This Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) was found on the
outside wall of the SE restroom facility. A member of the brushfoot
family (Nymphalidae), this species feeds on sap, rotting fruit, carrion,
and dung. Various hackberries and sugarberries serve as caterpillar
hosts. 6/22/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
A total of 70 avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 9th lowest and also 10th highest June among 19 years of records. June 2008, with 87 species, remains as the highest June, while June 2001, with 42 species, remains as the lowest.
Wolf. Oesterreich
A total of 70 avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 9th lowest and also 10th highest June among 19 years of records. June 2008, with 87 species, remains as the highest June, while June 2001, with 42 species, remains as the lowest.
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 Least Flycatcher on the 6th may have set a new late
Spring record (former set on 2 June 2008 at the Park) 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 55th Supplement (2014) to the American Ornithologists’
Union Check-list of North American Birds
and the 14th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).
On the 7th, I wasn’t able to get out onto the trails as
I spent all day working at one of Ames polling stations. After completing just over 79 miles for the 3rd
annual BACooN Ride (Raccoon River Valley Trail) on the 18th, I
didn’t feel like riding anymore. Plus, I
had to get ready for the Repertory
Theater of Iowa performance of “King Lear” at the Salisbury House in Des
Moines. A fantastic performance! I rode down to Des Moines on the 25th
to attend one of the art shows, so I didn’t ride the park trails.
AVIAN
CANADA
GOOSE: 1-17, 19-24, 26-30
WOOD
DUCK: 2-3 (2♂), 8 (4), 10 (3), 14 (5), 15 (8), 16-17 (3), 19 (2), 20 (5), 21
(2),
22-24, 26-30
MALLARD:
1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
BLUE-WINGED
TEAL: 15-16 (1♂)
HOODED
MERGANSER: 22-23 (1), 27 (1)
RING-NECKED
PHEASANT: 1-24, 26-30
DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANT: 6 (1), 8 (1), 17 (1)
AMERICAN
WHITE PELICAN: 5-6 (1)
GREAT
BLUE HERON: 1-2 (3), 3-4 (1), 5 (2), 6 (1), 8 (4), 9-10 (3), 11 (6), 12 (5),
13
(4), 14 (2), 15 (4), 16
(6), 17 (4), 19-20 (2), 21 (4), 22-23 (5), 24 (2), 26 (2),
27 (5), 28-29 (4),
30 (5)
GREAT
EGRET: 2 (1), 27-30 (1)
GREEN
HERON: 2 (1), 11 (1), 13 (1), 30 (1)
TURKEY
VULTURE: 1 (12), 2 (1), 3 (12), 4-5 (2), 6 (6), 8 (4), 9-10 (6), 11-12 (3),
13
(5), 14 (4), 15 (3), 16
(1), 19 (4), 20 (3), 21 (6), 22-23 (3), 24-25 (2), 26 (1),
29-30 (2)
BALD
EAGLE: 26 (1 ad)
COOPER’S
HAWK: 6 (1), 15 (1)
RED-TAILED
HAWK: 1 (2), 2-3 (1), 4-5, 6 (2), 8-9, 10-11 (1), 12 (2), 13 (1),
14-16 (3), 17
(4), 20 (2), 21
(3), 22 (2), 23-24 (1), 26 (2), 27-28 (1), 29 (2)
KILLDEER:
3 (1), 6 (1), 8 (1), 10 (2), 11 (1), 12 (3), 13 (2), 14 (9), 15 (17), 16 (23+),
17 (31+), 19
(31+), 20 (65+), 21 (34+), 22 (30+), 23 (25+), 26 (53+), 27 (61+),
28 (42+), 29
(35+), 30 (56+)
SPOTTED
SANDPIPER: 14-15 (1), 16 (2), 22 (1), 28 (2)
FORSTER’S
TERN: 11 (1)
EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVE: 1 (1), 4-5 (1), 6 (2), 8 (1), 13 (1), 15 (2), 16-19 (1),
21-22
(1), 24 (1), 29
(1)
MOURNING
DOVE: 1-30
YELLOW-BILLED
CUCKOO: 1 (1), 2 (2), 4 (2), 6 (1), 8-9 (1), 11-13 (1), 15-16 (1),
20-24 (1),
26 (1), 29
(1)
CHIMNEY
SWIFT: 10 (1), 17 (1), 29 (1)
RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD: 11 (1), 26 (1♀), 28 (1)
BELTED
KINGFISHER: 1-2 (1), 8 (1♀), 13-14 (1), 19 (1)
RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER: 1-2, 6, 17, 22
DOWNY
WOODPECKER: 2, 4, 8-9, 13, 15, 22-24, 28-29
NORTHERN
FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 3 (1), 11-13 (1), 15-17 (1), 19 (2), 24 (1),
26 (1),
28-29 (2), 30
(1)
EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE: 27 (1)
LEAST
FLYCATCHER: 6 (1)
EASTERN
PHOEBE: 11 (1), 15-16 (1)
EASTERN
KINGBIRD: 1 (3), 2-3 (1), 4 (3), 5-6 (1), 8 (2), 9 (4), 10 (2), 11 (3),
12-13
(2), 14 (1), 15-16
(3), 17 (2), 19 (1), 20 (2), 21 (3), 22 (2), 23 (3), 24 (1),
26 (2), 27 (1), 28
(3), 29 (4), 30 (5)
BELL’S
VIREO: 24 (1)
YELLOW-THROATED
VIREO: 12 (1)
WARBLING
VIREO: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
RED-EYED
VIREO: 11 (1)
BLUE
JAY: 2, 6, 11-13, 15, 19-20, 23-24
AMERICAN
CROW: 3-6, 8-22, 24, 28-30
PURPLE
MARTIN: 1-6, 8-17, 19-30
TREE
SWALLOW: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 11 (1), 16 (1), 19 (1), 26 (2)
CLIFF
SWALLOW: 22-23 (1), 26, 29
BARN
SWALLOW: 1-6, 8-17, 19-30
BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEE: 2-4, 6, 8-10, 13-14, 16, 18-24, 26-30
WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCH: 12-13, 17, 19, 24
HOUSE
WREN: 1-30
SEDGE
WREN: 28 (1)
EASTERN
BLUEBIRD: 1 (1♂), 6 (1♂), 8, 17 (1♂), 21 (1), 28 (2), 30 (1)
AMERICAN
ROBIN: 1-30
GRAY
CATBIRD: 1-2, 6, 8-17, 19-25, 27-30
BROWN
THRASHER: 11 (1)
EUROPEAN
STARLING: 1-3, 6, 10, 14, 23, 30
CEDAR
WAXWING: 3 (2), 5 (1), 10 (5), 11-12 (1), 17 (1), 19 (1), 29 (5)
COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
YELLOW
WARBLER: 2 (1), 9 (1), 11 (1)
CHIPPING
SPARROW: 1-7, 10-13, 19-21, 26-30
FIELD
SPARROW: 9 (1), 11-12 (1), 16-17 (1), 23 (1), 28 (1), 30 (1)
SONG
SPARROW: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
NORTHERN
CARDINAL: 1-30
ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK: 12, 19
INDIGO
BUNTING: 1-3, 5 (1♂ + 1♀), 8 (1♂), 10-15, 17, 19-22, 24, 26-27, 30
DICKCISSEL:
1 (4), 2-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
EASTERN
MEADOWLARK: 27 (1)
COMMON
GRACKLE: 1-6, 8-24, 26-30
BROWN-HEADED
COWBIRD: 2, 6, 8-12, 14-17, 19, 22-24, 26-30
ORCHARD
ORIOLE: 19 (1♂)
BALTIMORE
ORIOLE: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
HOUSE
FINCH: 1-24, 26-30
AMERICAN
GOLDFINCH: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
HOUSE
SPARROW: 1-6, 8-24, 26-30
MAMMALIAN
WHITE-TAILED
DEER: 10-11 (1), 13 (1 + 1♀ w/2 fawns), 14 (1 fawn), 15 (1),
22 (1 fawn), 24
(1), 27
(1 w/1 fawn), 28-29 (1)
FOX
SQUIRREL: 15, 21, 26
THIRTEEN-LINED
GROUND SQUIRREL: 21 (1)
EASTERN
CHIPMUNK: 12, 14, 18, 22
MUSKRAT:
11 (1)
EASTERN
COTTONTAIL: 1-6, 8-17, 20-24, 26-29
REPTILIAN
NORTHERN
PAINTED TURTLE: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
RED-EARED
SLIDER: 10 (1), 12 (1), 19 (1)
SPINY
SOFTSHELL TURTLE: 9 (2), 10 (1), 14 (1), 19 (1), 29 (1)
AMPHIBIAN
AMERICAN
TOAD: 3, 13, 19, 23, 26
BLANCHARD’S
CRICKET FROG: 1-6, 8-9, 11-17, 19-23, 27, 29
EASTERN
GRAY TREE FROG: 8
AMERICAN
BULLFROG: 2-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
NORTHERN
LEOPARD FROG: 6 (1), 12-13, 16, 23-24, 27-30
LEPIDOPTERA
BLACK
SWALLOWTAIL: 5 (1), 12-13 (1), 14 (2), 16 (3), 17, 19-24, 26-30
CABBAGE
WHITE: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
ORANGE
SULPHUR: 1, 3-5, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
GRAY
COPPER: 20 (1♀), 22-23, 27-29
EASTERN
TAILED-BLUE: 12, 14, 16-24, 26
SUMMER
AZURE: 3-6, 8-11, 13-16
GREAT
SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 24 (2), 26 (1)
QUESTION
MARK: 13, 15
EASTERN
COMMA: 24 (1)
SILVERY
CHECKERSPOT: 21, 27
PEARL
CRESCENT: 19 (1), 20-24, 26-30
MOURNING
CLOAK: 1 (1), 6 (1), 9-10 (1)
PAINTED
LADY: 6, 12-13
RED
ADMIRAL: 2, 8-17, 19-22, 24, 29
COMMON
BUCKEYE: 4, 9-12, 14-17, 19-20, 22, 24, 26, 29-30
RED-SPOTTED
PURPLE: 5-6 (1), 10 (1), 24
VICEROY:
2 (4), 3-5 (1), 8-9 (1), 10, 11 (1), 12 (2), 13-15, 17, 19, 21-22, 24, 26-29
HACKBERRY
EMPEROR: 22 (1)
Despite the numerous milkweeds, Monarchs have been few in numbers.
MONARCH:
1 (2), 3 (1), 5 (1), 6 (3), 11-12 (1), 13 (3), 14 (2), 15 (1), 16 (3), 19 (1),
21-22 (1), 27 (1)
COMMON
CHECKERED-SKIPPER: 17 (1)
LEAST
SKIPPER: 3, 5-6, 8-17, 19-21
FIERY
SKIPPER: 29 (1), 30
GRAPE
PLUME MOTH: 17 (1)
REVERSED
HAPLOA: 22 (1)
ODONATA
EBONY
JEWELWING: 12 (1), 17 (1)
BLUE-FRONTED
DANCER: 5-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
POWDERED
DANCER: 11 (1), 12, 14-17, 19-23, 26-30
RAINBOW
BLUET: 9, 17, 19-23
AZURE
BLUET: 12-13, 16, 17 (1), 19 (4), 20 (6), 21-23 (3), 24 (1), 26 (5), 27 (1),
28
(5)
TULE
BLUET: 8, 20-21
FAMILIAR
BLUET: 2, 6, 9, 12-17, 19-24, 26-30
STREAM
BLUET: 4-6, 9-17, 19-20, 23-24, 26, 28-30
ORANGE
BLUET: 10 (1), 14-15, 20, 23
FRAGILE
FORKTAIL: 17
EASTERN
FORKTAIL: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
COMMON
GREEN DARNER: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-29
JADE
CLUBTAIL: 16-17 (1), 19 (1), 20 (2), 21-22 (3), 23 (1), 24 (2), 26 (2)
MIDLAND
CLUBTAIL: 8
Clubtail
sp.: 8
COMMON
BASKETTAIL: 1-6, 8-9, 11, 14, 20-21, 23-24, 26
PRINCE
BASKETTAIL: 6, 12-14, 16-17, 20-22, 24, 26, 28-30
HALLOWEEN
PENNANT: 24, 27
EASTERN
PONDHAWK: 3 (1♀), 4-5 (2♀), 8-9 (1♀), 10 (2♀), 11-12, 14, 17, 19-21,
23-24,
26-28, 30
WIDOW
SKIMMER: 11 (1♀), 12-17, 19-24, 26-30
COMMON
WHITETAIL: 1-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-30
TWELVE-SPOTTED
SKIMMER: 1, 3-6, 8-17, 19-24, 26-29
BLUE
DASHER: 9-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-30
WANDERING
GLIDER: 19, 24, 26-27, 30
EASTERN
AMBERWING: 8, 14-17, 19-24, 26-30
Meadowhawk
sp.: 27 (1)
BLACK
SADDLEBAGS: 1-6, 9-17, 19-24, 26-30
RED
SADDLEBAGS: 1, 11-12, 19-20, 22, 24, 28
ORTHOPTERA
CAROLINA
GRASSHOPPER: 29
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