Sunday, November 5, 2017

Nov 1, 2017: Wolf's October 2017 Wildlife Report




An immature Sharp-shinned Hawk posed for some time in a tree at the bluff area.  Note that the tail feathers are basically the same length (graduated in Cooper's Hawk). (Wolf. Oesterreich, 10/17/17)

A total of 97 (plus 3 sp.) avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 4th highest October among 20 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 3 species more than last month and 5 more than October 2016.

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 10 Cackling Geese on the 10th may represent new early extreme Fall records (former records set on 26 Oct 2004 at AHHP) for Story County.  The Warbling Vireo on the 2nd, the Veery on the 13th, and the American Redstart on the 3rd may set new extreme late Fall records (former records set on 22 Sep 2013 at AHHP, 13 Sep 1986 at Brookside Park, and 2 Oct 1982 & 1983 at Brookside Park, 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, FY=front yard).  The order follows the 58th Supplement (2017) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 17th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).

AVIAN
     CACKLING GOOSE: 10 (10)
     CANADA GOOSE: 1 (165+), 2 (10), 3 (106+), 4, 5 (14+), 6 (374+), 7-9, 10 (108+), 11 (79),
          12 (33), 13 (58+), 14 (9+), 15 (348+), 16 (2), 17, 19 (4), 20 (2), 21 (205), 22, 24 (4), 25,
           26 (41+), 27 (83), 28 (18), 29 (93+), 30 (146), 31 (57)
     WOOD DUCK: 1 (13), 2 (6), 3 (11), 4 (10), 5 (13), 6 (6), 7 (2), 8 (4), 9 (8), 10-11 (7), 12-13 (9),
          14-15 (8), 16 (5), 17 (9), 18 (4), 19 (16), 20 (10), 21 (24), 22 (9), 23 (10), 24 (4), 25 (5),
          26 (3), 27-28 (8), 29 (1), 30-31 (4)
     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 4 (8), 5 (41), 9 (3)
     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 15 (1♀), 26 (6), 30 (4), 31 (1)
     GADWALL: 15 (1♂ + 4♀), 21 (1♀), 22 (11), 23-24 (4), 25 (3), 26 (6), 27 (1♀), 28 (19),
          29 (4♂ + 2♀), 30 (2), 31 (3)
     AMERICAN WIGEON: 11 (1♂), 18-23 (1♀), 26 (1♂ + 2♀)
     MALLARD: 1 (19), 2-3 (18), 4 (15), 5 (8), 6 (19), 7 (21), 8 (23), 9 (73), 10 (35), 11 (42), 12 (20),
          13 (42), 14 (51), 15 (32), 16 (37), 17 (20), 18 (21), 19 (17), 20 (20), 21 (41), 22 (69),
          23 (72), 24 (52), 25 (63), 26 (53+), 27 (71), 28 (99), 29 (138), 30 (79), 31 (96)
     AMERICAN BLACK DUCK: 10 (1)
     NORTHERN PINTAIL: 21 (1♂), 24 (2♀), 26 (1♂ + 1♀)
     GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 4 (7), 9-10 (1), 19 (1), 21 (1♀), 22 (4), 23 (5), 25 (1), 27 (46), 28 (4),
          29 (10), 30 (73), 31 (19)
     CANVASBACK: 30-31 (1♂)
     RING-NECKED DUCK: 9 (1♀), 21-22 (2♀), 24 (1♂ + 3♀), 28 (4♂ + 13♀), 29 (1♂),
          31 (7♂ + 19♀)
     LESSER SCAUP: 31 (3♂ + 1♀)
     BUFFLEHEAD: 24 (1♂), 25 (1♀), 31 (1♂ + 5♀)
     HOODED MERGANSER: 31 (8♂ + 9♀)
     RUDDY DUCK: 6 (1♂ + 1♀), 7 (1♂ + 13♀), 11 (2♀), 31 (2♂ + 5♀)
     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 3 (1), 5-6 (2), 7 (1), 16 (1), 22 (1), 25, 26 (3), 28, 29 (3), 31
     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 4 (33), 5 (9), 6 (2), 7 (5), 8 (2), 9 (5), 10 (4), 13-14 (6), 15 (4), 19 (8),
          20 (3), 21 (4), 22 (10), 23 (2), 24 (5), 25 (3), 26 (1), 27 (5), 28 (3), 29 (2), 30-31 (4)
     ROCK PIGEON: 8 (1)
     EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 9 (5), 10 (1), 12-13 (2), 30 (5)
     MOURNING DOVE: 3, 5, 9-10, 15, 22, 25
     AMERICAN COOT: 4 (19), 5 (9), 6 (5), 7 (18), 8 (7), 9 (9), 10 (14), 13 (57), 14 (18), 15 (6),
          17 (13), 19 (~55), 20-22 (31), 23 (5), 24 (4), 26-27 (2), 28 (25), 29 (3), 31 (3)
     KILLDEER: 6 (3), 8 (2), 10-11 (1), 14 (1), 18 (1)
     Yellowlegs sp.: 15 (1)
     BONAPARTE’S GULL: 9 (1)
     FRANKLIN’S GULL: 4 (58+), 6 (80+), 7 (16+), 8 (100’s), 9 (100+), 14 (~20)
     RING-BILLED GULL: 4 (2), 7 (2), 9 (1), 15 (4), 22 (1), 30 (5)
     COMMON LOON: 10 (1)
     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 8 (53), 9-10 (6), 11 (3), 14 (3), 15 (6), 18-19 (1), 23 (3),
          24 (1), 28 (1), 30-31 (1)
     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 9 (141)
     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1-2 (2), 4 (1), 6 (4), 13 (2), 19 (1), 20 (3), 22 (1), 26-27 (1), 31 (1)
     BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: 8 (1 im)
     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (10), 2 (12), 3 (3), 4-5 (1), 6 (7), 7 (30+), 8 (22+), 9 (11), 10 (3), 11 (1),
          12 (2), 13 (5), 14 (2), 15 (3), 16 (1), 17-19 (4), 20 (8), 22 (3)
     OSPREY: 1 (1), 8 (3), 9 (2), 12 (1)
     BALD EAGLE: 2 (1 ad), 8 (1 ad), 14 (1 im), 26 (1 im)
     SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: 8-10 (1), 15 (1), 17 (1 im), 24 (1)
     COOPER’S HAWK: 12 (1), 22 (1), 29 (1), 31 (1)
     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (3), 4 (1), 8 (1), 9 (2), 10 (1), 15 (3 + 1 adult dark phase), 17 (1),
          21-23 (1), 24 (2), 28 (2), 29-30 (1)
     ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: 15 (1)
     GREAT HORNED OWL: 1 (1 BY)
     BARRED OWL: 16 (1)
     BELTED KINGFISHER: 1 (3), 2 (1), 3 (2), 5 (1), 6 (2), 7-9 (3), 10 (2), 12 (1), 13-14 (2), 15 (1),
          17-18 (1), 22 (1), 27 (1)
     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1, 5-6, 8, 10-13, 15-16, 21, 25, 28-31
     YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 2 (1), 4 (1), 8-12 (1), 13 (2), 14 (1), 17 (1)
     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10, 12-13, 21-22, 27-29, 31
     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 4-6 (1), 14 (1), 25 (1)
     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1 (4), 3 (2), 4-5 (1), 6 (4), 7 (2), 8-10 (1), 12 (1),
          14 (2), 18-20 (1), 22-23 (2), 27 (1)
     MERLIN: 14 (1)
     PEREGRINE FALCON: 6 (1)
     EASTERN PHOEBE: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3-5 (1), 8 (1), 9 (2), 10 (1), 11 (2), 13 (1), 15 (2), 26 (1)
     BLUE-HEADED VIREO: 2 (1)
     WARBLING VIREO: 2 (1)
     RED-EYED VIREO: 3 (1)
     BLUE JAY: 1-16, 18-22, 25-29, 31
     AMERICAN CROW: 1-3, 5-9, 11-13, 15-24, 26-31
     TREE SWALLOW: 1, 2 (2), 3 (12+), 6 (50+), 8 (1), 9 (100+)
     BARN SWALLOW: 1, 3 (3), 4 (1), 6 (4), 8 (9+), 9, 10 (3)
     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-24, 27-30
     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 6, 8, 10-14, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28-29, 31
     BROWN CREEPER: 1 (1 BY), 2 (1)
     HOUSE WREN: 3-4 (1)
     GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 8 (2), 10 (1), 14 (2), 15 (1), 22 (1)
     RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 1 (1 BY), 3 (4), 8 (2), 9 (1), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (1), 13 (4), 14 (3),
          16-17 (3), 18 (4), 21 (1), 22 (1), 25 (1), 26 (2)
     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 5 (8), 6 (3), 7, 11, 15 (1♂), 21 (13+), 22, 24 (10+), 25 (3+), 28, 29 (2),
          30 (6+), 31 (8+)
     VEERY: 10 (1), 13 (1)
     SWAINSON’S THRUSH: 8 (1)
     HERMIT THRUSH: 8 (1), 10 (2), 11 (1 BY), 12 (2), 13 (3), 29 (2)
     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1 (2), 2 (4), 4 (4), 5 (5), 6 (2), 7-11, 13 (40+), 14 (100+), 15-19, 21-26,
          29-31
     GRAY CATBIRD: 1 (1)
     EUROPEAN STARLING: 5-8, 13, 15, 17, 20-25, 27, 29, 31
     CEDAR WAXWING: 4 (1), 8 (6), 10 (3), 11 (7), 13 (5), 14 (35+), 15 (3), 16 (40+), 17 (6),
          20 (16), 22 (6), 26 (~12)
     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-2, 5-11, 13-31
     HOUSE FINCH: 4-5, 7-10, 11 (7), 12 (2), 13-18, 20-22, 24-25, 27-31
     PINE SISKIN: 12 (6), 28 (1)
     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-17, 21-22, 27 (2), 28-31
     AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 24 (22+), 25-31
     CHIPPING SPARROW: 6 (12+), 7, 11 (2), 22 (1), 24 (1), 28 (1)
     FIELD SPARROW: 11 (2)
     VESPER SPARROW: 27 (1)
     SAVANNAH SPARROW: 22 (2), 24 (1)
     FOX SPARROW: 9-11 (1), 12-13 (2), 14 (1), 16 (1), 18-19 (1), 20 (4), 22 (5), 23 (1), 25 (2),
          28-29 (7), 31 (8)
     SONG SPARROW: 1-31
     LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 1 (1), 3 (1), 4-5 (4), 6 (2), 11 (1), 12 (2), 15 (2), 17 (1), 29 (1), 31 (2)
     SWAMP SPARROW: 3 (1), 4-5 (3), 6 (6), 7 (3), 8 (5), 9 (3), 10 (7), 11 (3), 12 (6), 13 (10+),
          14 (3), 15 (1), 16-20 (2), 21 (6), 22 (5+), 28 (2), 31 (1)
     WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1 (19 BY + 5), 2 (5), 4 (7), 5 (18), 6 (10), 7 (6), 8 (5),
          9 (15+), 10 (24+), 11 (17+), 12 (6+), 13 (4+), 14 (113+), 15 (5+), 16 (20+), 17 (5+),
          18 (18+),  19-20 (10+), 22 (16+), 23-24 (1), 28 (2), 29 (4), 31 (2)
     HARRIS’S SPARROW: 5-6 (2), 8 (1), 9 (4), 11-13 (1), 17 (1), 19 (1), 20 (2), 22 (1), 24-26 (1),
          28 (1), 29 (3), 30 (2), 31 (4)
     WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 2 (1), 4 (9), 5 (3), 7 (4), 8 (1), 9-11 (2), 12 (6), 14 (4), 15 (5),
          16 (3), 18-19 (2), 20 (1), 22 (2), 24 (1), 26-28 (1), 29 (6), 30 (4)
     DARK-EYED JUNCO (Slate-colored): 9 (22+), 10 (5+), 11 (4), 12 (7), 13 (1), 14 (3), 15 (3+),
          16 (1), 19-20 (3), 21 (9+), 22 (~15), 23 (7)24 (57+), 25, 28-31
     Meadowlark sp.: 28 (1)
     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 4 (6), 5 (30+), 6 (50+), 7-9, 11 (8), 13 (9), 15-16, 17 (18+),
          18 (8+), 19 (8), 20 (19), 22 (3), 23-25, 28 (1), 31 (1)
     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 13 (80+), 18 (1)
     COMMON GRACKLE: 8 (3), 23 (2)
     Blackbird sp.: 30 (3), 31 (150-200)
     ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 3-4 (1), 6 (1), 7 (1 BY), 8 (4), 9-10 (1), 16 (1), 31 (1)
     NASHVILLE WARBLER: 5-6 (1), 8 (1 BY)
     AMERICAN REDSTART: 3 (1♀)
     YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle): 5 (7), 6 (10+), 8 (20+), 9 (4+), 10 (2), 11 (15+),
          12 (11+), 13 (7+), 15 (4), 16 (3+), 17 (5+), 18 (1), 20 (2), 21-22 (5), 28-29 (1)
     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-2, 4-13, 15-21, 24-25, 28-29, 31
     INDIGO BUNTING: 1-2 (1♀)

MAMMALIAN
     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 2-4, 7-8, 14-15, 18, 23, 29
     EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL: 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11-14, 18, 21-22, 25, 27-31
     COMMON MUSKRAT: 1 (1), 7 (1), 16 (1), 21-22 (1), 28 (1), 31 (1)
     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 1-2 (1), 3-4 (5 + 1♂), 5 (5), 7 (2), 8 (1), 11 (1 + 1♀ w/2), 12 (2), 13 (4),
          14 (2 +1♂), 16 (4), 17 (5), 18 (3), 20 (4), 21 (1), 24 (1), 25 (2), 27 (4), 28 (2),
          29 (1 BY + 3), 30 (11 + 2♂), 31 (4)

REPTILIAN
     BROWN SNAKE: 19 (1)
     PLAINS GARTERSNAKE: 16 (2)
     Gartersnake sp.: 6 (1)
     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 2-4, 6, 8-9, 11-12, 16 (19+), 17 (13+), 18-19 (6+), 20 (3),
          24 (3)
     RED-EARED SLIDER: 6 (1), 16-20 (2), 21 (1), 22 (2), 26 (1)

AMPHIBIAN
     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 1-2, 4-8, 10-14, 16-18, 20-23, 25

LEPIDOPTERA
     CABBAGE WHITE: 2 (6), 4 (1), 8 (1), 17 (1), 22 (2)
     ORANGE SULPHUR: 1 (1) 2 (2), 4 (4), 8 (2), 12 (2), 16-18 (1)
     PEARL CRESCENT: 2-4 (1)
     PAINTED LADY: 1 (16), 2 (26), 3 (2), 4 (5), 6 (4), 7 (2), 8 (10), 9 (1), 11-12 (1), 16 (4), 18 (1)
     COMMON BUCKEYE: 2 (2), 8 (1)
     MONARCH: 1 (2), 2 (3), 4 (2), 6-8 (1)
     FIERY SKIPPER: 1-2 (2), 3 (1), 17-18 (1)
     PECK’S SKIPPER: 2 (1), 4 (1)
     SACHEM: 4 (1)
     Skipper sp.: 18 (1)
     CORN EARWORM MOTH: 2 (1)
     WOOLLY BEAR (Isabella Tiger Moth): 16 (2), 18 (2), 19 (3), 20 (1), 24 (2), 29 (1)

ODONATA
     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1 (4), 3 (5), 4 (1), 7 (1), 8 (2), 12 (1)
     “Blue Mosaic” DARNER sp.: 6 (1)
     WANDERING GLIDER: 1 (1)
     VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 4 (1)
     CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 1 (1)
     Meadowhawk sp.: 1-2 (1), 12 (1)

ORTHOPTERA
     CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 2-4, 8-9, 11, 18-20
     NORTHWESTERN RED-WINGED GRASSHOPPER: 2 (2), 8-9 (1), 28 (1)
     AUTUMN YELLOW-WINGED GRASSHOPPER: 2 (1), 4 (1), 8 (1), 17 (2), 18 (1)

Wolf. Oesterreich

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