Salamonie
April 7, 2018
We began our day at Forks of the Wabash and ended at Lake Claire in Huntington. We traveled the River Road to Andrews and made our way to Salamonie State Forest and other stops throughout the resevoir property. We enjoyed Golden Crowned Kinglets all day long and the highlight of the day was the surprise of finding two flocks of American Pelicans on Salamonie Lake. The largest flock of about 70 birds was seen at the Mount Hope Boat Ramp and then a smaller flock of 15-20 birds was seen near Monument Island (?) viewed from the campground near the marina at Lost Bridge West. We ended our day at Lake Claire in Huntington where we enjoyed 7 Common Loons and a large raft of Lesser Scaup. We ended our day with 57 species, not bad for a cold and blustery day.
Our list:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
April 7, 2018
We began our day at Forks of the Wabash and ended at Lake Claire in Huntington. We traveled the River Road to Andrews and made our way to Salamonie State Forest and other stops throughout the resevoir property. We enjoyed Golden Crowned Kinglets all day long and the highlight of the day was the surprise of finding two flocks of American Pelicans on Salamonie Lake. The largest flock of about 70 birds was seen at the Mount Hope Boat Ramp and then a smaller flock of 15-20 birds was seen near Monument Island (?) viewed from the campground near the marina at Lost Bridge West. We ended our day at Lake Claire in Huntington where we enjoyed 7 Common Loons and a large raft of Lesser Scaup. We ended our day with 57 species, not bad for a cold and blustery day.
Our list:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
