Golden-crowned Kinglets started to move through the Park on the 10th. Just like the Ruby-crowned Kinglets, this species continually flits about in constant search for food. They may stick around in the Winter months. 10/18/14 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
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A total of 91 avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 6th highest October (tied with October 2009) among 17 years of records.
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 White-winged Scoter sighting on the 14th represents only the 5th record for Story County. The male Bufflehead sighting on the 14th and the 3 Ruddy Ducks on the 3rd may represent a new early extreme Fall records (former records set on 23 Oct 1988 at the Slater sewage lagoons and 5 Oct 12 at AHHP, respectively) for Story County. The Tree Swallow on the 28th, the Bank Swallow on the 8th, and the Mourning Warbler on the 5th may set new extreme late Fall records (former records set on 25 Oct 2001 at Hallett’s Quarry & 25 Oct 2008 at AHHP, 16 Sep 2005 at AHHP, and 4 Oct 2013 at AHHP, 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 53rd Supplement (2012) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 12th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).
AVIAN
CACKLING
GOOSE: 10 (3)
CANADA
GOOSE: 1-12, 14-31
WOOD
DUCK: 1-12, 14-18, 20, 23, 25, 27 (12+), 28 (28), 29-31
GADWALL:
14 (15+), 17 (4), 26 (24), 27 (6), 29 (10), 30 (2)
AMERICAN
WIGEON: 3 (1♂), 5 (2♀), 6 (2), 7-8 (1), 9 (4), 10 (1♂), 11 (3), 12 (2),
14 (8),
16 (1), 17 (7), 19 (3), 21 (3),
22 (1), 26-27 (2), 28 (4)
MALLARD:
1-12, 14-31
BLUE-WINGED
TEAL: 1-10, 12, 25
NORTHERN
SHOVELER: 6 (4), 7 (5), 8 (8), 9 (2), 10 (4), 11 (12), 12, 14 (10+),
15-16 (5),
17 (7), 18 (3), 19 (4), 20
(9), 21 (7), 22, 23 (4), 24 (8), 25 (5), 26 (7),
27 (19), 28 (7), 29, 30 (6), 31 (1♂)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL: 5 (3), 6 (6), 7 (12), 8 (10), 9-10 (6), 11 (2), 12 (9), 14-15 (4),
16
(1), 21 (1), 25 (4), 26 (1)
GREEN-WINGED
TEAL: 3, 5 (23+), 6-12, 14-17, 19-31
REDHEAD:
24 (2♂ + 1♀)
RING-NECKED
DUCK: 5-6 (2), 14 (3), 22 (1), 25 (12), 28 (1♀), 31 (2♀)
LESSER
SCAUP: 14 (15+)
WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER: 14 (3)
BUFFLEHEAD:
14 (1♂), 25 (2♀)
HOODED
MERGANSER: 27 (1♂)
RUDDY
DUCK: 2 (3), 5 (3), 6 (2), 7-9 (1), 14 (2), 17 (8), 18 (1), 21 (2), 26 (1),
30
(4)
RING-NECKED
PHEASANT: 1-9, 11-12, 14-18, 20-27, 29-30
PIED-BILLED
GREBE: 1 (2), 2 (12), 3 (32), 4 (6), 5 (16), 6 (12), 7 (3), 8 (7), 9 (12),
10
(3), 12 (7), 14 (2), 15 (1),
16 (4), 17 (5), 18 (6), 19 (3), 20-21 (2), 22 (3),
23 (4), 24 (2), 25 (3+), 26 (20),
27 (8), 28-29 (3), 30 (2), 31 (3)
HORNED
GREBE: 3 (2)
DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANT: 6 (3), 7 (8), 10 (1), 14 (2), 15 (1)
AMERICAN
WHITE PELICAN: 2 (108+), 12 (1), 22 (1)
AMERICAN
BITTERN: 14 (1)
GREAT
BLUE HERON: 1-2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (1), 5 (2), 6 (1), 7 (7), 8 (5), 9 (3), 10 (2),
11-12
(5), 14 (3), 15 (2), 16 (1),
17 94), 18 (2), 19 (3), 20-21 (2), 22 (1), 23 (3),
24 (2), 26-28 (2), 29-31 (1)
GREAT
EGRET: 1-5 (1), 6-7 (2), 9 (1), 10 (2), 11-12 (1), 15 (1), 17-18 (1), 19 (2),
20 (1)
TURKEY
VULTURE: 1 (3), 2 (4), 3 (1), 6 (1), 9-10 (1), 14 (3), 15 (1)
OSPREY:
20 (1)
BALD
EAGLE: 3 (1 ad), 14 (1 ad), 18 (1 ad), 20 (1 ad), 27 (1 ad), 30 (1 ad)
SHARP-SHINNED
HAWK: 19 (1)
COOPER’S
HAWK: 2 (1 ad + 1 im), 3 (1 ad), 6 (1), 8 (1), 11 (1), 15 (1 ad)
RED-TAILED
HAWK: 2-3 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1), 12 (1), 14 (1), 17 (2), 19 (2), 20 (1),
22 (1), 26
(1), 28 (1), 31 (1)
AMERICAN
COOT: 1 (3), 2 (200+), 3 (~100), 4 (28), 5 (34), 6 (62), 7 (35+),
8 (46+), 9
(19), 10 (43), 11 (44), 12 (46),
14 (23), 15 (38), 16 (53), 17 (57),
18 (39+), 19 (69), 20 (43), 21 (55), 22 (37),
23 (31+), 24 (39), 25 (126+),
26 (68), 27 (36), 28 (45), 29, 30 (5), 31 (16)
KILLDEER:
8 (2)
RING-BILLED
GULL: 3 (1), 4 (7), 5 (5), 6 (11), 9, 14 (2)
FRANKLIN’S
GULL: 3 (220+), 4 (1), 5 (18), 6 (9), 7, 8 (100+), 9 (75+), 14 (26)
MOURNING
DOVE: 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 22, 30
BELTED
KINGFISHER: 1-3 (1), 6-7 (1), 8 (2), 10-12 (1), 14-15 (1), 16 (1♂), 18 (1),
22
(1)
RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER: 1-2, 5, 7-8, 10-12, 14-15, 20, 23, 28, 30
YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER: 6-7 (1)
DOWNY
WOODPECKER: 1, 5-12, 17-18, 21-23, 25, 27, 29-31
HAIRY
WOODPECKER: 7, 9, 17, 23-24, 27
NORTHERN
FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1 (1), 2 (3), 6 (1), 7 (2), 10 (1), 20 (1)
AMERICAN
KESTREL: 27 (1♀)
MERLIN:
1 (1)
EASTERN
PHOEBE: 1 (1), 6 (2), 7 (3), 9-10 (1)
BLUE
JAY: 1-2, 4-9, 11-12, 15, 17, 19-31
AMERICAN
CROW: 1-3, 5-7, 9-10, 12, 17-18, 22, 26-28, 30-31
TREE
SWALLOW: 1-2, 18 (10), 28 (1)
BANK
SWALLOW: 8 (1)
BARN
SWALLOW: 2-3, 7 (1), 17 (1)
BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEE: 1-2, 5-12, 14-21, 23-25, 27-31
WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCH: 9-11, 18, 21-24, 29-30
BROWN
CREEPER: 6 (1), 10 (1), 23 (1)
HOUSE
WREN: 6-8 (1)
WINTER
WREN: 10 (1)
MARSH
WREN: 6 (1), 8 (2)
CAROLINA WREN: 23 (1)
GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET: 10 (3), 11 (1), 14 (1), 17-18 (1), 24 (1), 27 (1),
28 (2)
RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET: 1, 5 (4), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (6), 9 (5), 10 (2), 11 (3), 12 (1),
14 (3),
15 (2), 16, 17 (3), 18
(4), 21 (2), 23-24 (1), 28 (1), 29 (3)
EASTERN
BLUEBIRD: 2, 24 (2), 25 (9+)
SWAINSON’S
THRUSH: 15 (1)
HERMIT
THRUSH: 6 (1), 8-9 (1), 14 (1), 16 (2), 19-20 (1 BY), 23 (4)
AMERICAN
ROBIN: 1, 4, 6-12, 14-31
GRAY
CATBIRD: 1-2
EUROPEAN
STARLING: 2, 4-7, 23-25, 27-28, 30
CEDAR
WAXWING: 1 (~12), 5 (6+), 6 (4), 7 (15), 8, 10 (12+), 14 (1), 15 (3), 16,
18, 20-26,
29-30
ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER: 1 (1), 5-6 (3), 7-8 (1), 9 (4), 10 (1), 18 (1),
21 (1)
NASHVILLE
WARBLER: 1 (2), 5 (2), 9 (1)
MOURNING
WARBLER: 5 (1)
COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT: 2 (2), 5 (1), 7 (2)
YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER (Myrtle): 1-2, 3 (1), 5-6 (40+), 7-9, 10 (2), 11,
12 (2), 14 (8+), 15
(3), 17 (5+), 18 (3+),
20 (2), 21 (2+), 23 (4), 24 (1), 25 (2),
26 (1), 27 (2)
AMERICAN
TREE SPARROW: 26 (2+), 28 (5+), 29-31
CHIPPING
SPARROW: 7-11, 20 (4+), 27 (2)
FIELD
SPARROW: 8 (1), 10 (3), 22 (2)
FOX
SPARROW: 7 (1), 9 (4), 22 (1)
SONG
SPARROW: 1-2, 4-11, 14-25, 27-31
LINCOLN’S
SPARROW: 1 (1), 4 (1), 5 (2), 7 (3), 8 (2), 9 (3), 10-12 (1), 26 (1),
29-30 (1)
SWAMP
SPARROW: 1 (2), 2 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 6 (5+), 7, 8 (6+), 9 (10+), 11-12,
14-15,
17-18, 20-25, 28 (1), 29, 31
WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW: 1, 3-4, 6 (5+), 7-10, 12, 14-18, 20, 23-25, 30
HARRIS’S
SPARROW: 7 (2), 8 (1), 10 (1), 12 (1), 14 (2), 15 (1), 29 (1), 31 (1)
WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW: 1 (1), 7 (1), 8-9 (2), 10 (5), 12 (1), 15 (1), 16 (2),
17 (1), 29 (1)
DARK-EYED
JUNCO (Slate-colored): 3-5 (1), 6 (10+), 7-10, 12 (1), 14 (1), 15-16,
18, 20,
22-31
NORTHERN
CARDINAL: 1-3, 7-70, 12, 17-18, 21, 23-25, 28, 30
RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD: 2, 4, 6-8, 10-11, 16, 18 (1), 19-22, 24-25, 27-28,
30-31
RUSTY
BLACBIRD: 27 (1♂)
COMMON
GRACKLE: 7, 10-11, 20-21, 25, 28
BROWN-HEADED
COWBIRD: 6 (1♂)
HOUSE
FINCH: 1, 3, 11, 14-15, 17-18, 21-22, 28, 30
PINE
SISKIN: 3 (2), 6 (1)
AMERICAN
GOLDFINCH: 1-12, 14-19, 21-24, 26-30
HOUSE
SPARROW: 1-3, 5-11, 14-18, 20-21, 23-31
MAMMALIAN
AMERICAN
MINK: 7 (1)
WHITE-TAILED
DEER: 1 (1♀ w/2), 5 (1♀ w/2), 6 (1), 7 (1♀ w/2), 11 (1♀ w/1, 1♀
w/2 BY), 12
(8), 14 (4), 15 (1♀
w/2 BY), 18 (1), 22 (2), 23 (4), 24 (2 + 2 BY),
28 (1)
FOX
SQUIRREL: 1-3, 8-12, 21, 25-29
THIRTEEN-LINED
GROUND SQUIRREL: 2, 24 (2), 30 (1)
EASTERN
CHIPMUNK: 1-2, 11
EASTERN
COTTONTAIL: 1-6, 9-11, 14, 16, 21-24, 26
REPTILIAN
PLAINS
GARTERSNAKE: 4 (1), 6-7 (1), 9 (1), 14 (1), 15 (3)
EASTERN
GARTERSNAKE: 15 (1)
COMMON
SNAPPING TURTLE: 24 (1)
NORTHERN
PAINTED TURTLE: 1-2, 4-5, 7-11, 15-21, 23-27, 29-30, 31 (1)
AMPHIBIAN
AMERICAN
TOAD: 2-3, 9 (1)
BOREAL
CHORUS FROG: 1-2, 6, 8, 14
AMERICAN
BULLFROG: 15 (1), 16-17, 21
NORTHERN
LEOPARD FROG: 4, 27 (1)
LEPIDOPTERA
BLACK
SWALLOWTAIL:
CHECKERED
WHITE:
CABBAGE
WHITE: 1-2, 4-8, 11, 16, 19, 24
CLOUDED
SULPHUR: 1
ORANGE
SULPHUR: 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18-21, 23-24, 26, 29 (1)
LITTLE
SULPHUR:
DAINTY
SULPHUR:
Sulphur
sp.: 6-9, 11, 15-16, 19-21, 23-24, 26
EASTERN
TAILED-BLUE:
PEARL
CRESCENT: 1, 5, 11 (1)
QUESTION
MARK:
EASTERN
COMMA: 4
MOURNING
CLOAK:
PAINTED
LADY: 2 (1), 4-5 (1), 7-9 (1), 29 (1), 31 (1)
RED
ADMIRAL: 4 (1), 6 (1)
COMMON
BUCKEYE:
VICEROY:
6 (1), 8 (1), 11 (1)
MONARCH:
1 (5), 2 (4), 5 (4), 6 (1), 7 (2), 26 (1)
LEAST
SKIPPER: 7
FIERY
SKIPPER: 9
SACHEM:
1, 6-8
Skipper
sp.: 9, 21
CHICKWEED
GEOMETER: 1, 4
BEDSTRAW
HAWKMOTH (caterpillar):
WOOLLY
BEAR (Isabella Tiger Moth): 4-12, 14-21, 23-31
FORAGE
LOOPER: 9
CELERY
LOOPER: 6
CATTAIL
CATERPILLAR (Henry’s Marsh Moth): 6-7
Other “bears” (black, yellow, brown,
golden, etc.) may be color variations of the Woolly Bear or other Arctiidae
species: 9, 16
ODONATA
SHADOW
DARNER: 15 (1)
COMMON
GREEN DARNER: 1 (1), 19 (1)
“Blue
Mosaic” DARNER sp.: 6 (2), 9 (2), 11 (1), 15-16 (1), 19-20 (1), 26 (1)
Darner
sp.: 2 (3), 4 (1), 9-10 (1)
SAFFRON-WINGED
MEADOWHAWK: 20 (1♀), 23 (4+), 27 (1♀)
CHERRY-FACED
MEADOWHAWK: 1-2, 4, 6-11, 15, 17, 20
WHITE-FACED
MEADOWHAWK: 1, 4, 5 (2♀), 6, 9-10
BAND-WINGED
MEADOWHAWK: 1, 7
Meadowhawk
sp.: 4-7, 9-10, 16, 18-21, 27, 29
ORTHOPTERA
CAROLINA
GRASSHOPPER: 4, 7-9, 15, 20
AUTUMN
YELLOW-WINGED GRASSHOPPER: 5-6, 8
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