Friday, July 31, 2020
Even though Wally reported a quote "quiet week", he did note an
increase in shorebirds.
Osprey continued to be active in the
nesting areas although they were at the nests less frequently. The highlights of his other observations included
Wood Duck (looks like
they had a good year on AE Sea %E2%80%93 quite a few young),
Pied-billed Grebe,
Sora (spooked during common reed control in marsh north of
garden club),
Killdeer,
Least Sandpiper,
Solitary Sandpiper,
Greater Yellowlegs,
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Caspian Tern,
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Osprey,
Red-tailed Hawk,
American Kestrel,
Marsh Wren,
Cedar Waxwing,
Eastern Towhee,
Eastern Meadowlark,
Bobolink,
Indigo Bunting and
Dickcissel. Dave
Friday, July 24, 2020
Wally's report for the week of July 20-24 centered around his
Osprey observations. Early in the week the juvenile birds were very active
but remained on the nests. By the end of the week most were on the
wing and venturing from the nests. Shorebirds included
Killdeer,
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Semipalmated Sandpiper and
Spotted Sandpiper.
Other birds of mention included
Blue-winged Teal,
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Cedar Waxwing,
Eastern Meadowlark,
Bobolink and
Dickcissel. Dave
Friday, July 17, 2020
The highlight of the week (July 13-17), as reported by Wally, was the
start of the fall migration. This seems early, but it is quite
typical to see shorebirds heading south this early. His finds were
Lesser Yellowlegs,
Semipalmated Sandpiper and
Spotted Sandpiper,
including a juvenile
Spotted. The remainder of the birds were "run of the mill", as he put it. Included in his list were
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Osprey (young still on nest, but close to leaving),
Cedar Waxwing,
Henslow's Sparrow and
Dickcissel. Dave
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Even though Wally's weekly report (July 6-July 11) consisted of
mainly
birds expected in mid-summer, there were some points of interest.
First of all was a reconfirmation of the 8
Osprey young produced by
the Lab's 3
Osprey nests. Also found were several
Caspian Terns.
Other highlights included
Spotted Sandpiper,
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Cooper's Hawk,
Willow Flycatcher,
Eastern Phoebe,
Great Crested Flycatcher,
Eastern Kingbird,
Marsh Wren,
Henslow's Sparrow,
Bobolink,
Indigo Bunting and
Dickcissel. Dave
Friday, July 3, 2020
As Wally stated, the week of June 29-July 3, being quite hot, did
not produce many interesting birds. Highlights included another
Wilson's Snipe sighting (North Eola Rd, same area as last week),
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Osprey,
Tree Swallow,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Barn Swallow,
Cedar Waxwing,
Henslow's Sparrow,
Eastern Meadowlark,
Indigo Bunting and
Dickcissel. The most
significant entry for the week is a final count of the offspring in
this year's
Osprey nests. It has been hard to get an accurate final
count, mostly due to the extremely warm weather lately, forcing the
adults to shield the nestlings. The final count ties last year's
record high in the Lab of 8 young
Ospreys including 3 in Nest 1, 3
in Nest 2 and 2 in Nest 3 (interestingly the same distribution as
last year). Wally also stated that the young birds are getting
quite large and appear to be near fledging. Dave
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