Friday, September 25, 2020
Wally reported several warblers this past week including
Tennessee Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat,
American Redstart,
Bay-breasted Warbler and
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Although, his
comment on finding "a large influx of
Yellow-rumped Warblers on
Friday", usually indicates a waning warbler migration. Still no
shorebirds were found, not a surprise due to the lack of habitat.
Other birds of note were:
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Pied-billed Grebe,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Sora (his highlight bird), Double Crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron,
Great Egret,
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Northern Harrier (was patrolling Eola NE),
Sharp-shinned Hawk (spotted chasing a songbird into a brush),
Cooper's Hawk,
Great Horned Owl,
Belted Kingfisher,
American Kestrel,
Eastern Phoebe,
Eastern Bluebird,
Swainson's Thrush,
Cedar Waxwing and
Eastern Meadowlark. Dave
Friday, September 18, 2020
Here are some notes from Wally's bird observations during the week
(Sep 14-18). Geese are congregating on Swan Lake now while no
Ospreys were noted during the week. My highlight birds for the week
were a
Northern Waterthrush and a flyover juv.
Bald Eagle (first
eagle sighting in a long time). Overall, it was a much quieter week
than the previous one. Other birds of note during the week were:
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Northern Shoveler,
Pied-billed Grebe,
Chimney Swift,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Sandhill Crane (flyover),
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Cooper's Hawk,
Bald Eagle (juv.
flyover),
Great Horned Owl,
Belted Kingfisher,
Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Eastern Phoebe,
Red-eyed Vireo,
Brown Thrasher,
Eastern Bluebird,
Swainson's Thrush,
Cedar Waxwing,
Eastern Towhee,
Eastern Meadowlark,
Northern Waterthrush,
Tennessee Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat,
American Redstart,
Yellow-rumped Warbler and
Black-throated Green Warbler. Dave
Friday, September 11, 2020
Wally's report this week was mostly from Friday (9/11). His afternoon session was spent mostly in the Main Ring Woods-West and
the Lakes Region. His best warblers of the fall season were found
this week in the Main Ring with a
Canada Warbler as his best find.
Highlights of the week included:
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal (Flock on Sea of Evanescence again),
Northern Shoveler (2 on A.E. Sea),
Green-winged Teal (one dead floating on Sea of Evanescence),
Pied-billed Grebe,
Chimney Swift (I put the number in the 100's on
A.E. Sea),
Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Osprey,
Cooper's Hawk,
Belted Kingfisher,
Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Eastern Phoebe,
Red-eyed vireo,
Eastern Bluebird,
Cedar Waxwing,
Ovenbird,
Black-and-white Warbler,
Nashville Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat,
American Redstart,
Bay-breasted Warbler,
Blackpoll Warbler and
Canada Warbler. Dave
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