTERN: 23 (1), 25-28 (1)
     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (5), 2 (4), 3 (5), 4 (3), 5 (4), 6 (6), 7 (5), 8 (3), 9-10 (5), 11 (4),
          12 (3), 13 (2), 15 (1), 16 (2), 18-19 (2), 22-24 (2), 25-26 (3), 28-31 (2)
     GREAT EGRET: 1 (2), 3-5 (2), 6 (8), 7-9 (2), 10-11 (1), 12 (3), 13-15 (2), 16 (1), 17-19 (2),
          22-23 (1), 25 (1), 27-30 (1)
     GREEN HERON: 23 (1), 29 (1)
     BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: 7 (1 ad)
     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (1), 2 (3), 3-4 (4), 7 (1), 8 (3), 9 (4), 10 (2), 11 (1), 13 (1), 15 (2),
          16 (1), 18-19 (1)
     OSPREY: 9 (1), 11 (1)
     BALD EAGLE: 23 (1 im)
     NORTHERN HARRIER: 9 (1♀)
     SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: 23 (1), 26 (1)
     COOPER’S HAWK: 6 (1 ad), 17 (1 ad), 23 (1), 27 (1), 29 (1), 31 (1)
     RED-TAILED HAWK: 2 (1), 4 (1), 7 (1), 11-15 (1), 18 (1), 25 (2), 27-28 (1), 31 (1)
     AMERICAN COOT: 3 (35+), 4 (11), 5 (5), 7 (18+), 8 (9), 9 (22+), 10 (33+), 11 (55+),
          12 (42+), 13 (29+), 14 (22+), 15 (17+), 16 (14+), 17 (65+), 18 (57+), 19 (14+), 20 (2),
          22 (24+), 23 (28+), 24 (24+), 25 (38+), 26 (37+), 27 (22+), 28 (29+), 29 (48+), 30 (31+),
          31 (21+)
     KILLDEER: 4 (1), 6 (3), 11 (4), 14 (1), 16 (1), 18 (4), 29 (1)
     BONAPARTE’S GULL: 30 (9)
     FRANKLIN’S GULL: 1 (125-200), 2, 7 (3), 8 (53+), 14 (1)
     RING-BILLED GULL: 1 (5+), 2, 16 (6), 19 (2), 23 (2), 25 (1)
     EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 1 (3), 10 (2)
     MOURNING DOVE: 3-6, 19 (1), 22 (1), 29 (1)
     BELTED KINGFISHER: 1-4 (1), 7-12 (1), 15 (1), 17-20 (1), 23 (1)
     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 13, 25, 31 (3)
     YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 11 (1), 17 (1)
     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1-3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13, 15-17, 23, 25-27, 29-30
     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 14 (2), 15 (1), 17 (1), 19 (1)
     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1 (2), 5 (1), 8 (2), 11-12 (1), 17-18 (1)
     falcon sp.:19 (1)
     LEAST FLYCATCHER: 2 (2)
     EASTERN PHOEBE: 1 (2), 4 (2), 6-7 (1), 11-15 (1), 16-17 (2)
     NORTHERN SHRIKE: 25 (1)
     BLUE-HEADED VIREO: 1-2 (1)
     BLUE JAY: 1-2, 5-13, 15, 17-18, 20, 22-25, 29-31
     AMERICAN CROW: 1-13, 15-19, 23-31
     TREE SWALLOW: 2 (3), 3-7, 9-10, 11 (34+)
     BARN SWALLOW: 1-11
     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-2, 4-20, 23-31
     RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 2 (1), 10 (1)
     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1-2, 5, 9-17, 24-29, 31
     HOUSE WREN: 1 (2), 7 (1)
     WINTER WREN: 1 (2), 24-25 (1)
     SEDGE WREN: 1 (2)
     MARSH WREN: 29 (1)
     GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 2 (2), 9 (1), 15-16 (1), 18 (1)
     RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 1 (1), 8 (2), 9 (1), 10 (7), 11 (4), 12 (1), 13 (3), 14 (1), 16 (1),
          17 (7+), 18 (6), 23 (1), 25 (2)
     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 4 (~12), 7 (1), 14 (2), 16, 23 (6), 25 (4), 30
     HERMIT THRUSH: 1-2 (1), 12 (1), 18 (1), 26 (1), 29 (1)
     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-20, 22-31
     GRAY CATBIRD: 1-2, 6 (1), 12 (1), 16 (1)
     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1, 4, 6, 11-12, 17, 19-20, 25-26, 29-31
     CEDAR WAXWING: 1 (3), 2, 6 (20+), 8 (12+), 9 (3+), 11 (8+), 13 (3), 14 (2), 15 (12),
          16 (5+), 18 (78+), 19 (9+), 22 (12), 25 (35+), 26 (11+), 29 (41+), 31 (19+)
     ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 (1), 6-7 (2), 8-9 (1), 10-11 (2), 12-13 (1), 15 (1), 16 (2)
     NASHVILLE WARBLER: 2 (1)
     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1, 9 (2)
     MAGNOLIA WARBLER: 9 (1)
     PALM WARBLER: 12 (2)
     YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle): 1 (7), 2 (3), 3 (1), 6 (5+), 8 (5+), 9-10 (4), 11 (9+),
          14 (12+), 15 (8+), 16 (1), 17 (5+), 18 (3), 19 (1)
     AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 24 (4+), 25 (2), 26 (3), 29 (3), 30 (7), 31 (4+)
     CHIPPING SPARROW: 2 (1), 14 (~12), 26 (15+)
     FIELD SPARROW: 11 (1), 22 (1)
     LE CONTE’S SPARROW: 1 (1)
     FOX SPARROW: 9 (2), 12 (1), 15-16 (1), 19 (1), 24 (1), 25 (2), 27 (1), 29 (5), 31 (1)
     SONG SPARROW: 1-3, 4 (2), 5-7, 9-11, 12 (15+), 13 (5+), 14 (2), 15 (3), 16 (7), 17 (5),
          18-19 (3), 20 (1), 22 (5), 23 (3), 24 (10), 25 (3), 26 (2), 27 (5), 28 (3), 29 (16+), 30 (3),
          31 (8)
     LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 1 (3), 2 (2), 4 (1), 10 (1), 11 (2), 17 (2), 22 (1), 24 (2), 31 (1)
     SWAMP SPARROW: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3 (3), 4 (2), 6 (2), 9 (2), 12 91), 14 (1), 15 (2), 16 (1),
          25 (2), 27 (1), 29-31 (1)
     WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1-2 (7+), 4-5 (2), 6 (4), 7 (6+), 8 (1), 9 (11+), 10 (12+),
         11 (14+), 12 (3), 13 (15+), 15 (1), 16 (7), 17 (9+), 18 (13+), 24 (2), 26 (1), 27 (3), 29 (2)
     HARRIS’S SPARROW: 3-4 (1), 9 (2), 10-11 (1), 13-14 (1), 17 (9+), 18 (6+), 19 (1), 24 (2),
          27 (2), 29 (9), 30 (2), 31 (1)
     WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 1 (1), 2 (4), 3 (1), 8 (2), 10 (8), 11-12 (8+), 13 (4+), 14 (1),
          15 (4), 16 (3), 17 (10+), 18 (4+), 19 (2), 22 (4), 23 (1), 24 (3), 25 (2), 29-30 (1)
     DARK-EYED JUNCO (Slate-colored): 12 (2), 13 (1), 19 (5), 20 (1), 22 (2), 23-24 (1), 25 (10),
          26 (13+), 27 (7+), 29 (9+), 30 (2), 31 (8+)
     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 2-3, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 18-19, 26, 29-30
     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 2-7, 9-14, 17-19, 22-25, 26 (8+), 28-30, 31 (3)
     meadowlark sp. 29 (1)
     RUSTY BLACKBIRD: 25 (3), 28 (1), 31 (4)
     COMMON GRACKLE: 29 (1)
     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 29 (3)
     HOUSE FINCH: 2, 6-7, 19-20, 25-26, 29-31
     PURPLE FINCH: 17 (4♀)
     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-19, 22-27, 29-31
     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-19, 22-31

MAMMALIAN
     AMERICAN MINK: 22 (1)
     RACCOON: 4 (1)
     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 3 (2), 18 (3), 20 (1), 30 (5)
     FOX SQUIRREL: 1-2, 5-7, 9-11, 13, 17, 19, 24, 27, 30-31
     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 2, 26 (1)
     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-2, 5, 9, 15, 20, 23, 31

REPTILIAN
     gartersnake sp.: 2 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1), 10 (1), 15 (1) (slithered off too fast for me to see where
          the lateral line was located: Plains = 3rd & 4th row, Eastern = 2nd & 3rd row)
     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1 (3), 2-9, 11, 13 (2), 14 (1), 15 (5), 16 (21), 17 (9+), 19 (1),
          22 (9), 23 (19+), 24-25 (1), 28 (7)
     RED-EARED SLIDER: 7 (1), 9 (1), 13 (1), 16-17 (1), 23 (1)

AMPHIBIAN
     AMERICAN TOAD: 26 (1)
     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 1, 5-7, 16 (2), 17-18, 19 (1), 22-24, 27-28, 29 (30+), 20 (10+),
          31 (10)
     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 23 (1), 29 (1)

LEPIDOPTERA
     CABBAGE WHITE: 1-3, 6-9, 11, 14 (1), 16-17 (1)
     ORANGE SULPHUR: 1-2, 5-11, 14-15 (1), 16 (10+), 17 (1), 22 (4), 23-24 (3)
     LITTLE YELLOW: 1-2, 9 (2), 17-18 (1)
     Sulphur sp.: 11 (1), 13 (1), 16 (5+), 27 (2)
     PEARL CRESCENT: 2, 4-9, 11, 25 (1)
     EASTERN COMMA: 11 (1), 16 (2), 17 (1), 22 (3), 24 (3), 27 (1)
     PAINTED LADY: 7, 22 (1)
     COMMON BUCKEYE: 1-2, 7-8, 9 (1), 16 (1), 22 (1), 24 (1)
     MONARCH: 1 (3), 2 (2), 5 (1), 6 (5), 8-10 (1), 16 (4), 23 (1)
     FIERY SKIPPER: 2, 5
     PECK’S SKIPPER: 6
     SACHEM: 8 (1), 9 (4), 10 (1), 11 (4), 22 (3), 27 (1)
     Skipper sp.: 11 (1), 17 (3)
     WOOLLY BEAR (Isabella Tiger Moth): 1, 5, 7-10, 11, 13-14, 16-17, 23-25, 27-28, 31
     SALT MARSH MOTH caterpillar: 5 (1), 6 (3), 10 (1), 13-14 (1), 16 (2), 18 (1), 24 (1)
     YELLOW BEAR (Virginian Tiger Moth): 1
     YELLOW-COLLARED SCAPE MOTH: 9 (1)
     CELERY LOOPER: 1
     CATTAIL CATERPILLAR (Henry’s Marsh Moth): 17 (1)
     LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING caterpillar: 4 (1)

Other “bears” (black, yellow, brown, golden, etc.) may be color variations of the Woolly Bear or
     other Arctiidae species:

ODONATA
     AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 1 (4♂ + 2♀)
     GREAT SPREADWING: 2 (1♂), 4 (3♂), 5 (1♂ + 1♀), 6 (1♂), 9 (1), 13 (1♂), 16 (1♂ + 1♀),
          18 (2)
     POWDERED DANCER: 2, 11 (2)
     TULE BLUET: 5, 7
     FAMILIAR BLUET: 1-2, 5-9, 11 (1), 13 (1)
     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 2, 7 (1♂)
     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 2, 5-8, 9 (2), 11 (1), 13 (2), 16-17 (1), 22 (2), 24 (1)
     “Blue Mosaic” DARNER sp.: 1 (1), 8 (1)
     darner sp.: 3 (2), 4 (1), 12 (1), 13 (2), 15 (2), 16 (1)
     WANDERING GLIDER: 2
     VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 1, 13 (1), 24 (1), 27 (1)
     CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 1-2, 4-9, 13
     WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 5 (1♀), 6-9, 11
     RUBY MEADOWHAWK: 11 (1♂)
     BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 1, 7
     AUTUMN MEADOWHAWK: 7, 9-10, 19 (1), 27 (1)
     meadowhawk sp.: 1-2, 4-5, 7, 10, 13 (20+), 14 (3), 16 (1), 19 (1), 23 (1), 24 (5), 25 (2),
          27 (3), 29 (4)
     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 7 (1)

ORTHOPTERA
     NORTHWESTERN RED-WINGED GRASSHOPPER: 2
     CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 2, 5, 7-9, 11, 16-18, 22-23
     RED-LEGGED GRASSHOPPER: 7-8
Wolf. Oesterreich

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