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Author: Peter Kasper
Sunday, May 31
Sunday Denis saw a
Yellow-breasted Chat and
Orchard Oriole in the area of the Prairie Parking Lot on Pine Street. He also had a flyby
Osprey and an
American Woodcock family of
one adult and four chicks walking across the road in the
same area. Also of note, two
Black-crowned Night-Herons were flushed along the shore of Lake Logo and an
Alder Flycatcher was heard singing. Dave Thursday, May 28
An Exciting find today on Swan Lake was a
Greater Scaup,
this was a first May sighting at the Lab for this
species. Also, seen today were
Connecticut Warbler,
Chestnut-sided Warbler and a good number of
Henslow's Sparrows in a number of locations.
Bobolinks dominated
the pre-breeding grassland bird survey, except of course
for the
Red-winged Blackbirds. Dave Sunday, May 24
It seems as though migration is pretty much over. A
Swainson's Thrush was the only non-resident species we
managed to find today and large numbers of mosquitoes added
to our woes. However, there were some compensations for our
efforts. The
White-eyed Vireo was still singing by the Ed Center, a
Yellow-billed Cuckoo was calling from the Big Woods, the
Northern Shoveler was still present in the pool
just north of the Bison
Field, and a
Purple Martin was
hunting insects over Lake Logo.
Sunday, May 17
I had a fairly good morning of birding today. There were a
variety of warblers around (albeit in small numbers),
including both a
Connecticut and a
Mourning Warbler at
different locations inside the Tevatron ring. The
White-eyed Vireo found last week was still present by the Ed Center and appears to have established a breeding territory.
Similarly the
Red-headed Woodpeckers were still present
inside the Tevatron ring and are likely to be nesting there.
I also spotted a pair of
Great Crested Flycatchers at a nest
site along the west side of the Tevatron Ring, and while I
was there a calling
Sandhill Crane flew over and from what I
could hear, either landed in or circled the marshes in the
center of the ring.
Shorebirds remain notable by their absence despite the
abundance of suitable habitat.
Saturday, May 9
The annual spring bird count was held at Fermilab today. A
small group of dedicated birders scoured the site from 6:00
in the morning till 5:00 in the evening and recorded 100
species. Among the highlights were
Black-throated Blue Warbler at Horseshoe pond,
White-eyed Vireo near the
Education Center, three
Black Terns along Eola rd, two
Caspian Terns at Lake Law, a pair of
Red-headed Woodpeckers in the center of the Tevatron ring, both
Golden-winged and
Blue-winged Warblers near the Ed. Center, and a
Purple Martin along Eola rd.
Saturday, May 2
It was another successful day of birding at the lab today.
The two big highlights were an
American Bittern by Lake Logo and a
Red-headed Woodpecker in the oak savanna in the center
of the Tevatron ring. Other good birds included several
Soras around Lake Logo and a
Northern Parula near Nepese Pond. A number of other warblers were also seen:
Nashville,
Palm,
Black-and-white,
Black-throated Green,
Yellow-rumped,
Northern Waterthrush, and
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