Friday, October 30, 2020
Wally was out of the office this week, so no report from him, but Peter was in his office, cleaning it out before his retirement. During one
of his trips to the Lab he reported finding
Greater White-fronted Geese in Main Ring Lake. Dave
Friday, October 23, 2020
Due to weather conditions and work commitments, Wally's birding
efforts this week (Oct.19-Oct.23) were greatly diminished as were
the birds. I'm sure nearing the end of fall migration also had
something to do with the smaller number of birds. Birds recorded
included:
Canada Goose,
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Shoveler,
Mallard,
Green-winged Teal,
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Great Egret,
Turkey Vulture,
Northern Harrier,
Cooper's Hawk,
American Kestrel,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Gray Catbird,
Eastern Bluebird,
Cedar Waxwing,
Fox Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco,
White-crowned Sparrow,
Song Sparrow,
Swamp Sparrow,
Eastern Meadowlark, Brown Headed Cowbird,
Common Grackle and
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dave
Friday, October 16, 2020
Wally reported that both waterfowl and sparrows were found in good
numbers this week (Oct.12-Oct.16). Waterfowl found included
Canada Goose,
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Shoveler,
Gadwall,
American Wigeon,
Mallard and
Green-winged Teal. Sparrows found were
Dark-eyed Junco,
White-crowned Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow and
Swamp Sparrow. The bird of the week was a
Lapland Longspur found on
the path between A.E. Sea and Lake Law. Several shorebirds were
found on the mud flats at the Sea of Evanescence including
Killdeer,
Pectoral Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs. Other birds of interest
included
Pied-billed Grebe,
American Coot,
Sandhill Crane,
Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Great Egret,
Turkey Vulture,
Northern Harrier,
Cooper's Hawk,
Bald Eagle (3 adults),
Belted Kingfisher,
American Kestrel,
Tree Swallow,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Marsh Wren,
Eastern Bluebird,
Cedar Waxwing,
Eastern Towhee,
Nashville Warbler and
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dave
Friday, October 9, 2020
According to Wally's weekly report warblers are now down to the
typical late
stragglers,
Yellow-rumped Warblers and
Palm Warblers. Meanwhile both waterfowl and sparrow migrations are picking up in both numbers
and diversity. Waterfowl found included
Canada Goose,
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Shoveler,
Mallard,
Green-winged Teal and
Ring-necked Duck. Sparrows found included
Chipping Sparrow,
Field Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow,
Song Sparrow and
Swamp Sparrow.
Other interesting finds included
Pied-billed Grebe,
Chimney Swift,
Sandhill Crane,
Pectoral Sandpiper,
Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Great Egret,
Turkey Vulture,
Northern Harrier,
Cooper's Hawk,
Merlin (Wally's favorite find of the week),
Eastern Bluebird,
Eastern Towhee, and
Eastern Meadowlark. Dave
Friday, October 2, 2020
Among the warblers found this week, Wally reported a continued
dominance of
Yellow-rumped Warblers. Others included
Nashville Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat,
Magnolia Warbler and
Palm Warbler. He also reported large numbers of waterfowl. The new arrivals included
Northern Shoveler and a nice dark adult
Snow Goose (Blue Goose).
The
Snow Goose was first seen flying, then it landed near the
Frontier Pub in the Village. Other waterfowl included
Canada Goose,
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal and, of course,
Mallard. The first fall
migrant sparrows were noticed this week. They included
White-throated Sparrow,
Song Sparrow and
Swamp Sparrow. Other birds
of interest found, mostly on Friday, were:
Pied-billed Grebe,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
American Coot (good number of these),
Sandhill Crane,
Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Great Egret,
Turkey Vulture,
Northern Harrier,
Great Horned Owl,
Belted Kingfisher,
American Kestrel,
Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Eastern Phoebe,
Marsh Wren,
Gray Catbird,
Cedar Waxwing,
Eastern Towhee and
Eastern Meadowlark. Dave
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