This
Surf Scoter (probable 1st Winter) was present for at least 6 days this
month (on the north and south lakes). Many times it was in the company
of Pied-billed Grebes. 10/13/15 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
A total of 96 (+ 2 sp.) avian species
was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 10th highest October
(tied with October 2006) among 18 years of records. October 2007 with 108 species remains as the
highest October, while October 2003 with 55 species remains as the lowest. This total is 15 species less than last month
and 5 more than October 2014.
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 Surf Scoter sightings from the 13th to the 18th
may represent only the 7th record for Story County. The female Bufflehead sighting on the 13th
and the Herring Gull on the 20th may represent new extreme early Fall records
(former records set on 14 Oct 2014 at AHHP and 26 Oct 2003 at AHHP,
respectively) for Story County. The White-rumped
Sandpiper on the 14th and the Northern Waterthrush on the 6th-7th
may set new extreme late Fall records (former records set on 28 Aug 1990 at
Colo Ponds and 26 Sep 1982 at Brookside Park, respectively). The Magnolia Warbler on the 1st ties
the extreme late Fall record, set in 1987 at Brookside Park.
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 55th Supplement (2014) to the American Ornithologists’
Union Check-list of North American Birds
and the 14th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).
AVIAN
CANADA
GOOSE: 1-31
WOOD
DUCK: 1, 2 (2), 3, 4 (6), 5 (17), 6-9, 10 (15), 11 (13), 12 (13+), 13 (20+),
14-19,
20 (23+), 21
(47+), 22, 23 (44+), 24, 25 (8), 26 (12+), 27 (50+), 28, 29 (2), 30 (8+),
31
(1)
GADWALL:
13 (1♂ + 1♀), 14, 15 (6), 19 (2), 20 (9), 21 (5), 22 (13), 23 (15+), 24,
25
(19+), 26 (11+), 27
(12+), 28, 29 (13)
AMERICAN
WIGEON: 1 (5+), 2 (6), 3, 4 (3), 5 (2), 6 (6), 7, 8 (2), 9, 10 (6), 11 93), 12
(10),
13 (7), 14-15,
16 (7), 17, 18 (4+), 19 (5+), 21 (12), 22 (13), 23 (6), 24, 25-26 (1)
MALLARD:
1-31
BLUE-WINGED
TEAL: 1, 3, 5, 7-8, 12 (5), 13 (77+), 14-16
NORTHERN
SHOVELER: 1 (13+), 2 (2), 3, 4 (3), 5 (7), 6-9, 10 (6), 11 (3), 12 (5), 15,
20
(13+), 22 (4), 23
(11), 24, 25-26 (3), 27 (8+), 29 (6+), 30 (9+)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL: 2 (3), 3, 5 (5), 6 (12), 7 (9), 8 (5), 9 (1), 10 (6), 11 (3), 12 (8),
13 (2),
14 (3), 15
(11), 16 (7), 17-18, 19 (22+), 20 (14+), 21 (9), 22 (1), 23 (4), 24
GREEN-WINGED
TEAL: 4 (5), 5 (2), 6, 8 (6), 11 (5), 12 (4), 13 (15+), 15, 19, 20 (8+),
21
(8), 22 (32+), 23
(23+), 24, 25 (22+), 26 (24+), 27 (11+), 28, 29 (2), 30 (20+)
REDHEAD:
11 (1♂), 25 (1♂ + 1♀)
RING-NECKED
DUCK: 7 (1♀), 10 (2♂), 13 (2♂), 22 (5)
SURF
SCOTER: 13-18 (1 1st Winter or ♀)
BUFFLEHEAD:
13 (1♀), 25 (1♂ + 5♀)
HOODED
MERGANSER: 6-7 (1), 10 (1♀), 13 (1♀), 20 (1♀), 27 (1♀)
RUDDY
DUCK: 11-12 (1♂), 14 (7)
RING-NECKED
PHEASANT: 1-8, 10, 13-17, 20-31
PIED-BILLED
GREBE: 1 (2), 2 (3), 3 (1), 4-5 (3), 6 (2), 7 (40), 8 (5), 9 (6), 10-11 (2),
12
(4), 13 (7), 14
(21), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (3), 19 (2), 22 (14), 23 (2), 24 (3), 25 (2),
26 (1),
27 (2), 28
(3), 29-30 (2), 31 (4)
DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANT: 1-3 (3), 4 (14), 5 (2), 6 (3), 7-8 (2), 9-10 (1), 12 (1),
16 (1)
AMERICAN
WHITE PELICAN: 8 (1), 10-12 (1), 14 (1), 16 (1), 17 (1 + 23), 18-23 (1)
GREAT
BLUE HERON: 1-2 (3), 3 (5), 4 (4), 5-6 (3), 7 (6), 8 (4), 9 (3), 10 (5), 11
(8), 12 (3),
13-14 (4), 15
(2), 16-17 (3), 18 (5), 19 (4), 20 (3), 21 (5), 22 (2), 23-24 (4), 25 (3),
26
(8), 27
(7), 28 (5), 29 (3), 30 (4), 31 (5)
GREAT
EGRET: 1 (2), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4 (3), 5-6 (2), 7 (3), 8 (13), 9-10 (3), 11 (4), 12
(3),
13-16 (1), 19 (1), 20-21
(2), 23 (1), 25-28 (1), 29-31 (2)
BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON: 1 (1 im), 3-4 (1 im), 6 (1 im), 7 (2 ad), 9 (1 im),
12 (1 im), 13
(1 ad + 2 im)
TURKEY
VULTURE: 1-2 (3), 4 (1), 8 (7), 9 (1), 10 (4), 11 (5), 12-13 (2), 15 (1)
OSPREY:
2 (1), 4 (1), 7-8 (1), 10-13 (1), 18 (1), 21 (1)
BALD
EAGLE: 22 (1 ad + 1 im), 25 (2 ad), 27 (2 ad)
NORTHERN
HARRIER: 25 (1 brown)
SHARP-SHINNED
HAWK: 2 (1), 5-6 (1), 18 (1), 24 (1 ad)
COOPER’S
HAWK: 2 (1), 4-5 (1), 7 (1), 10 (1 im), 12 (1), 14 (1), 20 (1 im)
Accipiter
sp.: 25 (1), 31 (1)
RED-TAILED
HAWK: 1 (2), 2 (1), 4-5 (1), 11 (1), 19 (1), 22-23 (1)
AMERICAN
COOT: 1 (1), 4 (1), 7 (40+), 8 (17+), 9, 10 (13), 11 (5), 12 (26), 13 (25+),
14
(36+), 15
(31+), 16 (8), 19 (7+), 22 (10), 23 (9+), 24, 25 (1), 27 (2), 30 (1)
KILLDEER:
4 (2), 5 (4+), 7 (1), 9 (6), 10 (17), 12 (7), 13 (6), 14 (7), 15 (2), 18 (1),
20 (6),
21-23 (1), 25-26
(2), 27 (1)
GREATER
YELLOWLEGS: 9-10 (2), 11-12 (4), 16 (1), 19 (1), 24 (1)
WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER: 10 (1), 14 (1)
SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER: 14 (2)
WILSON’S
SNIPE: 10 (16), 11 (5), 12 (9), 13 (10), 14 (3), 16 (3), 19 (1), 20 (5), 26-28
(1),
31 (1)
BONAPARTE’S
GULL: 22 (1)
FRANKLIN’S
GULL: 1 (12+), 8 (22), 9 (4), 21 (8)
RING-BILLED
GULL: 4-5 (2), 8 (2), 9 (1), 13 (2)
HERRING
GULL: 20 (1)
ROCK
PIGEON: 7 (3)
EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVE: 21 (1), 23 (2), 24-25 (1)
MOURNING
DOVE: 4-5, 11, 14, 20
BELTED
KINGFISHER: 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (3), 5-6 (1), 9-14 (1), 16 (1), 19 (1), 22 (1), 23
(2),
24 (1)
RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER: 11-13, 16, 19-20, 22-23, 26-27
YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER: 1 (6+), 2-3 (8+), 4 (4), 5 (2), 6 (3), 7 (2), 8 (1),
10-13 (1),
DOWNY
WOODPECKER: 4-8, 10-12, 14-15, 17, 21-27, 29-31
HAIRY
WOODPECKER: 7, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27
NORTHERN
FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1 (4), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4 (3), 6-7 (1), 10 (1), 11 (2),
13 (1), 21 (1), 28
(1)
AMERICAN
KESTREL: 31 (1♀)
EASTERN
PHOEBE: 1-2 (2), 4 (1), 7 (5), 8 (1), 14 (1)
RED-EYED
VIREO: 1 (1)
BLUE
JAY: 1-14, 16, 20-31
AMERICAN
CROW: 1, 4-5, 7-9, 11-12, 14-16, 18, 21-25, 27-28, 30-31
BARN
SWALLOW: 10 (7)
BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEE: 1-17, 20-31
WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCH: 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-27, 30-31
BROWN
CREEPER: 7 (1)
HOUSE
WREN: 5 (1), 7-8 (1)
WINTER
WREN: 7 (1), 19-20 (1), 23 (1)
GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET: 3 (1), 8-9 (3), 10 (1), 14-15 (1), 17 (1), 22 (2), 23 (4),
24-26 (1)
RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET: 1-2 (1), 4 (3), 5 (2), 6 (3), 7 (7), 8 (11), 9 (2), 10 (6), 11 (3),
12
(1), 13-15
(3), 16 (5), 17 (1), 18 (4), 19 (2), 20 (7), 22 (2), 23 (1), 24, 25-26 (1),
27
(2), 28 (1)
EASTERN
BLUEBIRD: 2 (2), 4 (1), 5, 6 (1), 8 (2), 11-12 (5), 16 (14+), 21, 22-23 (1),
25,
16 (~20), 27
(1), 31
HERMIT
THRUSH: 6 (2), 7 (1), 9-10 (1), 11 (3), 12 (4), 19 (2), 22 (1), 26 (1)
AMERICAN
ROBIN: 1, 3-31
GRAY
CATBIRD: 1 (1), 6-7 (1)
EUROPEAN
STARLING: 1-5, 8, 10, 12-14, 20-22, 25, 28-31
AMERICAN
PIPIT: 22 (1)
CEDAR
WAXWING: 2 (3), 3 (~6), 4 (18+), 5 (4+), 7, 9 (4), 10 (3+), 11 (7+), 13 (15+),
14 (2+), 15 (5+), 16
(7+), 18 (~20), 20-21 (10+), 25, 27
NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH: 6-7 (1)
ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER: 2 (1), 4 (1), 5-7 (2), 8 (1), 18 (1), 20-21 (2)
NASHVILLE
WARBLER: 1 (1), 5 (1)
COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 14 (1)
MAGNOLIA
WARBLER: 1 (1)
PALM
WARBLER: 1 (2)
YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER (Myrtle): 1 (15+), 2 (20+), 3 (11+), 4 (15+), 5 (17+),
6 (20+), 7
(24+), 8
(15+), 9, 10 (12+), 11 (13+), 12 (4+), 13 (2+), 14 (3+), 15 (6+),
16 (1), 18
(1), 20
(1), 25 (2), 26 (1)
BLACK-THROATED
GREEN WARBLER: 7 (1)
AMERICAN
TREE SPARROW: 23 (4)
CHIPPING
SPARROW: 2 (4), 3-5, 8, 10-11, 13, 31 (1)
FIELD
SPARROW: 15 (1), 23 (1), 26 (1), 31 (1)
SAVANNAH
SPARROW: 5 (1), 31 (1)
LE
CONTE’S SPARROW: 1 (1)
FOX
SPARROW: 8 (2), 12 (2), 13-15 (1), 16 (4), 17, 18-19 (1), 20 (2), 21-22 (9), 23
(7+),
24 (2), 28
(2), 29 (1), 31 (2)
SONG
SPARROW: 1-4 (1), 5 (2), 6, 7 (5), 8 (7+), 9 (2), 10, 11 (4), 12 (2), 13 (10+),
14 (12+), 15 (5+), 16
(13+), 17, 18 (9), 19 (2+), 20 (5+), 21 (6+), 22 (17+), 23 (20+),
24 (13+), 25
(5+), 26 (12+), 27 (4), 28, 29 (7+), 30 (3+), 31 (3)
LINCOLN’S
SPARROW: 1-2 (2), 4 (1), 5-6 (3), 7 (1), 8 (2), 9-10 (1), 11 (3), 12 (1), 13
(5),
14 (3), 15
(2), 16 (1), 17, 18 (3), 19-20 (1), 23 (4), 25-26 (1), 29-31 (1)
SWAMP
SPARROW: 1 (12+), 2 (14+), 3-4 (6+), 5-6 (5+), 7 (9+), 8 (6+), 9, 10 (6+),
11
(4+), 13 (1+), 14-15
(3+), 16 (6), 17, 18 (4+), 19 (1+), 20 (2), 21 (3), 22-23 (8+),
25 (2), 26 (3), 27
(1), 29-30 (1)
WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW: 1, 2 (20+), 3-6, 7 (100+), 8-14, 15 (13+), 16 (11+), 17,
18 (8+), 19
(3+), 20 (2), 21 (8+), 22 (7+), 23 (16+), 24, 27 (4), 28, 29 (1), 31 (1)
HARRIS’S
SPARROW: 2 (1), 12 (2), 13 91), 14 (2), 15 (3), 16 (2), 17, 18-19 (3), 21-22
(1),
23 (5), 25
(3), 27 (5), 29 (4), 30 (1), 31 (10)
WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW: 1 (5), 2 (14+), 3 (3+), 4 (5), 5-7 (2), 8 (5+), 9 (2), 10 (4),
11 (1), 12
(5+), 13 (11+), 14 (19+), 15-16 (8+), 17, 18 (3+), 19 (2+), 20-21 (1), 22 (3),
23
(60+), 24 (6), 26 (5+), 27 (10+), 28, 29 (15+), 30 (5+), 31 (2)
DARK-EYED
JUNCO (Slate-colored): 1-2 (2), 3 (1), 4 (3), 7 (8+), 8 (3+), 9, 10 (2), 12
(1),
13 (9+), 14
(2), 15 (10), 16 (2), 18 (1), 20 (11+), 21 (7), 22-23 (18+), 25 (12+),
26-27
(9+), 28,
29 (1), 31 (19)
NORTHERN
CARDINAL: 1, 5, 8, 12-13, 21, 23, 25-27, 29, 31
RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD: 1, 3, 5-23, 25-27, 29-30
RUSTY
BLACKBIRD: 12 (4), 14 (5), 19 (5+), 20 (6+), 25 (2), 26 (7), 27 (30+), 28 (3),
30 (3)
COMMON
GRACKLE: 1, 3, 6-8, 11-12, 24 (~20), 25
Blackbird
sp.: 29-31
HOUSE
FINCH: 1-2, 5, 11, 15-16, 22-23, 25, 31
AMERICAN
GOLDFINCH: 1-31
HOUSE
SPARROW: 1-16, 19-25, 27-31
MAMMALIAN
AMERICAN
MINK: 18 (1)
RACCOON:
17 (1)
WHITE-TAILED
DEER: 8 (2), 9 (♀ w/1 yearling + 2), 10 (2), 13 (1), 14 (5), 16 (1), 17 (3),
18
(1), 20 (4), 29
(6), 30 (5)
FOX
SQUIRREL: 1-2, 4-11, 15, 20-23, 25-28, 30-31
THIRTEEN-LINED
GROUND SQUIRREL: 5 (1)
EASTERN
CHIPMUNK: 11
MUSKRAT:
24 (1)
EASTERN
COTTONTAIL: 2-3, 5-6, 8, 13, 17, 19, 24
REPTILIAN
PLAINS
GARTERSNAKE: 12 (1)
COMMON
SNAPPING TURTLE: 8 (1), 22 (1)
NORTHERN
PAINTED TURTLE: 1 (25+), 2-10, 12-15, 16 (1), 18 (11+), 19-20, 21 (10),
24 (5), 25
(4+), 26 (1)
RED-EARED
SLIDER: 1 (2), 9 (1), 13 (2)
AMPHIBIAN
AMERICAN
TOAD: 23 (1)
BOREAL
CHORUS FROG: 9, 24-28, 30
AMERICAN
BULLFROG: 1-3, 5-8, 11, 18, 20-23, 25
NORTHERN
LEOPARD FROG: 8, 12-13, 21 (3), 28 (8)
LEPIDOPTERA
BLACK
SWALLOWTAIL: 7 (1), 10 (1)
CABBAGE
WHITE: 2-3, 5-9, 12
ORANGE
SULPHUR: 1-2, 5-7, 9-10, 12-15, 18, 20-22, 24 (8), 25
Sulphur
sp.: 1, 3, 5-7, 13, 15, 18, 20-22, 25-26
EASTERN
TAILED-BLUE: 6
PEARL
CRESCENT: 1-2, 5-6, 12-13, 15, 21, 24-25 (1)
QUESTION
MARK: 6 (3), 13 (1)
EASTERN
COMMA: 10 (2), 24 (1)
RED
ADMIRAL: 10 (1)
COMMON
BUCKEYE: 25 (1)
VICEROY:
5 (1)
MONARCH:
2-3 (1), 6-8 (1)
WOOLLY
BEAR (Isabella Tiger Moth): 2, 9-16, 18, 20, 24-27, 29-30
Other “bears” (black, yellow, brown,
golden, etc.) may be color variations of the Woolly Bear or other Arctiidae
species:
ODONATA
FAMILIAR
BLUET: 7 (1)
EASTERN
FORKTAIL: 7 (1), 13 (1♂)
COMMON
GREEN DARNER: 2 (1), 7 (2)
“Blue
Mosaic” DARNER sp.: 5 (1), 14 (2), 16 (1)
Darner
sp.: 2 (1), 22 (1)
WIDOW
SKIMMER: 6 (1)
WANDERING
GLIDER: 1, 18 (1)
VARIEGATED
MEADOWHAWK: 18 (1)
CHERRY-FACED
MEADOWHAWK: 2, 6-7, 12-13, 15, 18, 21
WHITE-FACED
MEADOWHAWK: 1-2, 5-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
Meadowhawk
sp.: 2-3, 8-10, 20-22, 24 (1)
ORTHOPTERA
CAROLINA
GRASSHOPPER: 8, 10-11
Wolf. Oesterreich
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