Aug 1, 2018: Wolf's July 2018 Wildlife Report

At first, I thought that this female Striped Saddlebags (Tramea calverti) was a new record for the Park and Story County.  However, I learned that the actual first individual was recorded about one month earlier (a male on the 10th of June) by an ISU post-doc (Dept of Ecology, Evolution, & Organismal Biology).  This species has only been found in two other Iowa Counties: Allamakee in 1972 and Dickinson in 2012.  So far this year, two to three individuals have been recorded in Iowa, all at the Park.  Striped Saddlebags are a widespread neotropical species occurring from southern Arizona, southern Texas, and southern Florida south to Argentina, also through the West Indies.  Despite this southern range, vagrants have been found in 22 states. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 7/11/18)

 

A total of 69 (plus 1 sp.) avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as 7^th highest July total among 21 years of records.  July 2007 with 84 species remains as the highest July, while July 1998, with only 45 species, is the lowest.  This total is 6 species less than last month and 11 less than July 2017.

Based on citations in the 3^rd Edition of “The Birds of Story County, Iowa,” by Stephen J. Dinsmore and Hank Zaletel (2001), plus my personal updates to the records, the sighting of the breeding-plumaged Common Loon on the 6th may be the first July 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, bp=breeding plumage, ad=adult, nb=non-breeding plumage), color phase (b=blue, w=white), and location (BY=back yard, FY=front yard).  The order follows the 58^th Supplement (2017) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 17^th Supplement to the 7^th Edition (1998).

AVIAN

     CANADA GOOSE: 2-24, 26-31

     WOOD DUCK: 2 (6+), 3 (33+), 4 (1), 5 (18), 6 (8), 7 (25), 8 (22), 9 (25), 10 (17), 11 (9),

          12 (11), 13 (5), 14 (14), 15 (10+), 16 (5), 17 (11), 18 (21), 19 (19), 20 (10), 21 (31), 22 (19),

          23 (29), 24 (25),  25 (15), 26 (23), 27 (25), 28 (35), 29 (32), 30 (22+), 31 (13)

     MALLARD: 2 (1), 5 (4), 6 (2), 9 (1), 10 (4), 13 (7), 15 (2), 23 (2), 25 (5), 27 (1), 28 (10), 29 (3),

          30 (11), 31 (10)

     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 2, 5, 9, 14, 17, 23, 27, 29

     EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 2 (1), 3 (2), 6 (1), 10-11 (1), 12 (3), 14-15 (1), 22-23 (1),

          26 (1),  28-31 (1)

     MOURNING DOVE: 1-31

     YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 2 (1), 6 (1), 9-10 (1), 13-14 (1), 15 (2), 18 (1), 22 (1), 26-29 (1)

     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 2, 7, 23, 27

     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 2 (1), 5-6 (1), 19-20 (1), 28-30 (1), 31 (3)

     KILLDEER: 10 (1), 13 (1), 16-17 (1), 20 (1), 27 (1), 28 (2), 29 (1)

     SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 31 (1)

     COMMON LOON: 6 (1 bp)

     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 9 (1)

     GREAT BLUE HERON: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 7 (1), 8 (2), 9 (1), 11-14 (3), 15 (1), 16-17 (2),

          18-19 (4),  20 (2), 21 (6), 22 (5), 23 (4), 24-25 (5), 26-27 (7), 28-29 (5), 30 (4), 31 (8)

     GREAT EGRET: 9 (1), 11 (1), 16 (1), 31 (7)

     GREEN HERON: 4 (2), 7-9 (1), 11 (1), 15-16 (1), 18 (1), 24 (2)

     TURKEY VULTURE: 3 (5), 4 (7), 5 (3), 6-9 (2), 10 (3), 11 (2), 12-13 (1), 14-16 (2), 17-19 (3),

          20 (2), 21-22 (1), 23 (2), 24 (1), 25 (2), 26 (5), 27-28 (2), 30 (5), 31 (1)

     COOPER’S HAWK: 3 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1), 25 (2), 26 (2 im), 27 (1 im), 28 (2 im), 29-30 (1 im),

          31 (2 im)

     RED-TAILED HAWK: 4-5 (1), 17-18 (1), 27-28 (1), 30 (1)

     GREAT HORNED OWL: 18 (2), 23-25 (1)

     BELTED KINGFISHER: 2 (1), 7 (1), 22-23 (1), 24 (2), 26 (1), 28 (1)

     RED-HEADED WOODPECKER: 2 (2-3), 3 (2), 4-6 (1), 7 (2), 8 (3), 9-11 (2), 12 (1), 13 (2),

          14-18 (1),  19 (2), 20 (1), 21-23 (2), 24 (3), 25-26 (1), 27-28 (2), 29 (1), 30 (3), 31 (2)

     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 10 (1), 15, 18, 22

     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 2-3, 5, 8, 12, 14-15, 19-20, 23, 28-31

     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 3 (1), 5-6 (1), 7 (3), 8-9 (1), 10 (2), 11-12 (1),

          15-16 (1),  18-19 (1), 28 (1), 29 (3), 30-31 (1)

     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 17 (1)

     WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 4 (1), 7 (2), 16 (1)

     Empidonax sp.: 15 (1 BY)

     EASTERN PHOEBE: 30 (1)

     GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER: 9 (1), 18 (1)

     EASTERN KINGBIRD: 2 (2), 3-4 (1), 5 (4), 7 (5), 8 (3), 10-12 (1), 13-14 (2), 16 (1), 17 (4),

          18 (2), 19 (1), 20-21 (2), 22 (3), 23 (2), 25 (1), 26-27 (2), 29 (3), 30 (7), 31 (3)

     BELL’S VIREO: 4 (1)

     YELLOW-THROATED VIREO: 20 (1)

     WARBLING VIREO: 2-13, 15, 22, 29, 30 (1)

     RED-EYED VIREO: 13 (1)

     BLUE JAY: 2-5, 7-10, 12-16, 18-23, 26, 28-31

     AMERICAN CROW: 1-2, 4-6, 8-12, 14-20, 23-26, 28-31

     PURPLE MARTIN: 2-31

     TREE SWALLOW: 2-19, 21, 24

     NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 27 (1), 28

     CLIFF SWALLOW: 7 (1), 8, 14, 29 (2)

     BARN SWALLOW: 2-31

     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 2-4, 6-14, 17-18, 20-22, 25-30

     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 2, 5, 11-12, 15, 17, 29, 31

     HOUSE WREN: 1-31

     SEDGE WREN: 13-14 (1), 16-18 (2), 19 (3), 20-21 (2), 22 (3), 23 (2), 24 (1), 25 (3), 26 (2),

          27 (1), 28 (5), 29-30 (2), 31 (3)

     MARSH WREN: 5 (1), 10 (1), 16 (1), 17 (2), 18 (1), 28 (1)

     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 3 (2), 4 (4), 5 (2), 6 (1), 7 (3), 9 (1), 10-11 (3), 12 (1), 13 (4), 14 (1),

          16 (5), 17 (2), 18 (4), 19 (2), 21-22 (2), 23 (1), 24-31 (2)

     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-31

     GRAY CATBIRD: 2-31

     BROWN THRASHER: 3 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1), 9 (1)

     EUROPEAN STARLING: 2-5, 7-8, 14, 16, 18, 23, 31

     CEDAR WAXWING: 2 (1), 3 (4), 5 (1), 7 (1), 10 (1), 13 (1), 15 (1), 22-26 (1), 27 (2), 29 (1)

     HOUSE SPARROW: 2-31

     HOUSE FINCH: 2-17, 21, 23-31

     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 2-31

     CHIPPING SPARROW: 2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-13, 15-17, 19-21, 23-29

     SONG SPARROW: 2-31

     ORCHARD ORIOLE: 3 (1), 16 (2)

     BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 2-16, 18, 20-22, 26-27 (1), 29 (2), 30 (1)

     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 2-31

     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 3-8, 10, 13-16, 19-21, 23, 25, 27-28, 30

     COMMON GRACKLE: 2-5, 7-13, 15-18, 20, 22-29

     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 2-31

     AMERICAN REDSTART: 2 (1), 5 (1)

     YELLOW WARBLER: 10 (1), 28 (1)

     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-31

     ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 2 (4), 3, 7, 11

     INDIGO BUNTING: 2, 3 (4), 4-26, 27 (2), 28-30, 31 (2)

     DICKCISSEL: 2-24, 25 (1), 27 (1), 28, 29 (1), 30-31 (2)

MAMMALIAN

     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-31

     FOX SQUIRREL: 8, 22, 24-26, 28-29

     WOODCHUCK: 12 (1), 30-31 (1)

     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 25 (1), 27 (1)

     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 29

     MEADOW VOLE: 28 (1)

     AMERICAN MINK: 25 (1)

     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 3 (1 + 1 w/2 fawns), 5 (1 w/1 fawn), 6 (1), 9 (2), 10 (1 w/1 fawn),

          11 (1 fawn), 12 (1), 14 (1), 16 (1 + 1 w/2 fawns), 20 (1), 23 (1 fawn BY + 1), 25 (1),

          27-29 (1 w/2 fawns), 30 (1)

REPTILIAN

     PLAINS GARTER SNAKE: 29 (1)

     SNAPPING TURTLE: 8 (1)

     WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE: 2-3, 5, 7-8, 10, 12, 14-15, 17-19, 21-22, 26-31

     RED-EARED SLIDER: 3 (1), 8 (2), 14 (1), 20 (1), 26 (1), 29-30 (1)

     WESTERN SPINY SOFTSHELL: 19 (1)

AMPHIBIAN

     AMERICAN TOAD: 2-8, 10-15, 17, 28-29, 31

     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 2-4, 6

     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 2-9, 13, 23, 28-29, 31

     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 2, 4-31

LEPIDOPTERA

     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 6-8 (1), 10-12 (1), 17 (1), 18 (2), 21-22 (1), 23 (2), 28 (2), 29 (1),

          31 (1)

     GIANT SWALLOWTAIL: 21 (1), 26 (1)

     EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 12 (1), 17 (1), 23 (3), 24 (2), 25-26 (1), 31 (1)

     CABBAGE WHITE: 2, 4-8, 10-21, 23-27, 29-31

     CLOUDED SULPHUR: 11 (3), 12-15, 17, 19, 22

     ORANGE SULPHUR: 2-5, 7-27, 29-31

     LITTLE YELLOW: 16 (3), 17 (2), 19 (1), 22-23 (1)

     SULPHUR sp: 3-4, 7, 9-11, 18

     GRAY COPPER: 2-3

     EASTERN TAILED-BLUE: 2-4, 7, 9, 12-16, 18, 23, 28, 31

     SUMMER AZURE: 19 (1)

     GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 3 (1), 6 (1), 9 (1), 15 (1)

     PEARL CRESCENT: 5 (1), 25 (2), 27 (1), 29 (1), 31 (1)

     QUESTION MARK: 6 (2), 11 (1), 13 (1), 15 (1), 20 (1), 25-26 (1), 30 (2)

     MOURNING CLOAK: 31 (1)

     RED ADMIRAL: 4-5 (2), 6-7 (1), 8 (2), 10 (1), 15 (1), 18 (2), 21-22 (1), 25-26 (1), 27 (2), 29 (2),

          30 (1)

     COMMON BUCKEYE: 11 (1), 12 (2), 16 (1), 17 (2), 19 (1), 22 (2), 23 (4), 24 (1), 26 (1), 28 (2),

          29 (1)

     RED-SPOTTED PURPLE: 12 (1), 20 (1), 31 (1)

     VICEROY: 2 (1), 8 (1), 9-12 (2), 14 (1), 15 (2), 16 (4), 17 (2), 18 (3), 19-20 (1), 21 (2), 22 (3),

          23 (2), 24 (4), 25 (1), 29 (1), 30-31 (3)

     HACKBERRY EMPEROR: 7 (1)

     MONARCH: 2 (9), 3 (5), 4 (7), 5 (10), 6 (9), 7 (5), 8 (6), 9 (11), 10 (13), 11 (15), 12 (6), 13 (5),

          14 (8), 15 (1), 16 (8), 17 (6), 18 (16), 19 (13), 20 (7), 21 (11), 22 (10), 23 (15), 24 (20),

          25-26 (12), 27 (14), 28 (11), 29 (9), 30 (14), 31 (38)

     LEAST SKIPPER: 16-17, 18 (1), 22 (2), 27 (1), 29 (1)

     PECK’S SKIPPER: 12 (1), 16, 24

     CHICKWEED GEOMETER: 30 (1)

     LECONTE’S HAPLOA: 3 (1)

     CELERY LOOPER: 28 (1)

ODONATA

     AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 17 (1)

     SOUTHERN SPREADWING: 2, 12

     SLENDER SPREADWING: 4-7, 11, 13-15, 18-19, 24, 29, 31

     Spreadwing sp.: 24

     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 3-31

     POWDERED DANCER: 2-3, 6, 9-13, 15-19, 21-26, 30-31

     RAINBOW BLUET: 2 (1), 26 (1)

     DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 24 (1♂ + 1♀), 31 (1♂ + 1♀)

     TULE BLUET: 11 (1)

     FAMILIAR BLUET: 2-3 (1), 11 (5), 12-13 (1), 14 (1♀), 18 (3), 23 (1), 30 (1), 31 (3)

     STREAM BLUET: 3 (2), 8 (1), 11 (1), 13 (1), 19-21 (1), 27 (1)

     ORANGE BLUET: 3 (1), 9 (1), 27 (1)

     Bluet sp.: 26

     FRAGILE FORKTAIL: 25 (1)

     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 2-5, 7-8, 10-23, 25-26, 28-31

     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 2-13, 15-27, 29-31

     BLUE “Mosaic” DARNER: 9 (1)

     FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 13 (1), 18 (1)

     PLAINS CLUBTAIL: 2 (1)

     PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 6 (1), 7, 15, 17, 22, 25, 27-30

     HALLOWEEN PENNANT: 2 (2), 3 (4), 4-5 (2), 7 (1), 8 (5), 9 (14), 10 (2), 11 (5), 13 (7), 15 (1),

          16 (15), 17 (7), 18 (8), 19 (5), 21 (4), 20 (3), 23 (4), 24-25 (2), 26 (3), 27 (2), 28-29 (1),

          31 (2)

     EASTERN PONDHAWK: 2-5, 7-27, 30

     WIDOW SKIMMER: 2-27, 29-31

     COMMON WHITETAIL: 3-7, 9, 11-13, 16-20, 23-24, 26-30

     TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 2-4, 7-27, 29-31

     BLUE DASHER: 2-31

     WANDERING GLIDER: 7-8, 12, 15-27, 29-31

     EASTERN AMBERWING: 2-3 (1), 5-6 (1), 9 (1), 10, 11 (3), 12, 16-17, 19, 21, 23-27, 31

     CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 26 (1♂)

     WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK: 2, 10

     BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 5, 9, 11-13, 17-18, 20-21, 23-27, 31

     Meadowhawk sp.: 9

     STRIPED SADDLEBAGS: 11 (1♀), 23 (1♀)

     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 2-13, 15-26, 28-29, 31

     RED SADDLEBAGS: 2-9, 11-14, 16-17, 19, 21, 23-27, 31

ORTHOPTERA

     CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 3-4, 8-14, 16-31

Wolf. Oesterreich