Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society
2004 Monthly Bird Walks
Kirby Park Natural Area
January 25, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Canada Goose |
1 |
American Crow |
2 |
|
Common Merganser |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
8 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
7 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
6 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
2 |
European Starling |
3 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
4 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
7 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
4 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
American Goldfinch |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
8 |
House Sparrow |
2 |
Gray Squirrel: 1
Degrees Above Zero: Not Nearly Enough
Total Avian Species: 20
Weather: Clear and Bitterly Cold with Light Wind; 5-12 °F
February 22, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Canada Goose |
31 |
Fish Crow |
1 |
|
Mallard |
23 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
9 |
|
Common Merganser |
10 |
Tufted Titmouse |
6 |
|
Bald Eagle |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
6 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
1 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
16 |
American Robin |
1 |
|
Herring Gull |
1 |
European Starling |
2 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
4 |
American Pipit* |
1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
12 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
8 |
Northern Cardinal |
2 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
3 |
House Finch |
2 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
American Goldfinch |
2 |
|
American Crow |
6 |
House Sparrow |
2 |
*first for the walks
Fox Squirrel: 1
Total Avian Species: 30
Weather: Partly sunny and windy; 36 - 43 °F
March 28, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Turkey Vulture |
5 |
Blue Jay |
6 |
|
Canada Goose |
250 |
American Crow |
16 |
|
Wood Duck |
5 |
Fish Crow |
8 |
|
American Wigeon |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
11 |
|
Mallard |
10 |
Tufted Titmouse |
4 |
|
Hooded Merganser |
4 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
6 |
|
Common Merganser |
6 |
Carolina Wren |
3 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
2 |
American Robin |
30 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
3 |
European Starling |
2 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Fox Sparrow |
3 |
|
Killdeer |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
31 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
7 |
White-throated Sparrow |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
29 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
55 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
10 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
3 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
6 |
Common Grackle |
12 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
5 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
8 |
American Goldfinch |
15 |
Fox Squirrel: 1
Snapping Turtle: 1
Total Avian Species: 36
Weather: Sunny and very pleasant; 45 - 60 °F
April 25, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
|
Green Heron |
2 |
Tufted Titmouse |
5 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
7 |
|
Canada Goose |
34 |
Carolina Wren |
3 |
|
Wood Duck |
12 |
House Wren |
1 |
|
Mallard |
5 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
7 |
|
Common Merganser |
5 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
3 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
Hermit Thrush |
5 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
American Robin |
29 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
2 |
Brown Thrasher |
3 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
European Starling |
1 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
18 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
7 |
Black-and-white Warbler |
1 |
|
Eastern Screech Owl* |
1 |
Eastern Towhee |
1 |
|
Chimney Swift |
25 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
3 |
Song Sparrow |
17 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
7 |
White-throated Sparrow |
55 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Northern Flicker |
10 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
1 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
4 |
Common Grackle |
9 |
|
Blue-headed Vireo |
3 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
3 |
|
Blue Jay |
40 |
House Finch |
1 |
|
American Crow |
6 |
American Goldfinch |
12 |
|
Fish Crow |
2 |
House Sparrow |
7 |
*New species for the monthly walks
Gray Squirrel: Several
Raccoon: 1
Woodchuck: 1
Total Avian Species: 48
Weather: Overcast with periods of steady rain; 45-48 °F
May 23, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
3 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
3 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
|
Canada Goose |
8 |
Carolina Wren |
3 |
|
Wood Duck |
6 |
House Wren |
2 |
|
Mallard |
5 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
1 |
|
Common Merganser |
3 |
Wood Thrush |
2 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
1 |
American Robin |
37 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Gray Catbird |
29 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
6 |
Northern Mockingbird |
1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
30 |
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
2 |
Yellow Warbler |
7 |
|
Chimney Swift |
3 |
Blackpoll Warbler |
7 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
American Redstart |
4 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
Common Yellowthroat |
4 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Eastern Towhee |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
4 |
Song Sparrow |
7 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
11 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
2 |
|
Blue Jay |
6 |
Common Grackle |
18 |
|
American Crow |
8 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
2 |
|
Fish Crow |
4 |
Baltimore Oriole |
2 |
|
Tree Swallow |
4 |
American Goldfinch |
8 |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
3 |
House Sparrow |
5 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
1 |
|
|
Fox Squirrel: 1
Gray Squirrel: Several
Baby Woodchuck: 1
Total Avian Species: 47
Weather: Warm and Humid; 75 - 87 °F
June 27, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
1 |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
5 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Cliff Swallow |
2 |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
5 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
4 |
|
Wood Duck |
3 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
|
American Black Duck |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
2 |
|
Mallard |
9 |
House Wren |
1 |
|
Common Merganser |
1 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
2 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
1 |
Wood Thrush |
2 |
|
Killdeer |
1 |
American Robin |
56 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
19 |
Gray Catbird |
36 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
European Starling |
68 |
|
Chimney Swift |
8 |
Cedar Waxwing |
1 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
1 |
Yellow Warbler |
2 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
American Redstart |
2 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
Common Yellowthroat |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
Song Sparrow |
16 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Northern Flicker |
4 |
Indigo Bunting |
2 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
3 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
3 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
2 |
Common Grackle |
17 |
|
Blue Jay |
3 |
Baltimore Oriole |
2 |
|
American Crow |
12 |
American Goldfinch |
3 |
|
Fish Crow |
5 |
House Sparrow |
1 |
|
Tree Swallow |
3 |
|
|
Woodchuck high on a limb: 1
Total Avian Species: 49
Weather: Sunny and comfortable; 58 - 74 °F
July 25, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
7 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
4 |
Tufted Titmouse |
10 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
|
Canada Goose |
16 |
Carolina Wren |
5 |
|
Wood Duck |
7 |
House Wren |
1 |
|
Mallard |
6 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
3 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
2 |
Wood Thrush |
2 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
American Robin |
12 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
8 |
Gray Catbird |
29 |
|
Mourning Dove |
2 |
European Starling |
7 |
|
Chimney Swift |
5 |
Yellow Warbler |
3 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
2 |
American Redstart |
5 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
3 |
Common Yellowthroat |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
6 |
Song Sparrow |
13 |
|
Eastern Wood Pewee |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
9 |
|
Willow Flycatcher |
2 |
Indigo Bunting |
3 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
6 |
Common Grackle |
3 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
2 |
Baltimore Oriole |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
American Goldfinch |
12 |
|
American Crow |
16 |
House Sparrow |
6 |
|
Fish Crow |
1 |
|
|
Total Avian Species: 43
Weather: Cloudy to Partly Sunny; 65 - 80 °F
August 22, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
3 |
Tufted Titmouse |
4 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
6 |
|
Wood Duck |
9 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
1 |
|
Mallard |
13 |
American Robin |
14 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
14 |
|
Rock Dove |
6 |
Cedar Waxwing |
6 |
|
Mourning Dove |
10 |
Magnolia Warbler |
1 |
|
Chimney Swift |
7 |
American Redstart |
2 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
4 |
Common Yellowthroat |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
Scarlet Tanager |
3 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
8 |
|
Eastern Wood Pewee |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
8 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
5 |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
3 |
|
Blue Jay |
6 |
Indigo Bunting |
3 |
|
American Crow |
9 |
Common Grackle |
2 |
|
Barn Swallow |
2 |
Baltimore Oriole |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
7 |
American Goldfinch |
17 |
Fox Squirrel: 1
Mosquitoes: Enough to suck a T. rex dry
Total Avian Species: 38
Weather: Foggy - sunny; 53 - 68 °F
September 26, 2004
(One week after Hurricane Ivan)
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
13 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
6 |
|
Canada Goose |
71 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
8 |
|
Wood Duck |
5 |
Carolina Wren |
7 |
|
Mallard |
6 |
Veery |
1 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
American Robin |
36 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
9 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
9 |
European Starling |
30 |
|
Mourning Dove |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
2 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
Magnolia Warbler |
1 |
|
Yellow-bellied sapsucker |
5 |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
2 |
|
Downey Woodpecker |
10 |
Black-and-white Warbler |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
3 |
Common Yellowthroat |
2 |
|
Northern Flicker |
3 |
Song Sparrow |
8 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
4 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
17 |
Common Grackle |
300 |
|
American Crow |
9 |
American Goldfinch |
8 |
|
Fish Crow |
4 |
|
|
Gray Squirrel ³ 10
Mosquitoes: Too Many
Mud: Too Much
Animal Tracks in mud: Numerous
Total Avian Species: 37
Weather: Sunny and pleasant; 63-73 °F
October 24, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
1 |
Eastern Phoebe |
2 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Blue Jay |
6 |
|
Canada Goose |
60 |
American Crow |
18 |
|
Mallard |
3 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
18 |
|
Green-winged Teal |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
16 |
|
Bald Eagle |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
10 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
Brown Creeper |
2 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
12 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
3 |
American Robin |
39 |
|
Mourning Dove |
6 |
European Starling |
9 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
White-throated Sparrow |
10 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
9 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
17 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
4 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
American Goldfinch |
7 |
Gray Squirrel: 1
Woodchuck-in-a-Tree: 1
Mud: Still lots
Mosquitoes: Only a few (good riddance)
Total Avian Species: 32
Weather: Mainly clear; 44 - 53 °F
November 28, 2004
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
2 |
Tufted Titmouse |
8 |
|
Canada Goose |
12 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
|
American Black Duck |
6 |
Carolina Wren |
7 |
|
Mallard |
3 |
American Robin |
1 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
European Starling |
4 |
|
Mourning Dove |
15 |
Song Sparrow |
2 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
White-throated Sparrow |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
6 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
50 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
3 |
Northern Cardinal |
5 |
|
Blue Jay |
4 |
House Finch |
7 |
|
American Crow |
18 |
American Goldfinch |
4 |
Gray Squirrel: ³ 4
Total Avian Species: 24
Weather: Drenching rain with wind at start; partly sunny and windy at finish
52 - 50 °F
December 26, 2004
Species
Number
Species
Number
Canada Goose
68
Tufted Titmouse
2
Mallard
50
White-breasted Nuthatch
7
Common Merganser
1
Carolina Wren
2
Mourning Dove
1
Song Sparrow
1
Downy Woodpecker
5
Dark-eyed Junco
25
American Crow
4
American Goldfinch
2
Black-capped Chickadee
10
White-tailed Deer: 2
Total Avian Species: 13
Weather: Partly cloudy; 17-25 °F