Friday - 4/19/08

Tower

1. Broad-winged Hawks - 70 +
2. Red-tailed Hawks
3. Sharp-shinned Hawks
4. N. Harriers
5. A. Kestrel - not migrating
6. Bald Eagles
7. Golden Eagles - 2
8. Turkey Vultures
9. Caspian Tern - 1 flyover
10. Wood Ducks - flyovers

Boardwalk

1. Blue-headed Vireo - 2
2. Prothonotary Warbler - 1 male at beach
3. Black & White Warbler - 1 male
4. Nashville Warbler - 1
5. Hooded Warbler - 2 females
6. W. Palm Warbler -1 male singing
7. Black-throated Green Warbler -2
8. Pine Warbler -1
9. Yellow-rumped Warblers
10. N. Parula - 1
11. L. Waterthrush - 1
12. Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
13. Winter Wrens - 2
14. House Wren -1 male singing
15. R.C. Kinglet
16. G.C. Kinglet -1 only
17. E. Towhee -1
18. Downy Woodpeckers
19. Hairy Woodpecker - 1 female
20. Y.b. Sapsuckers - 3
21. N. Flickers
22. B.G. Gnatcatchers - 5
23. Brown Creeper - 1
24. Hermit Thrush - many
25. Rusty Blackbirds - a few
26. Swamp Sparrow - 1
27. Song Sparrow - a few
28. White-throated Sparrows - a few
29. Brown Thrasher - 1

4/17/08

boardwalk & road edge

1. Prothonotary Warbler - 1
2. N. Parula - 1 male singing
3. Ovenbird - 1 male singing
4. A. Redstart - 1 male
5. Black & White Warbler - 1 male
6. Yellow-rumped Warblers
7. Pine Warbler - 1 male
8. Yellow Warbler - 1 male on the road edge singing
9. Hermit Thrush - many
10. B.G. Gnatcatchers - many
11. White-throated Sparrows - singing
12. Winter Wrens - a few
13. Swamp Sparrow
14. Ruby-crowned Kinglets - several
15. Wood Ducks
16. Eastern Phoebe - 1
17. Sora - heard
18. Virginia Rail - heard
19. Y.b. Sapsuckers - 3
20. Downy Woodpecker & Flickers
21. Brown Thrasher

Wildlife Observation Tower and trails near the center (partial list)

1. Palm Warbler - 1 on walking trail near the center
2. A. White Pelican - 5 seen from the tower
3. Red-tailed Hawks
4. Sharp-shinned Hawks
5. A. Kestrel
6. Bald Eagles
7. Turkey Vultures

Causeway

1. Short-eared Owl - nice photo by Rick N. in the am
2. Sora's - singing
3. Virginia Rail's - singing

from Chris Knoll

Wed. 4/16/08

Loop trail by the Sportsman's Migratory Bird Center

1. Long-eared Owls – (2) close looks in the Pines
2. Merlin – (2) flew right by me only 30 feet up! (3:05 & 3:14 p.m.)
3. Green Heron – (1) and making some wild noises!
4. Sharp-shinned Hawks - many migrating through!
5. Cooper's Hawk - saw 1
6. Red-tailed Hawk - saw 2
7. Turkey Vulture - saw several
8. Brown Thrasher - 1
9. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 in a pine

Observation Tower near center (partial list)

1. A. Kestrels
2. N. Harriers
3. Red-shouldered Hawks
4. Red-tailed Hawks
5. Cooper's Hawks
6. Sharp-shinned Hawks
7. Bald Eagles
8. Turkey Vultures
9. Virginia Rail - one calling from pond

Boardwalk - only a partial list

1. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
2. L. Waterthrush - 1
3. Yellow-rumped Warblers

Boardwalk 04/15/08 - 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Eastern Screech Owl (confirmed in duck box)

7 observers

Apart from the owl, the boardwalk was very quiet except for the usual suspects.

We guess there is a pair of Eastern Phoebes nesting on the observation tower. They appear to be staying in close proximity to the tower.

Photograph by Shane Roberts

4/15/08 Bird Census

7:30 am to 2:00 pm - hawk counters Dan & Barb Myers at the wildlife observation tower near the nature center.
Chris Knoll & Mary Warren checked the rest of the marsh, boardwalk, trails, beaches, lake, and park roads.

1. Horned Grebe - 1 causeway
2. P.b. Grebe - 7
3. A. White Pelican - 1 seen from tower
4. D.C. Cormorant - 94
5. G. Blue Heron - 15
6. Great Egret - 6
7. Mute Swan -1
8. Trumpeter Swan - 6
9. Canada Geese - 75
10. Mallard - 10
11. Gadwall - 31
12. Green-winged Teal - 1 male
13. Blue-winged Teal - 17
14. N. Shoveler - 32
15. Wood Duck - 6
16. Redhead - 2 on Lake Erie
17. Ring-necked Duck - 66
18. Greater Scaup - 4 on Lake Erie
19. Lesser Scaup - 426 on Lake Erie
20. Bufflehead - 6
21. Ruddy Duck - 682 on Lake Erie
22. Turkey Vulture - 17
23. Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
24. Cooper's Hawk - 1
25. Red-tailed Hawk - 14
26. Bald Eagle - 12
27. N. Harrier - 2
28. Sora - 2 heard from boardwalk
29. A. Coot - 247
30. Killdeer - 11
31. Herring Gull - 8
32. R.b.Gull - 27
33. Bonaparte's Gull - 231
34. M. Dove - 16
35. B. Kingfisher - 5
36. N. Flicker - 12
37. Y.b. Sapsucker - 5
38. Downy Woodpecker - 13
39. E. Phoebe - 2
40. Tree Swallow - 76
41. Barn Swallow - 1
42. Purple Martin - 1 male near nature center
43. Blue jay - 1
44. A. Crow - 1
45. B.C. Chickadee - 2
46. R.B. Nuthatch - 1
47. B. Creeper - 2
48. Winter Wren - 2 singing on boardwalk in the a.m.
49. Carolina Wren - 1
50. Brown Thrasher - 2
51. A. Robin - 59
52. Hermit Thrush - 8
53. G.C. Kinglet - 7
54. R.C. Kinglet - 9
55. E. Starling - 57
56. Yellow-rumped Warbler - 24
57. Pine Warbler - 2 males at the nature center!!
58. Ovenbird - 1 male singing on the boardwalk in the a.m.
59. Red-winged Blackbird - 260
60. Rusty Blackbirds - 26
61. C. Grackle - 187
62. Brown-headed Cowbird - 8
63. N. Cardinal - 25
64. D.E. Junco - 8
65. A. Tree Sparrow - 15
66. White-throated Sparrow - 2
67. Swamp Sparrow - 13
68. Song Sparrow - 40
69. A. Goldfinch - 6
70. House Sparrow - 19

Sunday Afternoon 4/14

These sightings include all the birds seen this morning except for the Bald Eagle and Wood Duck.

Observers Shane & Laura Roberts (between 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm)


Causeway

Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Northern Harrier
Tree Swallow
Great Egret
Double-crested Cormorant
Song Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Green-winged Teal
Barn Swallow
Bonaparte's Gull


Beach (opposite the west end of the boardwalk)

Ruddy Duck
Bufflehead
Ring-necked Duck
Killdeer
Bonaparte's Gull


Boardwalk pond

Lesser Scaup


Boardwalk

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Dark-eyed Junco
Fox Sparrow
Northern Flicker
Hairy Woodpecker
Brown Thrasher
Eastern Phoebe
Ovenbird *
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Screech Owl (in duck box - not seen or heard but made robins and chickadees cause a ruckus)

* highlight

Wing Watch Walk

For Sunday 4/14/08; cold, rain and windy!
7 people braved the cold for the Wing Watch bird walk including Bill & Karen Parker from PA

Causeway

1. Bald Eagle - adult
2. Horned Grebe
3. Gadwall
4. Lesser Scaup
5. Ring-necked Duck
6. Blue-winged Teal
7. N. Shoveler
8. A. Coot
9. Great Blue Heron
10. C. Geese

Boardwalk

1. B.G. Gnatcatcher - 2 males, 1 singing up-close
2. Pine Warbler - 2 males, nice looks at one of the males
3. Yellow-rumped warblers - many
4. Brown Creeper - 5
5. Winter Wren - 1
6. Wood Ducks - 2
7. Lesser Scaup - many
8. Tree Swallows - few
9. M. Dove - 4
10. Red-winged Blackbirds & C. Grackles - many
11. Rusty Blackbirds - saw 3, one singing in the rain
12. Hermit Thrush - 14+
13. A. Robin - 8
14. Song Sparrow - 1
15. Swamp Sparrow - 1
16. A. Tree Sparrow - 1
17. White-throated Sparrow - 4
18. N. Cardinal - 3 males, 1 female

Nature Center

1. D.E. Junco - 1
2. RWBB & C. Grackles - many
3. B.H. Cowbirds - 3