Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society
2006 Monthly Bird Walks
Kirby Park Natural Area
January 22, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Canada Goose |
26 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
21 |
|
Common Merganser |
7 |
Tufted Titmouse |
10 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Brown Creeper |
4 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
8 |
Carolina Wren |
7 |
|
Mourning Dove |
40 |
Winter Wren |
1 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
European Starling |
10 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
7 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
9 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
12 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
5 |
|
Northern Flicker |
3 |
American Goldfinch |
4 |
|
Blue Jay |
5 |
House Sparrow |
2 |
|
American Crow |
14 |
|
|
Gray Squirrel: A few
Total Avian Species: 25
Observers: 4
Hours: 3.75
Weather: Clear and calm; 29 - 35 °F
February 26, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Canada Goose |
22 |
American Crow |
14 |
|
Mallard |
7 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
12 |
|
Hooded Merganser |
3 |
Tufted Titmouse |
5 |
|
Common Merganser |
5 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Brown Creeper |
2 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Carolina Wren |
2 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
4 |
European Starling |
20 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
6 |
Cedar Waxwing |
30 |
|
Mourning Dove |
6 |
Song Sparrow |
2 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
10 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
3 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
7 |
American Goldfinch |
3 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
|
Total Avian Species: 25
Observers: 7
Total Hours: 4
Weather: Cold and blustery with occasional sun and frequent snow squalls; 20 - 22 °F
March 26, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Blue Jay |
7 |
|
Canada Goose |
500 |
American Crow |
16 |
|
Wood Duck |
16 |
Fish Crow |
23 |
|
Mallard |
15 |
Tree Swallow |
6 |
|
Common Merganser |
12 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
14 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
5 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
9 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
6 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
|
Killdeer |
1 |
American Robin |
75 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
16 |
European Starling |
86 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
8 |
Song Sparrow |
17 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
White-crowned Sparrow |
2 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
2 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
55 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
7 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
9 |
Common Grackle |
3 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
2 |
|
Northern Flicker |
4 |
American Goldfinch |
10 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
2 |
|
|
Eastern Chipmunk: 1
Gray Squirrel: Several
Total Avian Species: 37
Observers: 5
Total Hours: 5.5 Hours
Weather: Overcast; 38 - 45 °F
April 23, 2006
*The 100th Consecutive Monthly Walk*
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
8 |
|
Canada Goose |
4 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
6 |
|
Wood Duck |
15 |
Brown Creeper |
2 |
|
Mallard |
8 |
Carolina Wren |
6 |
|
Common Merganser |
5 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
21 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
2 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
5 |
|
Red-shouldered Hawk |
1 |
Hermit Thrush |
12 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
4 |
American Robin |
43 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
4 |
European Starling |
1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
12 |
|
Chimney Swift |
6 |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
2 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
Palm Warbler |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
13 |
Black-and-white Warbler |
3 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
3 |
Song Sparrow |
24 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
4 |
White-throated Sparrow |
12 |
|
Blue-headed Vireo |
14 |
Northern Cardinal |
8 |
|
Blue Jay |
3 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
1 |
|
American Crow |
16 |
Common Grackle |
2 |
|
Fish Crow |
16 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
14 |
|
Tree Swallow |
1 |
American Goldfinch |
22 |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
6 |
House Sparrow |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
12 |
|
|
Gray Squirrel: Several
Turtle: Several
Total Avian Species: 45
Observers: 11
Time: 5.5 Hours
Weather: Overcast with occasional drizzle 46 - 55 °F
May 28, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
3 |
Barn Swallow |
1 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
|
Wood Duck |
8 |
Tufted Titmouse |
6 |
|
Mallard |
13 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
3 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
House Wren |
2 |
|
Killdeer |
1 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
1 |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
Wood Thrush |
2 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
3 |
American Robin |
66 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
42 |
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
2 |
European Starling |
2 |
|
Chimney Swift |
3 |
Cedar Waxwing |
12 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
2 |
Yellow Warbler |
19 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Blackpoll Warbler |
11 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
6 |
American Redstart |
3 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Worm-eating Warbler |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
Common Yellowthroat |
4 |
|
Eastern Wood Pewee |
1 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
|
Willow Flycatcher |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
18 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher |
4 |
Indigo Bunting |
6 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
12 |
Common Grackle |
18 |
|
Blue Jay |
4 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
10 |
|
American Crow |
12 |
Baltimore Oriole |
2 |
|
Fish Crow |
2 |
American Goldfinch |
14 |
|
Tree Swallow |
4 |
House Sparrow |
8 |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
3 |
|
|
Map Turtle: 1
Honey Bee: Swarm
Gray Squirrel: Several
Total Avian Species: 55
Observers: 9
Time: 5:75 Hours
Weather: Fog followed by Sunshine; 55 - 78 °F
June 25, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Wood Duck |
11 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
3 |
|
Mallard |
11 |
Tufted Titmouse |
10 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
6 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
6 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
5 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Wood Thrush |
3 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
10 |
American Robin |
25 |
|
Mourning Dove |
2 |
Gray Catbird |
58 |
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
1 |
European Starling |
6 |
|
Chimney Swift |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
2 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
1 |
Yellow Warbler |
9 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
2 |
American Redstart |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
Common Yellowthroat |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
3 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
4 |
Song Sparrow |
15 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
4 |
Indigo Bunting |
3 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
1 |
|
American Crow |
6 |
American Goldfinch |
10 |
|
Fish Crow |
4 |
House Sparrow |
6 |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
8 |
|
|
Chipmunk: 1
Gray Squirrel: a few
Unidentified Turtles: a few more
Cabbage White Butterflies: many
Eastern Boxelder Bug, Leptocoris trivittatus (Thanks, Jeff): Many more
Mosquito: Many, many, many more
Total Avian Species: 39
Observers: 3
Time: 4.5 hours
Weather: Cloudy with rain at conclusion; 71 - 77 °F
July 23, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
1 |
American Crow |
9 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
5 |
Fish Crow |
4 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
18 |
|
Wood Duck |
4 |
Tufted Titmouse |
12 |
|
American Black Duck |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
6 |
|
Mallard |
11 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
3 |
Carolina Wren |
6 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
House Wren |
2 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
2 |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
2 |
American Robin |
22 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
5 |
Gray Catbird |
8 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
European Starling |
11 |
|
Chimney Swift |
4 |
Cedar Waxwing |
1 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
1 |
Yellow Warbler |
5 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
American Redstart |
3 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
7 |
Song Sparrow |
20 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
9 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
3 |
Indigo Bunting |
2 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
5 |
American Goldfinch |
14 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
House Sparrow |
7 |
Muskrat: 1
Gray Squirrel: 6
Woodchuck: 1
Turtle: 5
Monarch: 4
Silver-spotted Skipper: 2
Pigeon Horntail, Tremex columba :15
Total Avian Species: 40
Observers: 2
Time: 5.75 hours
Weather: Very pleasant; 68 - 78 °F
August 27, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
8 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
10 |
Tufted Titmouse |
8 |
|
Wood Duck |
8 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
|
Mallard |
17 |
Carolina Wren |
6 |
|
Osprey |
1 |
American Robin |
28 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
8 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
15 |
European Starling |
8 |
|
Chimney Swift |
30 |
Cedar Waxwing |
4 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
1 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
Blackburnian Warbler |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
Black-and-white Warbler |
2 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
3 |
American Redstart |
2 |
|
Eastern Wood-pewee |
4 |
Common Yellowthroat |
1 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
12 |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
9 |
Common Grackle |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
4 |
American Goldfinch |
8 |
|
American Crow |
10 |
House Sparrow |
30 |
|
Fish Crow |
7 |
|
|
Monarch Butterfly: 3
Gray Squirrel: 3
Total avian species: 37
Observers: 1
Time: 4.75 hrs
Weather: Overcast with showers; 65-67 °F
September 24, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
11 |
American Crow |
9 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Fish Crow |
1 |
|
Canada Goose |
2 |
Tree Swallow |
3 |
|
Mallard |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
18 |
|
Bald Eagle |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
6 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
|
Killdeer |
5 |
Carolina Wren |
4 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
7 |
American Robin |
3 |
|
Mourning Dove |
2 |
Gray Catbird |
8 |
|
Chimney Swift |
11 |
European Starling |
6 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
Northern Parula |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
3 |
|
Northern Flicker |
2 |
Pine Warbler |
1 |
|
Eastern Wood Pewee |
1 |
American Redstart |
3 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
3 |
Song Sparrow |
11 |
|
Blue Jay |
34 |
Northern Cardinal |
8 |
Monarch Butterfly: 11
Gray Squirrel: 6
Turtle: 19
Deer: 3
Annoying Flying Insects (aka gnats): Many
Very Annoying Flying Insects (aka ferociously biting mosquitoes): Many many
Total Avian Species: 34
Observers: 4
Time: 5 hrs
Weather: Overcast/partly cloudy with showers and drizzle; 66-68 °F
October 22, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
15 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
|
Canada Goose |
4 |
American Robin |
10 |
|
Mallard |
3 |
Gray Catbird |
1 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
3 |
European Starling |
43 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
7 |
Cedar Waxwing |
26 |
|
Mourning Dove |
52 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
10 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
2 |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
1 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Chipping Sparrow |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
4 |
Field Sparrow |
2 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
Savannah Sparrow* |
3 |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
12 |
|
Blue Jay |
20 |
White-throated Sparrow |
38 |
|
American Crow |
31 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
2 |
|
Fish Crow |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
14 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
14 |
Common Grackle |
6 |
|
Tufted Titmouse |
13 |
American Goldfinch |
12 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
6 |
House Sparrow |
1 |
Monarch Butterfly: 1
Gray Squirrel: 14
Woodchuck: 1
Total Avian Species: 36
Observers: 3
Hours: 6
Weather: Fog to start, partly cloudy and very windy to end; 38-56 °F
November 26, 2006
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Canada Goose |
100 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
8 |
|
Mallard |
4 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
7 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
Eastern Bluebird* |
2 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
2 |
American Robin |
2 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
European Starling |
9 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
7 |
Song Sparrow |
6 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
White-throated Sparrow |
8 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
80 |
|
Blue Jay |
5 |
Northern Cardinal |
9 |
|
American Crow |
29 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
6 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
9 |
American Goldfinch |
4 |
|
Tufted Titmouse |
13 |
|
|
*New for the monthly walks
Gray Squirrel: ³10
Total Avian Species: 25
Observers: 6
Time: 3.75 hours
Weather: Mostly sunny; 35 - 53 °F
December 24, 2006
Species
Number
Species
Number
Canada Goose
30
Black-capped Chickadee
12
American Black Duck
4
Tufted Titmouse
13
Mallard
49
White-breasted Nuthatch
9
Cooper's Hawk
1
Brown Creeper
4
Peregrine Falcon
1
Carolina Wren
6
Ring-billed Gull
2
Winter Wren
1
Mourning Dove
8
European Starling
50
Great Horned Owl
1
Song Sparrow
5
Red-bellied Woodpecker
1
White-throated Sparrow
2
Downy Woodpecker
5
Dark-eyed Junco
56
Pileated Woodpecker
1
Northern Cardinal
3
Blue Jay
2
House Finch
1
American Crow
6
American Goldfinch
1
Gray Squirrel: ³5
Total Avian Species: 26
Observers: 6
Hours: 3.0
Weather: Cloudy, 42 - 47 °F