This fledgling Northern Cardinal was found on the ground and it hopped across the trail before I was able to catch it. I placed it on a branch in the tree where its parents were calling incessantly. 8/29/13 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
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A total of 76 avian species (plus 2 sp.) was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 9th lowest and 8th highest August among 16 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 53rd Supplement (2012) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 12th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).
AVIAN
CANADA GOOSE: 1-12, 14-15, 27, 29, 30 (1), 31
WOOD DUCK: 1-17, 19-25, 29 (2)
MALLARD: 1-31
RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-6, 9, 11-14, 22-24, 26-31
PIED-BILLED GREBE: 20 (1), 31 (1)
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 28 (20), 31 (4)
GREAT BLUE HERON: 1-2 (4), 3-5 (5), 6 (4), 7 (6), 8-10 (5), 11 (10), 12 (5), 13 (6), 14 (7), 15 (6),
16 (2), 17 (5), 18 (3), 19 (4), 20 (3), 21 (5), 22 (4), 23 (2), 24 (5), 25 (1), 27 (1),
28-29 (2), 30-31 (4)
GREAT EGRET: 2 91), 8-11 (1)
GREEN HERON: 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (4), 4 (2), 5 (1), 6-7 (2), 8 (1), 9 (2), 10 (4), 11 (3), 12 (3), 13 (1), 14 (2),
15 (4), 16-17 (2), 19-20 (1), 22 (3), 23 (2), 25 (1), 26 (4), 30 (1)
TURKEY VULTURE: 2-4 (1), 5 (2), 6 (11+), 7 (4), 8-9 (3), 11 (11), 12 (10), 13 (4), 15 (8), 19 (3),
20 (5), 21 (15+), 22 (14+), 23 (6+), 24 (3), 25 (1), 26 (4), 27 (6+), 28 (2), 29 (5),
30 (9)
OSPREY: 12 (1), 22 (1), 25 (1)
BALD EAGLE: 20 (1 ad), 23 (1 ad), 31 (1 ad)
NORTHERN HARRIER: 22 (1♂)
COOPER’S HAWK: 24 (1 im BY), 26 (1 im BY)
RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (2), 2 (1), 3 (4), 4-5 (3), 7 (2), 8-10 (1), 11-12 (2), 13-14 (1), 16-18 (2), 19 (1),
20 (1 im), 21 (3), 22-23 (2), 24 (2 ad + 1 im), 25-27 (1)
KILLDEER: 1-19, 23-31
SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 2 (1), 3 (2), 5 (1), 7 (1), 8-9 (2), 11 (1)
SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3 (1), 7 (1)
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER: 1 (3), 2 (1), 6 (1)
LEAST SANDPIPER: 3 (4), 7 (3), 12 (1)
Sandpiper sp.: 17 (2)
RING-BILLED GULL: 23 (1)
CASPIAN TERN: 11 (1), 23 (1)
FORSTER’S TERN: 7 (4), 20 (2)
ROCK PIGEON: 9 (1)
MOURNING DOVE: 1-11, 13-26, 28-31
BARRED OWL: 23 (1)
COMMON NIGHTHAWK: 31
CHIMNEY SWIFT: 2, 7-8 (2), 21, 25, 28
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 3 (1), 9 (1), 11-12 (1), 14 (1), 16 (1), 20-21 (1), 23-24 (1), 27 (1),
31 (1)
BELTED KINGFISHER: 2 (1♂), 3-4 (1), 6-7 (1), 10 (1♂, 1♀), 11 (5), 13 (1♀), 14 (1), 16-17 (1),
29-30 (1♂)
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 6
DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1-6, 8, 10-11, 13, 17, 21-24, 31
NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 5, 9, 11, 14, 18, 28 (1), 31
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 23 (1)
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 21 (1), 27-28 (1)
LEAST FLYCATCHER: 27 (1), 31 (1)
Empidonax sp.: 23 (1), 26 (1), 27-28 (3), 29 (2), 30-31 (4)
EASTERN PHOEBE: 6 (1), 23 (1)
EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (5), 4 (4), 5 (6+), 6 (7+), 7 (4), 8 (2), 9 (3), 10 (1), 11 (9), 12,
13 (1), 14 (3), 16 (4), 17 (1), 19 (3), 22 1), 24 (3), 25-26 (2), 27-28 (1), 29 (2),
30 (4), 31 (2)
WARBLING VIREO: 1-2, 22 (4), 23 (1), 27 (1), 30-31
PHILADELPHIA VIREO: 27 (1)
BLUE JAY: 2-5, 9, 11-14, 18, 21, 24, 30-31
AMERICAN CROW: 1-18, 20-31
PURPLE MARTIN: 1-4, 7 (1), 9 (1), 11 (2), 24 (1), 26 (2), 31 (1)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 5-6, 8-9, 22, 31
BANK SWALLOW: 7, 9, 21, 23
CLIFF SWALLOW: 2, 7, 9, 14-15, 17, 19-28, 30-31
BARN SWALLOW: 1-3, 4-31
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 2-12, 15, 18, 22-27, 29-31
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 6, 11, 14, 24, 30-31
HOUSE WREN: 2-9, 11, 14, 17, 21-23, 28-31
SEDGE WREN: 2 (1), 4-5 (1), 7 (3), 8-9 (2), 10-11 (4), 12-15 (1), 16 (2), 17-18 (1)
EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 3 (1), 6 (2), 7 (1♂, 1♀), 8, 11-12, 16, 19 (1), 30
SWAINSON’S THRUSH: 23 (1)
AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-31
GRAY CATBIRD: 1-3, 5, 7-8, 10-11, 13-15, 18, 20-24, 26, 28-31
BROWN THRASHER: 3 (1)
EUROPEAN STARLING: 9, 14-19, 23, 25, 27, 29-31
CEDAR WAXWING: 4-5 (1), 7-8 (1), 9 (5), 11 (1), 12 (3), 15 (3), 22 (1), 26 (3), 28 (1), 29-30 (4), 31 (3)
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER: 23 (1)
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-6, 8-19, 21-26, 30-31
AMERICAN REDSTART: 28 (1♀), 31 (1)
YELLOW WARBLER: 22 (1♂), 27 (1), 28 (1♂), 31 (1)
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER: 31 (1)
CANADA WARBLER: 23 (1)
CHIPPING SPARROW: 2, 9-12, 14, 16-19
SONG SPARROW: 1-27, 29, 31
NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-26, 28-31
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 22 (1♂), 28 (1), 30 (1♂)
INDIGO BUNTING: 1-8, 10-11, 16-17 (1♂)
DICKCISSEL: 1
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1-14, 16-18, 20, 26, 29-30
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1, 30-31 (1 im)
BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 2 (1), 4 (1), 9 (1), 13 91), 14 91♂), 17 (1), 19 (1♂), 21 (3♂), 22 (2♂), 28 (1♂),
30 (1♂, 1♀), 31 (2)
HOUSE FINCH: 1-4, 6-9, 11, 15, 18, 22, 24, 30-31
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-31
HOUSE SPARROW: 1-25, 27, 29-31
MAMMALIAN
AMERICAN MINK: 10 (1)
WHITE-TAILED DEER: 2 (1♀ w/1 fawn), 3 (1♀ w/2 fawns), 4-5 (1♀ w/1 fawn), 11 (2 fawns),
16 (1 fawn), 22 (1♀ + 1♀ w/1 fawn), 27 (1 fawn)
FOX SQUIRREL: 2-4, 6, 10, 23, 31
EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 11, 23
THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 1, 5, 8, 10-11, 13, 16, 22
EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-5, 7-18, 20-23, 26, 28, 30-31
REPTILIAN
NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-31
RED-EARED SLIDER: 2-3 (1), 19 (1), 21 (1)
AMPHIBIAN
AMERICAN TOAD: 15, 20, 24, 27, 30-31
EASTERN GRAY TREE FROG: 25 (1)
NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 9, 11-12, 16, 18, 25, 30
BULLFROG: 1-31
LEPIDOPTERA
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 1-31
EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 2-4, 10, 16, 18, 20-23, 26, 28-29
CHECKERED WHITE: 13 (1)
CABBAGE WHITE: 1-24, 26-28, 30-31
ORANGE SULPHUR: 24-25, 27, 30
DAINTY SULPHUR: 22-24, 27-31
Sulphur sp.: 1-11, 16-18, 21
EASTERN TAILED BLUE: 1-7, 10-12, 14, 16-24, 27-31
GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 2 (1)
PEARL CRESCENT: 3-4, 6, 11-12, 16-31
QUESTION MARK:
MOURNING CLOAK: 4 (1), 6-7 (1), 26 (1)
PAINTED LADY: 26 (1)
RED ADMIRAL: 9, 11
COMMON BUCKEYE: 1-6, 11, 18, 24, 26, 28-31
RED-SPOTTED PURPLE: 10 (1), 12 (1), 21, 24-27
VICEROY: 1-12, 15-24, 26-31
MONARCH: 1-13, 15-24, 26-31
COMMON CHECKERED SKIPPER: 16 (1)
LEAST SKIPPER: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 19
Skipper sp.: 18
FORAGE LOOPER: 18, 28
ODONATA
GREAT SPREADWING: 9 (1♀)
SLENDER SPREADWING: 25 (1♀)
BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 1-12, 14-19, 21-31
POWDERED DANCER: 7-9, 11-12, 14-16, 18-19, 25, 27-30
RAINBOW BLUET: 1, 31
DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 3-4, 6, 8-9, 17, 20-21, 23-24, 27, 29, 31
TULE BLUET: 1, 4-5, 7-9, 12, 14-17, 20-27, 29, 31
FAMILIAR BLUET: 1-5, 7-9, 12-14, 16-31
STREAM BLUET: 31 (2)
SKIMMING BLUET: 12, 27, 30
ORANGE BLUET: 2, 6-7, 9-16, 19-20, 22-23, 25-29, 31
EASTERN FORKTAIL: 1-14, 16-31
COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1-6, 8-9, 11, 13-25, 27-28, 30-31
Blue Mosaic Darner sp.: 5 (1), 11 (1)
FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 2, 8, 18 (2), 25, 26 (2), 28 (5), 29 (2), 30 (5), 31 (3)
PLAINS CLUBTAIL: 18 (2)
PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 1-4, 7-10, 12, 14-17, 19-23, 25, 28-31
HALLOWEEN PENNANT: 1-31
EASTERN PONDHAWK: 1-22, 24, 26-27, 29-31
WIDOW SKIMMER: 1-31
COMMON WHITETAIL: 1, 3-19, 23, 29-30
TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 1-14, 16-18, 20-22, 25-26, 28-31
BLUE DASHER: 1-31
WANDERING GLIDER: 2-3, 6, 8-9, 11-12, 15-16, 23-27, 29, 31
EASTERN AMBERWING: 1-31
CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 10 (1)
WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 30 (1)
BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 6 (2♂, 1♀), 7 (1♀), 10 (1♂)
Meadowhawk sp.: 21, 31 (2)
BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 1-2, 14, 16-17, 19, 21-24, 29-30
ORTHOPTERA
CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 1-31
Wolf. Oesterreich
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