Birds identified week of May 28 by all Wildlife Drive Rovers 62 total species
Blue Winged Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow Throated Vireo Warbling Vireo Yellow Rumped Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Common Loon Sora Pied billed Grebe Trumpeter Swan Sandhill Crane Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Northern Shoveler Hooded Merganser Bald Eagle Great Blue Heron Green Heron Red-tailed Hawk Sharp shinned Hawk Merlin Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Sandhill Crane Killdeer Mourning Dove Northern Flicker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Great-crested Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern wood Pewee House Wren Marsh Wren Eastern Bluebird Indigo Bunting Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee American Robin American Crow Rose Breasted Grosbeak Eastern Towhee Grasshopper Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark American Goldfinch Baltimore Oriole Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Great-horned Owl
May 21 Wildlife Drive sightings, 3 to 5 PM, 65 degrees and sunny This day had morning showers and a break in the afternoon and stormy weather moved in again by 6 pm
35 species seen or heard:
Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Ring-necked Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Pied-billed Griebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Bald Eagle Sora American Coot Sandhill Crane Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Eastern Bluebird American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Common Yellowthroat Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Song Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Meadowlark Brown Headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole
May 14 International Migratory Bird Day Tour Tour leaders: Jay Hammernick and Doug Stucki 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM , 50 degrees falling to 44 degrees by end of tour, windy and drizzly rain conditions off and on. 74 species identified.
Partial list of migratory birds: Chestnut sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Yellow Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow Rumped Warbler Black and White Warbler American Redstart Eastern Towhee Bank Swallow American White Pelican
Partial list of resident nesting birds: Trumpeter Swan Sandhill Crane Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Bald Eagle Great Blue Heron Ruffed Grouse Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Hermit Thrush American Robin Rose Breasted Grosbeak Grasshopper Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch Common Grackle Grey Catbird Brown Thrasher
May 7 Bird Tour led by Barb Kull and Doug Stucki Weather: Sunny with temperatures in 50's Tour started at Blue Hill with hike around short trail then a driving tour around Wildlife Drive.
Species seen: 54 total, partial list below
Trumpeter Swan Sandhill Crane Golden Kinglet Ruby Crowned Kinglet Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup American Coot Bald Eagle Great Blue Heron Ring Billed Gull Ruffed Grouse Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Brown Creeper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler Black and White Warbler Chestnut Sided Warbler Yellow Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch Common Grackle
Opening of Wildlife Drive April 23, Recorded 11 A.M. to 2:45 P.M. 35 species seen or heard, Weather: 45 degrees F and breezy,
Canada Goose Mallard Mourning Dove Red-Winged Blackbird Hooded Merganser American Coot Downy Woodpecker European Starling Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron Trumpeter Swan Ring-necked Duck Blue-winged Teal Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Wild Turkey Sandhill Crane Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Eastern Bluebird American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Field Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Song Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Lesser Scaup
Also on Hwy 9 an Osprey was spotted on the nesting platform
Dean Kleinhans
Recorded April 16, Bird Tour with Doug Stucki and Barb Kull Cool day for mid-April, 34 species along Blue Hill Trail.
Trumpeter Swan Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Ruffed Grouse Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue jay Black-capped Chickadee Brown Creeper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch
Sightings from April 4 and 5 near Headquarters
Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Sandhill Crane Ring-billed Gull Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Yellow-rumped Warbler American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin American Goldfinch