September 27, 2014
Ten birders participated in Stockbridge Audubon's field trip to a few sites in the north-central section of Allen County. We started at Payton County Park but also visited Bicentennial Woods, Dustin Preserve (ACRES HQ), and Griffin Road pond. As has been the case for many NE Indiana birders this past week, we again enjoyed mostly sunny skies but few birds, tallying a very modest 45 species and mostly low numbers of individuals. Excuse the outdated checklist order:
Canada Goose- 2
Mallard- 4
Great Blue Heron- 2
Turkey Vulture- 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 2
Red-tailed Hawk- 1
Killdeer- 11 (most at Griffin Rd.)
Greater Yellowlegs- 1 (Griffin Rd.)
Mourning Dove- 3
Chimney Swift- 2 (Dustin's)
Belted Kingfisher- 1 (Griffin Rd. after everyone else left)
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 8
Downy Woodpecker- 4
Hairy Woodpecker- 2
Northern Flicker- 7 (most at Payton)
Pileated Woodpecker- 1 (Payton)
Blue Jay- 35+ (very vocal groups at every stop, but no active migration noted)
American Crow- 8
Black-capped Chickadee- 5 (some singing; nice to hear vocalizing since I live, work, and bird in Carolina-ville)
Tufted Titmouse- 2
White-breasted Nuthatch- 5
Carolina Wren- 1
House Wren- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
Eastern Bluebird- 12 (eleven in one very pleasant group calling overhead at Griffin Rd.)
Swainson's Thrush- 1 with the following two species in one thrush mini-flock at Bicentennial Woods
Hermit Thrush- 1, my first of fall
Wood Thrush- 1
American Robin- many
Gray Catbird- 8+
European Starling- 20+ along road between sites
Cedar Waxwing- 30+ (25+ in one group at Dustin's)
Nashville Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1 male at Dustin's put on a good show
Common Yellowthroat- 4
Eastern Towhee- 3
Song Sparrow- 3
Swamp Sparrow- 3
Northern Cardinal- 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Red-winged Blackbird- 6
Brown-headed Cowbird- 5
House Finch- 5
American Goldfinch- 10
House Sparrow- 20+
Rodger Rang
Fort Wayne
Ten birders participated in Stockbridge Audubon's field trip to a few sites in the north-central section of Allen County. We started at Payton County Park but also visited Bicentennial Woods, Dustin Preserve (ACRES HQ), and Griffin Road pond. As has been the case for many NE Indiana birders this past week, we again enjoyed mostly sunny skies but few birds, tallying a very modest 45 species and mostly low numbers of individuals. Excuse the outdated checklist order:
Canada Goose- 2
Mallard- 4
Great Blue Heron- 2
Turkey Vulture- 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk- 2
Red-tailed Hawk- 1
Killdeer- 11 (most at Griffin Rd.)
Greater Yellowlegs- 1 (Griffin Rd.)
Mourning Dove- 3
Chimney Swift- 2 (Dustin's)
Belted Kingfisher- 1 (Griffin Rd. after everyone else left)
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 8
Downy Woodpecker- 4
Hairy Woodpecker- 2
Northern Flicker- 7 (most at Payton)
Pileated Woodpecker- 1 (Payton)
Blue Jay- 35+ (very vocal groups at every stop, but no active migration noted)
American Crow- 8
Black-capped Chickadee- 5 (some singing; nice to hear vocalizing since I live, work, and bird in Carolina-ville)
Tufted Titmouse- 2
White-breasted Nuthatch- 5
Carolina Wren- 1
House Wren- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
Eastern Bluebird- 12 (eleven in one very pleasant group calling overhead at Griffin Rd.)
Swainson's Thrush- 1 with the following two species in one thrush mini-flock at Bicentennial Woods
Hermit Thrush- 1, my first of fall
Wood Thrush- 1
American Robin- many
Gray Catbird- 8+
European Starling- 20+ along road between sites
Cedar Waxwing- 30+ (25+ in one group at Dustin's)
Nashville Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1 male at Dustin's put on a good show
Common Yellowthroat- 4
Eastern Towhee- 3
Song Sparrow- 3
Swamp Sparrow- 3
Northern Cardinal- 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Red-winged Blackbird- 6
Brown-headed Cowbird- 5
House Finch- 5
American Goldfinch- 10
House Sparrow- 20+
Rodger Rang
Fort Wayne
