Monday, March 29, 2021
Wally added another 2 new year birds to the Lab this past week (Mar 22-26), including a near, on schedule
Eastern Phoebe and a late
arriving
Common Grackle. The disturbing portion of his report was
that he did not find the
Bald Eagles this past week and had not seen
them on the nest for some time. This would most likely place them
out of the nesting period for the year. Though he stated there were
not a large number of waterfowl around, he did have good variety
including:
Canada Goose,
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
American Wigeon,
Mallard,
Ring-necked Duck,
Lesser Scaup and
Common Merganser. Other interesting finds for the
week were:
Pied-billed Grebe,
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Barred Owl (Adam found again),
Hairy Woodpecker,
American Kestrel,
Tree Swallow,
Eastern Bluebird,
American Tree Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco,
Song Sparrow,
Eastern Meadowlark and
Brown-headed Cowbird. Dave
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Donna's weekly report included 2 new year bird species including a
Great Egret and a number of
Tree Swallows. Waterfowl diversity was
down a little. Those found were
Canada Geese,
Mallards,
Wood Ducks,
Northern Shovelers,
Ring-necked Ducks and
Common Mergansers. Other highlights included a pair of
Pied-billed Grebes, a possible pair of
Sandhill Cranes and a
Great Blue Heron. All these birds were found
in A.E Sea or Dusaf Pond. Unfortunately, the cattails on the south
side of Batavia Road in A.E. Sea have not yet emerged. The Slots,
that were cut several years ago in these cattails, were a great
habitat for marsh birds. It is hard to tell whether this habitat
will return. Finally, along North Eola Road, Donna found 2
Northern Harriers (hunting the fields) and
Eastern Meadowlarks. Dave
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Wally's report from the week of Mar. 15-19 stated that waterfowl
numbers appeared to be down but still with some diversity. Included in his list were:
Canada Goose,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
Mallard,
Canvasback,
Redhead,
Ring-necked Duck,
Lesser Scaup and
Common Merganser. On the other hand, sparrows appeared to be on the
upswing. Those found were
American Tree Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow (first of year),
Dark-eyed Junco,
White-throated Sparrow and
Song Sparrow. Other interesting finds were
Pied-billed Grebe,
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Great Blue Heron,
Northern Harrier,
Bald Eagle,
Hairy Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker (first of year),
American Kestrel,
Eastern Meadowlark and
Brown-headed Cowbird. Wally further
mentioned a couple of sightings from March 6th by a new physicist at
the Lab. They were a
Rough-legged Hawk and a
Barred Owl. Dave
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Donna reported mostly waterfowl and water-related birds again this
week, with a pair of
Canvasbacks (new for the year), as her top bird.
They were found in Dusaf Pond along with several
Lesser Scaup (I'm
assuming they were) and
Common Mergansers. Across the road, at A.E.
Sea, she found
Northern Shovelers, more
Common Mergansers, a
Pied-billed Grebe, and an
American Coot. Along North Eola Road she
found a
couple of
Eastern Meadowlarks and an
American Kestrel on the kestrel
nest box. Dave
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Wally's workload defines his monitoring possibilities, and last week
(Mar 8-12)
did not allow much time for birds. He still was able to report a
good
number of waterfowl including
Canada Goose,
Wood Duck,
Northern Shoveler,
American Wigeon,
Mallard,
Ring-necked Duck,
Lesser Scaup,
Common Goldeneye,
Hooded Merganser and
Common Merganser. Besides the
Wood Duck, he scored several more "first of the year birds"
including:
Ring-billed Gull,
Turkey Vulture,
Song Sparrow,
Brown-headed Cowbird and
Rusty Blackbird. Other highlights found were
Sandhill Crane,
Killdeer,
Northern Harrier,
Bald Eagle,
Great Horned Owl and
American Kestrel. Dave
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Donna continues to report on birds found in the A.E. Sea slots along
Batavia Road, as she passes the area on her way to and from work. Even though this area is an exceedingly small percentage of the birding area
in the Lab, some interesting birds have been found here in recent
years. Her sightings during the second week of March included:
Canada Goose,
Mallard,
Northern Shovelers,
Blue-winged Teal, American Widgeon,
Bufflehead,
Hooded Merganser,
Common Merganser,
American Coot,
Killdeer and
Red-winged Blackbirds. Dave
Saturday, March 6, 2021
On her way into work today Donna reported a pair of
Sandhill Cranes displaying in the Village. While the slots along Batavia Road provided
a pair of
Buffleheads, a male
Hooded Merganser,
Mallards,
Canada Geese,
and many
Red-winged Blackbirds. At Andy's Pond 2 pair of
Common Mergansers and 5
Double-crested Cormorants were found. Dave
Friday, March 5, 2021
As expected for the beginning of March, Wally's highlights were
dominated by waterfowl. It was a very nice list including:
Greater White-fronted Goose,
Cackling Goose,
Canada Goose,
Tundra Swan,
Mallard,
Redhead,
Ring-necked Duck,
Lesser Scaup,
Bufflehead,
Common Goldeneye,
Hooded Merganser and
Common Merganser. Wally reported
that even though the
Bald Eagles are getting a later start this
year, they have been spending more time around and in the nest. One factor may be that this a totally new nest this year. The remainder
of the week's highlights included:
Sandhill Crane,
Killdeer,
Northern Harrier,
Red-tailed Hawk,
Hairy Woodpecker,
American Kestrel,
Horned Lark and
Eastern Bluebird. Dave
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