. . . . . . . Bird Lists of Recent Field Trips
. . . . . Most recent are on first in the lists.
. . . . . . . CLICK HERE for the fall field trip schedule

 

Ft. Wayne 2011 Christmas Bird Count - Bob and Ann added four species (Turkey Vulture, E. Screech Owl, Brown Creeper (whew! we didn't miss it for the first time ever!), and White-crowned Sparrow while feeder watching. And at the chili supper, I undercounted by one. So the species total this year is 51, a bit low but in the normal range for recent years.

Highlight was of course the Rufous Hummingbird, the first record in the 51 years of the Ft. Wayne count, bringing the all-time species total to 124. (Now, if we could just get them all in the same year . . .) Open water allowed us to record a number of other species rarely found on the count:
Second record: Ring-necked Duck . . . . . Third record: Cackling Goose, Gadwall, Bald Eagle
Fourth record: Hooded Merganser . . . . . Fifth record: Chipping Sparrow (and the first since 1982)
And, of course, we missed a number of species that are usually found. Thanks to all who participated in the count.

. . . . . Download a PDF of the entire Christmas Bird Count

Fall Field Trips - 2011 - (click on any list to go there - or scroll down)

Lake Michigan Lakefront. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .Sat, Nov. 12, '11
Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co.- - -. . . . . .. . Sun, Nov. 06, '11
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio- - -. ..Sat, Oct. 29, '11
Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co- - -. . . . . . .. Sun, Oct. 23, '11
Eagle Marsh - Allen County . . . . . . . .. .. .... .Sat, Oct. 15, '11
Salamonie Res. & State Forest . . .. . . ..... . . . Sat, Oct. 08, '11
Fox Island Bird List- - - - - - - - - - ..- . ... . . . . Sat, Sept. 24, '11
Bixler Lake Park & Gene Stratton Porter Historic Site . Sat, Sept. 17, '11
Fox Island & Eagle Marsh. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. Sat, Sept. 10, '11
Franke Park, Allen Co . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. Sat, Sept. 03, '11

Spring Field Trips - 2011 (click on any list to go there - or scroll down)
. .. .. * and underlined are the only 2011 Trips with results to be seen.

*Willow Slough FWA/Kankakee Sands. . . . .Sat, May 28, '11
*Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, OH. . . . . . .. .. Sat, May 21, '11
*Fox Island Bird List- - - - - - - - - - ..- . . . . . . Sat, May 07, '11
*Salamonie Reservoir and State Forest . .. .. Sat. April 30, '11


*Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co.- - -. . . . . . Sun, April 03, '11
*Fox Island Bird List- - - - - - - - - - ..- . . . . . . Sat, April 02, '11
Cedar Swamp Wetland Conservation Area. .... Sat, March 26, '11
Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co.- - -. . . . ..... .. Sun, March 02, '11
*Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area- - -. . .., . .. Sat, March 12, '11

 

The List of This Season's Field Trips. . 2010 Spring Field Trip Sightings . .. . 2009 Spring Field Trip Sightings . .
2008 Spring Field Trip Sightings
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Fall Field Trips - 2011

Lake Michigan Lakefront . . . .... . Bird -- List.. ....... .Sat, Nov. 10, '11

Strong southwest winds did not bode well for birds on Lake Michigan. Nevertheless, ten birders who took part in Stockbridge Audubon Society's field trip today had a fine day, with 49 species and, thanks to Jeff McCoy, the Barn Owl at Portage Lakefront Park.

Canada Goose
Am. Black Duck 2
Mallard
N. Shoveler
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
RED-THROATED LOON 1 Miller Beach
Common Loon 12 Miller Beach
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-cr. Cormorant
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel
MERLIN 1 Portage Lakefront Park
Peregrine Falcon 1 Michigan City harbor
Am. Coot
Killdeer
Sanderling 3 Lake St. beach
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1 ad. Mich. City harbor
BARN OWL 1 Portage lakefront Park
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpecker: Red-headed, Red-bellied, Downy, Pileated 2
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Am. Robin
Eur. Starling
Am. Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
N. Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow

- - Jim Haw

Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co. . . . .... . Bird -- List.. ....... .Sun, Nov. 06, '11

Thirteen birders joined Stockbridge Audubon Society's field trip to Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co., on a warm Sunday afternoon with a strong south wind. As was to be expected given the weather conditions, there were relatively few birds on and around the reservoir:

Canada Goose
Gadwall 6
Lesser Scaup 20
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Loon 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Horned Grebe 8
Bald Eagle 1 ad.
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Bonaparte's Gull 22
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Snow Bunting 1

- - Jim Haw

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio. . . . . Bird -- List.. .... .Sat, Oct. 29, '11

Thirteen people participated in Stockbridge Audubon's field trip to Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio, on this chilly, variably cloudy Saturday. We recorded 66 species. Best find was a very late Yellow Warbler by Margit Codispoti. Northern Shrike and Tundra Swans were other species of note.

Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan (introduced)
Wood duck
Gadwall
Am. Wigeon
Am. Black Duck
Mallard
N. Shoveler
N. Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
N. Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel
Am. Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Gull: Bonaparte's, Ring-billed, Herring
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Woodpecker: Red-bellied, Downy, Hairy, N. Flicker
Northern Shrike
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-br. Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Kinglet: Ruby-crowned, Golden-crowned
E. Bluebird
Am. Robin
Gray Catbird
Eur. Starling
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Sparrow: Am. Tree, Field, Fox, Song, Swamp, White-throated
Dark-eyed Junco
N. Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow

- - Jim Haw

Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co . . . . .. . Bird -- List.. .. ... .Sun, Oct. 23, '11

Twelve participants in Stockbridge Audubon's field trip to Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co., enjoyed a beautiful, warm afternoon. As so often happens on beautiful, warm fall afternoons, birds were not numerous, but there were some new arrivals for the season. Water birds were:

Canada Goose
Gadwall 8
Mallard 2
Redhead 2
Ring-necked Duck 18
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 8
Common Loon 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Horned Grebe 4
Am. Coot 2
Bonaparte's Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 10

Notable among the small number of land birds seen was one quite early SNOW BUNTING.

- - Jim Haw

Eagle Marsh - Allen County . . . . . . . Bird -- List.. .. .... .Sat, Oct. 15, '11

Nineteen members of Stockbridge Audubon, Robert Cooper Audubon, and Little River Wetland Project participated in this morning's field trip to Eagle Marsh, Ft. Wayne. High wind dampened bird activity and we managed only 37 species:

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Am. Black Duck 2
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
N. Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup 1
Ruddy Duck
Double-crested Cormorant 23
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 3 (2 a, 1 imm)
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Coot
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Hairy Woodpecker 1
E. Phoebe 1
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Horned Lark
E. Bluebird
Palm Warbler 1
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
N. Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Am. Goldfinch
- - Jim Haw

At 6:05 Sat. night (Oct. 15) Roger McNett was riding his motorcycle E. on Paulding Rd. just west of Calhoun and saw an adult bald eagle flying above him. He pointed and told a police officer directing traffic at Calhoun (light out) as he rode by and the officer looked up. Hope the officer saw it too. It is good to share. . .

Salamonie Res. & State Forest ... .. .. ..Sat, Oct. 08, '11

The seven who joined the Stockbridge Audubon field trip to Salamonie Lake
enjoyed perfect weather and beautiful fall colors; that was good because birding
was pretty sparse.

40 species

Canada Goose 15
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 11
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 50
Ring-billed Gull 35
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 30
Horned Lark 20
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

- - Ed Powers

Fox Island Bird List ... ..Bird -- List .. ..Sat, Sept. 24, '11

Twelve Stockbridge Audubon field trip participants had a nice walk in the woods on a mostly cloudy morning with a light shower around 11 a.m. at Fox Island. Birds were scarce, except for Starlings. Migrants were very scarce except for Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.

Wood Duck 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 1
Woodpecker: Red-bellied 6, Downy 9, N. Flicker 4
E. Wood Pewee 1
E. Phoebe 2
Vireo: White-eyed 2, Warbling 1, Red-eyed 1
Blue Jay 12
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-br. Nuthatch 3
House Wren 5
Swainson's Thrush 3
Wood thrush 1
Am. Robin 60
Gray Catbird 11
Brown Thrasher 1
Eur. Starling 615 (give or take a few hundred)
Cedar Waxwing 8
Warbler: Tennessee 1, Nashville 4, Chestnut-sided 1, Black-throated Green 3, Bay-breasted 1, Am. Redstart 3, Common Yellowthroat 7
Scarlet Tanager 1
E. Towhee 5
Field Sparrow 13
N. Cardinal 22
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Am. Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 1

Jim Haw

Bixler Lake Park & Gene Stratton Porter Historic Site ... ..Bird -- List .. ..Sat, Sept. 17, '11

Seven people participated in today's Stockbridge Audubon field trip to Bixler Lake Park, Kendallville (B below), and Gene Stratton Porter State Historic Site, Rome City (P below), on a morning that began cold and cloudy and cleared after 11 a.m. The day started well when, shortly after arriving at Bixler Lake, we found a nice flock that contained 7 species of warblers plus other birds along the park road. With such a start, we were anticipating a good day. Sadly, that was it. We found very little along the Bixler nature trail, and even less at GS Porter. The day's total, all birds in Noble Co., was 49 species, 7 warblers. This has been a terrible fall for songbird migrants in northeastern Indiana.

Canada Goose B
Mallard
Great Blue Heron 1 B
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture BP
Cooper's Hawk 2 B
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull B
Mourning Dove B
Chimney Swift 7B, 1P
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 B
Red-bellied Woodpecker BP
Downy Woodpeckere BP
N. Flicker B
E. Wood Pewee 2B, 1P
White-eyed Vireo 3 B
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 B
Red-eyed Vireo 1 B
Blue Jay B
Am. Crow BP
Tree Swallow 4 B
N. Rough-winged Swallow 3 P
Barn Swallow 2 B
Black-capped Chickadee B
Tufted Titmouse BP
White-breasted Nuthatch BP
Carolina Wren 1 B
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 B
Swainson's Thrush 1 B
Am. Robin BP
Gray Catbird 10 B
Brown Thrasher 1 B
Eur. Starling
Cedar Waxwing 1 B
Warbler: (all B)
. . Tennessee 4
. . Nashville 1
. . Chestnut-sided 1
. . Blackburnian 1
. . Blackpoll 2
. . Am. Redstart 1
. . Common Yellowthroat 6
Song Sparrow 1 B
LINCOLN'S SPARROW 1 B
N. Cardinal BP
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 B
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch P
Am. Goldfinch B
House Sparrow

Jim Haw

Fox Island & Eagle Marsh. .. .Bird -- List. .. Sat, Sept. 10, '11

Seventeen birders turned out for Stockbridge Audubon Society's field trip to Fox Island County Park, Allen Co., on a morning that began cloudy and a bit foggy, then cleared and became warm. We split into two parties, since with one group that large, people in the rear on a forest trail don't see many of the birds. The combined total for the two groups was 69 species, but birds were in low numbers.

After a field lunch, I went to Eagle Marsh and met Eric and Mary Helfrich, who had the same idea. The BLACK-NECKED STILT found yesterday was still there, feeding along the west side of the pumphouse dike. However, there was little else of interest. There was one late Green Heron, and the only other shorebirds were Killdeer, one Semipalmated Plover, and two Lesser Yellowlegs.

The Fox Island list:

Wood Duck 8
Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 6
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 6
Belted Kingfisher 2
Woodpecker: Red-bellied 3, Downy 11, Hairy 2, N. Flicker 4
E. Wood Pewee 7
Acadian Flycatcher 1
"Traill's" Flycatcher sp. 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Vireo: White-eyed 4, Yellow-throated 2, Warbling 7, Red-eyed 7
Blue Jay 21
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Wren: Carolina 2, House 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Swainson's Thrush 5
Wood Thrush 1
Am. Robin 35
Gray Catbird 11
Brown Thrasher 4
Eur. Starling 40
Cedar Waxwing 27
Warbler:
. . Tennessee 4
. . Nashville 3
. . Chestnut-sided 3
. . Magnolia 4
. . Blackburnian 1
. . Bay-breasted 4
. . Blackpoll 1
. . Black and White 4
. . Am. Redstart 5
. . Ovenbird 1
. . Common Yellowthroat 1
. . Wilson's 1
. . Canada 2
E. Towhee 1
Sparrow: Chipping 1, Field 10
Scarlet Tanager 1
N. Cardinal 16
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 1
Am. Goldfinch 8

- - Jim Haw

Franke Park , Allen Co . . . .Bird -- List. . Sat, Sept. 3, 2011

Fourteen birders turned out to inaugurate Stockbridge Audubon Society's fall field trips with a morning at Franke Park, Ft. Wayne. The very hot, muggy weather was not conducive to bird activity or to migration, but we recorded a very creditable (under the circumstances) eight species of warblers:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Great blue Heron 2
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Woodpecker: Red-bellied, Downy, Hairy
E. Wood Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Swainson's Thrush 2
Am. Robin
Gray Catbird
Eur. Starling
Warbler:
. . Tennessee 1
. . Chestnut-sided 5
. . Black-throated Green 2
. . Blackpoll 2
. . Am. Redstart 8
. . Ovenbird 1
. . Northern Waterthrush 1
. . Wilson's 1
N. Cardinal
Indigo Bunting 1
Common Grackle
Am. Goldfinch

Stockbridge field trips are open to the public--non-members welcome. CLICK HERE for the fall field trip schedule.

Jim Haw

Spring Field Trips - 2011

Willow Slough FWA/Kankakee Sands. . . rd -- Lis. .Sat, May 28, '11

Stockbridge Audubon Society's field trip to Newton County today was a fitting finale to our spring field trip schedule: cloudy (as usual), rain (as usual), surprisingly cold (as usual), and windy (as usual). Clouds and a chilly wind suppressed singing and bird activity in the morning. Rain began just as we reached the east end of Murphey Lake, and ended just after we returned to the cars. After a break, we drove home through steady rain.

Still, the seven of us managed to find 89 species, including most of our target birds and a bonus: one CATTLE EGRET along IN hwy. 14 in Pulaski County on the way over. Big misses were Blue Grosbeak, Least Bittern (thanks, rain), and migrant shorebirds, of which we found none, even in the 400 and 400 wetland.

Newton Co. highlights:
N. Bobwhite
Double-cr. Cormorant 2
Northern Harrier 1
Upland Sandpiper 2 seen only in flight
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Bell's Vireo 4
Sedge Wren 1
Marsh Wren 3
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
N. Mockingbird 1
Am. Redstart 1
Ovenbird 2
Canada Warbler 1
Yellow-br. Chat 2
Vesper Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow 3
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Western Meadowlark 1
Orchard Oriole 1

Jim Haw

We had a rather new birder with us who got lots of lifers! That is always a treat. And we all got really good looks at the sedge wren, the grasshopper and Henslow's sparrows (who like to be invisible down in the grass) and a yellow-breasted chat.
And then we stopped for ice cream at the Fair Oaks dairy, conveniently located along Highway 14. That is getting to be a new Stockbridge tradition, and a good one! - - Cynthia

 

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, OH. . . . . Bird -- List . . . . . Saturday, May 21, 2010

Eight people departed Ft. Wayne as a group for the Stockbridge Audubon field trip to Magee Marsh, Ohio, on May 21. We were joined at Magee by six more, two individuals and two couples, all of whom had come on their own schedules at different times and met us there, making fourteen people on the field trip. The day list, including some species seen by the separate arrivals before they joined us, was about 109 species.

Although the overall species total was excellent, the Magee bird trail had relatively few birds for May. But it is very good even on an off day. We found 20 species of warblers, including Mourning, Canada, and Prothonotary, and I think everyone had a good look at Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. A large flock of Dunlins put on quite an aerial show, wheeling around just off the beach, while six Ruddy Turnstones sat on a jetty. The stars of the day, though, were two FISH CROWS that flew over the parking lot while we were putting away our lunches and getting ready to go back onto the bird trail. Since the group was a bit scattered and otherwise occupied, quite a few did not see or hear these very rare vagrants to Lake Erie. The other exceptional bird of the day was a male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on the way to Metzger Marsh, where we saw Common Moorhens, among others.

- - Jim Haw

Fox Island - Allen County Park . . . .Bird -- List. . Sat, May 7, 2011

It was a dark, cloudy morning, but the rain held off. Twenty-two people showed up for Stockbridge Audubon Society's field trip to Fox Island County Park. It was a somewhat frustrating morning for many; a lot of birds were just dark silhouettes against the sky, and quite a few "heard only" birds sang only once or twice. We divided into two groups (thanks, Rodger Rang, for leading the other one) and found a combined total of 91 species in the park, 24 warblers.

Highlights were N. Harrier (late and rare at Fox Is.), Golden-winged Warbler, Prairie Warbler (rare at Fox Is.), and Mourning Warbler.

Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 5
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Green Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
N. Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 1
Barred owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Woodpecker: Red-bellied 6, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Downy 8, Hairy 2, Pileated 1
Flycatcher: Acadian 1, Least 4, Great Crested 2
Vireo: White-eyed 1, Yellow-throated 3, Blue-headed 1, Warbling 4, Red-eyed 1
Blue Jay 15
Am. Crow 7
Swallow: Tree 1, Bank 2, Barn 2
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted titmouse 6
White-br. Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 1
Wren: Carolina 1, House 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
E. bluebird 2
Veery 4
Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 7
Am. Robin 12
Eur. Starling 2
Warbler:
. . Blue-winged 3
. . Golden-winged 1
. . Tennessee 1
. . Nashville 10
. . N. Parula 3
. . Yellow 27
. . Chestnut-sided 3
. . Magnolia 3
. . Black-thr. Blue 3
. . Yellow-rumped 14
. . Black-thr. Green 8
. . Blackburnian 2
. . Yellow-throated 1
. . Prairie 1
. . Palm 1
. . Black and White 1
. . Am. Redstart 3
. . Ovenbird 2
. . Northern Waterthrush 6
. . Kentucky 1
. . Mourning 1
. . Common Yellowthroat 10
. . Hooded 1
. . Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Scarlet Tanager 5
E. Towhee 4
Sparrow: Chipping 6, Field 5, Song 5, Swamp 1, White-throated 17
N. Cardinal 17
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11
Indigo Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 19
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 18
Am. Goldfinch 25
House Sparrow 2

Jim Haw

Salamonie Reservoir . . . .Bird -- List. . Sat, April 30, 2011

Twelve members of Stockbridge Audubon Society joined today's field trip to Salamonie Reservoir. We recorded 81 species, but numbers and variety of migrants were disappointing. We spent a cloudy, rather chilly and breezy morning in Salamonie River State Forest but found relatively few birds there. The skies cleared and it became sunny by 2 p.m., but by then high winds dampened bird activity. Very high water in the reservoir prevented us from getting to Five Ponds area, one of our standby spots. And I think that there were simply a lot fewer birds than one would expect at the end of April.

Highlight was one AM. WHITE PELICAN seen from Snipe Marsh, Huntington Co. It was soaring high above the reservoir, circling briefly before heading east upstream. The list:

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck 3
Double-cr. Cormorant 6
AM. WHITE PELICAN 1
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron 3
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk
Sora 4 Snipe Marsh
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern 6 Lost Bridge West
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Great Horned owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Woodpecker: Red-headed 2, Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Downy, Hairy, N. Flicker, Pileated 2
E. Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Horned Lark
Purple Martin 1
Swallow: Tree, N. Rough-winged, Cliff, Barn
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-br. Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-cr. Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
E. Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush 1 FOS
Am. Robin
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Eur. Starling
Warbler:
. . Nashville 1
. . N. Parula 5
. . Yellow 4
. . Yellow-rumped 4
. . Yellow-throated 3
. . Cerulean 1 FOS
. . Black and White 1
. . Ovenbird 2
. . Louisiana Waterthrush 2
. . Common Yellowthroat 3
E. Towhee
Sparrow: chipping, Field, Song, Swamp, White-throated 25, White-crowned 3
N. Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 1 FOS
Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole 1 FOS
Baltimore Oriole 1
Purple Finch 3 nature center
House Finch
Pine Siskin 1 nature center
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Jim Haw

Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen Co. . . . .Bird -- List. . Sun, April 03, '11

Fifteen people joined Stockbridge Audubon Society's Sunday afternoon field trip to Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen County. High wind made birding a bit unpleasant, but we did see some interesting birds, including major migratory movement of cormorants.

Canada Goose
N. Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 20
Greater Scaup 12
Common Loon 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Horned Grebe 6
Double-crested Cormorant 165
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Coot 50
Killdeer 3
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Tree Swallow 3
Am. Tree Sparrow 1

Jim Haw

Fox Island - Allen County Park . . . .Bird -- List. . Sat, Apr 2, 2011

It was not a nice day (again). Cloudy, cold, windy. Yet 13 birders turned out for Stockbridge Audubon Society's field trip to Fox Island County Park, Allen County. We saw 48 species. There were no new arrivals for the Park, Allen County. We saw 48 species. There were no new arrivals for the spring, but larger numbers for some early spring migrants. Persistent cold and north winds have virtually shut down land bird migration for almost two weeks.

Canada Goose 14
Wood Duck 14
Gadwall 6
Am. Wigeon 2
Mallard 8
Blue-winged Teal 2
N. Shoveler3
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Great Horned Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 4
N. Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
E. Phoebe 6
Blue Jay 5
Am. Crow 1
Tree Swallow 3
N. Rough-winged Swallow 1
Carolina chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-br. Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-cr. Kinglet 8
E. Bluebird 2
Am. Robin 24
Eur. Starling 1
E. Towhee 4
Am. Tree Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 3
Fox Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 8
N. Cardinal 18
Red-winged Blackbird 19
Rusty Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Am. Goldfinch 9
House Sparrow 4

Jim Haw

Kankakee FWA . . . .Bird -- List. . Sat, March 12, 2011

Ten birders kicked off Stockbridge Audubon Society's spring field trip schedule with a very successful day of birding at Kankakee: 55 species and a lot of very good birds in a frigid, howling wind that killed woodland songbird activity. Thanks to Sam Plew for telling us about the Whooping Crane, and to Jeff McCoy for calling about the Dunlin.

Gr. White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Am. Wigeon
Am. Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
N. Shoveler
N. Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle 2
Rough-legged Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. kestrel
Am. Coot
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane 1
Killdeer
Dunlin 1
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-headed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
N. Flicker
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Horned Lark
Am. Robin
Eur. Starling
Am. Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
N. Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow

- - Jim Haw

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