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Thursday, May 11, 2023

In the Big Woods today we saw Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Parula, Tennessee Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, Eastern Peewee, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Flicker, Gray- cheeked Thrush, Veery, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cardinal, Baltimore Oriole, Chickadee, Palm Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Field Sparrow, Robin, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

It was a treat to do some birding in the Lab today, due to the need to renew my badge for this weekend's Spring Count. Peter, Donna and I were approved to conduct the count, with restrictions. Bird activity was quite good, but migrants were not well represented, particularly the flycatchers (none found), warblers and sparrows. Sparrow found, albeit in small numbers, were Field Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows and a Swamp Sparrow. Warblers, again in small numbers, included Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Yellow Warblers, Palm Warblers and Myrtle Warblers. All three of the original Osprey nests had female Ospreys brooding eggs. The new eagle's nest was being brooded, except the brooder was a Canada Goose (about 40 ft above ground). Other highlights included Blue-winged Teal (quite a few around the Lab), Ruddy Duck (pr), Chimney Swifts (quite a few in the Lake's Region), Soras, Sandhill Cranes (pr), a Green Heron, Turkey Vultures, a Red-eyed Vireo (new), House Wrens (new), Sedge Wrens (new, quite a few), Eastern Bluebirds and Gray Catbirds. Dave

Monday, May 3, 2021

Wally did report an uptick in the passerine migration this last week of April. His most interesting observation was: "The highlight of the week, well, I suppose it goes to my thought that I had observed something never before seen in science (I looked it up; it does happen, but rarely). A Canada Goose has taken up residence in the Bald Eagle nest. Based on seeing it in the nest 4 out of the last 6 days, I'd say she is sitting on eggs. I just think that is an awful long drop for the babies. Interestingly, the Bald Eagles are still in the vicinity." Water related birds included Mute Swan (4 in Lake Logo), Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Sora, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Wilson's Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret and Green Heron. Warblers and Sparrows showed a marked increase including Black-and-White Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow and Swamp Sparrow. The bird of the week, with only one previous sighting in the Lab, was clearly a Summer Tanager. Other bird highlights included Chimney Swift, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Belted Kingfisher, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon (3rd week in a row, "We have seen remnants of at least 4 pigeons at Wilson Hall. Potential nesting attempt?"), Horned Lark, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Meadowlark and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Dave

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Here is Wally's list from Apr 19-22 (he is using the Fermi Bird List week demarcations for reporting.) There are some really nice birds included but it looks like the passerine migration is still sluggish. Waterfowl were represented by Canada Goose, Mute Swan (4 in Lake Logo), Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Mallard and Hooded Merganser. Other water related birds included Pied-billed Grebe, Sora, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Wilson's Snipe, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron and Great Egret. Raptor type birds were Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Barred Owl, American Kestrel and Peregrine Falcon. Other birds of note were Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Brown Thrasher, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dave

Friday, April 23, 2021

This week (Apr 19-23) Donna reported the following interesting birds found in A.E. Sea or Dusaf Pond: a Mute Swan (only one), Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, a Spotted Sandpiper, Lone American White Pelican (two days), Great Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Pied-billed Grebes and Tree Swallows. Dave

Friday, April 16, 2021

Wally's report for April 9-15 still included a nice mix of waterfowl including Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Hooded Merganser and Ruddy Duck. As expected at this time of year, he mentioned finding several first-of-the-year birds including the Ruddy Duck, Caspian Tern, Brown Thrasher and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Each week recently the list of birds found has been growing. This week's highlights included: Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Sandhill Crane (pair has been hanging out on A.E. Sea flats), Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, American Kestrel, Eastern Phoebe, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Eastern Bluebird, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Brown-headed Cowbird and Common Grackle. Finally, he mentioned finding both adult Bald Eagles on the edge of the nest. He added that "it is quite possible that an adult incubating eggs could be completely hidden from view" in the nest. Hopefully, more positive info on this topic will follow. Donna added a Wilson's Snipe to the list of birds Wally found during the week. Again, it was found in the A.E. Sea Slots from Batavia Road. Wally later added a great bird that was confirmed by an independent sighting by another Lab employee, a Peregrine Falcon. Dave

Monday, April 12, 2021

Like Wally, Donna also found the pair of Mute Swans last week. In addition, she witnessed them fly from the Slots area at the south end of A.E. Sea over her head and land in Dusaf Pond. To the week's list she also added a Wilson's Snipe and a Northern Harrier along North Eola Road. Dave

Friday, April 9, 2021

Wally reported a good number of new year birds this past week. His overall best sighting was a single American White Pelican (new for year) on A.E. Sea. As he stated, "I don't think I've ever seen a lone pelican, it looked lonely." There was still a nice mix of waterfowl in the lakes including: Canada Goose, Mute Swan (new for year), Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead and Common Merganser. Another highlight of his report was that now all 3 Osprey nests have birds in their areas. Other new year birds include Pectoral Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Barn Swallow (one flying solo), Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet and Field Sparrow. Other highlights for his week were: Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Sandhill Crane (pair has been hanging out on A.E. Sea flats), Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Eastern Phoebe, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, American Tree Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Savanna Sparrow, Song Sparrow (lots of them), Eastern Meadowlark, Brown-headed Cowbird and Common Grackle. Dave

Friday, April 2, 2021

Wally's end of the month report (Mar 29-31) included a nice mix of waterfowl though overall numbers still remain low. Waterfowl found included: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Common Merganser and Red-breasted Merganser (pair, new for year). In the good news department, Wally spotted 3 adult Bald Eagles in the area of the nest. Unfortunately, they were not seen near but not at the nest. Conversely in the bad news department, Wally mentioned that in the aftermath of one of the prescribed burns, an active American Woodcock nest was found destroyed by the flames. His bird of the week was a Brown Creeper (new, year). He mentioned that this species had been eluding him until now. His other major highlight was noting that the Ospreys have returned to both Nest 1 and Nest 2. Some of the other birds mentioned were American Coot, Killdeer, American Woodcock, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle (an additional juv.), Cooper's Hawk, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Eastern Phoebe, Horned Lark, Eastern Meadowlark, Brown-headed Cowbird and Common Grackle. Dave

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

Friday, February 26, 2021

Wally said the highlights for the week were a Redhead and an American Black Duck. As the ice started to have holes in it, waterfowl started moving in. There was a large change over the period of the week. His highlights for the week included: Canada Goose, Mallard, American Black Duck, Redhead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Bald Eagle, Hairy Woodpecker, Horned Lark and White-throated Sparrow. Dave

Friday, February 19, 2021

The cold and snow during the week continued to suppress Wally's bird sightings throughout the Lab. His biggest disappointment was not spotting either of the Bald Eagles. His highlight for the week was finding several Lapland Longspurs, some showing breeding colors, along with some Horned Larks. The remainder of his highlights included Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Hairy Woodpecker and White-throated Sparrow. Dave

Friday, February 5, 2021

Wally's bird of the week and a first for the year, a Rough-legged Hawk, has been quite rare over the last few years. Another first of the year were the Eastern Bluebirds he reported. Other highlights on his weekly list were: Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco and White-throated Sparrow. Dave

Friday, January 29, 2021

Even though Wally's list for the week is fairly short, it included some very nice birds. At the head of the list was an Eastern Meadowlark which is about a month earlier than expected. Even more interesting is the weather conditions the bird migrated into. I say migrated because there were two separate sightings which included at least 2 to 3 birds. Other birds of interest were Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Northern Shrike (another great bird) and Horned Lark. Dave

Friday, January 22, 2021

Wally reported that not many exciting birds were found over the last two weeks. A winter lull is to be expected until the first migrants return, typically mid to late February. Some waterfowl may appear sooner depending upon the availability of open water. His recent finds included Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, American Kestrel and Red-breasted Nuthatch. Dave

Friday, January 8, 2021

Wally submitted a list of the first 29 birds found in the Lab for 2021. The list was acquired during the week of Jan 4 to Jan 8. Several exceptionally good birds were included in the list. The highlights of those birds found were Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Herring Gull, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Horned Lark, and Snow Bunting. Dave

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Wally submitted a brief list of birds found during this shortened week. Most of the expected winter residents were listed. Of note were Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk. Dave

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Today was the annual Christmas Bird Count. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and continued limited access to Fermilab, the Count was performed by a much smaller group than typically is assembled. Although the weather conditions were very good, the overall number of species was below the 25-year average of about 50 species. Whether the low number of 45 species recorded was due to the reduced number of participants or a reduced number of birds in the Lab is hard to tell. I will say many times during the day we had numerous stretches of recording little or no bird activity. A reasonably nice list of waterfowl was compiled including Canada Geese, American Black Ducks, Mallards, a Ring-necked Duck, a Bufflehead, Common Goldeneyes, Hooded Mergansers (32, an all-time record for the entire Fermi Circle) and Common Mergansers. Other water related birds included a Wilson's Snipe, Great Blue Herons (3), Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls and a Belted Kingfisher. Raptors were represented by the resident pair of Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks (16) and Northern Harriers (8, 5 seen at one time hunting the Dog Fields late in the afternoon). In addition, 9 Great Horned Owls were found throughout the day, starting with the early morning, unsuccessful, search for Screech Owls. Wally flushed the only Short-eared Owl of the day inside the Main Ring. The expected woodpeckers including Red-bellied Woodpeckers (19), Downy Woodpeckers (28), Hairy Woodpeckers (7) and a Northern Flicker were recorded. Blue Jays (31) and American Crows (24) numbers were on the high side while Black-capped Chickadees (64) were about average. Brown Creepers (3) and White-breasted Nuthatches (21) numbers were about typical while Red-breasted Nuthatches (8), though not at irruption numbers, were well represented. Sparrows were well represented in species count though only the expected winter species were found in good numbers. Found were American Tree Sparrows (53), Savannah Sparrow (1), Fox Sparrows (4), Song Sparrow (1), Swamp Sparrows (2), White-throated Sparrow (1) and Dark-eyed Juncos (57). All other more common/expected birds were close to their expected numbers. Some notable misses were Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrel, Eastern Screech-Owl (though rare in recent years, we did have one last year), Long-eared Owl, Northern Shrike, Horned Lark, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Cedar Waxwing and any blackbird species. Dave

Friday, December 18, 2020

Waterfowl diversity dropped a little this week with Wally finding only Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Goldeneye and Common Merganser. Two Northern Harriers were found on Friday; hope they stay around for tomorrow's CBC. Other highlights included Bald Eagle, Hairy Woodpecker, American Kestrel, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco and White-throated Sparrow. Dave

Friday, December 11, 2020

Wally still found a bit of diversity in the waterfowl around the Lab this week. Those found were Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser and Common Merganser. Three Bald Eagles were found including 2 adults and a juvenile that appeared to be fairly close to maturity. His other highlight was an Eastern Meadowlark. A Great Horned Owl and an American Kestrel also were birds of note. Dave

Friday, December 4, 2020

From Wally's report for the week, it appears birding in the Lab has slowed considerably. As he said of the birding, "Bit of a lackluster week for sure." He did search for possible crossbills, etc. He said, "There is a fair amount of cone production and looks like some has been tampered with. The only thing I saw in conifers was juncos. Lots of juncos. Lakes were also frozen over towards the end of last week, so waterfowl diversity dropped." Some of the birds he did find were Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Sandhill Crane, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, RT Hawk and Great Horned Owl. Dave

Friday, November 27, 2020

Due to a short week and bad weather Wally's bird list this week was shorter than normal. However, waterfowl continue to be found in good numbers including Canada Goose (One interesting individual had about half its neck feathers white while the other half were the typical dark color.), Tundra Swan, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser and Common Merganser. Other birds of interest were American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Bald Eagle (pair sitting next to each other), American Kestrel and Eastern Meadowlark (4 on Eola Rd). Dave

Friday, November 20, 2020

Wally's weekly report was slightly smaller this week mainly due to his work schedule. Waterfowl were reduced in variety. Those found were Tundra Swans (4 in Nepese Marsh), Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Green-winged Teal and Hooded Merganser. Raptors included Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle (he sent us a picture of one atop their new nest; it is looking quite substantial) and Red-tailed Hawk. His bird of the week was a Winter Wren found in the Garden Club. Other highlights included: American Coot, Sandhill Crane (3 sandhills wandering around together north of Wilson Rd - So guessing this is a likely pair with a colt), Great Blue Heron, Golden-crowned Kinglet, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow and Swamp Sparrow. Dave

Friday, November 13, 2020

Most of Wally's birding this week took place on the eastern lakes, the Garden Club, Main Ring Lake and its associated grasslands. The week proved to be exceptionally good for waterfowl with 15 species reported starting with a group of about 8 Trumpeter Swans that strangely included a lone Tundra Swan on Lake Law. The remaining waterfowl included Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback (2 Monday, 1 Friday), Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser (female) and Ruddy Duck. Another highlight was a lone Rusty Blackbird perched in a tree near the eastern border of the Lab. Other birds of mention were: American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, Great Horned Owl, American Kestrel, Eastern Bluebird, American Tree Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow. His most interesting sighting was finding a leucistic American Robin, I assume in the Sparrow Hedge Area. He stated, "I saw a leucistic Robin, which I saw fly briefly across the path. I chased it until I was able to locate it. The pattern of the bird was so unique I had no idea what the bird could be. Anyway, it was a robin, but a special one. I'm sure the chances of a robin with that much white on it making it to adulthood is pretty low." Dave

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