July 22, 2015: Wolf's June 2015 Wildlife Report

I believe this to be a female Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis), a member of the Lestidae Family and a damselfy. 6/26/15 (Wolf Oesterreich)

Total Length = 37-53mm

Hindwing Length = 20-25mm

Flight Season = May -October

June Field Report for Ada Hayden Heritage Park:

A total of 70 avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 9^th lowest June among 18 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 55^th Supplement (2014) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 14^th Supplement to the 7^th Edition (1998).

AVIAN

     CANADA GOOSE: 1-10, 12, 14-15, 17, 18-19, 21-24, 26-28, 30

     WOOD DUCK: 1 (1♀), 2 (1♂ + 1♀), 4 (1♂ + 2♀), 5 (1♀), 6 (2♂ + 1♀), 7-8 (1♀),

          9 (1♂ + 2♀), 13 (1♀), 14 (2♀), 17-24, 29, 30 (4)

     MALLARD: 1-10, 12-19, 21-29

     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 4 (1♂)

     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 10 (1♂)

     HOODED MERGANSER: 12 (4 im), 13 (2 im), 14 (1 im)

     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1-10, 12-30

     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (3), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4 (4), 5-8 (2), 9 (4), 10 (2), 12 (4), 13 (2),

          14 (4), 15 (5), 16-18 (2), 19 (1), 20 (2), 21 (3), 22 (1), 23-25 (3), 26 (5), 27 (2), 28 (1),

          29-30 (2)

     GREAT EGRET: 3 (1)

     GREEN HERON: 3 (1), 5 (1), 8 (1)

     BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: 5 (1 im)

     TURKEY VULTURE: 2 (2), 4 (1), 7 (9+), 9 (17), 15 (1), 16 (2), 18 (1), 20 (1), 22 (3),

          25 (1), 28-29 (2)

     BALD EAGLE: 7 (1 ad), 14-15 (1 ad), 21 (1 ad), 24 (1 ad), 26-27 (1 ad), 29 (1 ad)

     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1-4 (2), 5 (3), 6-9 (2), 12 (2), 13-14 (1), 15-19 (2), 20 (1), 23 (2),

          24-25 (1), 26 (2), 28 (2), 29-30 (1)

     AMERICAN COOT: 6 (1), 25 (1)

     KILLDEER: 2-5 (1), 8-10 (1), 13 (1), 14-15 (2), 16 (1), 17 (2), 18 (3+), 23 (1), 24, 27

     CASPIAN TERN: 13 (5), 26 (1)

     BLACK TERN: 8 (2)

     ROCK PIGEON: 14 (1)

     MOURNING DOVE: 1-10, 12-15, 17-25, 27-30

     YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 23 (1)

     GREAT HORNED OWL: 25 (1)

     COMMON NIGHTHAWK: 10

     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 3 (1), 9-10, 19 (2), 21, 27, 30

     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 5 (1), 14 (1), 25 (1), 27 (2)

     BELTED KINGFISHER: 2 (1), 13-14 (1), 25-26 (1)

     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1, 7, 27, 30

     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 5-6, 12, 14, 16, 18-22, 27-30

     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 12

     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 2 (1), 6 (1), 12 (1), 15 (1), 22 (1), 24 (1), 30 (2)

     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 3-4 (1), 21 (1), 25 (1), 28 (1)

     WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 4 (1), 7 (1), 21 (1), 27 (1)

     EASTERN PHOEBE: 29 (1), 30 (2)

     EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 (2), 2-3 (1), 7 (2), 8-9 (1), 10 (2), 12 92), 13 (5), 14 (1), 15 (2),

          16 (3), 17 (1), 19 (2), 21 (4), 22 (3), 23 (2), 24 (3), 25 (4), 26-27, 28 (1),

          29 (3 + 3 nestlings), 30 (3)

     BELL’S VIREO: 2 (2), 3-7 (1)

     WARBLING VIREO: 1-10, 12-30

     RED-EYED VIREO: 9

     BLUE JAY: 2, 5, 10, 12-15, 17-18, 20-21, 25-27, 30

     AMERICAN CROW: 1, 3, 5-7, 13-14, 17, 21, 24, 26-30

     PURPLE MARTIN: 1-30

     TREE SWALLOW: 1-10, 12-30

     NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 13, 28-29

     BARN SWALLOW: 1-10, 12-19, 21-29

     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1-4, 8, 12, 14-15, 18, 20-26, 29-30

     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 4-6, 21-23, 28

     HOUSE WREN: 1-10, 12-30

     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 9 (1♂), 12 (1♂), 15 (1♂), 20-21 (1♂), 22 (2♂), 26 (1♂ + 1♀),

          30 (1♂)

     WOOD THRUSH: 7 (1)

     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-30

     GRAY CATBIRD: 1, 3-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-23, 25-30

     BROWN THRASHER: 7 (2), 9 (1), 12 (3), 15 (1), 17-18 (1), 22 92), 24-25, 26 (1),

          27-28, 29 (3)

     EUROPEAN STARLING: 3, 5-10, 12, 14-15, 20, 24-25

     CEDAR WAXWING: 8 (1), 12 (3), 25 (1), 28 (3), 29-30 (2)

     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-10, 12-30

     CHIPPING SPARROW: 1-5, 7-13, 15-20, 22-30

     FIELD SPARROW: 1 (1), 3 (2), 6 (1), 10 (1), 12-13 (1), 15-19 (1), 22-24 (1), 25 (2),

          26-29 (1)

     SONG SPARROW: 1-10, 12-30

     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-30

     INDIGO BUNTING: 1, 5-7, 9-10, 12, 14-20, 23, 25, 30

     DICKCISSEL: 1-10, 12-30

     BOBOLINK: 13-14 (1♂), 23 (1♂), 29 (1♂ + 1♀), 30 (1♂)

     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1-10, 12-30

     EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 1-3, 7, 13, 26-27

     COMMON GRACKLE: 1-30

     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1-3, 5-10, 12-22, 24, 26-30

     ORCHARD ORIOLE: 2-3, 7, 19 (1♂), 22, 25-28, 29 (1♂ + 1♀), 30

     BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 1-10, 12-30

     HOUSE FINCH: 1-15, 17-30

     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-10, 12-30

     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-10, 12-30

    

MAMMALIAN

     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 7-8 (1), 9 (2), 10 (1), 12 (1), 14 (1), 15 (2), 16 (1), 18 (3), 22 (1),

                                    23 (1 & 1♀ with 1 fawn), 26 (1), 30 (1♀ with 1 fawn)

     FOX SQUIRREL: 12, 14, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29

     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 2, 8, 12-13 (2), 15 (3), 16 (2), 18, 20 (1),

                                    24-26 (1), 29-30 (1)

     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 1, 16-18, 21, 27

     MUSKRAT: 4 (1), 9 (1), 23 (1), 27 (1)

     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-30

REPTILIAN

     NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-3, 5-9, 12-15, 17-21, 25-26, 28-30

     RED-EARED SLIDER: 14 (1), 18 (1), 26 (1)

     SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE: 4 (1), 13 (1), 26 (1)

AMPHIBIAN

     AMERICAN TOAD: 2-4, 7, 12, 14, 16, 18, 24-26, 28-29

     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 2-10, 12-13, 15-20, 22, 25-30

     BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 1, 3-5, 12, 24-27

     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 1-10, 12-25, 27-30

     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 5, 8, 30

LEPIDOPTERA

     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 13 (1), 18 (1), 26 (3), 29, 30 (1)

     EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 7 (1), 18 (1), 19 (2)

     CHECKERED WHITE: 23

     CABBAGE WHITE: 1, 3-8, 10, 12-23, 25-26, 28-30

     ORANGE SULPHUR: 1, 5, 7, 13-14, 17-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30

     Sulphur sp.: 12-15, 17-22, 25-26

     GRAY COPPER: 16, 19, 22

     SPRING AZURE: 5-10, 12-19, 21-23, 25, 29

     AMERICAN SNOUT: 14 (1)

     GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 28, 30

     QUESTION MARK: 18 (1)

     EASTERN COMMA: 16 (1), 28

     Anglewing sp.: 23

     PEARL CRESCENT: 17, 19, 23, 25-26, 29-30

     MOURNING CLOAK: 7 (1), 8 (2), 9 (1), 13 (2), 17 (2), 18 (4), 22-23 (1), 26 (1), 29 (1)

     RED ADMIRAL: 1-6, 13-19, 21-25, 27-30

     RED-SPOTTED PURPLE: 9 (1)

     VICEROY: 3 (1), 13 (1), 16-17 (1), 18 (2), 19 (1), 22 (1), 25

     MONARCH: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5-6 (1), 7 (4), 8-9 (2), 13-14 (3), 15 (2), 16 (3), 17 (2), 18 (4),

                19 (5), 20 (1), 21-23 (3), 25 (6), 26 (3), 28 (2), 29 (4), 30 (3)

     LEAST SKIPPER: 13-15, 17-19, 22-23, 25-26, 29-30

     Skipper sp.: 7, 29

     REVERSED HAPLOA: 26 (1), 29 (2), 30 (5)

ODONATA

     AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 16 (1♀)

     SLENDER SPREADWING: 23, 26, 29

     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 1, 2 (1♀), 14 (1♀), 17, 19, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30

     RAINBOW BLUET: 13 (1), 18-19, 23, 26, 29

     DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 5, 17, 23, 29

     TULE BLUET: 7

     FAMILIAR BLUET: 9, 15, 30

     SKIMMING BLUET: 22 (1)

     ORANGE BLUET: 9, 13, 16

     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 1-9, 12-19, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30

     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1, 3-5, 7-10, 13-23, 25-26, 28-30

     FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 23 (1)

     PLAINS CLUBTAIL: 3 (1), 13 (1), 25

     COMMON BASKETTAIL: 3 (3), 4-6, 8-9, 13-14, 16-17, 19, 22, 28

     PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 14, 18-19, 22-23, 25, 29-30

     EASTERN PONDHAWK: 8, 14, 16, 18-19, 22-23, 25-26, 29-30

     DOT-TAILED WHITEFACE: 18, 26

     WIDOW SKIMMER: 14-16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30

     COMMON WHITETAIL: 4-6, 8-9, 13, 16-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30

     TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 4-5, 7-10, 13-14, 16-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30

     BLUE DASHER: 8, 16-20, 22-23, 25-26, 29-30

     EASTERN AMBERWING: 22 (1)

     RUBY MEADOWHAWK: 14, 18, 21-23, 26, 28-30

     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 5-10, 13-16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28-30

     RED SADDLEBAGS: 17, 19-20, 22-23

Wolf. Oesterreich