April 24, 2021
Salamonie
Nine members of the Stockbridge Audubon Chapter enjoyed a cool day of birding at the Salamonie Reservoir on Saturday, April 24, 2021. As usual the group met at the Forks of the Wabash Property in Huntington County and then enjoyed the "scenic" route to Salamonie along the River Road through Andrews, Indiana. Highlights of the day included an Osprey working the Wabash River along River Road. We then ran into the Mississinewa Audubon Chapter who joined us for a few minutes at the Spillway. We enjoyed a Wilson's Snipe flyover multiple times, hearing the "hu-hu-hu" winnow and having heard a Prairie Warbler for several minutes, the male finally popped up and provided long distance binocular views for both groups. We ended our day at Lost Bridge East on the recommendation from the Mississinewa Chapter of nesting Bald Eagles. And always appreciating a "round" number we left Salamonie with only 63 species and hoping for 65, we were able to add the final two for our day list on the drive back to The Forks in Huntington. A special shout-out to Andrew Wolfe for sharing his knowledge of the area and of course for his skill in birding by ear.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
Caspian Tern
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Salamonie
Nine members of the Stockbridge Audubon Chapter enjoyed a cool day of birding at the Salamonie Reservoir on Saturday, April 24, 2021. As usual the group met at the Forks of the Wabash Property in Huntington County and then enjoyed the "scenic" route to Salamonie along the River Road through Andrews, Indiana. Highlights of the day included an Osprey working the Wabash River along River Road. We then ran into the Mississinewa Audubon Chapter who joined us for a few minutes at the Spillway. We enjoyed a Wilson's Snipe flyover multiple times, hearing the "hu-hu-hu" winnow and having heard a Prairie Warbler for several minutes, the male finally popped up and provided long distance binocular views for both groups. We ended our day at Lost Bridge East on the recommendation from the Mississinewa Chapter of nesting Bald Eagles. And always appreciating a "round" number we left Salamonie with only 63 species and hoping for 65, we were able to add the final two for our day list on the drive back to The Forks in Huntington. A special shout-out to Andrew Wolfe for sharing his knowledge of the area and of course for his skill in birding by ear.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
Caspian Tern
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Northern Cardinal
