Nov 1, 2018: Wolf's October 2018 Wildlife Report

A Snowy Egret was found on the 15th and 16th along Pool F's outflow channel (below the lakes trail), usually in the company of a Great Egret, Great Blue Herons, and an immature Black-crowned Night-Heron.  Snowy Egrets are much smaller than Great Egrets, plus they have a black bill, black legs, and yellow feet. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 10/15/18)

A total of 108 avian species (plus 1 sp.) was recorded this month, ranking this month as the highest October (tied with October 2007) among 21 years of records.  October 2003 with 55 species remains as the lowest.  This total is 7 species less than last month and 11 more than October 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 Philadelphia Vireo sighting on the 11^th may represent a new extreme late Fall record (former record set on 3 Oct 1982 at Ames) for Story County.  The female American Redstart on the 17^th, the Magnolia Warbler on the 10^th, and the Indigo Bunting on the 8^th may also set new extreme late Fall records (former records set on 3 Oct 2017 at AHHP, 9 Oct 2016 at AHHP, & 3 Oct 2009 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, FY=front yard).  The order follows the 58^th Supplement (2018) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 18^th Supplement to the 7^th Edition (1998).

AVIAN

     CACKLING GOOSE: 12 (8), 14 (1), 21 (11)

     CANADA GOOSE: 2 (8), 3 (1), 4 (67+), 5 (12+), 6 (80+), 7, 8 (7), 9 (2+), 10 (90), 11 (66+),

          12 (96+), 13 (116+), 14 (234+), 15 (129+), 16-18, 19 (4), 20-31

     TRUMPETER SWAN: 15 (2 ad), 18 (2 ad), 26-27 (2 ad)

     WOOD DUCK: 1 (5), 2 (15), 3 (11), 4 (18), 5 (15+), 6 (16+), 7 (12), 8 (8), 10 (7), 11 (8),

          12 (11), 13 (15), 14 (23), 15 (12), 16-17 (6), 18 (9), 19 (13), 20-21 (8), 22 (4), 23 (9),

          24 (11), 25 (8), 26 (3), 27-28 (6), 29 (1), 30-31 (3)

     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 1 (12), 2 (19), 3 (3), 4 (8), 6 (2), 8 (7), 14-15 (5), 16 (11), 17-18 (1)

     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 1 (3), 6 (3), 12 (8), 14 (5), 19 (2), 20 (3♀), 25 (5), 27 (1♀)

     GADWALL: 6 (2), 8 (6), 11-13 (2), 14 (19+), 15 (7+), 15 (15+), 18 (6), 19 (2), 20 (33+),

          21 (1♀), 22 (20+), 23 (27+), 24, 25 (11+), 26-28, 29 (4+), 30 (10+), 31

     AMERICAN WIGEON: 14 (13+), 15 (4), 16 (2♀), 26 (5), 27-28 (2), 31 (1)

     MALLARD: 1 (1), 2 (16), 3 (12), 4 (24), 5 (49+), 6 (45+), 7 (13), 8 (21+), 10 (45), 11 (61+),

          12 (56+), 13 (44+), 14 (43+), 15 (103+), 16-31

     NORTHERN PINTAIL: 20 (2), 28 (1 pair)

     GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 1 (4), 11 (4), 12 (6), 13 (3), 15 (17), 16 (9), 17 (3), 18 (5), 20 (3),

          22 (10+), 23 (5), 25 (2), 28 (1♂)

     RING-NECKED DUCK: 14 (8+), 16 (6), 19 (2), 20 (11+), 22-23 (1♂), 28 (5), 31 (1♀)

     LESSER SCAUP: 15 (1 pair), 20 (9), 23 (64), 27 (5), 28 (8)

     LONG-TAILED DUCK: 12 (2 1^st Winter)

     BUFFLEHEAD: 14 (1 pair), 24 (1♀), 20 (2 pairs), 28 (1♀), 30 (2♀)

     HOODED MERGANSER: 20 (1♂)

     RUDDY DUCK: 12 (1♂), 14 (1♂), 20 (1♀), 24 (1)

     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 5 (1), 7 (2), 11 (3), 12 (1), 15 (4), 16 (1), 17 (2), 23 (2), 27 (3)

     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 1 (3), 2 (12), 3 (2), 4 (7), 5 (3), 6 (9), 7 (4), 8 (7), 9 (2), 10 (8),

          11 (12), 12 (15), 13 (14), 14 (27), 15 (44), 16-17 (8), 18 (10), 19 (14), 20 (21), 21 (9),

          22 (16), 23 (9), 24-25 (8), 26-27 (16), 28 (12), 29 (5), 30 (10), 31 (8)

     HORNED GREBE: 15 (1)

     RED-NECKED GREBE: 18 (1 im)

     MOURNING DOVE: 1-3, 6, 15, 22 (1), 24 (2), 25 (1)

     COMMON NIGHTHAWK: 4 (1), 8 (1)

     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 3 (5+), 12 (4), 13 (~20), 15 (~10)

     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 1-2 (1)

     SORA: 5 (1)

     AMERICAN COOT: 1 (35+), 2 (70+), 4 (3), 5 (25+), 6 (27+), 7 (4), 8 (104+), 9 (1), 10 (70+),

          11 (85+), 12 (33+), 13 (189+), 14 (43+), 15 (82+), 16 (100+), 17, 18 (125+), 19-20,

          21-22 (200+), 23 (150+), 24 (300+), 25 (200+), 26-30, 31 (<75)

     KILLDEER: 7 (1)

     BONAPARTE’S GULL: 13 (2), 15 (1), 18 (1)

     FRANKLIN’S GULL: 1 (6), 4 (200+), 6 (250+), 7 (7), 8 (5), 23 (11)

     RING-BILLED GULL: 4 (2+), 5 (1), 7 (1), 11 (1), 15 (3), 16 (1), 28 (1)

     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 1 (3), 2 (7), 3 (2), 4 (4), 5 (2), 6 (16), 7 (3), 8 (2), 9 (1),

          10 (2), 11 (3), 12 (23), 13 (1), 15 (11)

     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 3 (1), 4 (91+), 5-6 (1), 8-9 (1), 13 (~70), 15 (1)

     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (1), 2-3 (4), 4 (3), 5 (2), 6 (6), 7 (4), 8 (6), 9 (3), 11 (5), 12 (1),

          13-15 (2), 16 (3), 17 (2), 18 (3), 19 (2), 20 (3), 21 (1), 22 (2), 23 (1), 24 (2), 26-27 (2),

          28 (1), 29-31 (2)

     GREAT EGRET: 1 (1), 2-3 (2), 4 (1), 5 (2), 6 (1), 7-8 (2), 10 (2), 11-17 (1)

     SNOWY EGRET: 15-16 (1)

     BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: 8 (1 im), 12 (1 im), 14-15 (1 im), 26-29 (1 im)

     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (1), 2 (8), 3 (5), 4 (18), 6 (6), 8-12 (1), 13 (2), 15 (1)

     OSPREY: 1-2 (1), 5 (1), 10 (1)

     NORTHERN HARRIER: 14 (1♀), 20 (1♀)

     SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: 2 (1), 19 (1), 21 (1)

     COOPER’S HAWK: 9 (1 im), 11 (1), 14 (1 ad), 25 (1♂ im), 29 (1), 30-31 (1 ad)

     Accipiter sp.: 3 (1), 13 (1)

     BALD EAGLE: 1 (1 ad), 6 (1 ad), 10 (1 ad), 18 (1 im), 23 (1), 28 (1 sub-ad)

     RED-TAILED HAWK: 3 (2), 5 (2), 6 (4), 10 (3), 12 (1), 13 (3), 15 (2), 20 (4), 21 (2), 22-24 (1),

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

     BELTED KINGFISHER: 2 (3), 3-4 (1), 5-6 (2), 7-8 (3), 9-11 (2), 12 (3), 13-14 (1), 15 (2),

          18-21 (1), 27 (1)

     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 2 (1), 4-5 (1), 10-11 (1), 12 (2), 13 (3), 14-16 (2), 17 (1),

          21-26 (1), 27 (2), 29 (2), 31 (1)

     YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 1-2 (1), 5 (3), 7 (3), 8 (1), 10 (3), 11-12 (1), 14 (1)

     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1-2, 5-8, 11-12, 15, 17-23, 25-31

     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 5 (1), 7 (1), 11 (1), 25 (1)

     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 2 (2), 5 (1), 6 (2), 7 (3), 8 (4), 11 (2)

     AMERICAN KESTREL: 20 (1♂), 3 (1♀)

     MERLIN: 1-2 (1♀), 5 (1♀ Taiga), 8 (1♀ Taiga)

     EASTERN PHOEBE: 1 (3), 4-5 (1), 6 (2), 7 (1), 8 (2), 9-10 (1), 11 (3), 13-15 (1), 18 (1),

          20 (2)

     BLUE-HEADED VIREO: 1 (1), 13 (1)

     PHILADELPHIA VIREO: 11 (1)

     RED-EYED VIREO: 2 (1)

     BLUE JAY: 1-9, 13-16, 19, 21-28, 30-31

     AMERICAN CROW: 2, 5-10, 12-22, 24-25, 27-30

     TREE SWALLOW: 1 (100+), 2 (15+), 5 (20+), 6 (50+), 7 (20+), 10 (22+), 11 (15+), 12 (42+),

          13 (20+), 14 (13+), 15 (30+), 16 (3)

     BARN SWALLOW: 1 (20+), 2 (40+), 3 (12+), 4 (6+), 5 (20+), 6 (40+), 7 (15+), 10-11 (8+),

          12 (<5), 13 (1), 14 (5+), 15 (1)

     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 2, 5, 8, 10-16, 18, 20-21, 23-28, 31

     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1-2, 8 (2), 9 (1), 12 (2), 13 (1), 15 (1), 18 (3), 19 (1), 21 (3),

          22 (4), 23-24 (1), 26 (1), 27 (8), 29 (2), 31 (2)

     BROWN CREEPER: 22 (1)

     HOUSE WREN: 1 (1), 3 (1), 7-8 (2), 9 (1), 11 (1), 15 (1)

     WINTER WREN: 23 (1)

     GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 7-8 (1), 16 (2), 24 (2)

     RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 5 (1), 6-7 (2), 8 (3), 10 (8), 11 (5), 12 (4), 13 (3), 14 (8), 15 (5),

          16 (10), 17 (4), 18 (3), 20 (6), 22 (1), 27 (2)

     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 6 (4), 7 (1), 8 (4), 12 (2), 27 (2)

     HERMIT THRUSH: 5 (1), 8 (1), 10 (1), 11 (4), 13 (2), 14 (5), 20 (1)

     AMERICAN ROBIN: 5 (2), 6 (4), 7 (12+), 8-9, 11, 12 (2), 13 (12+), 14-18, 20-31

     GRAY CATBIRD: 1-2 (1), 7 (3), 8 (2), 10 (1)

     BROWN THRASHER: 5 (1), 8 (1)

     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1-2, 7-8, 15, 22, 24, 26-31

     CEDAR WAXWING: 2 (10+), 3 (21+), 12 (2), 13 (6), 15 (4), 17 (10+), 18 (4+), 22 (18+),

          23 (6+),  25 (38+), 27 (2), 29 (11+), 30-31 (10+)

     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-2, 5-8, 12-15, 17-18, 21-31

     HOUSE FINCH: 1-5, 7-8, 10-11, 13, 15-31

     PURPLE FINCH: 8 (3♀), 11 (2♀), 12-13 (4♀), 27 (2♂)

     PINE SISKIN: 6 (2)

     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-28

     EASTERN TOWHEE: 8 (1)

     AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 20 (1), 21 (6), 22 (2), 23 (1), 24 (5), 25 (1), 26 (7), 27 (6),

          28 (4),  29 (18), 30 (4)

     CHIPPING SPARROW: 3 (1 im), 8 (2), 10 (~12), 15 (3), 17 (3), 20 (1), 22 (1), 25 (1)

     FIELD SPARROW: 15-16 (1), 21 (1)

     SAVANNAH SPARROW: 24-25 (1), 28 (1)

     FOX SPARROW: 5 (2), 7 (1), 10 (1), 12 (1), 14 (10), 15 (4), 16 (2), 20-21 (1)

     SONG SPARROW: 1-2, 4-8, 10-31

     LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 1 (3), 2 (3+), 3 (2), 4 (3), 5-6 (4), 7-8 (3), 11 (6), 12 (2), 14-15 (1),

          16 (2), 20-23 (1)

     SWAMP SPARROW: 1 (4+), 2 (8+), 4 (3+), 5 (6+), 6 (11+), 7 (12+), 8 (3), 9 (1), 10 (7),

          12 (3), 13 (2), 14 (15+), 15 (30+), 16 (12+), 17 (11+), 20-21 (3), 22 (4), 23 (1), 24-26 (2),

          27 (3), 28 (1)

     WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1-2 (30+), 3 (10+), 4-5 (25+), 6 (30+), 7 (20+), 8 (30+),

          9 (10+), 10-11 (20+), 12 (30+), 13 (10+), 14 (40+), 15 (30+), 16-17 (10+), 21 (5), 22 (3),

          25-26 (1), 28-29 (2)

     HARRIS’S SPARROW: 2 (3), 4 (3), 6 (2), 7 (1), 8 (3), 10-11 (4), 12 (1), 13 (2), 14-15 (3),

          16 (2), 17 (3), 20 (3), 21 (1), 22 (2), 23 (1), 25 (3), 26 (4), 28 (1), 29 (4), 30 (1), 31 (2)

     WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 2 (2), 4-5 (6), 6 (5), 7 (2), 10 (4), 11 (6), 12 (2), 13-14 (4),

          15 (3), 16 (6), 17 (3), 21 (1), 23 (1), 27-28 (1), 31 (1)

     DARK-EYED JUNCO (Slate-colored): 4 (1), 8 (2), 10 (1), 14 (5), 15 (3), 16 (2), 17 (7), 20 (6),

          21 (8), 22 (6), 24 (1), 25 (15), 26 (2), 27 (4), 28 (6), 29 (7), 30 (6), 31 (9)

     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 3-4 (4), 7 (3), 12 (~25), 17 (1), 21 (1), 23 (12), 24, 26-30,

          31 (20+)

     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 7 (2)

     RUSTY BLACKBIRD: 22 (2), 24 (44+), 25 (27+), 27 (20+), 29 (6+), 30 (6+)

     COMMON GRACKLE: 4 (1), 9 (13), 16 (6), 20 (28+)

     TENNESSEE WARBLER: 9-10 (1 1^st Fall), 12 (1)

     ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: 1 (3), 2 (4), 5 (5), 6 (1), 7 (2), 10 (1), 17 (1), 22 (1),

          27 (1)

     NASHVILLE WARBLER: 1 (1), 5 (1), 20 (1), 26 (1)

     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 2 (2), 4 (1), 7 (1)

     AMERICAN REDSTART: 17 (1 ♀/im)

     MAGNOLIA WARBLER: 10 (1)

     PALM WARBLER: 8 (1), 13 (1)

     YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle): 1-2 (25+), 3-4 (12+), 5 (50+), 6 (30+), 7-8 (12+),

          9 (<12),  10 (15+), 11-13 (~12), 14 (40+), 15 (~12), 16 (10), 18 (2)

     BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER: 7 (1)

     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 2, 4-14, 16-18, 20-21, 24, 26-28, 30

     ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 7 (1)

     INDIGO BUNTING: 8 (1)

MAMMALIAN

     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11, 16-17, 20-23, 27, 29-31

     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 11 (1), 24 (1), 29 (1)

     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 1 (1), 31 (1)

     EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL: 1, 4-14, 17-21, 23-31

     COMMON MUSKRAT: 31 (1)

     AMERICAN MINK: 27 (1)

     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 1 (2), 5 (2), 10 (2), 11 (4), 14 (2), 15 (4), 17 (5), 21 (2 BY + 1),

          28 (3), 31 (2)

REPTILIAN

     PLAINS GARTERSNAKE: 3 (5), 13 (4), 15 (2), 16 (1), 17 (4), 18 (2), 19 (4)

     RED-SIDED GARTERSNAKE: 16 (1)

     SNAPPING TURTLE: 13 (1)

     WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1 (1), 2-4, 8, 13 (4), 16 (21+), 17 (2), 18 (15), 19 (17),

          22 (15+), 23 (5), 27 (1), 29 (8), 30 (3), 31 (2)

     RED-EARED SLIDER: 16-17 (1), 18 (3), 19 (2), 22-23 (1), 29 (1)

AMPHIBIAN

     AMERICAN TOAD: 1, 4-6, 9, 12, 14 (1), 19 (2), 24-25 (1)

     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 1, 13 (1)

     BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 1, 8-9, 27 (2), 29 (1)

     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 9 (1), 10 (2), 27 (1)

     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 1, 3-4, 6, 8, 10 (5), 12 (1), 13 (2), 14 (6), 16 (5), 17-18 (1),

          19 (5), 20 (9), 21 (2), 25 (1), 26 (3), 27 (114+), 28 (10), 30 (1), 31 (2)

LEPIDOPTERA

     CABBAGE WHITE: 3 (1), 4 (2), 8 (3), 17 (1), 22-23 (1), 27 (6)

     ORANGE SULPHUR: 3-4 (1), 8 (1), 16-17 (1), 18 (3), 19-20 (1), 22 (1), 24 (1)

     DAINTY SULPHUR: 8 (1)

     Sulphur sp.: 3 (1), 4 (2), 8 (1), 16 (1), 18 (1), 22 (1)

     AMERICAN SNOUT: 8 (1)

     PEARL CRESCENT: 3 (2)

     QUESTION MARK: 13 (1)

     EASTERN COMMA: 3 (1), 18 (3)

     PAINTED LADY: 3 (1)

     RED ADMIRAL: 3 (1), 8 (1), 13 (1), 16 (1)

     COMMON BUCKEYE: 3 (1)

     VICEROY: 3 (1)

     MONARCH: 3 (8), 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (1), 13 (2), 16 (13), 18 (2), 19 (1), 22 (1)

     SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER: 3 (1)

     Skipper sp.: 4 (1), 16 (1)

     WOOLLY BEAR (Isabella Tiger Moth): 3 (1), 4 (2), 10 (1), 11 (12), 12 (3), 13 (33), 15 (17),

          16 (27), 17 (13), 18 (20), 19 (12), 20 (15), 21 (7), 22 (13), 23 (9), 24 (13), 25 (2), 26 (4),

          27 (2), 28 (4), 29 (23), 30 (6), 31 (7)

     GIANT LEOPARD MOTH (caterpillar): 12 (1), 20 (1), 22 (1)

     GREAT TIGER MOTH (caterpillar): 11 (1), 13 (1), 15-16 (1), 18 (1), 21 (1), 22 (2)

ODONATA

     AMERICAN RUBYSPOT: 8 (1♂)

     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 3 (1)

     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 4 (1), 8 (1), 11 (1), 16 (2)

     VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 16 (3)

ORTHOPTERA

     CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 3

     AUTUMN YELLOW-WINGED GRASSHOPPER: 22 (1)

Wolf. Oesterreich