April 27, 2013 Salamonie Reservoir
Twenty participants in Stockbridge Audubon Society/ Robert Cooper Audubon Society's joint field trip to Salamonie enjoyed very unusual weather: sunny and warm. Birds were not numerous, and some esxpected summer residents (e.g., Prairie, Cerulean, and Kentucky Warblers) were not found. The reservoir is currently 22.5 feet above summer pool. With the extensive flooding, we were not able to get into some of the best areas. Still, we recorded 75 species. Notable were a Blackpoll Warbler, NE IN's earliest spring record by 2 days, an Am. Tree Sparrow, one day short of the latest spring record, and 2 Broad-winged Hawks. We watched one hawk as it flew up from the ground with a snake in its talons, perched on a branch and ate it.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
N. Shoveler
Wild Turkey 1
Double-cr. Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Pectoral Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl 3
Belted Kingfisher 3
Woodpecker: . . Red-headed 1, Red-bellied,
. .Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy, Hairy, N. Flicker, Pileated 2
E. Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Horned Lark
Swallow: Tree, Cliff, Barn
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-br. Nuthatch
Brown Creeper 1 singing
Wren: Carolina, House
Ruby-cr. Kinglete 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 or so
E. Bluebird
Am. Robin
Brown Thrasher
Eur. Starling
Warbler:
. . N. Parula 3
. . Yellow 3
. . Yellow-rumped 5
. . Yellow-throated 5
. . Pine 1
. . Palm 1
. . Blackpoll 1
. . Louisiana Waterthrush 3
. . Hooded 1 chip note only
E. Towhee
Sparrow: Am. Tree 1, Chipping, Field, Song, White-throated, White-crowned 2
Dark-eyed Junco
N. Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow
- - Jim Haw
Twenty participants in Stockbridge Audubon Society/ Robert Cooper Audubon Society's joint field trip to Salamonie enjoyed very unusual weather: sunny and warm. Birds were not numerous, and some esxpected summer residents (e.g., Prairie, Cerulean, and Kentucky Warblers) were not found. The reservoir is currently 22.5 feet above summer pool. With the extensive flooding, we were not able to get into some of the best areas. Still, we recorded 75 species. Notable were a Blackpoll Warbler, NE IN's earliest spring record by 2 days, an Am. Tree Sparrow, one day short of the latest spring record, and 2 Broad-winged Hawks. We watched one hawk as it flew up from the ground with a snake in its talons, perched on a branch and ate it.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
N. Shoveler
Wild Turkey 1
Double-cr. Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Pectoral Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl 3
Belted Kingfisher 3
Woodpecker: . . Red-headed 1, Red-bellied,
. .Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy, Hairy, N. Flicker, Pileated 2
E. Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Horned Lark
Swallow: Tree, Cliff, Barn
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-br. Nuthatch
Brown Creeper 1 singing
Wren: Carolina, House
Ruby-cr. Kinglete 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 or so
E. Bluebird
Am. Robin
Brown Thrasher
Eur. Starling
Warbler:
. . N. Parula 3
. . Yellow 3
. . Yellow-rumped 5
. . Yellow-throated 5
. . Pine 1
. . Palm 1
. . Blackpoll 1
. . Louisiana Waterthrush 3
. . Hooded 1 chip note only
E. Towhee
Sparrow: Am. Tree 1, Chipping, Field, Song, White-throated, White-crowned 2
Dark-eyed Junco
N. Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird
E. Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow
- - Jim Haw
