Willow Slough/TNC Kankakee Sands
June 1, 2019
Stockbridge Audubon completed its spring field trip season with a trip across the state to look for birds we easterners seldom see at home. The eight of us enjoyed warm weather, none of the forecasted rain, and some good birds.
Willow Slough/TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton, Indiana, US
Jun 1, 2019 8:55 AM - 3:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
29.0 mile(s)
Comments: 80-85 F, overcast, moderate wind
73 species
Canada Goose 40
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 3
Northern Bobwhite 3
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Wild Turkey 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Mourning Dove 6
Sora 2
Killdeer 3 One was doing a realistic broken-wing act.
American White Pelican 3 Large white birds with black wingtips. Large yellow beaks with pouches. Flying in formation above treetop level over Murphy Lake
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 6
Bell's Vireo 5
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 9
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Horned Lark 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 30
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 13
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 4
Sedge Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 5
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 15
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 3
Henslow's Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Bobolink 3
Eastern Meadowlark 10
Orchard Oriole 3
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird 150
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Common Yellowthroat 14
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 7
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 4
Dickcissel 30
House Sparrow 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56981842
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Ed Powers & Stephanie Wagner, co-leaders
June 1, 2019
Stockbridge Audubon completed its spring field trip season with a trip across the state to look for birds we easterners seldom see at home. The eight of us enjoyed warm weather, none of the forecasted rain, and some good birds.
Willow Slough/TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton, Indiana, US
Jun 1, 2019 8:55 AM - 3:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
29.0 mile(s)
Comments: 80-85 F, overcast, moderate wind
73 species
Canada Goose 40
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 3
Northern Bobwhite 3
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Wild Turkey 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Mourning Dove 6
Sora 2
Killdeer 3 One was doing a realistic broken-wing act.
American White Pelican 3 Large white birds with black wingtips. Large yellow beaks with pouches. Flying in formation above treetop level over Murphy Lake
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 6
Bell's Vireo 5
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 9
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Horned Lark 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 30
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 13
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 4
Sedge Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 5
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Grasshopper Sparrow 15
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 3
Henslow's Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Bobolink 3
Eastern Meadowlark 10
Orchard Oriole 3
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird 150
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Common Yellowthroat 14
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 7
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 4
Dickcissel 30
House Sparrow 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56981842
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Ed Powers & Stephanie Wagner, co-leaders
