Dec 31, 2022: A Year in the Life of Ada Hayden Heritage Park - 2022

The 2022 yearly AHHP collage made up of all daily photos.
See each month individually individually here.

Thanks to everyone who continue to contribute to the blog! We have had more than 460,045 pageviews on the blog since we started at the very end of 2011 and many, many more at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfAdaHaydenHeritagePark
Kevin Kane, Reflections of Ada Hayden Heritage Park Blog Editor.

Thanks to the following photo and video contributors this year:
Wolf. Oesterreich
Kevin Kane
Greg Courtney
Tana Tesdall
Kelly Poole
Xiaoqing Wu
Gary Bucklin
Tonya Moore
Paul Domoto
Kirk Moloney
Gregg Hadish
Thomas Meyer
Mark Widrlechner

Dec 30, 2022: December 2022 AHHP Photo Collage

December 2022 photos from the blog by  Greg Courtney,  Wolf. Oesterreich, Kevin Kane, Gary Bucklin, and Kelly Poole.

Dec 29, 2022: Bald Eagle

This adult Bald Eagle and just lifted off from the south lake ice. The eagle had been feeding on the carcass of a Canada Goose. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 12/26/22)

Dec 25, 2022: Hayden Park Holiday

 

Snow surrounds the park sign on Highway 69. (Kevin Kane, 12/20/12)

Dec 27, 2022: White-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatches are with us all year long.  They commonly will visit bird feeders.  They also have the ability to move down the trunk headfirst. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 12/24/22)

Dec 23, 2022: Colorful Finches

A goldfinch and house finch find a protective spot as they hunker down in anticipation of more ice, snow, and below zero temperatures. (Kevin Kane, 12/22/22)

Dec 21, 2022: Icy Sunrise

 

Sunrise over a mostly frozen South Lake (Greg Courtney, 12/20/22)

Dec 19, 2022: Northern Flicker

Yellow-shafted northern flicker. (Kevin Kane, 12/17/22)

Dec 17, 2022: Winter Morning

 Early morning clouds at South Lake (Greg Courtney, 12/14/22)

Dec 15, 2022: Tree Sparrow

One of several American Tree Sparrows at Calhoun Park (Greg Courtney, 12/4/22)

Dec 13, 2022: Early Morning Reflections

Early morning reflections on South Lake (Greg Courtney, 12/5/22).

Dec 11, 2022: Seasons Gone By

This hornet's nest is a remnant of warmer weather abandoned in the prairie near the upland trail. (Kelly Poole, 12/10/22)

Dec 9, 2022: Return of the Waterfowl

Waterfowl populations have been increasing daily.  This group was spotted on the morning of the 7th on the icy north lake. (Gary Bucklin, 12/7/22)

Dec 7, 2022: Trumpeter Swans

Trumpeter Swans (a juvenile & two adults) at North Lake (Greg Courtney, 12/7/22)

Dec 5, 2020: December Sunrise

 Sunrise at South Lake. (Greg Courtney, 12/5/22)

Dec 3, 2020: Snow on the Northern Prairie

An eastward view along the Upland Trail's north slope, from above the "Medicine Wheel," is highlighted by our recent snowfall. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 11/30/22)

Dec 1, 2022: Wolf's November 2022 Wildlife Report

Winter finches have arrived in Iowa, including the Purple Finch. Look through all the House Finches (present year-round) and you may find one of more Purple Finches. The males are colored rose red and lack the heavy striping of House Finches, while the female (this photo) has a white eyebrow stripe, which the female House Finch lacks. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 11/13/22)

A total of 82 avian species (plus 5 sp. & 1 hybrid) was recorded this month, ranking this month as the highest November among 25 years of records. November 1999 with only 40 species remains as the lowest November. This total is 25 species less than last month and 18 more than November 2021.

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, f=fawn), color phase (b=blue, w=white), and location (BY=back yard, FY=front yard). The order follows the 63rd Supplement (2022) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 22nd Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).

AVIAN

     SNOW GOOSE: 20 (8 ad + 1 im), 21-23 (2 im), 25 (2 im), 26 (36 + 2 im), 27-28 (1 im), 29 (1 b + 1 im), 30 (1 im)

     ROSS’S GOOSE: 28-30 (1 im)

     GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: 9 (1), 20-22 (1), 28-30 (1)

     CACKLING GOOSE: 17 (18), 18 (18), 19 (9), 20 (39), 21 (7), 22 (3), 23 (9), 24 (7), 25 (8), 26 (12), 27 (4), 28 (13), 29 (17), 30 (23)

     CANADA GOOSE: 1 (13), 2 (9), 3 (20), 5 (22), 6 (62), 7 (112), 9 (31 + BY 1), 10 (29), 11 (116), 12 (256), 13 (198), 14 (154), 15 (248), 16 (374 + BY 8), 17 (765), 18 (941 + BY 29), 19 (822 + BY 275), 20 (1919 + BY 11), 21 (1350 + BY 1), 22 (1408 + BY 1), 23 (1193), 24 (1546), 25 (1527 + BY 15), 26 (1596), 27 (2083), 28 (1744), 29 (1922), 30 (2185)

     TRUMPETER SWAN: 17 (5 ad + 1 im), 19 (5 ad), 20 (10 ad + 1 im), 22 (2 ad), 24 (9 ad + 1 im), 25 (5 ad), 27 (4 ad + 1 im), 28 (2 ad + 1 im), 30 (22)

     WOOD DUCK: 1 (1), 2 (2), 5 (1), 7 (5♂ + 2♀), 15 (1♀), 24 (1♀)

     BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 5 (3♀), 6 (2♀), 13 (1♀)

     NORTHERN SHOVELER: 1 (2♀), 5 (10), 6 (5), 7 (7), 11 (1♀), 18 (3♀), 20 (3), 26 (4), 28 (1♀)

     GADWALL: 1 (1♀), 5 (25), 6 (36), 7 (6), 12 (14), 13 (5), 16 (1♂ + 1♀), 18 (4)

     AMERICAN WIGEON: 1-3 (1♂), 5 (2♂ + 3♀), 6 (2♂ + 6♀), 7 (1♀), 16 (1♂)

     MALLARD: 1 (74), 2 (18), 3 (22), 5 (88 + BY 1), 6 (156), 7 (195), 9 (73), 10 (40), 11 (202), 12 (319), 13 (321), 14 (290), 15 (186), 16 (236 + BY 10), 17 (446), 18 (501), 19 (242 + BY 35), 20 (485), 21 (460), 22 (382), 23 (381), 24 (213), 25 (183), 26 (230), 27 (265), 28 (315), 29 (303), 30 (409)

     GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 1 (14), 3 (2), 5 (6♀), 6 (62), 7 (3), 9 (5), 11 (3♂ + 2♀), 12 (8), 13 (5), 14 (5♂ + 2♀), 15 (4), 18 (1♂), 20 (7), 21 (4), 22 (3♂), 23 (2♂), 25 (2♂ + 1♀), 26 (1♀), 28 (2♂ + 1♀), 30 (1♀)

     CANVASBACK: 5 (13♂ + 5♀), 7 (1♂ + 1♀), 16 (6)

     REDHEAD: 5 (49), 6 (9), 7 (3), 9 (2), 11 (3♀), 12 (1♂ + 3♀), 13 (1♀), 16 (2♂ + 6♀), 18 (1♀), 20 (1♂ + 5♀), 21 (1♂ + 1♀)

     RING-NECKED DUCK: 5 (157), 6 (14), 7 (3♂ + 2♀), 9 (4♂ + 3♀), 11 (1♂), 16 (1♂ + 1♀), 18 (3♂ + 1♀), 19 (21), 20 (16), 21 (3), 22 (1♂), 30 (1♂ + 1♀)

     LESSER SCAUP: 5 (425), 6 (6), 7 (98), 11 (1♂), 12 (6), 13 (2♂), 16 (10), 17 (9), 18 (3), 19 (6), 20 (14), 21 (9), 23 (1♂), 24 (7)

     BUFFLEHEAD: 5 (10♂ + 29♀), 6 (2♀), 7 (1♂), 9 (1♂), 12 (2♀), 16 (4♂ + 9♀), 18 (3♂ + 4♀), 19 (5♂ +  4♀), 20 (1♂ + 1♀)

     COMMON GOLDENEYE: 5 (1♂ + 1♀), 6 (1♀), 13 (3♀), 18 (3♂), 19 (1♂ + 3♀), 20 (1♀), 21 (1♂), 23 (1♂ + 1♀), 24 (4♂ + 5♀), 25 (1♀)

     HOODED MERGANSER: 5 (6♂ + 6♀), 7 (1♀), 15 (1♂ + 3♀), 16 (3♂ + 4♀), 17 (2♂ + 2♀), 18 (1♂), 20 (1♀), 21 (3♂ + 1♀), 22 (2♂ + 1♀), 23 (1♀), 29 (1♂), 30 (1♂ + 2♀)

     COMMON MERGANSER: 14 (2♂), 16 (2♂), 18 (4♂ + 2♀), 20 (2♂ + 1♀)

     RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: 30 (1♀)

     RUDDY DUCK: 5 (31), 7 (1♀), 12 (9), 16 (13), 17 (15), 19 (3), 21 (2♀)

     Ducks sp.: 1 (36), 7 (9)

     RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 13 (1), 15 (1), 21 (1), 28 (1), 30 (1)

     PIED-BILLED GREBE: 1-2 (4), 3 (3), 5 (8), 6 (3), 7 (1), 9-10 (1), 13-19 (1), 20 (2), 21 (1), 22-23 (2), 24 (3), 25 (1), 26 (2), 27 (3), 28-29 (2), 30 (1)

     HORNED GREBE: 5 (2), 6 (3), 17 (2)

     EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 20 (BY 1), 30 (2)

     MOURNING DOVE: 1 (8), 3 (1), 6 (1), 9 (4), 11 (1), 13 (39), 14-15 (2), 16 (7), 17 (1), 18-19 (2), 20 (6 + BY 1), 21 (5), 22-23 (4), 24 (12), 25 (2 + BY 2), 26 (4), 27 (1)

     AMERICAN COOT: 1 (1), 5 (225), 6 (133), 7 (3), 12 (2), 13 (6), 14 (7), 15 (5), 16 (9), 17-18 (3), 19 (4)

     KILLDEER: 1 (1)

     AMERICAN WOODCOCK: 6 (3), 9 (1)

     WILSON’S SNIPE: 1-2 (2), 7 (2)

     GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 1 (1)

     RING-BILLED GULL: 5 (19), 6 (4), 7 (10), 9 (2), 11 (3), 12 (10), 16-17 (2), 19-20 (1)

     Loon sp.: 5 (1)

     DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 12 (3), 20 (1), 24 (1)

     AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 17 (32)

     GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (1), 2-3 (2), 5-7 (1), 11-13 (1), 15 (1), 17 (1), 23 (1), 27-29 (1)

     BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: 9-10 (1 im)

     NORTHERN HARRIER: 17 (1 im), 19 (1), 21 (1 im), 30 (1♂)

     SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: 17 (BY 1 im), 20 (1), 24 (1 ad), 27 (2 im)

     COOPER’S HAWK: 5-6 (1), 12 (BY 1), 19 (1 im), 25 (1 im)

     Accipiter sp.: 9 (1), 11 (1)

     BALD EAGLE: 9 (1), 11 (3 ad + 1 4-yr + 1 im), 12 (1 ad + 1 im), 16 (1 ad + 1 im), 17-18 (1 ad), 19 (7), 20-22 (1 im), 24 (1 ad + 1 im), 25 (1), 26 (1 im), 27 (4 im), 29 (2 ad), 30 (1 ad + 1 im)

     RED-TAILED HAWK: 1-3 (1), 5 (1), 9 (1), 10 (2 + BY 1), 11 (1), 12 (3), 13 (4), 14 (3), 17 (3), 18-24 (2), 27 (3 + BY 1), 28 (3), 29 (2), 30 (1)

     ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: 18 (1)

     BARRED OWL: 12 (1)

     BELTED KINGFISHER: 1 (1), 2 (2), 3 (1), 5-6 (1), 9 (1), 16 (1), 18 (2), 19 (1), 21-22 (1), 23 (2), 24-26 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1)

     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1 (1), 2 (3), 3 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1), 9 (1 + BY 1), 10 (3), 11 (1), 13-14 (1), 15 (2 + BY 1), 16 (1), 17 (2), 19 (1), 20 (BY 1), 21 (1), 23-26 (1), 28 (1 + BY 1), 29 (2)

     YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 1 (1)

     DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1 (1 + BY 1), 2-3 (3), 5 (6), 6 (3), 7 (1), 9 (3), 10 (3 + BY 1), 11 (2 + BY 1), 12 (2), 13 (8 + BY 1), 14 (5), 15 (4), 16 (3 + BY 2), 17 (7 + BY 1), 18 (2), 20 (3), 21 (1), 22-24 (2), 25 (5 + BY 1), 26 (2 + BY 1), 27 (2), 28 (7 + BY 1), 29 (1), 30 (3)

     HAIRY WOODPECKER: 1 (2), 2 (1), 10 (2), 16 (BY 1), 25 (1), 28 (1)

     NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 7 (1), 10 (2)

     NORTHERN SHRIKE: 11 (1), 20 (1)

     BLUE JAY: 1 (3 + BY 1), 2 (3), 3 (4 + BY 2), 4 (BY 1), 5 (2 + BY 1), 6 (1 + BY 1), 7 (3), 9 (7 + BY 2), 10 (BY 3), 13 (3 + BY 1), 14 (4), 15 (4 + BY 2), 16 (1 + BY 1), 17 (4), 18 (1), 20 (4 + BY 1), 21 (1 + BY 1), 22 (4), 23-24 (5 + BY 1), 25 (5 + BY 2), 26 (3), 27 (1), 28 (2), 29 (3 + BY 1)

     AMERICAN CROW: 1 (8), 2-3 (4), 4 (FY 1), 5 (6 + BY 2), 6 (4 + BY 1), 7 (4), 9 (4), 10 (4 + BY 1), 11 (8), 12 (4 + FY 1), 13 (17), 14 (13), 15 (3 + BY 1), 16 (2), 17 (9), 18-19 (7), 20 (15), 21 (2 + BY 2), 22 (7 + BY 1), 23 (9), 24 (6), 25 (31 + BY 1), 26 (8), 27 (5 + BY 2), 28 (13), 29-30 (3)

     BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1 (10 + BY 1), 2 (5), 3 (1 + BY 1), 4 (BY 2), 5 (3 + BY 1), 6 (4 + BY 1), 7 (9 + BY 2), 9 (7 + BY 3), 10 (9 + BY 1), 11 (3 + BY 1), 12 (10 + BY 1), 13 (6 + BY 3), 14 (6), 15 (3 + BY 1), 16 (6 + BY 2), 17 (12 + BY 2), 18 (4 + BY 2), 19 (6 + BY 2), 20-21 (3 + BY 3), 22 (4 + BY 2), 23 (3 + BY 3), 24 (5 + BY 1), 25 (1 + BY 3), 26 (5 + BY 2), 27 (2 + BY 1), 28 (7 + BY 1), 29 (BY 2), 30 (3 + BY 2)

     RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 2 (1)

     GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 5 (3), 6 (1), 9 (1), 14 (BY 1)

     CEDAR WAXWING: 1 (4), 9 (19 + BY 10), 11 (5)

     WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 (7), 2 (4), 3 (2), 6 (2), 7 (4 + BY 1), 9-10 (3), 11 (1), 12 (3), 13 (5 + BY 1), 14-16 (2), 17 (4), 20 (2), 21-22 (3), 23 (2), 24 (3), 25 (4), 26 (4 + BY 1), 27 (2 + BY 1), 28 (2), 30 (1)

     EUROPEAN STARLING: 1 (12), 2 (13), 3 (21), 5 (7 + BY 3), 6 (2), 7 (9), 9 (14), 10 (21 + BY 65), 11 (7), 13 (5 + FY 23), 14 (80), 15 (27 + BY 4), 16 (145 + BY 12), 17 (33 + BY 28), 18 (109), 19 (25 + BY 7), 20 (77 + BY 1), 21 (23), 22 (12), 23 (25), 24 (14), 25 (2), 26 (7), 28 (7), 30 (6)

     EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 1-2 (1), 3 (4), 7 (1♂), 9 (1), 11 (1), 12-13 (1♂ + 1♀), 17 (4♂ + 1♀), 18 (3), 22 (1♂), 24 (2), 26 (4), 28 (1), 30 (1)

     AMERICAN ROBIN: 1 (59), 2 (38), 3 (47 + BY 2), 5 (21 + BY 4), 6 (6), 7 (8 + BY 1), 9 (11), 10 (BY 3), 11 (1 + FY 2), 13 (2), 18 (2), 22 (1), 24 (1)

     HOUSE SPARROW: 1 (10 + BY 3), 2 (12 + BY 3), 3 (39 + BY 21), 4 (BY 12), 5 (26 + BY 21), 6 (17 + BY 10), 7 (7 + BY 3), 9 (18 + BY 9), 10 (10 + BY 16), 11 (23 + BY 9), 12 (BY 16), 13 (41 + BY 11), 14 (17 + BY 1), 15 (14 + BY 4), 16 (30 + BY 6), 17 (50+ BY 7), 18 (37 + BY 8), 19 (36 + BY 2), 20 (23 + BY 13), 21 (17 + BY 14), 22 (17 + BY 6), 23 (20 + BY 10), 24 (11 + BY 3), 25 (20 + BY 3), 26 (10 + BY 10), 27 (2), 28 (9 + BY 3), 29 (1 + BY 24), 30 (10 + BY 5)

     House X Eurasian Tree Sparrow: 7 (1♂), 10 (1♂), 17 (1♂), 19 (1♂), 23 (1♂), 30 (1♂)

     EURASIAN TREE SPARROW: 1 (1♀), 9 (1♀), 13-14 (1♀), 17-23 (1♀), 25 (1♀), 30 (1♀)

     HOUSE FINCH: 1 (4 + BY 1), 2 (10 + BY 2), 3 (6 + BY 4), 4 (BY 5), 5 (5 + BY 5), 6 (12 + BY 2), 7 (10 + BY 4), 9 (BY 5), 10 (6 + BY 2), 11 (44 + BY 1), 12 (16 + BY 12), 13 (13 + BY 5), 14 (7 + BY 3), 15 (36 + BY 19), 16 (26 + BY 12), 17 (12 + BY 7), 18 (48 + BY 6), 19 (27 + BY 7), 20 (9 + BY 10), 21 (5 + BY 3), 22 (18 + BY 5), 23 (26 + BY 7), 24 (8 + BY 1), 25 (23 + BY 4), 26 (2 + BY 4), 27 (17 + BY 2), 28 (17 + BY 4), 29 (BY 12), 30 (25 + BY 8)

     PURPLE FINCH: 2 (1♂), 13 (3♀)

     AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-2 (7), 3 (4), 5-6 (3), 7 (7), 9 (3), 11 (2), 12 (1), 13-14 (2), 15 (BY 1), 17 (3), 20 (5), 21 (1 + BY 2), 22 (1), 23 (4 + BY 1), 25 (5), 26 (3), 28 (16), 30 (1)

     FIELD SPARROW: 2 (1)

     FOX SPARROW: 1 (1), 2 (2 + BY 1), 3 (1 + BY 1), 4 (BY 2), 5 (6 + BY 1), 6 (2 + BY 3), 7 (BY 1), 9 (2 + BY 1), 11 (BY 2), 13 (1), 15 (1), 20 (1 + BY 1), 21 (BY 2), 26-27 (BY 1)

     AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 1 (7), 2 (3), 3 (20), 5 (20), 6 (10), 7 (48), 9 (70), 10 (16), 11 (95), 12 (57), 13 (35), 14 (113), 15 (32), 16 (38), 17 (62), 18 (208), 19 (136), 20 (82), 21 (130), 22 (59), 23 (16), 24 (23), 25-26 (1), 27 (59), 28 (35), 29 (11), 30 (27)

     DARK-EYED JUNCO (Slate-colored): 1 (34 + BY 9), 2 (26 + BY 2), 3 (20 + BY 1), 4 (BY 10), 5 (26 + BY 9), 6 (1 + BY 1), 7 (16 + BY 1), 9 (33 + BY 4), 10 (22 + BY 2), 11 (48 + BY 2), 12 (24 + BY 7), 13 (23 + BY 4), 14 (22 + BY 3), 15 (12 + BY 5), 16 (12 + BY 5), 17 (18 + BY 4), 18 (35 + BY 3), 19 (15 + BY 2), 20 (16 + BY 3), 21 (19+ BY 2), 22 (15 + BY 2), 23 (8 + BY 3), 24 (4 + BY 1), 25 (4 + BY 6), 26 (10 + BY 6), 27 (7 + BY 3), 28 (5 + BY 2), 29 (16 + BY 7), 30 (21 + BY 4)

     WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 1-2 (8), 3 (7), 5 (11), 6 (3), 7 (2), 9 (9 + BY 2), 10 (3 + BY 4), 11 (6 + BY 3), 12 (18 + BY 2), 13 (2 + BY 1), 14 (4 + BY 1), 15 (2 + BY 1), 16 (3 + BY 2), 17 (1 + BY 1), 18 (6), 19 (2), 20-21 (5 + BY 1), 22 (6), 23 (2), 24 (1), 27 (1), 28 (5), 30 (2)

     HARRIS’S SPARROW: 1 (15 + BY 2), 2 (11 + BY 2), 3 (12 + BY 4), 4 (BY 2), 5 (24 + BY 3), 6 (10 + BY 3), 7 (12 + BY 1), 9 (11 + BY 6), 10 (4 + BY 7), 11 (5 + BY 5), 12 (6 + BY 3), 13 (4 + BY 1), 14 (5 + BY 1), 15 (1 + BY 1), 16 (2 + BY 1), 17 (1 + BY 3), 18 (5 + BY 2), 19 (2 + BY 2), 20 (4 + BY 2), 21 (6 + BY 2), 22 (3 + BY 1), 23 (2 + BY 2), 24 (1 + BY 1), 25-26 (BY 3), 27 (BY 5), 28 (BY 2), 29 (BY 4), 30 (1 + BY 3)

     WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 1 (1 + BY 4), 2 (10), 3 (2 + BY 2), 4 (BY 3), 5 (4 + BY 3), 6 (5 + BY 4), 7 (BY 1), 9 (7 + BY 2), 10 (1 + BY 2), 11 (1 + BY 1), 18 (1)

     SONG SPARROW: 1 (18), 2 (8), 3 (19), 5 (9), 6 (6), 7 (8), 9 (5), 10 (2), 11 (5), 12 (8), 13 (9), 14-15 (2), 16 (3), 17 (6), 18 (9), 19 (7), 20 (9), 21 (8), 22 (3), 23 (2), 27-28 (1), 30 (1)

     LINCOLN’S SPARROW: 2-3 (1), 9-10 (1)

     SWAMP SPARROW: 3 (3), 6 (1), 16 (1)

     Sparrow sp.: 1 (9+), 2 (12+), 3 (9+), 5 (7+), 6 (21+), 7 (9+), 9 (10+), 10 (5+), 11 (17+), 12 (4+), 14 (10+), 15 (9+), 16 (11+), 17 (16+), 19 (6+), 20 (17+), 21 (12+), 22 (10+), 23 (8+), 24 (4+), 26 (1), 29 (10+), 30 (22+)

     RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1 (95 + BY 1), 2 (91 + BY 2), 3 (77), 5 (2 + BY 1), 6 (12 + BY 650), 7 (4), 9 (42), 10 (6 + BY 2), 11 (4 + BY 6), 12 (19), 13 (2), 15 (2), 16 (1), 17 (12), 18 (13), 19 (2), 21 (1), 25 (2)

     BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1 (5), 2 (8), 3 (7), 6 (1), 7 (5)

     RUSTY BLACKBIRD: 9 (7)

     COMMON GRACKLE: 1 (1), 3 (2), 7 (1), 12-14 (1), 19 (1), 23 (1)

     Blackbirds sp.: 17 (18)

     NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1 (1 + BY 2), 3 (4 + BY 1), 4 (BY 2), 5 (1 + BY 2), 7 (1 + BY 2), 9 (4 + BY 2), 10 (2 + BY 2), 11 (2 + BY 6), 12 (2 + BY 2), 13 (7), 14 (1 + BY 2), 15 (1 + BY 2), 16 (BY 2), 17 (11 + BY 2), 18-19 (1 + BY 2), 20 (10 + BY 2), 21 (1), 22 (2), 23 (1 + BY 1), 24 (BY 1), 25 (3), 26 (2 + BY 2), 27 (4 + BY 2), 28 (1 + BY 2), 29 (3 + BY 2), 30 (2 + BY 6)

 

Unless indicated otherwise, the White-tailed Deer were antlerless.  The yearlings were just about the same size as the adults.

 

MAMMALIAN

     EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 4, 6-7, 9-13, 15-30

     EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL: 1-7, 9-30

     AMERICAN BEAVER: 2 (1), 6-7 (1), 9 (1)

     COMMON MUSKRAT: 1 (1), 3 (1), 11 (1), 12 (2), 21 (1), 24 (1), 27 (1)

     NORTHERN RACCOON: 1 (BY 1), 3 (BY 2)

     AMERICAN MINK: 14 (1)

     NORTHERN RIVER OTTER: 2-3 (1)

     WHITE-TAILED DEER: 1 (3), 2 (1♂ + 2), 3 (2♂ + 7), 5 (1), 6 (1♂ + 4), 7 (1♂ + 7), 9 (2♂ + 8), 10 (1♂ + 2), 11 (3 + BY 3), 12 (2 + BY 1), 13 (3♂ + 4), 14 (2♂ + 6), 15 (9), 16 (7), 17 (2♂ + 4), 18 (1♂ + 3 + BY 1♂ + 1), 19 (BY 1), 20 (1♂ + 7 + BY 6), 21 (6), 22 (1♂ + 8), 23 (2 + BY 1), 24 (1), 25 (2♂ + 11), 26 (2), 27 (1♂ + 2), 28 (3♂ + 9), 29 (2)

 

REPTILIAN

     WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1 (1)

     RED-EARED SLIDER: 2 (2), 10 (1)

 

AMPHIBIAN

     AMERICAN BULLFROG: 1 (6), 2 (13), 3 (10), 5 (1), 6 (4), 9 (17), 10 (48)

     NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 2 (7), 3 (9), 9 (7), 10 (11)

 

LEPIDOPTERA

     PAINTED LADY: 1 (1)

     WOOLLY BEAR (ISABELLA TIGER MOTH): 1 (2), 2 (1), 5-6 (2), 7 (1), 10 (1)

Wolf. Oesterreich

Nov 30, 2022: November 2022 AHHP Photo Collage

November 2022 photos from the blog by Wolf. Oesterreich, Greg Courtney,  Thomas Meyer, Kevin Kane,  Kirk Moloney, and Tana Tesdall.

Nov 29, 2022: November Geese in Flight

A common scene at Ada Hayden in recent days: Canada Geese taking flight at South Lake (Greg Courtney, 11/28/22).

Nov 27, 2022: Spring's Seeds

Goldenrod seed heads, against the sunset and silhouette of the bridge, will have to wait for the warmer weather of spring to spread across the park. (Thomas Meyer, 11/23/22)

Nov 25, 2022: Sunset

 

Colorful sunset through bare trees. (Thomas Meyer, 11/23/22)

Nov 23, 2022: The Meeting

 

A goose and pelican meet on the north shore of the north lake. (Kevin Kane, 11/8/16)

Nov 21, 2022: Horned Grebe

The Horned Grebes migrating southward through our area are already in their Winter (non-breeding) plumage.  On the 6th, 3 were present. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 11/6/22)

Nov 19, 2022: Colorful Clouds

 

Morning clouds illuminated by the rising sun. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 11/7/22)

Nov 17, 2022: Plains Garter Snake

 A Plains Garter Snake absorbing the "heat" from the east bridge spur. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 11/2/21)

Nov 15, 2022: American Tree Sparrow

As our Chipping Sparrows head south, American Tree Sparrows arrive from the north.  Note the bicolor bill and reddish crown.  There is also a dark spot on the center of the breast (not viewable from this angle).(Wolf. Oesterreich, 11/7/22)