April 19, 2014 Franke Park
Stockbridge Audubon's field trip to Franke Park started with 20 participants. Some dribbled away
before we were done, and missed the bird of the day: Black-crowned Night-Heron. This bird is rather
rare in Northeast Indiana, but is actually regular in Franke Park, especially in Fort Wayne Children's
Zoo. This one, spotted by Dave Messmann, was in a tree just outside the zoo.
Otherwise, not a lot was seen. We had only two warbler species, where usually at this time of year you
should see 20 or so. Nevertheless, a good time was had by all, especially those who stayed to the end.
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 1
Mallard X
Lesser Scaup 2
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 8
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Hermit Thrush 6
American Robin X
European Starling 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 2
View this online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17960781 / Ed Powers & Jim Haw
before we were done, and missed the bird of the day: Black-crowned Night-Heron. This bird is rather
rare in Northeast Indiana, but is actually regular in Franke Park, especially in Fort Wayne Children's
Zoo. This one, spotted by Dave Messmann, was in a tree just outside the zoo.
Otherwise, not a lot was seen. We had only two warbler species, where usually at this time of year you
should see 20 or so. Nevertheless, a good time was had by all, especially those who stayed to the end.
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 1
Mallard X
Lesser Scaup 2
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 8
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Hermit Thrush 6
American Robin X
European Starling 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 2
View this online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17960781 / Ed Powers & Jim Haw
