Thursday, October 3, 2013

Oct 3, 2013: Wolf's September Species Report


These 4 of 5 American Avocets, in winter-plumage, were found on the 1st, at the peninsula, located at the SW corner of the south lake. 10/1/13 (Wolf. Oesterreich)

September report for Ada Hayden Heritage Park:
A total of 89 (+ 2 sp.) avian species was recorded this month.

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 last Warbling Vireo on the 22nd may be a new extreme late Fall record for Story County.

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: 2, 3 (6+), 4 (11+), 7-8, 9 (5), 10 (18), 11-30
     WOOD DUCK: 14 (2), 15 (5), 16 (3), 25 (1)
     MALLARD: 1-2, 4-12, 14-18, 21-30
     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 11 (23), 20 (220+), 21 (175+), 25 (3+), 29 (10)
     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 22 (~10)
     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 3-5, 11, 14, 19-22, 25-27, 29
     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 1 (58+), 2 (1), 8 (1), 12 (48), 13 (6), 20 (8), 21 (34+), 22 (1)
     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 9 (2), 11 (1), 24 (1)
     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1-2 (2), 3-6 (3), 7 (4), 8 (3), 9 (2), 10 (3), 11-12 (2), 13-14 (3), 15 (2),
                                    16 (3), 17 (1), 18 (3), 20 (3), 21-25 (2), 26-27 (1), 28 (3), 29 (2), 30 (3)
     GREEN HERON: 1 (2), 2 (1), 3 (2), 6-7 (1), 9 (2), 11 (1), 13 (1), 15 (1), 17-18 (1), 24 (1), 26 (1)
     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (2), 2 (6) 3 (2), 4-5 (1), 6 (4), 8 (8+), 9 (8), 10 (14+), 11 (3), 12 (3), 13 (5),
                                    14 (14+), 15 (5+), 16 (8), 17 (1), 18 (16+), 19 (2), 20 (6), 22 (8), 23 (15), 24 (1),
                                    25 (6), 26 (3), 27 (9), 29 (4), 30 (6)
     OSPREY: 5 (1), 8 (1), 10 (1), 13 (2), 15 (1), 17-18 (1), 23 (1)
     BALD EAGLE: 8 (1 im), 15 (1 ad)
     COOPER’S HAWK: 8 (1 ad), 11 (1 ad), 17 (1), 21 (1)
     RED-TAILED HAWK: 2-3 (1), 5 (1), 7 (2), 10 (1), 14 (1), 23 (1)
     AMERICAN COOT: 20 (4), 21
     KILLDEER: 1-13, 15-17, 26, 28 (2)
     SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 17 (1), 21 (1)
     GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 20 (1)
     WILSON’S SNIPE: 7 (1)
     RING-BILLED GULL: 6 (1), 12 (1), 20 (1), 22 (5)
     FRANKLIN’S GULL: 20 (18+)
     CASPIAN TERN: 7 (12+), 18 (1)
     BLACK TERN: 10 (4)
     FORSTER’S TERN: 11 (1)
     MOURNING DOVE: 1-4, 6-14, 17-18, 21-23, 25-26, 28
     EASTERN SCREECH-OWL: 25 (1)
     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 3-4, 6, 9-10
     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 1-3, 7-9, 11 (2), 14
     BELTED KINGFISHER: 2 (1), 5 (1), 8 (1), 11 (1), 15 (1♂), 16 (1), 20-21 (2), 22 (1), 28 (1)
     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 17, 22, 25, 29-30
     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 7, 10-11, 13, 16-17, 19-22, 26, 29-30
     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 2, 8, 14, 17, 19-22, 25
     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 8 (1), 13-17, 20-25, 28-29
     Falcon sp.: 12 (1), 27 (1)
     OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 4-5 (1), 8 (1)
     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 16 (1)
     YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER: 8 (1)
     LEAST FLYCATCHER: 2 (1)
     Empidonax sp.: 4 (1), 7-11 (1), 14 (2), 15 (1)
     EASTERN PHOEBE: 8 (1), 14 (1), 17 (1), 23 (2), 24 (1), 29 (1)
     GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER: 21 (1)
     EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 (1), 2 (2), 5 (1), 10 (5), 11 (4), 12 (2), 14 (1)
     BLUE-HEADED VIREO: 16 (1), 22 (1)
     WARBLING VIREO: 2-3 (3), 4-5 (1), 7 (1), 8 (2), 10 (1), 11 (2), 12 (1), 21 (1), 22
     PHILADELPHIA VIREO: 15-16 (1)
     RED-EYED VIREO: 7 (1), 10-11 (1), 14 (1)
     BLUE JAY: 8-9, 11-13, 15-17, 21-25, 28-29
     AMERICAN CROW: 1-30
     PURPLE MARTIN: 2 (1)
     TREE SWALLOW: 3 (1)
     CLIFF SWALLOW: 3, 6, 8
     BARN SWALLOW: 1-4, 6-9, 18, 21-22, 26
     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-3, 5, 7-8, 10-16, 19-26, 29-30
     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 21-22, 29
     HOUSE WREN: 11 (1), 21, 24
     SEDGE WREN: 21 (2)
     MARSH WREN: 17 (1)
     RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 15 (1), 20-21 (1)
     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 4, 5, 8 (1), 10 (1 ad + 2 im), 15 (2), 21, 22 (1)
     SWAINSON’S THRUSH: 8 (1)
     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-16, 21-26, 28-30
     GRAY CATBIRD: 1, 3-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-17, 19-21, 23
     BROWN THRASHER: 14 (1)
     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1, 6-8, 10-12, 14-16, 22-23, 26, 28-30
     CEDAR WAXWING: 2 (4), 3 (3), 4 (1), 9 (1), 10 (3), 11 (2), 12 (1), 15 (30+), 20 (4)
     NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: 7 (1)
     BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER: 16 (1)
     TENNESSEE WARBLER: 15 (1)
     ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 14 (1)
     MOURNING WARBLER: 16 (1)
     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 3, 7-9, 13, 17, 20-22
     AMERICAN REDSTART: 14 (1♀), 16 (1♂, 3♀)
     NORTHERN PARULA: 16 (1)
     MAGNOLIA WARBLER: 16 (1)
     YELLOW WARBLER: 14 (1♀)
     CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER: 16 (1)
     CANADA WARBLER: 10 (1♂), 16 (1)
     WILSON’S WARBLER: 7 (1♂), 9-11 (1♂)
     CHIPPING SPARROW: 1 (3), 4 (7), 5, 10 (3), 11 (1), 15, 17 (3), 21
     SONG SPARROW: 1-6, 9-17, 21-22, 25
     LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 21-22 (1)
     SWAMP SPARROW: 17 (1), 21 (4), 22 (3), 28 (2)
     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-2, 4-12, 14, 17-18, 21-23, 27
     ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 2 (1)
     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 5 (1), 21-22, 25-26
     COMMON GRACKLE: 14, 25-26, 29
     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 9 (1)
     HOUSE FINCH: 1, 3-5, 7-8, 11, 15, 17, 21-22, 25, 27, 29
     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-18, 20-30
     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-8, 10-16, 20-22, 25. 27-29

MAMMALIAN
     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 9 (1♀). 13 (1 yearling), 21 (5), 25 (1)
     FOX SQUIRREL: 2, 6, 9-11, 17, 21-23, 25, 28, 30
     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 3, 7, 15, 20, 29
     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 16-17, 22, 24-25, 27
     MUSKRAT: 16 (1)
     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10-12, 14-19, 23-27, 30

REPTILIAN
     EASTERN GARTER SNAKE: 9 (1)
     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-16, 18, 20-27, 29-30
     RED-EARED SLIDER: 3 (1), 5 (1), 10 (1), 29 (1)
     WESTERN SPINY SOFTSHELL: 5 (1)

AMPHIBIAN
     AMERICAN TOAD: 3-9, 11, 14, 17-19, 23
     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 10 (1)
     EASTERN GRAY TREE FROG: 7 (4), 8 (1)
     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 1-25, 27-30
     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 2, 9

LEPIDOPTERA
     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 1-6, 9-13, 23-24 (1)
     CABBAGE WHITE: 1-7, 9-16, 18-27, 29-30
     CLOUDED SULPHUR: 7, 12
     ORANGE SULPHUR: 3-4, 6-7, 10-14, 16, 18-30
     DAINTY SULPHUR: 1-5, 7, 9-14, 18, 21, 23-25, 29-30
     Sulphur sp.: 1-3, 7
     EASTERN TAILED-BLUE: 1-8, 10-14, 18, 24
     PEARL CRESCENT: 1-2, 4, 6-7, 10-11, 13, 18, 20, 23
     MOURNING CLOAK: 3 (1), 13 (1), 20 (1)
     PAINTED LADY: 2, 5, 7, 11-14, 16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-29
     RED ADMIRAL: 3, 9, 24
     COMMON BUCKEYE: 1, 3-4, 9-11, 18
     VICEROY: 1, 3-5, 7, 9-11, 25
     MONARCH: 1-14, 16-18, 21-25, 28-30
     Skipper sp.: 5, 13, 21, 23, 25
     WHITE-LINED SPHINX: 7, 22, 24 (caterpillar & adult), 27 (caterpillar), 30 (caterpillar)
     CELERY LOOPER: 13

ODONATE
     AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 4 (1♂), 6 (1♀), 14 (1♀), 25 (1♀)
     LYRE-TIPPED SPREADWING: 25
     Spreadwing sp.: 2, 10
     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 3, 12
     POWDERED DANCER: 4, 9-10
     DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 1
     TULE BLUET: 1, 3, 6-7, 12
     FAMILIAR BLUET: 1-7, 9-15, 18, 21-22, 24-25, 27
     STREAM BLUET: 1, 3
     SKIMMING BLUET: 6, 11
     ORANGE BLUET: 2-4, 6, 9-10, 21-22, 27
     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 1-7, 9, 13-14, 18, 21, 24, 30 (1♀)
     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1-2, 11, 13-14, 16, 17 (1), 18, 20-23, 25, 29
     FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 1 (2), 3 (1), 4-6 (2), 9 (4), 10-11 (2), 12-13 (1), 18 (1), 21 (1)
     PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 20
     HALLOWEEN PENNANT: 1-7, 9-12
     EASTERN PONDHAWK: 2-7, 10-12, 18, 23, 27 (1♀)
     WIDOW SKIMMER: 1-7, 9-13, 18, 22-23
     COMMON WHITETAIL: 4, 6, 12-14, 18, 20 (1♀), 21-25
     TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 5-6, 8
     BLUE DASHER: 1, 3-7, 9-11, 23
     WANDERING GLIDER: 1-3, 5-7, 11, 13, 21, 24, 29
     EASTERN AMBERWING: 1, 3-7, 9-14
     VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 13
     SAFFRON-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 13, 16, 21, 23, 30
     CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 12-13, 16, 20-24, 29-30
     WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 7 (1♀), 8 (1♂), 10, 12-16, 20-2, 24-25, 29-30
     RUBY MEADOWHAWK: 13, 29
     BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 9, 13, 16, 25
     Meadowhawk sp.: 14, 16, 21, 24-27
     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 1 (3), 2, 5-6, 9-10, 14, 16, 18, 20
     RED SADDLEBAGS: 9 (3), 10 (1), 26-27

ORTHOPTERA
     CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 1-14, 18, 20-30
     NORTHWESTERN RED-WINGED GRASSHOPPER: 1, 9, 11, 24
     AUTUMN YELLOW-WINGED GRASSHOPPER: 9, 11-12, 29

MANTODEA
     CHINESE MANTID: 19, 25

Wolf. Oesterreich

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