Pisgah Marsh and Tri-County FWA
March 24, 2018
Nine birders from Stockbridge Audubon Society braved the cold and wind today, birding Pisgah Marsh and Tri-County FWA, and they were rewarded by a very nice list of birds. While many of the ponds at Tri-County had hardly any birds at all on them, a couple of them seemed to be covered with them. For example, our conservative estimate of Ring-necked Ducks on one pond alone was 500 birds! We had a total of 24 species at Pisgah Marsh, and 47 at Tri-County. Along with a few others that we found along the way, we ended the day with a very nice total of 55 species.
Field trip leaders - Eric Helfrich and John Winebrenner Our list is as follows:
Pisgah Marsh - 24 species -
Canada Goose 24
Wood Duck 5
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 5
Gadwall 4
Mallard 12
American Black Duck 6
Northern Pintail 1
Hooded Merganser 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 4
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 4
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Tri-County FWA - 47 Species -
Canada Goose 45
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 13
Northern Shoveler 9
Gadwall 11
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 23
American Black Duck 6
Northern Pintail 5
Green-winged Teal 14
Ring-necked Duck 650
Lesser Scaup 7
Bufflehead 26
Ruddy Duck 2
Wild Turkey 1
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Great Blue Heron 6
Turkey Vulture 21
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6
American Coot 4
Sandhill Crane 10
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
American Tree Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 7
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Rusty Blackbird 50
House Finch 6
House Sparrow 10
Other birds seen along the way: Rock Pigeon, Horned Lark, European Starling, Common Grackle.
John Winebrenner
Fort Wayne
March 24, 2018
Nine birders from Stockbridge Audubon Society braved the cold and wind today, birding Pisgah Marsh and Tri-County FWA, and they were rewarded by a very nice list of birds. While many of the ponds at Tri-County had hardly any birds at all on them, a couple of them seemed to be covered with them. For example, our conservative estimate of Ring-necked Ducks on one pond alone was 500 birds! We had a total of 24 species at Pisgah Marsh, and 47 at Tri-County. Along with a few others that we found along the way, we ended the day with a very nice total of 55 species.
Field trip leaders - Eric Helfrich and John Winebrenner Our list is as follows:
Pisgah Marsh - 24 species -
Canada Goose 24
Wood Duck 5
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 5
Gadwall 4
Mallard 12
American Black Duck 6
Northern Pintail 1
Hooded Merganser 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 4
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 4
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Tri-County FWA - 47 Species -
Canada Goose 45
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 13
Northern Shoveler 9
Gadwall 11
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 23
American Black Duck 6
Northern Pintail 5
Green-winged Teal 14
Ring-necked Duck 650
Lesser Scaup 7
Bufflehead 26
Ruddy Duck 2
Wild Turkey 1
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Great Blue Heron 6
Turkey Vulture 21
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6
American Coot 4
Sandhill Crane 10
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
American Tree Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 7
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Rusty Blackbird 50
House Finch 6
House Sparrow 10
Other birds seen along the way: Rock Pigeon, Horned Lark, European Starling, Common Grackle.
John Winebrenner
Fort Wayne
