Checklist S29506185

Observations

1. Canada Goose

   Number observed:  5

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   ON Occupied Nest (Confirmed)

2. Mute Swan

   Number observed:  3

   Exotic: Naturalized

3. Black Scoter

   Number observed:  4

   Details

   No white detected, hint of orange on the bill. Significantly smaller than the nearby COLO. Diving too often to get photo or video through the scope.

4. Red-breasted Merganser

   Number observed:  2

   Details

   Pair

5. Mourning Dove

   Number observed:  3

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

6. Clapper Rail

   Number observed:  7

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

7. American Oystercatcher

   Number observed:  2

   Breeding & Behavior Code:

   P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

8. Black-bellied Plover

   Number observed:  2

9. Semipalmated Plover

   Number observed:  2

10. Spotted Sandpiper

    Number observed:  8

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

11. Willet

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

12. Greater Yellowlegs

    Number observed:  2

13. Dunlin

    Number observed:  1

14. Least Sandpiper

    Number observed:  20

15. Laughing Gull

    Number observed:  6

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

16. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  1

17. Least Tern

    Number observed:  7

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

18. Forster's Tern

    Number observed:  2

19. Royal Tern

    Number observed:  88

    Details

    Courtship, careful count on sandbar. Number may be low as they kept coming in. No juveniles detected.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    C Courtship, Display, or Copulation (Probable)

20. Horned Grebe

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Wrong profile for similar species. Scoped photos not great due to distance, wave action, and shimmer. Appear to be in at least partial breeding plumage.

21. Common Loon

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Didn't appear to be in full breeding plumage.

22. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  10

23. Snowy Egret

    Number observed:  2

24. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  3

25. Brown Pelican

    Number observed:  1

26. Turkey Vulture

    Number observed:  5

27. Osprey

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Previously documented as CN.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

28. Northern Harrier

    Number observed:  1

29. Bald Eagle

    Number observed:  2

30. Barred Owl

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Flushed from a roosting spot in the woods to the left.

31. Red-headed Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

32. Red-bellied Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

33. Pileated Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

34. Great Crested Flycatcher

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Agitated

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    A Agitated Behavior (Probable)

35. White-eyed Vireo

    Number observed:  3

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

36. American Crow

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

37. Carolina Chickadee

    Number observed:  1

38. Tufted Titmouse

    Number observed:  2

39. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  7

40. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

41. Brown-headed Nuthatch

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

42. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    NB--nest appears close to completion, in a tree to the left just as one enters the open area before the bridge. Easy to see from the car window, not possible to get a photo at scope height (I was too sick to work on it much).

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    NB Nest Building (Confirmed)

43. Northern House Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

44. Marsh Wren

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

45. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

46. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  2

47. Eastern Bluebird

    Number observed:  2

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

48. Veery

    Number observed:  1

49. Wood Thrush

    Number observed:  1

50. Cedar Waxwing

    Number observed:  8

51. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  2

52. Chipping Sparrow

    Number observed:  6

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

53. Seaside Sparrow

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Tuck calls and short flights. Chunky and dark. One perched on a small tree near the bridge several times, but never stayed long enough for a photo or study through bins.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    H In Appropriate Habitat (Possible)

54. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  4

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

55. Yellow-breasted Chat

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Very noisy, not sure if they would breed here though.

56. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  8

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    P Pair in Suitable Habitat (Probable)

57. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  8

58. Pine Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

59. Prairie Warbler

    Number observed:  6

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    S Singing Bird (Possible)

60. Scarlet Tanager

    Number observed:  1

61. Blue Grosbeak

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    female