July 13, 2019: Wolf's June 2019 Wildlife Report

A pair of Eastern Phoebes (one on left)  have been nesting along the backside of the Berger's residence for several years.  They back up to the savannah woods.  This year the phoebes, in their first nesting attempt, raised a Brown-headed Cowbird (right).  It's quite possible that this young cowbird tossed out the phoebe eggs or nestlings.  Brown-headed Cowbirds are brood parasites; the female lays her eggs in the nests of other bird species.  Cowbird eggs tend to hatch faster than the "host" species, thus getting a head start in obtaining food from their foster parents. (Wolf. Oesterreich)

A total of 78 avian species was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 5^th highest June among 22 years of records.  June 2008 with 87 species remains as the highest June, and June 2001 with 42 species as the lowest.  This total is 72 species less than last month and 3 more than June 2018.

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 59^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).

There are no records for the 29th and 30th; I was in Alaska.

AVIAN

     CANADA GOOSE: 1-28

     WOOD DUCK: 1 (4), 2-3 (5), 4 (4), 5 (2), 6-7 (12), 8 (7), 9 (10), 10 (11), 12 (6), 13 (4),

          14 (10), 15 (4), 16 (3), 17 (7), 18 (5), 19 (4), 20 (5), 21 (4), 22 (1), 23 (2), 24 (6),

          25-26 (1), 27 (2), 28 (3)

     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 2 (1♂)

     MALLARD: 1-28

     HOODED MERGANSER: 2 (1♀), 4 (1♀), 14 (1 im), 26 (3 im)

     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 1 (5), 2-3 (2), 4 (3), 5-6 (2), 7-8 (3), 9 (6), 10-11 (3),

          12-13 (4), 14 (2), 15 (3), 16 (4), 17 (3), 18 (2), 19 (4), 20-21 (2), 22 (1), 23 (2), 24 (3),

          25 (2), 26 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1)

     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 13 (1)

     ROCK PIGEON: 23 (~15)

     EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 1 (1), 2-3 (2), 4-5 (1), 7 (2), 8 (1), 10-13 (1), 15 (1),

          17-19 (1), 21-25 (1), 27-28 (1)

     MOURNING DOVE: 1 (5), 2 (3), 3 (7), 4 (6), 5 (4), 6 (7), 7 (5), 8-9 (6), 10 (5), 11 (4),

          12-14 (5), 15-16 (8), 17 (5), 18 (3), 19 (9), 20 (8), 21 (2), 22-23 (5), 24 (9), 25 (5),

          26 (1), 27 (6), 28

     YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: 5 (2), 7 (2), 10 (1), 12 (2), 16 (1), 17 (2), 19 (1), 23-24 (1)

     CHIMNEY SWIFT: 2, 4, 6, 12, 22

     RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 1-8 (1♀), 9 (2), 10-12 (1♀), 13 (2), 14-16 (1♀),

          20 (2), 21 (1), 23 (1♀), 24-25 (2), 26-28 (1)

     KILLDEER: 4 (1), 7-8 (1), 10 (1), 12 (1), 20 (1)

     COMMON LOON: 11 (1 bp)

     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 7-8 (1), 19 (1)

     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (4), 3 (1), 6 (1), 7 (2), 8 (4), 9 (2), 10 (3), 12 (1), 13 (2), 14 (3),

          15-17 (1), 18-19 (2), 20 (3), 21 (5), 23 (1), 24 (2), 25 (1), 27-28 (2)

     GREEN HERON: 1-3 (1), 5 (1), 13 (1), 15 (2), 18 (1), 21 (1), 24 (2)

     TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (11), 2 (4), 3 (1), 4 (10), 5 (8), 7 (2), 8 (3), 9 (8), 10-11 (1), 12 (6),

          13 (2), 14 (1), 15 (22), 16 (8), 17 (2), 18 (1), 19 (2), 20 (7), 21 (3), 22 (2), 24 (7), 25 (3),

          27 (1)

     OSPREY: 27 (1)

     COOPER’S HAWK: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3-11 (1), 12 (2), 13-2 (1), 28

     BALD EAGLE: 1 (2 ad), 4 (1 ad), 10-11 (1 ad), 12 (1 im), 13 (1 ad), 15 (1 ad), 19 (1 ad),

          20 (1 im), 24 (1 ad + 1 im), 25 (1 ad)

     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (3), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4-7 (1), 8 (2), 9-14 (1), 15 (2), 16 (1), 17 (4),

          18 (2), 19-20 (3), 21 (1), 22-23 (3)

     BELTED KINGFISHER: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3 (1), 6 (2), 7 (1), 10 (1), 12 (1), 15-18 (1), 24 (1),

          26 (1), 27 (4), 28 (1)

     RED-HEADED WOODPECKER: 1-3 (2), 4 (1), 5 (2), 6-8 (1), 9-10 (2), 11 (1), 13 (2),

          15 (1), 17-18 (1)

     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1-4 (2), 5-7 (1), 8 (2), 9 (1), 10 (2), 11 (3), 12 (1), 13 (2),

          16-17 (1), 20 (2), 21 (1), 23-24 (2), 25 (1), 27 (2)

     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1-14, 17-25, 27-28

     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 13 (2), 27 (1)

     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1 (1), 5-8 (1), 9 (2), 11-12 (1), 15 (1), 16 (2),

          17-18 (1), 19-20 (2), 21 (1), 24-26 (1), 28 (1)

     GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER: 1-3 (1), 8-10 (1), 13 (1), 15 (1), 19 (1), 24 (1), 26 (1),

          28 (1)

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

          14 (1), 15 (2), 17-18 (1), 19-24 (2), 25-26 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1)

     OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: 2 (1), 4 (1)

     EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 3 (1), 10 (1), 20 (1), 23 (1), 26-27 (1)

     ALDER FLYCATCHER: 1 (2), 2 (1)

     WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 2 (1)

     EASTERN PHOEBE: 1 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 8 (1), 10 (1)

     BELL’S VIREO: 17 (1), 19 (1)

     WARBLING VIREO: 1-28

     RED-EYED VIREO: 1 (2), 2 (1), 5 (1)

     BLUE JAY: 1-28

     AMERICAN CROW: 1-3, 6-12, 15-19, 21, 25-27

     PURPLE MARTIN: 1-28

     TREE SWALLOW: 1-28

     NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: 1-5, 7, 9-13, 15-22, 24

     CLIFF SWALLOW: 13 (1), 21 (1), 23 (1), 24 (2)

     BARN SWALLOW: 1-28

     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1, 3-7, 9, 12-13, 15-20, 23-26

     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 2 (3), 3 (2), 4-8 (1), 9 (2), 10 (1), 12-13 (1), 14 (4),

          15 (1), 16 (5), 17 (1), 19-21 (1), 23 (1), 25 (1), 26-28 (2)

     HOUSE WREN: 1-28

     SEDGE WREN: 3-4 (2), 5 (1), 7 (1), 9 (1), 12 (2), 17 (2), 22 (2), 23-24 (3), 25 (1),

          26-28 (2)

     MARSH WREN: 27-28 (1)

     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 1-4 (1♂), 8 (1), 17 (1♀), 18-19 (1♂), 22 (1)

     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-28

     GRAY CATBIRD: 1-28

     BROWN THRASHER: 10 (1), 16-17 (1), 20 (1)

     NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD: 14 (1)

     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1-28

     CEDAR WAXWING: 1 (6), 13 (2), 20 (1), 21 (2)

     HOUSE SPARROW: 1-28

     HOUSE FINCH: 1-8, 10-15, 18-28

     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-28

     CHIPPING SPARROW: 1, 4-7, 9-10, 13, 17, 20, 22-27

     FIELD SPARROW: 5 (1), 8 (1), 11 (1)

     SONG SPARROW: 1-28

     EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 20 (1), 25 (1)

     ORCHARD ORIOLE: 15 (1 1^st Spring ♂)

     BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 1-28

     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1-28

     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1-28

     COMMON GRACKLE: 1-28

     TENNESSEE WARBLER: 4 (1)

     COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-28

     AMERICAN REDSTART: 3-4 (1♀), 6 (1)

     YELLOW WARBLER: 1-6, 11 (3), 12 (1), 14-16 (1), 17 (2), 18 (1), 21 (1), 23-24 (1),

          26 (1), 28 (1)

     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-28

     ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: 1 (1), 3-5 (1), 7 (1♀), 15 (1), 17 (1), 23 (1♂), 27 (1♂)

     INDIGO BUNTING: 1-2 (3), 3 (4), 5 (2), 6-7 (3), 8-11 (2), 12-13 (3), 14 (1), 15-20 (3),

          21 (2), 22 (1), 23 (4), 24-26 (3), 27 (4), 28 (3)

     DICKCISSEL: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (4), 5 (2), 6 (6), 7 (5), 8 (3), 9-10 (5), 11 (4), 12-13 (5), 14 (4),

          15 (7), 16 (8), 17 (6), 18 (2), 19 (9), 20 (6), 21 (4), 22 (3), 23 (7), 24-26 (4), 27 (6), 28

    

MAMMALIAN

     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-28

     EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL: 1, 3, 5-10, 14-16, 18, 21, 23-24, 27

     THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 15 (1)

     EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 20, 24-26

     AMERICAN BEAVER: 14 (1)

     MEADOW VOLE: 15-16 (1)

     COMMON MUSKRAT: 16 (1), 18 (1)

     NORTHERN RACCOON: 28 (1♀ w/3 kits)

     AMERICAN MINK: 11 (1), 28 (1)

     NORTHERN RIVER OTTER: 27 (1)

     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 1 (3 + 1♂), 2 (4), 3 (3), 4 (1 + 1♂), 5 (1), 8 (2), 9-10 (3),

          11 (1♀ w/1 fawn), 12 (2), 13 (1 + 2 BY), 14 (1 + 1♀ w/1 fawn + 1♂), 16 (3), 17 (1♂),

          19 (3), 20 (1), 21 (1♂ + 1), 26 (1), 28 (1♀ w/1 fawn)

REPTILIAN

     PLAINS GARTER SNAKE: 3-4 (1), 6 (1), 9 (1), 14 (1), 16 (1)

     SNAPPING TURTLE: 8-9 (1)

     WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-10, 12-17, 20-21, 24-25, 27

     RED-EARED SLIDER: 2-3 (1), 8 (1)

     WESTERN SPINY SOFTSHELL: 1-2 (1)

AMPHIBIAN

     AMERICAN TOAD: 1, 4-7, 9-13, 16-28

     BLANCHARD’S CRICKET FROG: 1-2, 4-15, 17-20, 23, 25, 27

     EASTERN GRAY TREE FROG: 16 (1)

     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 4, 7-8, 11, 13, 15, 17-20, 23-25, 27-28

     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 3 (1), 4 (3), 5 (2), 7 (1), 8-9, 17, 21, 24, 26-28

LEPIDOPTERA

     BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 9 (1), 27 (1)

     EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 4 (1), 15 (1), 20 (1)

     CABBAGE WHITE: 6 (1), 8 (2), 9 (3), 10, 12 (1), 13 (5), 14 (2), 15 (12+), 16 (2), 17 (3),

          18 (1), 19 (3), 20 (5), 24 (1), 27 (1)

     ORANGE SULPHUR: 16 (1), 27 (2)

     Sulphur sp.: 7-8 (1), 15-16 (1), 27 (1)

     GRAY COPPER: 17 (1), 27 (1)

     EASTERN TAILED-BLUE: 4 (2)

     SPRING AZURE: 7 (1), 10 (1), 12 (3), 14 (3), 16 (3), 17 (2), 20 (4), 21 (1), 23-24 (2),

          25 (1), 27 (1)

     GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 24 (1), 27 (1)

     PAINTED LADY: 5 (1), 8 (1), 13 (1), 15 (1), 17 (2)

     RED ADMIRAL: 1 (2), 2 (1), 5-6 (3), 9-10, 12-13 (2), 15 (1), 16 (4), 17-18 (5), 19 (2),

          20 (10), 21 (5), 22-23 (2), 24 (4), 25 (10+), 26 (5+), 27 (20+), 28

     COMMON BUCKEYE: 25 (1)

     VICEROY: 27 (2)

     HACKBERRY EMPEROR: 27 (4)

     MONARCH: 1 (3), 4 (3), 5-7 (1), 8 (3), 15 (1), 17 (1), 19 (1), 27 (4)

     SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER: 16 (1)

     LEAST SKIPPER: 13 (2), 18 (3), 20 (1)

     FORAGE LOOPER: 16 (1)

ODONATA

     SLENDER SPREADWING: 24 (1♀)

     Spreadwing sp.: 9 (1)

     BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 4 (1), 16 (1♀), 20 (2), 25 (1♀), 27-28

     POWDERED DANCER: 20 (1 pair)

     FAMILIAR BLUET: 8 (2), 15 (1), 21 (1)

     ORANGE BLUET: 10 (1), 20 (1)

     Bluet sp.: 14 (1)

     EASTERN FORKTAIL: 6 (12+), 7-10, 12-17, 19-21, 23-27

     COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1 (4), 2 (1), 4 (1), 5 (3), 6 (2), 7-10, 13, 15-17, 25 (1), 27-28

     COMMON BASKETTAIL: 10 (1)

     PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 27 (2)

     EASTERN PONDHAWK: 6 (1♀), 8 (2♀), 9-11, 20 (1♀), 25 (1♀), 27

     WIDOW SKIMMER: 24 (1♀), 27

     COMMON WHITETAIL: 4-6 (1♀), 8-11, 13, 15-16, 19-20, 25 (2), 27

     TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 8-9 (1), 10, 12 (1♀), 15-16 (1♀), 17-18 (1), 20 (1),

          24 (1♀), 27

     BLUE DASHER: 6 (1♀), 8-9 (1♀), 17 (2), 24 (2♀), 25-26 (1♀), 27

     BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 4 (2), 5 (3), 6 (2), 7-8 (4), 9-10, 15-17, 20, 25 (1), 27-28

     RED SADDLEBAGS: 7 (1), 16 (2), 25 (1), 27 (2)

Wolf. Oesterreich