September 5, 2015 Limberlost and Loblolly
Stockbridge and Robert Cooper Audubon Societies brought together 18 birders for a field trip to Limberlost Swamp in Adams and Jay Counties, and Loblolly Marsh in Jay County. We were guided by Limberlost naturalist Curt Burnette and Terri Gorney. It was a pleasant day, with no great surprises. We spent the morning at Limberlost, then returned to Limberlost Historical Site visitor center in Geneva for lunch. After lunch we went to Loblolly, where to group soon began to break up.
The group was often scattered, so the lists below may be incomplete.
Other birds seen by some in the Geneva area:
Canada Goose (surprisingly scarce)
Mourning Dove
American Kestrel 2
American Robin 5
Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve (Jay Co.), Jay, Indiana, US Sep 5, 2015 9:25 AM - 11:25 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: 82 deg, partly cloudy, very light wind
32 species
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 50
Blue-winged Teal 50
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 41
Great Blue Heron 22
Great Egret 30
Green Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 13
American Coot 1
Killdeer 6
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Pectoral Sandpiper 5
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Wilson's Snipe 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 4
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 30
Song Sparrow 3
Bobolink 2
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24905255 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve, Jay, Indiana, US Sep 5, 2015 12:10 PM - 12:35 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: 83 deg, partly cloudy, light wind
11 species
Mallard 300
Blue-winged Teal 2
Great Blue Heron 71
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 3
Bald Eagle 2
Killdeer 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 15
Belted Kingfisher 1
Gray Catbird 1
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24905400 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Ed Powers, Allen County
Stockbridge and Robert Cooper Audubon Societies brought together 18 birders for a field trip to Limberlost Swamp in Adams and Jay Counties, and Loblolly Marsh in Jay County. We were guided by Limberlost naturalist Curt Burnette and Terri Gorney. It was a pleasant day, with no great surprises. We spent the morning at Limberlost, then returned to Limberlost Historical Site visitor center in Geneva for lunch. After lunch we went to Loblolly, where to group soon began to break up.
The group was often scattered, so the lists below may be incomplete.
Other birds seen by some in the Geneva area:
Canada Goose (surprisingly scarce)
Mourning Dove
American Kestrel 2
American Robin 5
Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve (Jay Co.), Jay, Indiana, US Sep 5, 2015 9:25 AM - 11:25 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: 82 deg, partly cloudy, very light wind
32 species
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 50
Blue-winged Teal 50
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 41
Great Blue Heron 22
Great Egret 30
Green Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 13
American Coot 1
Killdeer 6
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Pectoral Sandpiper 5
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Wilson's Snipe 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 4
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 30
Song Sparrow 3
Bobolink 2
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24905255 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve, Jay, Indiana, US Sep 5, 2015 12:10 PM - 12:35 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: 83 deg, partly cloudy, light wind
11 species
Mallard 300
Blue-winged Teal 2
Great Blue Heron 71
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 3
Bald Eagle 2
Killdeer 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 15
Belted Kingfisher 1
Gray Catbird 1
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24905400 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Ed Powers, Allen County
