A view of Pool F showing 8 of 18 Great Blue Herons and 2 of 4 Great Egrets. Also present are Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Mallards, and Killdeer. (This Summer, I've recorded up to 33 Great Blue Herons and 11 Great Egrets.) 8/3/14 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Friday, August 8, 2014
August 6, 2014: Birds on the Wetland
A view of Pool F showing 8 of 18 Great Blue Herons and 2 of 4 Great Egrets. Also present are Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Mallards, and Killdeer. (This Summer, I've recorded up to 33 Great Blue Herons and 11 Great Egrets.) 8/3/14 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
August 5, 2014: Common Sanddragon
Common Sanddragon. 8/4/14 (Tyler Harms)
Common Sanddragon, a member of the clubtail family of dragonflies (note the larger, "club-like" end of the abdomen). The yellow claspers (appendages at the tip of the abdomen) help distinguish this species from others in the clubtail family. As their name implies, Common Sanddragons prefer streams, rivers, and lakes with sandy bottoms. The patrol flowing water in search for prey and will often capture their prey in flight as other dragonflies do. This is the first observation of this species at the Park and the fourth clubtail species observed at the Park this year It was photographed along the Upland Trail
Tyler
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
August 4, 2014: Invasive Species Program on Thursday 8/7
Musk Thistle. 6/7/12 (Kevin Kane)
Dear Friends,
This week's interpretive program will be on invasive species. We will meet at the shelter on the north side, Thursday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 pm.
Erv Klaas
August 3, 2014: Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
The heat hasn't driven the Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrels underground. They are still present in many areas of the Park. 7/26/14 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Monday, August 4, 2014
August 2, 2014: Wolf's July 2014 Wildlife Report
Common Yellowthroats are quite common in the prairie areas of the Park. This female was interested in my "pishing" and flew in close to investigate. 7/26/14 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
A total of 70 (plus 1 sp.) avian species was recorded this month at Ada Hayden Heritage Park, ranking this month as 5th highest July total (tied with 2004) among 17 years of records.
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 54th Supplement (2013) to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 13th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).
AVIAN
CANADA GOOSE: 1-2, 4-6, 8-11, 13-15, 17-31
WOOD DUCK: 4 (2♀), 6 (1♀), 9-10, 12, 14 (1), 19-31
MALLARD: 1-9, 11-31
RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 2-6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23-26, 28, 31
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 2 (1)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 2 (1), 10-13 (1), 15-22 (1), 22-26 (2), 27 (1)
GREAT BLUE HERON: 1 (3), 2 (2), 4 (3), 5-7 (1), 8 (3), 9 (1), 10 (6), 11 (7), 12 (5), 13 (2), 14 (1),
15 (7), 16 (2), 17-18 (6), 19 (15), 20 (12), 21 (22), 22-23 (28), 24 (31), 25 (21),
26 (27), 27 (33), 28 (32), 29 (15), 30 (16), 31 (17)
GREAT EGRET: 11 (5), 12-13 (7), 14 (4), 15 (8), 16-17 (7), 18 (6), 19-20 (10), 21 (8), 22 (11), 23 (7),
24-25 (10), 26 (11), 27 (8), 28 (9), 29 (11), 30 (7), 31 (9)
GREEN HERON: 2 (1), 7 (1), 11 (1), 21 (1), 26 (1), 30-31 (1)
TURKEY VULTURE: 1 (1), 3 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 6 (3), 7 (11), 9 (1), 10 (2), 11 (1), 12 (11), 14 (5+), 15 (3),
16 (2), 18-19 (1), 21 (1), 30 (1)
OSPREY: 1-3 (1), 19 (1), 22 (1)
BALD EAGLE: 10 (1 ad), 15 (1 ad), 17 (1 ad), 18 (1 4-yr), 23-26 (1 ad)
COOPER'S HAWK: 24 (1), 27 (1)
RED-TAILED HAWK: 1 (1), 2, 3 (1), 4 (2), 5-6 (1), 8-9 (2), 10 (1), 12 (1), 15 (2), 16 (1), 17 (2), 19 (2),
21-22 (1), 23 (2), 24 (1), 25 (2), 26-28 (1), 30 (3)
KILLDEER: 1 (3), 2-4 (2), 5, 7 (4), 8-9 (1), 10 (4), 16-17, 20, 23-31
SPOTTED SANDPIPER: 22 (1), 25 (1), 27 (1), 28 (2), 29 (4), 30 (2), 31 (2)
SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 25 (7), 26 (5), 27 (20+), 28-29 (1), 30-31 (5)
GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 26 (2)
LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 26 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1)
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER: 27 (1), 28 (2), 29 (3), 30 (2), 31 (7)
LEAST SANDPIPER: 26 (2), 27 (5+), 29 (6), 30 (3), 31 (1)
PECTORAL SANDPIPER: 25 (5), 26 (10), 27 (13+), 28 (6), 29 (2), 30 (8), 31 (2)
Sandpiper sp.: 23
RING-BILLED GULL: 1 (1)
BLACK TERN: 2 (2)
MOURNING DOVE: 1-31
GREAT HORNED OWL: 17 (1), 29 (1)
CHIMNEY SWIFT: 21 (3), 27
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD: 10 (1♀), 12 (1♀), 16 (1♀), 18 (1? + 1♀), 19 (1♀), 23 (1), 29 (1♀)
BELTED KINGFISHER: 6-7 (1), 10-11 (1), 28-29 (1)
DOWNY WOODPECKER: 2-3, 5, 7, 11, 18, 21, 28, 30
HAIRY WOODPECKER: 1 (2), 4, 8
NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1 (1), 4 (1), 5 (2), 6 (1), 9 (2), 10, 12, 14-16, 19, 24
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE: 18 (1)
WILLOW FLYCATCHER: 23 (1), 26 (1)
EASTERN PHOEBE: 6 (1)
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER: 4 (1)
EASTERN KINGBIRD: 1 (1), 3 (2), 4, 5 (2), 6 (1), 7 (2), 8 (1), 12 (2), 15 (3), 16 (1), 17 (2), 18-19 (1),
20 (3), 21 (1), 23 (2), 25-26 (3), 27-28 (2), 29 (3), 30-31 (2)
WARBLING VIREO: 1-9, 11-13, 15-18, 20-21, 23, 26, 28
BLUE JAY: 1, 3-6, 13, 16-17, 22-23, 26, 28
AMERICAN CROW: 1, 4-6, 9-12, 14-18, 20-31
PURPLE MARTIN: 1-31
TREE SWALLOW: 1-7, 10-14, 18-19
BANK SWALLOW: 23 (1), 26, 31
CLIFF SWALLOW: 6 (1), 7, 11, 16, 25-28, 31
BARN SWALLOW: 1-31
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 2, 4-13, 16, 18-31
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 5, 24, 27, 30-31
HOUSE WREN: 1-31
SEDGE WREN: 20 (2), 21 (3), 22 (1), 23-24, 25 (4), 26 (10+), 27-31
EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 6-7, 10 (1♀), 21 (1♂)
AMERICAN ROBIN: 1-31
GRAY CATBIRD: 1-13, 17, 19-21, 23, 25-26, 28-31
BROWN THRASHER: 2, 7 (3), 13, 31 (1)
EUROPEAN STARLING: 1-6, 10-11, 16, 18, 27-28
CEDAR WAXWING: 2 (1), 6 (4), 7 (1), 8 (4), 10 (1), 12 (1), 21 (6), 25 (2)
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1-31
CHIPPING SPARROW: 1-31
SONG SPARROW: 1-31
NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1-31
INDIGO BUNTING: 1-5, 7-21, 23, 25-26, 30
DICKCISSEL: 1-20, 22, 24, 28-29
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 1-31
EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 15 (1), 18, 20, 21 (1)
COMMON GRACKLE: 1-19, 21, 23-24, 28 (1), 30 (3)
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 1-8, 10, 12-13, 16, 18-19, 21-22, 25-28, 31
ORCHARD ORIOLE: 2 (1♂), 3 (1), 5 (1), 6-7, 9, 10 (1♂ + 1♀), 12 (3♂), 15-16, 17 (1♂), 18 (1♀),
20 (1♀), 27 (1)
BALTIMORE ORIOLE: 1-8, 10-12, 18, 25 (1)
HOUSE FINCH: 1-31
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1-31
HOUSE SPARROW: 1-31
MAMMALIAN
WHITE-TAILED DEER: 2-3 (1), 4 (1♀ w/1 fawn), 11 (1), 16 (1♀ w/1fawn), 21 (1♀ w/1 fawn),
FOX SQUIRREL: 11-12, 17, 23, 25-26, 31
EASTERN CHIPMUNK: 4, 7, 17-18
THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 2-3, 5, 7-9, 11, 14, 16, 18-19, 21, 23, 25-26, 28-31
EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-19, 21-31
REPTILIAN
PLAINS GARTERN SNAKE: 24 (1)
NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE: 1-2, 5, 8, 10-15, 17-20, 22-23, 25-31
WESTERN SPINY SOFTSHELL: 14 (1), 20 (1)
AMPHIBIAN
AMERICAN TOAD: 4, 7, 12-13, 19, 21, 23, 26, 30-31
BLANCHARD'S CRICKET FROG: 3-7, 9, 15, 17
EASTERN GRAY TREE FROG: 3, 25
BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 1, 29 (1)
BULLFROG: 1-2, 4, 6-10, 12-13, 15-16, 21-23, 25-31
NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 13, 21, 27-31
LEPIDOPTERA
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL: 1, 3-4, 15-16, 18, 22, 25, 27
GIANT SWALLOWTAIL: 26 (1)
EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: 6, 13, 16, 18 (1), 20-23, 25, 28-30
CHECKERED WHITE: 11 (1)
CABBAGE WHITE: 1, 3-4, 6-23, 25-31
ORANGE SULPHUR: 1-4, 6-8, 10, 12-15, 17, 20-21, 23, 25-26, 29-31
LITTLE YELLOW: 26-27, 29
SULPHUR sp: 2-4, 6, 9, 12-13, 18-19, 21-23,2 5, 27-28, 31
GRAY COPPER: 1-7, 10
EASTERN TAILED-BLUE: 3-4, 12, 14, 22-31
GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY: 4 (1), 6 (2), 7, 9-10, 13, 19
GORGONE CHECKERSPOT: 4
PEARL CRESCENT: 3-4, 12
QUESTION MARK: 1, 15-16, 18
MOURNING CLOAK: 1 (caterpillar), 4, 6 (2), 7 (4), 8 (2), 9, 10 (2), 12-13 (1), 14-15 (2), 16 (3),
18 (2), 19 (1), 22 (2), 23 (1), 25-27 (1), 31 (1)
PAINTED LADY: 17 (1)
RED ADMIRAL: 1, 3-5, 9-10, 12-13, 16, 18, 20-22, 25-30
COMMON BUCKEYE: 3 (1)
RED-SPOTTED PURPLE: 3 (1)
VICEROY: 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 21-22, 25-26, 28-29
MONARCH: 1-4, 6-31
CHICKWEED GEOMETER: 5, 8-9, 17-18
ODONATA
BLUE-FRONTED DANCER: 3-4, 8-10, 14-23, 25-31
POWDERED DANCER: 10, 17-23, 25, 27-28, 30
RAINBOW BLUET: 4, 7-9, 14-17, 22-23
DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET: 3, 8-9, 14, 16-17, 19, 21, 23, 26-27, 29, 31
TULE BLUET: 3, 7-10, 14-17, 19, 23, 25-26, 28, 30-31
FAMILIAR BLUET: 3, 7, 9, 13, 15-23, 25-28, 30-31
STREAM BLUET: 8, 14, 16, 19, 22-23, 31
SKIMMING BLUET: 10, 26
ORANGE BLUET: 8, 15-17, 22, 24, 27
Bluet sp.: 1, 3-4, 9, 13-14, 17, 26, 29-31
EASTERN FORKTAIL: 1-4, 11, 14-19, 21-31
COMMON GREEN DARNER: 1, 3-4, 6-10, 12-23, 25-31
JADE CLUBTAIL: 21 (1)
FLAG-TAILED SPINYLEG: 10 (1♀), 23 (1♂), 25 (1♂), 28 (1), 30 (1)
PLAINS CLUBTAIL: 4 (2)
COMMON BASKETTAIL: 3, 7-8, 16-17
PRINCE BASKETTAIL: 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16-22, 26, 28-31
HALLOWEEN PENNANT: 1, 3-4, 7-10, 12-13, 16-23, 25-31
EASTERN PONDHAWK: 1, 3-4, 7, 9, 14, 16-19, 27-29, 31
WIDOW SKIMMER: 1, 3-4, 6-10, 12-23, 25-31
COMMON WHITETAIL: 1, 3-4, 7-10, 12-16, 18, 22, 25-31
TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER: 1-4, 7-10, 13-20, 22-23, 25-31
BLUE DASHER: 1, 3-4, 8, 14-15, 19-21, 23, 30
WANDERING GLIDER: 12, 18-19, 25, 29
EASTERN AMBERWING: 4, 7-10, 13, 16-23, 25-31
VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK: 1-3, 6, 8, 12-20, 22, 25-29, 31
SAFFRON-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 31 (1♂)
BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK: 9 (1♀), 12-13 (1♀), 19 (1♀), 22 (1♀), 25 (1♀), 26, 28, 30
AUTUMN MEADOWHAWK: 30 (1 im ♂)
Meadowhawk sp.: 17, 30
BLACK SADDLEBAGS: 1, 3-4, 7-10, 12, 17, 19-20, 23, 26-27, 30
RED SADDLEBAGS: 3-4, 6-10, 13-14, 16-20, 23, 26-27, 29
ORTHOPTERA
CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER: 22-23, 25-31
Wolf. Oesterreich
Saturday, August 2, 2014
August 1, 2014: Gray-headed Coneflower
Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata). 7/29/14 (LaDan Omidvar)
Friday, August 1, 2014
July 31, 2014: July 2014 Photo Collage
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July 2014 photos from the blog by Tyler Harms, Kevin Kane, Erv Klaas, Wolf. Oesterreich, , and LaDan Omidvar.
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