Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society
2007 Monthly Bird Walks
Kirby Park Natural Area
January 28, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Canada Goose |
139 |
Blue Jay |
8 |
|
American Black Duck |
1 |
American Crow |
12 |
|
Mallard |
21 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
34 |
|
Hooded Merganser |
2 |
Tufted Titmouse |
16 |
|
Common Merganser |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
8 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
Carolina Wren |
7 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
Winter Wren |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
5 |
American Robin |
1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
6 |
European Starling |
8 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
6 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
White-throated Sparrow |
8 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
4 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
18 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
4 |
Northern Cardinal |
3 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
American Goldfinch |
18 |
Gray Squirrel: At least 12
Total Avian Species: 30
Observers: 3
Time: 4.75 hours
Weather: Mostly sunny - mostly cloudy; 24 - 36 °F
February 25, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Mallard |
30 |
American Crow |
16 |
|
Hooded Merganser |
4 |
Fish Crow |
1 |
|
Common Merganser |
28 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
8 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
16 |
|
Herring Gull |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
6 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
6 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
1 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
European Starling |
40 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
6 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
1 |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
House Sparrow |
4 |
|
Blue Jay |
7 |
|
|
Gray Squirrel: 2
Deceased Fox Squirrel: 1
Total Avian Species: 23
Observers: 2
Time: 4.0 Hours
Weather: Cloudy; 18-27 °F
Snow Cover: Hard crust
March 25, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Horned Grebe |
1 |
Northern Flicker |
1 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Canada Goose |
72 |
Eastern Phoebe |
8 |
|
Wood Duck |
6 |
Blue Jay |
6 |
|
American Wigeon |
3 |
American Crow |
22 |
|
American Black Duck |
4 |
Fish Crow |
15 |
|
Mallard |
29 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
16 |
|
Green-winged Teal |
6 |
Tufted Titmouse |
17 |
|
Ring-necked Duck |
5 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
9 |
|
Greater Scaup* |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
2 |
|
Bufflehead* |
1 |
Eastern Bluebird |
1 |
|
Hooded Merganser |
1 |
American Robin |
19 |
|
Common Merganser |
4 |
European Starling |
12 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
4 |
Cedar Waxwing |
20 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Fox Sparrow |
2 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
13 |
|
Killdeer |
1 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
32 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
11 |
Northern Cardinal |
7 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Common Grackle |
14 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
6 |
American Goldfinch |
11 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
3 |
|
|
*New Species for the Monthly Walks
Gray Squirrel: 8
Chipmunk: 1
American Goldfish: ? How many, Jeff?
Total Avian Species: 41
Observers: 3
Sticky Mud: Tons
Time: 5.0 hours
Weather: Cloudy-partly cloudy; 43-54 °F.
April 22, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
6 |
Fish Crow |
19 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Tree Swallow |
2 |
|
Canada Goose |
5 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
11 |
|
Wood Duck |
13 |
Tufted Titmouse |
13 |
|
Mallard |
17 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
8 |
|
Hooded Merganser |
1 |
Brown Creeper |
5 |
|
Common Merganser |
5 |
Carolina Wren |
1 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
3 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
5 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
1 |
Hermit Thrush |
3 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
American Robin |
23 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
European Starling |
4 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
7 |
Chipping Sparrow |
4 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
25 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
White-throated Sparrow |
5 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
13 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
4 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
7 |
|
Northern Flicker |
7 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
4 |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
Common Grackle |
25 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
7 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
10 |
|
Blue-headed Vireo |
1 |
American Goldfinch |
15 |
|
Blue Jay |
3 |
House Sparrow |
1 |
|
American Crow |
12 |
|
|
Gray Squirrel: 5
Snapping Turtle: 1
Other (Painted?) Turtle: 10
Cabbage White Butterfly: 4
Mourning Cloak Butterfly: 3
Total Avian Species: 43
Observers: 6
Time: 5.0 Hours
Weather: Sunny and pleasant - hot; 48-77 °F
May 27, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
10 |
|
Canada Goose |
6 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
|
Wood Duck |
11 |
Brown Creeper |
2 |
|
Mallard |
22 |
Carolina Wren |
1 |
|
Common Merganser |
1 |
House Wren |
5 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
Swainson's Thrush |
1 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
3 |
Wood Thrush |
1 |
|
Semi-palmated Plover* |
2 |
American Robin |
49 |
|
Killdeer |
2 |
Gray Catbird |
42 |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
European Starling |
6 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
Cedar Waxwing |
6 |
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
2 |
Yellow Warbler |
15 |
|
Chimney Swift |
2 |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
Blackpoll Warbler |
2 |
|
Eastern Wood-pewee |
1 |
American Redstart |
9 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
1 |
Common Yellowthroat |
3 |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
23 |
|
Warbling Vireo |
1 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
11 |
Indigo Bunting |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
4 |
Common Grackle |
40 |
|
American Crow |
6 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
8 |
|
Fish Crow |
3 |
House Finch |
3 |
|
Tree Swallow |
6 |
American Goldfinch |
6 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
2 |
House Sparrow |
11 |
*New Species for the Monthly Walks
Gray Squirrel: 6
Woodchuck: 1
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly: 5
Cabbage White Butterfly: 12
Mourning Cloak Butterfly: 1
Silver-spotted Skipper: 2
Total Avian Species: 48
Observers: 2
Time: 6.5 Hours
Weather: Cloudy - Sunny; 64-88 °F
June 24, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
2 |
Fish Crow |
4 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Tree Swallow |
18 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
5 |
Cliff Swallow |
4 |
|
Wood Duck |
17 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
8 |
|
Mallard |
5 |
Tufted Titmouse |
11 |
|
Common Merganser |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
3 |
Carolina Wren |
1 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
2 |
House Wren |
5 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Wood Thrush |
1 |
|
Killdeer |
2 |
American Robin |
22 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
8 |
Gray Catbird |
35 |
|
Mourning Dove |
5 |
European Starling |
5 |
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
1 |
Cedar Waxwing |
2 |
|
Chimney Swift |
6 |
Yellow Warbler |
4 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
1 |
American Redstart |
7 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
8 |
Common Yellowthroat |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
15 |
|
Northern Flicker |
3 |
Northern Cardinal |
3 |
|
Eastern Wood Pewee |
1 |
Indigo Bunting |
2 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
8 |
Common Grackle |
14 |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher |
1 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
1 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
9 |
American Goldfinch |
14 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
House Sparrow |
3 |
|
American Crow |
11 |
|
|
Gray Squirrel: 13
Chipmunk: 2
Cabbage White Butterfly: 15
Red Admiral: 2
Total Avian Species: 47
Observers: 4
Hours: 4.5
Weather: Clear and sunny with a light breeze; 55-80 °F
July 22, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Green Heron |
1 |
Tufted Titmouse |
12 |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
2 |
|
Canada Goose |
60 |
House Wren |
3 |
|
Mallard |
42 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
1 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
4 |
Wood Thrush |
1 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
3 |
American Robin |
29 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
10 |
Gray Catbird |
22 |
|
Chimney Swift |
5 |
Northern Mockingbird |
1 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
1 |
European Starling |
25 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
3 |
Cedar Waxwing |
3 |
|
Eastern Wood Pewee |
1 |
American Redstart |
1 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
11 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
6 |
Northern Cardinal |
4 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
Indigo Bunting |
3 |
|
American Crow |
10 |
Common Grackle |
8 |
|
Fish Crow |
6 |
American Goldfinch |
15 |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
3 |
House Sparrow |
8 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
11 |
|
|
Striped Skunk*: 1
Gray Squirrel: 4
Chipmunk: 1
Eastern Cottontail: 1
Cabbage White Butterfly: 20
Red Admiral: 2
Pigeon Horntail: Lots
Mosquitoes: 0 (amazing, but true)
* new species for the monthly walks
Total Avian Species: 37
Observers: 2
Hours: 4.0
Weather: Mostly sunny and very pleasant; 63-79 °F
August 26, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
2 |
|
Canada Goose |
48 |
Eastern Bluebird |
3 |
|
Mallard |
6 |
Veery |
1 |
|
Osprey |
1 |
American Robin |
29 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
24 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
2 |
European Starling |
7 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Cedar Waxwing |
24 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Yellow warbler |
3 |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
7 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
10 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
2 |
|
Mourning Dove |
23 |
Black-and-White Warbler |
3 |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
2 |
American Redstart |
3 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
Ovenbird |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
6 |
Common Yellowthroat |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Canada Warbler |
3 |
|
Northern Flicker |
4 |
Scarlet Tanager |
4 |
|
Eastern Wood-pewee |
2 |
Chipping Sparrow |
15 |
|
Warbling Vireo |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
6 |
|
Red-eyed Vireo |
10 |
Northern Cardinal |
7 |
|
Blue Jay |
6 |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
1 |
|
American Crow |
18 |
Indigo Bunting |
1 |
|
Fish Crow |
3 |
Common Grackle |
3 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
19 |
Baltimore Oriole |
3 |
|
Tufted Titmouse |
14 |
House Finch |
1 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
7 |
American Goldfinch |
14 |
|
Carolina Wren |
6 |
|
|
Gray Squirrel: 4
Chipmunk: 1
House Cat: 1
Monarch Butterfly: at least 22
Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly: 1
Cabbage White Butterfly: at least 10
Silver-spotted Skipper: 1
Eastern Comma Butterfly: 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: 1
Hackberry Emperor Butterfly: 2
Painted Turtle: 2
Mosquitoes: 0 (Two consecutive months!)
Total Avian Species: 51
Observers: 3
Hours: 7.0
Weather: Overcast and humid-Partly cloudy and pleasant; 70-79 °F
September 23, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
4 |
Tufted Titmouse |
15 |
|
Canada Goose |
62 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
12 |
|
Mallard |
23 |
Carolina Wren |
5 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
American Robin |
16 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
14 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
European Starling |
5 |
|
American Kestrel |
1 |
Cedar Waxwing |
26 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Northern Parula |
1 |
|
Killdeer |
4 |
Magnolia Warbler |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
5 |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
7 |
Blackpoll Warbler |
2 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
3 |
American Redstart |
1 |
|
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
2 |
Northern Waterthrush |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
9 |
Common Yellowthroat |
2 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
12 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
White-throated Sparrow |
1 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
4 |
Northern Cardinal |
6 |
|
Blue Jay |
40 |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
2 |
|
American Crow |
7 |
Common Grackle |
3 |
|
Fish Crow |
1 |
Baltimore Oriole |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
20 |
American Goldfinch |
66 |
Gray Squirrel: 5
Snapping Turtle: 1
Woolly Bear Caterpillar: 1
Monarch Butterfly: 3
Cabbage White Butterfly: 14
Sulfur Sp.: 1
Mosquitoes: 0 (Three consecutive months!)
Total Avian Species: 42
Observers: 6 at start; 2 at finish
Hours: 5.5
Weather: Clear and sunny with a light breeze; 60-75 °F
October 28, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Great Blue Heron |
2 |
Fish Crow |
1 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
25 |
|
Canada Goose |
437 |
Tufted Titmouse |
19 |
|
Wood Duck |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
7 |
|
Mallard |
22 |
Brown Creeper |
2 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
7 |
Carolina Wren |
2 |
|
Killdeer |
1 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
3 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
3 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
3 |
|
Mourning Dove |
9 |
Hermit Thrush |
1 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
American Robin |
25 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 |
European Starling |
18 |
|
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
30 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
7 |
Song Sparrow |
9 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
White-throated Sparrow |
22 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
12 |
|
Blue Jay |
13 |
Northern Cardinal |
7 |
|
American Crow |
22 |
American Goldfinch |
38 |
Fox Squirrel: 1
Gray Squirrel: 3
Cabbage White Butterfly: 3
Sulphur Sp. Butterfly: 3
Supermongous Supersizeous Yellowbellieous Goldfishous: 1
Total Avian Species: 34
Observers: 2
Hours: 6.25
Weather: Mostly sunny-mostly cloudy; Chilly Wind; 45-52 °F
November 25, 2007
|
Species |
Number |
Species |
Number |
|
Canada Goose |
35 |
Tufted Titmouse |
10 |
|
Mallard |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
10 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
Carolina Wren |
8 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Eastern Bluebird |
1 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
12 |
American Robin |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
6 |
Northern Mockingbird |
1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
20 |
European Starling |
20 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
3 |
American Tree Sparrow |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
Field Sparrow |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
5 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
White-throated Sparrow |
6 |
|
Blue Jay |
4 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
40 |
|
American Crow |
5 |
Northern Cardinal |
5 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
13 |
American Goldfinch |
8 |
Gray Squirrel: 3
Total Avian Species: 28
Observers: 4
Hours: 4.75
Weather: Clear with light wind; 27-43 °F
December 23, 2007
Species
Number
Species
Number
Canada Goose
98
Fish Crow
1
Mallard
29
Black-capped Chickadee
12
Northern Pintail*
2
Tufted Titmouse
14
Common Merganser
9
White-breasted Nuthatch
4
Red-tailed Hawk
1
Brown Creeper
2
Peregrine Falcon
1
Carolina Wren
3
Herring Gull
9
American Robin
1
Rock Pigeon
60
European Starling
12
Mourning Dove
1
Cedar Waxwing
1
Red-bellied Woodpecker
3
Song Sparrow
2
Downy Woodpecker
6
White-throated Sparrow
4
Hairy Woodpecker
1
Dark-eyed Junco
14
Blue Jay
7
Northern Cardinal
14
American Crow
8
American Goldfinch
20
* New for the monthly walks
Gray Squirrel: 6
Toatl Avian Species: 28
Observers: 3
Hours: 4.25
Weather: Overcast with drizzle at start and finish; strong wind; 45 - 54 °F