Checklist S221850293

Observations

1. Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima)

   Number observed:  23

2. Mute Swan

   Number observed:  2

   Exotic: Naturalized

3. Wood Duck

   Number observed:  10

4. Northern Shoveler

   Number observed:  12

5. Mallard

   Number observed:  7

6. Ring-necked Duck

   Number observed:  8

7. Bufflehead

   Number observed:  5

8. Hooded Merganser

   Number observed:  2

9. Red-breasted Merganser

   Number observed:  58

10. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  1

11. Killdeer

    Number observed:  2

12. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  10

13. Pied-billed Grebe

    Number observed:  3

14. Horned Grebe

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Numbers way down from Friday. Seems like a lot of the lake birds moved out with the storm.

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15. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  5

16. Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Spread out, maybe 4?

17. American White Pelican

    Number observed:  73

    Details

    1x1 tally as they moved from the far east corner to the middle of the lake.

18. Turkey Vulture

    Number observed:  4

19. Osprey (American)

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    One pair nesting along the W. side of the lake, then additional bird seen carrying a fish off the property E.

20. Bald Eagle

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Presumably different birds? Both adults but seen on opposite sides of the lake.

21. Red-bellied Woodpecker

    Number observed:  5

22. Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)

    Number observed:  4

23. Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)

    Number observed:  2

24. Pileated Woodpecker

    Number observed:  4

25. Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

    Number observed:  7

26. Merlin (Taiga)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Flyover

27. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    Almost all singing. One pair seemed to be on territory.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

28. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  7

29. American Crow

    Number observed:  8

30. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  8

31. Tufted Titmouse

    Number observed:  12

32. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  11

33. Golden-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  34

    Details

    *High. 1x1 count, many singing. No RCKI with them!

34. White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)

    Number observed:  11

35. Brown Creeper

    Number observed:  3

36. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Singing where the road to the cemetery crosses the creek.

37. European Starling

    Number observed:  2

    Exotic: Naturalized

38. Brown Thrasher

    Number observed:  0

    Details

    Possible? Thought I heard one singing briefly but couldn't refind.

39. Eastern Bluebird (Eastern)

    Number observed:  2

40. Hermit Thrush

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Singing a whisper song along the bike path below the dam.

41. American Robin

    Number observed:  30

42. Purple Finch (Eastern)

    Number observed:  3

43. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  8

44. American Tree Sparrow

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    Definitely an undercount. Heard a lot of possible birds calling in the meadows while driving by but didn't really stop and check.

45. Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)

    Number observed:  37

46. Dark-eyed Junco (cismontanus)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Maybe more, wasn't looking closely. One male near the cemetery with an obvious bibbed hood.

47. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  12

    Details

    Almost all in the sparrow flock at the cemetery.

48. Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)

    Number observed:  15

49. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  12

    Details

    My county high count. Every single one was a singing male.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    M Multiple (7+) Singing Birds (Probable)

50. Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)

    Number observed:  6

51. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  11

52. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

    Number observed:  6

53. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  30

54. bird sp.

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    We both heard a sharply rising trill that sounded exactly like Northern Parula. Of course this is still quite early for one, but not unheard of. We played some song to see if it would respond and never did, so we aren’t calling it