June 29, 2023: Beautiful Summer Day!

Bright white clouds reflected off the deep blue north lake on a beautiful summer day. (Kevin Kane, 6/27/15)

June 27, 2023: Snapping Turtle

This very large snapping turtle was soaking up the sun on a log in pond P. (Tana Tesdall, 5/25/23)

June 25, 2023: Young Fawn

This young fawn stood still and posed for quite some time. It just stood there eating crownvetch and watching everyone go past on the path by the north lake. (Tana Tesdall, 6/16/22)

June 23, 2023: Song Sparrow

Song sparrow posing on a perch along the trail at the southwest end of South Lake. (Kirk Moloney, 6/5/23)

June 21, 2023: Nest-building Cedar Waxwings

Nest building is in full swing at Ada Hayden. This Cedar Waxwing was one of several that were collecting nest material at The Bluff (Greg Courtney, 6/05/2023).

June 19, 2023: Sunday Sunset

Sunday's sunset started out very promising, but then broke up a bit. Nevertheless I got a few good shots. (Tom Meyer, 6/18/23)

June 17, 2023: Woodchuck

Yes, Woodchucks do climb trees, although not to chuck wood.  This youngster was found at the south end of the bluff spur's west arm. (Wolf. Oesterreich,6/13/23)

June 15, 2023: Return of the Dickcissel

Dickcissel have returned to Ada Hayden in largo numbers. During the next few months, these will be one of the most noticeable (and vocal) birds on the Upland Trail and in other grassland habitats in the park (Greg Courtney, 6/03/2023).

June 13, 2023: Great Blue Heron

A Great Blue Heron preens while standing on a branch above the diminishing waters of Pond J.
 (Wolf. Oesterreich, 6/12/23)

June 11, 2023: Heard but Often Hidden…

Although often hiding in dense vegetation, Common Yellowthroat can be heard throughout the park. This was one of many of these colorful birds along the Upland Trail (Greg Courtney, 6/03/2023).

June 9, 2023: Rippled Reflections

A calm sunrise formed an excellent palette for the reflection of clouds at South Lake (Greg Courtney, 6/03/2023).

June 7, 2023: Marvin

"Marvin", the male Common Merganser, found mostly on the south lake, is silhouetted in the early morning light. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 5/11/23)

June 5, 2023: Warbling Vireo

Although its distinctive song is readily heard, finding a Warbling Vireo takes a bit more work.  They easily blend in with the vegetation, so look for movement.  This species does nest at the Park. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 5/10/23)

June 3, 2023: Sunrise Paddler

 

Another perfect morning for kayaking at South Lake (Greg Courtney, 6/03/2023).

June 1, 2023: Wolf's May 2023 Wildlife Report

At the Park, Sandhill Cranes are usually seen in flight, but sometimes they are actually on the ground.  This lone crane was found at Pool C, earlier in the month.  While writing down some notes I looked up and spotted the crane flying past, very close.  There is hope that someday a pair will nest at the Park. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 5/5/23)

A total of 141 avian species (+ 3 sp.) was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 8^th highest May among 26 years of records.  May 2020, with 163 species, remains as the highest May, while May 1998, with only 70 species, is the lowest.  This total is 28 species more than last month and 10 less than May 2022.

 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 drake Surf Scoter sighted on the 25^th was only the 2^nd May record for Story County (first on 03 May 2008 at AHHP).  The Yellow-breasted Chat was also #282 for my Park/Yard List.

 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, ad=adult,), plumage (bp=breeding, nb=non-breeding), color phase (b=blue, w=white), and location (BY=back yard, FY=front yard).  The order follows the 62^nd Supplement (2021) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 21^st Supplement to the 7^th Edition (1998).

AVIAN

     GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: 8-9 (1), 12 (1), 15 (1), 18 (1)

     CANADA GOOSE: 1 (63 + 5 goslings), 2 (67), 3 (53 + 5 gos), 4 (41 + 5 gos + BY 4), 5 (51 + 4 gos), 7 (36), 8 (64 + 4 gos), 9 (52), 10 (49 + 4 gos), 11 (36 + 6 gos), 12 (39 + 4 gos), 13 (38), 14 (50 + 4 gos), 15 (32 + 9 gos), 16 (45), 17 (57), 18 (53 + 8 gos), 19 (71 + 8 gos), 20 (51 + 4 gos), 21 (47 + 4 gos), 22 (42 + 4 gos), 23 (49 + 4 gos), 24 (37 + 8 gos), 25 (70 + 7 gos), 26 (37 + 7 gos), 27 (55 + 7 gos), 28 (31 + 3 gos), 29 (111 + 7 gos), 30 (144 + 3 gos), 31 (72 + 3 gos)

     TRUMPETER SWAN: 2 (5 ad), 28 (3 ad)

     WOOD DUCK: 1 (1♂), 2 (1♂ + 1♀), 3 (3♂ + 2♀), 4 (5♂), 5 (5♂ + 2♀), 7 (3♂ + 1♀), 8 (4♂ + 2♀), 9 (2♂ + 1♀), 10 (3♂ + 1♀), 11 (4♂ + 1♀), 12 (3♂), 13 (7), 14 (3♂ + 1♀ w/10 ducklings), 15 (1♂), 16-17 (2♂ + 1♀), 19 (2♂ + 1♀), 20 (5), 21 (5♂ + 2♀ w/7 ducklings), 22 (14♂ + 1♀ w/4 ducklings), 23 (11♂ + 1♀), 24 (3♂ + 1♀), 25 (31♂ + 5♀), 26 (9♂ + 3♀), 27 (24♂ + 3♀), 28 (13♂ + 5♀ w/16 ducklings), 29 (3♂ + 4♀ w/15 ducklings), 30 (11♂ + 5♀ w/6 ducklings), 31 (12♂ + 3♀ w/5 ducklings)

     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 1 (15♂ + 13♀), 2 (12♂ + 11♀), 3 (16♂ + 10♀), 4 (22♂ + 17♀), 5 (10♂ + 6♀), 7 (9♂ + 5♀), 8 (17♂ + 11♀), 9 (17♂ + 7♀), 10 (7♂ + 5♀), 11 (4♂ + 2♀), 12 (8♂ + 5♀), 13 (18), 14 (9♂ + 4♀), 15 (5♂ + 2♀), 16 (10♂ + 5♀), 17 (3♂ + 3♀), 18 (3♂ + 1♀), 19 (15), 20 (2♂), 21 (7♂ + 2♀), 22-24 (6♂ + 2♀), 25 (4♂ + 1♀), 31 (4♂)

     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 1 (3♂ + 3♀), 2 (5♂ + 3♀), 3 (8♂ + 4♀), 4 (1♂)

     GADWALL: 1 (2♂ + 1♀), 3 (6♂ + 5♀), 4(7♂ + 6♀), 8-10 (2♂), 11-12 (2♂ + 1♀), 13 (4), 15-17 (2♂ + 1♀)

     MALLARD: 1 (10), 2 (22), 3-4 (9), 5 (11), 7 (2), 8 (5), 9 (7), 10 (4), 11 (2), 12 (4), 13 (2), 14-17 (3), 18 (2), 19 (1), 20 (3), 21-22 (2), 23 (1), 24 (10), 25 (11), 26 (9), 27 (7), 28 (9), 29 (5), 30-31 (3)

     GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 2 (2♂ + 1♀)

     LESSER SCAUP: 1 (1♂), 3 (1♂ + 1♀), 9 (1♂ + 5♀)

     SURF SCOTER: 25 (1♂)

     HOODED MERGANSER: 8-9 (2), 10 (1), 11 (2♀ w/8 ducklings), 12 (1♀), 13 (1♂ + 2♀ w/8 ducklings), 14 (1♀), 15 (1♀ w/10 ducklings), 17 (1♀), 19 (1♀), 21 (1♀ w/8 ducklings), 22 (1♀), 23 (1♀ w/8 ducklings), 24 (2♀ w/8 ducklings), 25-27 (1♀ w/8 ducklings), 28 (3 im), 29 (1♀ w/8 ducklings)

     COMMON MERGANSER: 1-5 (1♂), 8-31 (1♂)

     RUDDY DUCK: 3 (1♂ + 2♀), 12 (1♀)

     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-2 (2), 3-4 (3), 5 (2), 7 (2), 8 (1), 9-10 (2), 11 (1), 12-13 (3), 14-15 (2), 16 (3), 17 (4), 18 (3), 19-21 (4), 22-23 (3), 24 (4), 25 (3), 26 (2), 27 (3), 28 (6), 29-31 (4)

     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 1 (2), 2 (3), 3 (2), 8 (2), 9 (3), 15 (3), 16 (1)

     ROCK PIGEON: 15 (3)

     EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 1 (1), 3 (3 + FY 2), 4-5 (1 + FY 1), 7 (2 + FY 1), 9-10 (1), 11 ( 1 + FY 1), 12 (2), 17-18 (1), 20 (1), 22-25 (1), 26 (1 + FY 1), 27-31 (1)

     MOURNING DOVE: 1 (8 + BY 1), 2 (9 + BY 2), 3 (10 + BY 2), 4 (4 + BY 2), 5 (11 + BY 2), 7 (9 + BY 1), 8 (9 + BY 3), 9 (11 + BY 1), 10 (3 + BY 2), 11 (9), 12 (10 + BY 2), 13 (10), 14 (9), 15 (4 + BY 2), 16 (6 + BY 1), 17 (12 + BY 1), 18 (9 + BY 1), 19 (13 + BY 1), 20 (6 + BY 2), 21 (13), 22 (11 + BY 1), 23 (6 + BY 1), 24 (9), 25 (4 + BY 2), 26-27 (6 + BY 2), 28 (5), 29 (11), 30 (5), 31 (10 + BY 1)

     YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 13 (1), 18 (1), 23 (1), 26 (2), 28 (1), 30-31 (1)

     BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO: 21-22 (1), 24 (1), 28 (1)

     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 9 (3), 11 (1), 14 (2), 15 (6), 16 (8), 19 (3 + FY 1), 20 (12), 21 (1), 24 (1), 26-28 (1), 30 (1), 31 (2)

     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 10 (1), 12 (2), 13 (3), 15 (2), 18 (1), 20 (1), 21 (4), 24 (1), 26-28 (1), 31 (1)

     VIRGINIA RAIL: 16 (1)

     SORA: 2-3 (1), 5 (4), 7-8 (2), 9 (1), 11 (1), 15 (2), 16 (3), 18 (1)

     AMERICAN COOT: 1 (11), 2 (6), 3 (17), 4 (7), 5 (6), 7 (4), 8 (6), 9-10 (2), 11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (1), 16 (2), 20 (2), 21-23 (1), 24 (2), 25 (1), 30 (1)

     SANDHILL CRANE: 5 (1)

     KILLDEER: 1-2 (1), 3-4 (2), 5 (4), 12 (1), 20 (1), 22 (1), 24 (2), 25 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1), 29 (3), 30 (1)

     LEAST SANDPIPER: 5 (6)

     PECTORAL SANDPIPER: 5 (7)

     Sandpiper sp.: 19 (13), 21 (2)

     AMERICAN WOODCOCK: 18 (3), 20 (1), 25 (3), 27 (1)

     SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 4 (3), 5 (4), 7-8 (1), 9 (5), 10 (1), 13 (2), 14 (4), 15 (2), 16-17 (1), 20 (6), 22 (1), 24-27 (1)

     SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 2 (1), 4 (3), 13 (1), 17 (1)

     LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 1 (5), 2 (14), 3 (5), 4 (75+), 5 (10), 7 (1)

     WILLET: 3 (8), 5 (46)

     GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 4 (4), 5 (1)

     FRANKLIN’S GULL: 2 (9), 17 (1)

     RING-BILLED GULL: 9 (3), 17 (1)

     CASPIAN TERN: 13 (5)

     FORSTER’S TERN: 19 (1)

     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 2-3 (1), 19 (1), 23 (1)

     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 16 (1)

     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (1), 2 (3), 3 (1), 4 (9), 5 (6 + BY 2), 8 (3), 9 (4 + BY 1), 10 (3), 11 (4), 12 (5), 13 (4), 14 (1), 15-16 (3), 17 (6), 18 (3), 19 (4), 20 (7), 21 (5), 22 (4), 23 (2), 24 (4), 25 (9), 26 (2), 27 (5), 28 (1), 29 (12), 30 (10), 31 (13)

     GREAT EGRET: 2-3 (1), 4 (2), 5 (4), 8 (3), 16 (2), 21 (1), 23-24 (1)

     GREEN HERON: 3 (1), 5 (3), 8 (1), 9 (5), 11 (2), 12 (3), 13-14 (2), 15 (3), 16 (4), 17 (3), 18 (2), 19 (3), 20 (4), 21 (2), 22 (8), 23 (6), 24-25 (4), 26 (2), 27 (3), 28 (1), 29 (4), 30-31 (3)

     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (9 + BY 1), 2 (6), 3 (9), 4 (3), 5 (15), 8 (2 + BY 6), 9 (3), 10 (6), 11 (2), 12 (1), 13-14 (3), 16 (3), 17 (1), 18 (2), 19 (9), 20 (4), 21 (7), 22 (3 + BY 2), 23 (4), 25 (8), 26 (3), 30 (2), 31 (1)

     OSPREY: 2-3 (1), 11 (1), 19 (2), 21 (1), 23 (1), 26 (1), 30-31 (1)

     COOPER’S HAWK: 3-4 (1 im), 5 (1 + 1 im), 10-11 (1), 12 (2 ad), 14 (1), 16 (1 im), 19 -20 (1 im), 23 (1 im), 25 (1 im), 30 (1 im)

     BALD EAGLE: 1 (2 ad), 2 (5 ad), 3 (1 ad), 4 (1 im), 5 (2 ad), 8 (1 ad + 1 im), 10-11 (1 ad), 13 (1), 14 (1 ad), 17 (1 im), 19 (1 im), 20 (1 ad), 22 (1 ad + BY 1 ad), 27 (1 ad + BY 1 ad), 28 (1 ad),  29 (1 im)

     BROAD-WINGED HAWK: 4 (3), 7 (1)

     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (1), 3 (1), 10 (1), 13 (1), 16 (1), 19 (1), 21 (1), 25 (2), 31 (1)

     BARRED OWL: 1 (1), 2 (BY 1), 5 (1), 12 (2), 21 (1)

     BELTED KINGFISHER: 4 (1♂), 5 (1), 19 (2), 21-22 (1), 24 (1), 26 (1)

     RED-HEADED WOODPECKER: 7 (1), 9-10 (2), 11-14 (1), 16 (1), 19-20 (1), 23 (1), 28 (1)

     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1 (2), 3 (5), 4 (2), 5 (4), 7 (2), 8 (3), 9 (2), 10 (1), 11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (1), 14 (2), 17 (2), 18 (3), 19 (1), 20 (3), 21 (5), 22 (2), 23 (3), 24 (2), 25 (1), 26 (2), 27 (3),     28 (4), 29-31 (2)

     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1 (3 + BY 1), 2 (3 + BY 2), 3 (2 + BY 1), 4 (3), 5 (7 + BY 1), 7 (2 + BY 2), 8 (2), 9 (4 + BY 1), 10 (3), 11 (4), 12 (3), 13-15 (2), 16 (3), 17 (5 + BY 1), 18 (2), 19 (3), 20 (4), 21 (3), 22 (6), 23 (4), 24-25 (2), 26 (1), 27 (2), 29 (4), 30 (1), 31 (2)

     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 3 (1), 5 (1), 12 (1), 13 (2), 21-23 (1), 26 (1)

     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 2 (1), 3 (2), 5 (2), 7-8 (1), 13 (2), 14 (1), 16 (2), 18-19 (1), 21-22 (1), 26-28 (1)

     GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER: 8 (1), 9 (3), 11 (2), 12 (3), 13 (5), 14 (2), 15-17 (1), 18 (3), 19-20 (2), 21 (4), 22-23 (2), 24 (4), 25-26 (2), 27-28 (1), 29 (2), 30-31 (1)

     EASTERN KINGBIRD: 7 (1), 8 (2), 9 (1), 10 (8), 11 (2), 12 (4), 13 (8), 14-15 (4), 16 (5), 17 (4), 18-19 (5), 20 (6), 21 (2), 22 (7), 23 (9), 24 (3), 25 (6), 26 (9), 27 (5), 28-29 (4), 30 (2), 31 (4)

     OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 19 (1), 24 (1)

     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 10 (1), 13-14 (1), 16-19 (1), 20-21 (2), 23 (1), 24 (2), 25-28 (1), 29 (2), 30-31 (1)

     WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 23 (1)

     LEAST FLYCATCHER: 8 (1), 9 (1 + BY 1), 10-12 (1), 13 (5), 14-15 (3), 16-17 (2), 20 (2), 21-22 (1), 25 (1), 28 (1), 31 (1 + BY 1)

     Empidonax sp.: 26 (1)

     EASTERN PHOEBE: 5 (2), 13 (1)

     BELL’S VIREO: 9 (1)

     YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER: 9 (1), 12 (1), 13 (2), 27 (1)

     BLUE-HEADED VIREO: 8-9 (2), 12-14 (1), 17 (1)

     PHILADELPHIA VIREO: 13 (1), 14 (2), 16 (2), 17 (3), 18-19 (2), 21 (1)

     WARBLING VIREO: 2 (1), 5 (6), 7 (6), 8 (8), 9 (11), 10-11 (7), 12 (6), 13-14 (7), 15 (5), 16 (13), 17 (10), 18 (13), 19 (9), 20-21 (12), 22 (9), 23 (13), 24 (14), 25 (10), 26 (15), 27 (16), 28 (12),       29 (7), 30 (8), 31 (11)

     RED-EYED VIREO: 12 (1), 13 (5), 14 (4), 15 (2), 16 (4), 17-18 (2), 20 (1), 21 (2), 22 (4), 26 (1), 27 (2), 28-29 (1)

     BLUE JAY: 1 (3), 2 (29), 3 (10 + BY 1), 4 (6), 5 (6 + BY 1), 7 (16 + BY 1), 8 (2 + BY 1), 9 (2), 10 (7 + BY 5), 11 (4 + BY 1), 12 (3 + BY 1), 13 (7), 14 (2 + BY 1), 15 (1 + BY 1), 16 (7), 17 (5), 18 (4 + BY 1), 19 (2), 20 (5 + BY 1), 21 (5), 22 (4), 23 (5 + BY 2), 24 (1 + BY 1), 25 (2 + BY 1), 26 (5 + BY 1), 27 (3 + BY 1), 28 (4 + BY 1), 29 (2 + BY 1), 30 (2), 31 (1 + BY 1)

     AMERICAN CROW: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (2 + BY 2), 4 (3), 5 (7), 7 (1), 8 (5), 9 (4), 10 (3), 11-12 (4), 13 (2), 14 (3 + BY 1), 15 (2 + BY 1), 16-17 (3), 18 (4), 19 (5), 20 (1), 21 (7), 22 (3), 23 (2), 24 (6), 25 (5), 26-27 (2), 28 (1), 29 (3), 30 (7), 31 (2)

     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1 (3 + BY 1), 2 (1 + BY 2), 3 (4), 4 (3), 5 (5 + BY 1), 7 (2 + BY 2), 8 (3 + BY 2), 9 (5), 10 (2), 11-12 (1 + BY 1), 13 (2), 14 (2 + BY 1), 15-16 (BY 1), 17 (6), 18-19 (2), 20 (4), 21 (2), 22 (6), 24 (2), 25 (3), 26 (5), 27 (2), 28 (3), 31 (2)

     BANK SWALLOW: 5 (1), 9 (1), 14 (2), 15 (7), 19 (6)

     TREE SWALLOW: 1 (44), 2 (16), 3 (77), 4 (70+), 5 (52), 7 (34), 8 (55), 9 (43), 10 (36), 11 (50), 12 (42), 13 (17), 14 (31), 15 (26), 16 (32), 17 (25), 18 (21), 19 (27), 20 (19), 21 (25), 22 (21),          23 (17), 24 (27), 25 (22), 26 (15), 27 (20), 28 (18), 29 (10), 30 (18), 31 (22)

     NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLLOW: 1 (3), 3-4 (1), 5 (6), 7 (1), 8 (2), 9 (4), 11 (2), 12 (4), 14 (12), 15 (8), 16 (2), 17 (1), 19 (3), 20 (1), 24-25 (2), 26 (1), 28-29 (1), 30-31 (3)

     PURPLE MARTIN: 1 (16), 2 (14), 3 (23 + BY 1), 4 (27), 5 (28), 7 (26), 8 (31), 9 (33), 10 (26), 11 (30), 12 (45), 13 (9), 14 (27), 15 (37), 16 (47), 17 (43), 18 (35), 19 (25), 20 (30), 21 (40), 22 (46), 23 (45), 24 (39), 25 (46), 26 (33), 27-28 (46), 29 (42), 30 (36), 31 (38)

     BARN SWALLOW: 1 (2), 2 (5), 3 (7 + BY 1), 4 (6), 5 (10), 7 (6), 8 (5), 9 (17), 10 (2), 11-12 (5), 13 (13), 14-15 (12), 16 (7), 17 (5), 18 (7), 19 (34), 20 (6), 21 (9), 22 (15), 23 (17), 24 (6), 25 (10), 26 (13), 27-28 (7), 29 (8), 30 (5), 31 (14)

     CLIFF SWALLOW: 1 (1), 14 (2), 15 (4), 19 (3), 20 (1)

     Swallow sp.: 14 (150+), 15 (65+), 19 (35+)

     RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 1 (1), 3 (2), 4 (1), 7 (1), 8 (3), 9 (1), 15 (1)

     CEDAR WAXWING: 16 (8), 21 (4), 24 (11)

     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 (2), 2-3 (1), 4 (2), 5 (3), 8 (1 + BY 1), 9 (4), 10 (1), 11 (2), 12 (3), 13 (5), 14-15 (2), 16 (3), 17-18 (1), 20-21 (2), 22 (1), 23 (2), 24 (3), 25-27 (1), 29-30 (2), 31 (3)

     BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER: 7-8 (1)

     HOUSE WREN: 1 (1), 2 (3), 3 (1), 4 (4), 5 (6), 7 (5), 8 (8), 9 (9), 10 (12 + BY 1), 11 (10), 12 (13 + BY 1), 13 (14), 14 (10 + BY 1), 15 (7), 16 (16), 17 (13 + BY 1), 18 (11), 19 (8), 20 (9), 21 (16), 22 (9), 23 (11), 24 (9), 25 (14), 26 (11), 27 (18 + BY 1), 28 (14), 29 (10), 30 (11), 31 (10)

     MARSH WREN: 3 (2), 5 (3), 8 (2)

     GRAY CATBIRD: 7 (4), 8 (6), 9 (3), 10 (11), 11 (5), 12 (9 + BY 1), 13 (13), 14 (7 + BY 1), 15 (6 + BY 1), 16 (7 + BY 1), 17 (7), 18 (5 + BY 1), 19 (1), 20 (12), 21 (10), 22 (7), 23 (10), 24 (6), 25-26 (5), 27 (7), 28 (5), 29 (2), 30 (4), 31 (3)

     BROWN THRASHER: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3 (3), 4 (2), 5 (3 + BY 1), 7 (2 + BY 1), 8 (2), 9 (3), 10 (2), 11 (1), 12 (2 + BY 1), 13 (3), 14 (1), 15 (3), 16 (2), 17 (1 + BY 1), 18 (2), 21-22 (2), 25 (1), 27 (2), 28 (3), 29 (1), 31 (2)

     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1 (4), 2 (6), 3 (4), 4 (3), 5 (5), 7 (2), 8 (5 + BY 2), 9 (3), 10 (5), 11 (9), 12 (10), 13 (8), 14-15 (6), 16 (4), 17 (9), 18 (8), 19 (16), 20 (5), 21 (12), 22 (9), 23 (10), 24-25 (7), 26 (10), 27 (3 + BY 1), 28 (8), 29 (5), 30 (4), 31 (9)

     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 1 (1♂), 4-5 (1♂ + 1♀), 8 (1), 9-12 (1♂ + 1♀), 13 (1♀), 14 (2♂ + 1♀), 15 (3♂), 16 (1♂ + 1♀), 17 (1♂), 18 (1♂ + 1♀), 19 (2♂ + 1♀), 21 (1♂), 22 (2♂ + 1♀), 24 (1♂), 25-26 (2♂), 27 (1♂), 28 (2♂), 30 (2♂)

     VEERY: 20 (1)

     GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH: 18 (1)

     SWAINSON’S THRUSH: 3-4 (1), 7 (1), 8 (2), 10 (1), 12 (3), 13 (5), 14-15 (1), 17 (1), 18 (2), 19 (4), 20 (3), 22 (1), 25 (1), 31 (1)

     WOOD THRUSH: 7 (BY 1)

     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1 (32 + BY 1), 2 (44 + BY 1), 3 (39 + BY 1), 4 (48 + BY 1), 5 (45 + BY 1), 6 (FY), 7 (45 + BY 2), 8 (41 + BY 3), 9 (36), 10 (34 + BY 2), 11 (40 + BY 2), 12 (5 + BY 2), 13 (22), 14 (25 + BY 2), 15 (43 + BY 1), 16 (31 + BY 1), 17 (23 + BY 1), 18 (38 + BY 1), 19 (52 + BY 1), 20 (27 + BY 2), 21 (28 + BY 2), 22 (35 + BY 3), 23 (34 + BY 2), 24 (38 + BY 2), 25 (44 + BY 2), 26 (33 + BY 1), 27 (24 + BY 1), 28-29 (28 + BY 1), 30 (32), 31 (26 + BY 1)

     HOUSE SPARROW: 1 (15), 2-3 (5 + BY 1), 4 (8), 5 (17), 7 (7), 8 (17), 9 (8), 10 (14), 11-14 (9), 15 (8), 16 (16), 17 (14), 18 (16), 19 (14), 20 (11), 21 (9), 22 (11), 23 (16), 24 (12), 25 (9), 26 (10), 27 (13), 28 (12), 29 (15), 30 (13), 31 (10)

     HOUSE FINCH: 1 (23 + BY 2), 2 (10 + BY 3), 3 (10 + BY 7), 4 (11 + BY 2), 5 (9 + BY 4), 7 (16 + BY 2), 8 (15 + BY 2), 9 (15), 10 (5 + BY 1), 11 (8), 12 (12), 13 (4), 14 (2 + BY 2), 15 (12 + BY 2), 16 (6), 17 (6 + BY 1), 18-19 (6), 20 (6 + BY 1), 21 (10 + BY 1), 22 (9 + BY 2), 23 (7 + BY 3), 24 (5), 25 (8 + BY 1), 26 (7), 27 (10), 28 (4), 29 (5), 30 (10), 31 (6 + BY 1)

     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1 (11), 2 (6), 3 (11), 4 (9), 5 (17), 7 (21), 8 (34), 9 (22), 10 (18 + BY 1), 11 (20), 12 (21), 13 (19), 14 (22), 15 (15), 16 (23), 17 (20), 18 (24), 19 (21), 20-21 (12), 22 (21),

23 (16), 24 (15), 25 (17), 26 (13), 27 (14), 28 (12), 29 (7), 30 (8), 31 (17)

     LARK SPARROW: 16 (1)

     CHIPPING SPARROW: 4 (3), 7 (2), 11 (1), 13 (4), 17-18 (1), 21 (2), 22-25 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1), 29 (2), 30 (1), 31 (2)

     CLAY-COLORED SPARROW: 7 (2), 14 (2)

     FIELD SPARROW: 9 (1)

     WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 1 (2), 7 (2 + BY 3), 8 (1 + BY 3), 9 (4), 10 (1), 13-15 (2), 19 (1)

     HARRIS’S SPARROW: 7 (1 + BY 3), 8 (2), 9 (1)

     WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1 (BY 1), 2 (3 + BY 1), 3 (3), 4 (14), 5 (8), 7 (4 + BY 1), 8 (2 + BY 3), 9 (13), 11 (1), 13 (1)

     SAVANNAH SPARROW: 4 (1)

     SONG SPARROW: 1 (16), 2 (14), 3 (31), 4 (11), 5 (14), 7 (14), 8 (18), 9 (19), 10 (13), 11 (12), 12 (13), 13 (16), 14 (15), 15 (13), 16 (18), 17 (13), 18 (16), 19 (7), 20 (20), 21 (16), 22 (21), 23 (16), 24 (22), 25 (13), 26 (14), 27 (21), 28 (15), 29 (13), 30 (12), 31 (11)

     LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 1-2 (2), 3-5 (1), 7 (6), 8 (3), 9 (1), 12 (3), 14-15 (1), 20-21 (1)

     SWAMP SPARROW: 1 (2), 2 (3), 3 (7), 4 (3), 5 (4), 7 (2), 8-9 (1)

     YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT: 14 (1)

     EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 1-2 (1), 5 (2), 8-10 (2), 11 (1), 12 (2), 14-15 (1), 16-17 (2), 19 (1), 21-22 (2), 24 (2), 27-28 (1), 29 (3), 30-31 (2)

     ORCHARD ORIOLE: 13 (5), 16 (1♂), 21 (1♀)

     BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 3-4 (1♂), 5 (8♂), 7 (10♂), 8 (14♂ + 1♀), 9 (20), 10 (24), 11 (17), 12 (23), 13 (18), 14 (24 + BY 1), 15 (10), 16 (22), 17 (17), 18 (15), 19 (11), 20 (24), 21 (21), 22 (15),

23 (15), 24 (13), 25 (17), 26 (21), 27 (20), 28 (15 + BY 1), 29 (11), 30 (17), 31 (9)

     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1 (76 + BY 2), 2 (128 + BY 1), 3 (79 + BY 1), 4 (80), 5 (104 + BY 1), 7 (81 + BY 1), 8 (105 + BY 1), 9 (169), 10 (105 + BY 1), 11 (62), 12 (88), 13 (44), 14 (77), 15 (52), 16 (94 + BY 1), 17 (107 + BY 1), 18 (55), 19 (79), 20 (66), 21 (74), 22 (54), 23 (79), 24 (74), 25 (102), 26-27 (75), 28 (83), 29 (60), 30 (79), 31 (87)

     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1 (20), 2 (27), 3 (20), 4 (21), 5 (39), 7 (32), 8 (25), 9 (15 + FY 1), 10 (34), 11 (11), 12-13 (32), 14 (16), 15 (15), 16 (19), 17 (30), 18 (17), 19 (34), 20 (30), 21 (17),

22 (21), 23 (24), 24 (17), 25 (24), 26-27 (20), 28 (24), 29 (21), 30 (14), 31 (27)

     COMMON GRACKLE: 1 (54 + BY 3), 2 (62 + BY 4), 3 (63 + BY 6), 4 (49 + BY 6), 5 (56 + BY 3), 7 (51 + BY 2), 8 (87 + BY 3), 9 (60 + BY 3), 10 (52 + BY 4), 11 (49 + BY 2), 12 (52 + BY 3), 13 (22), 14 (100 + BY 3), 15 (35 + BY 1), 16 (53), 17 (56 + BY 2), 18 (51 + BY 1), 19 (43 + BY 1), 20 (41 + BY 1), 21 (52 + BY 1), 22 (51 + BY 2), 23 (57 + BY 2), 24 (45 + BY 2), 25 (43 + BY 2), 26 (70 + BY 1), 27 (58 + BY 4), 28 (59 + BY 1), 29 (51 + BY 2), 30 (43 + BY 1), 31 (53 + BY 3)

     OVENBIRD: 13 (1)

     NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: 7-8 (3), 11 (2), 12 (1), 14 (4), 15-16 (1), 17 (4), 19-20 (2), 22-24 (1)

     BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER: 7 (1), 12 (2), 13 (5), 14 (1), 18-19 (1)

     TENNESSEE WARBLER: 7 (1), 9 (1), 12 (2), 13 (6), 14 (2), 15-16 (3), 17 (2), 18 (1), 20 (2)

     ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 3-4 (1), 8 (1), 9 (3), 13 (1), 14 (2), 16 (1)

     NASHVILLE WARBLER: 7 (1), 12 (2), 13 (1), 15-16 (1), 20 (1)

     MOURNING WARBLER: 11 (1), 16 (1), 22 (1)

     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 7 (7), 8 (5), 9 (11), 10 (16), 11 (11), 12 (12), 13 (18), 14 (19), 15 (6), 16 (15), 17 (16 + BY 1), 18 (19), 19 (6), 20 (23), 21 (11), 22 (12), 23 (10), 24 (17), 25-26 (14),

27 (11), 28 (21), 29 (13), 30 (9), 31 (12)

     AMERICAN REDSTART: 11 (1♂ + 1♀), 12 (1♂), 13 (17), 14 (15 + BY 1), 15 (11), 16 (13), 17 (11 + BY 1), 18 (3), 20 (8), 21 (5), 22 (2), 24 (1)

     MAGNOLIA WARBLER: 9-10 (1), 12 (4), 13 (6), 14 (8), 15 (3), 16 (5), 17 (8), 18 (3), 19 (2), 20 (5), 21 (1)

     BAY-BREASTED WARBLER: 13 (5), 21 (3)

     BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER: 12-13 (1)

     YELLOW WARBLER: 2 (1♂), 7 (1♂), 8 (4♂), 9 (1♂), 12 (3), 13-14 (8), 15 (6), 16 (8), 17 (11), 18 (21), 19 (4), 20 (13), 21 (1), 24 (1), 28 (1)

     CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER: 12 (2), 13-14 (5), 16 (2), 17 (1), 19 (1), 20 (5)

     BLACKPOLL WARBLER: 13 (5), 15-16 (1), 20 (1), 22 (1)

     PALM WARBLER: 1 (2), 2 (5), 3 (7), 4 (3), 5 (5), 8-9 (1), 10 (4), 12 (1), 13 (2), 14 (4), 16 (3)

     YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle): 1 (6), 2-3 (13), 4 (14), 5 (9), 7 (5), 8 (6), 9 (12), 10 (5), 12 (3), 13 (7), 14 (5), 15 (3), 16 (5), 17 (6), 19 (2), 20 (4), 21 (1), 22 (2)

     CANADA WARBLER: 20-22 (1)

     WILSON’S WARBLER: 9 (1), 11 (1), 12 (2), 13 (1), 14 (4), 16-18 (1), 19 (2), 20 (5), 21-22 (3)

     SUMMER TANAGER: 28 (1♀)

     SCARLET TANAGER: 13 (1)

     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1 (8 + BY 1), 2 (9 + BY 2), 3 (6 + BY 2), 4 (8 + BY 1), 5 (10 + BY 1), 6 (FY), 7 (9 + BY 1), 8 (8 + BY 1), 9 (13 + BY 1), 10 (9 + BY 1), 11 (11 + BY 1), 12 (7 + BY 2), 13 (6), 14 (12 + BY 1), 15 (9 + BY 2), 16 (5 + BY 1), 17 (7 + BY 1), 18 (9 + BY 2), 20 (6 + BY 1), 21 (16 + BY 1), 22 (8 + BY 2), 23 (12 + BY 2), 24 (7 + BY 1), 25 (5 + BY 1), 26-27 (9 + BY 1), 28 (10), 29 (8 + BY 1), 30 (10), 31 (6 + BY 3)

     ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 7 (1♂), 8 (2♂), 9 (4), 10 (2), 12 (2), 13 (8), 14 (3), 15 (BY 1♀), 16 (2 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 17 (2 + BY 2), 18 (2), 19 (1), 20 (2), 21 (3), 22 (1), 24 (2), 25 (1), 27-29 (1)

     INDIGO BUNTING: 10 (2♂), 11 (1♂), 13 (2♂), 17 (1♂), 21 (2♂), 24 (2♂), 25 (1♂), 26-27 (2♂), 28-29 (1♂), 30 (2♂), 31 (1♂)

     DICKCISSEL: 13 (1), 21-23 (1), 24 (2), 25-26 (3), 27-28 (5), 29-30 (9), 31 (11)

 

MAMMALIAN

     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-5, 7-31

     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 13, 25 (2), 27, 29 (BY 1)

     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 5 (1)

     EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL: 1-5, 7-24, 26-30

     AMERICAN BEAVER: 16 (1), 20 (1), 23 (1), 26 (1)

     COMMON MUSKRAT: 3 (1), 26 (1)

     NORTHERN RACCOON: 20 (1), 26 (1)

     AMERICAN MINK: 18 (1)

     NORTHERN RIVER OTTER: 10 (1), 24 (1), 27 (2)

     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 1 (8 + BY 1), 2 (3 + BY 1), 3 (19 + BY 1♂), 4 (7 + BY 1), 5 (16 + BY 5), 6 (BY 2), 7 (4 + BY 2), 8 (14 + BY 1), 9 (15), 10 (9 + BY 1), 11 (12), 12 (4), 13 (2), 14 (BY 2), 15 (8 + BY 3), 16 (1♂ + 8 + BY 1), 17 (15 + BY 2), 18 (15 + BY 3), 19 (2♂ + 7 + BY 1), 20 (2♂ + 4), 21 (2 + BY 1), 23 (3♂ + 2 + BY 1), 24 (2♂ + 4 + BY 4), 25 (3 + BY 2), 26 (2♂ + 10 + BY 1), 27 (2♂ + 5 + BY 1), 28 (3♂ + 6 + BY 1♂ + 1♀ w/1 fawn), 29 (BY 1♀ w/1 fawn), 30 (10 + BY 1), 31 (3♂ + 5 + BY 1)

 

REPTILIAN

     WESTERN FOX SNAKE: 30 (1)

     PLAINS GARTER SNAKE: 2 (4), 16 (1)

     SNAPPING TURTLE: 10 (1), 28 (1), 31 (1)

     WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE: 2 (1), 3 (34), 4-5, 7-8, 10-13, 15-17, 20-21, 24, 26-29, 31

     RED-EARED SLIDER: 3-5 (2), 11-12 (1), 16 (1), 20-24 (1), 28 (1)

 

AMPHIBIAN

     AMERICAN TOAD: 4-12, 14, 22-23, 30-31

     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 18, 21-31

     EASTERN GRAY TREEFROG: 5 (BY 1)

     BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 3-5, 7-14, 16-18, 21

     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 2 (1), 3 (6), 4-5, 8-18, 20, 23-24, 26, 28-31

     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 7-9, 11-13

 

LEPIDOPTERA

     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 4 (1)

     EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 27 (BY 1), 31 (1)

     CABBAGE WHITE: 3 (BY 1), 5 (2), 8 (1), 10 (1), 12 (1), 16 (1)

     ORANGE SULPHUR: 3 (1), 4 (3), 5 (4), 8 (9 + BY 1), 10-11 (4), 13 (1), 15 (2), 16 (4), 17-18 (1), 20-21 (1), 22 (2), 24 (1), 28 (1)

     Sulphur sp.: 10-11 (2), 12 (1), 16 (4), 20 (2)

     SPRING AZURE: 30 (2)

     PEARL CRESCENT: 20 (1), 29 (1)

     MOURNING CLOAK: 26 (1)

     PAINTED LADY: 21 (1)

     RED ADMIRAL: 11 (2), 13 (1), 17 (1), 31 (1)

     COMMON BUCKEYE: 17 (1)

     VICEROY: 27 (1)

     MONARCH: 13 (2), 17 (1), 20 (1), 22 (1), 26 (1), 27 (BY 1), 28 (2), 29 (1)

     SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER: 27-28 (1)

 

ODONATE

     Spreadwing sp.: 30 (5), 31 (2)

     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 25 (1♀), 30-31 (2♀)

     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 2 (1), 4 (1), 8 (1), 10-11, 16-18 (1), 20 (1), 21 (3), 23-24

     COMMON WHITETAIL: 31 (1♀)

     BLUE DASHER: 28 (1♀)

     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 29 (1), 30 (3)

 

Wolf. Oesterreich