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Magee report for 17-May-2006

TNA report

Bird list for May 17th, 2006 to 2:30 pm
Warblers
1. Worm-eating -1
2. Golden-winged -1
3. Hooded -1
4. Mourning - several !!
5. Canada - 2
6. Wilson's
7. Blackpoll - 1
8. Blue-winged -1
9. Cape May - 2
10. Blackburnian
11. Prothonotary - 1
12. B.T. Green
13. B.T. Blue
14. N. Parula
15. Chestnut-sided
16. Magnolia - many
17. Black & White - many
18. A. Redstart
19. Bay-breasted
20. Ovenbird
21. Nashville
22. Palm
23. Yellow
24. C. Yellowthroat
25. Yellow-rumped
26. N. Waterthrush

Vireos
1. Philadelphia
2. Blue-headed
3. Red-eyed
4. Warbling

Sparrows
1. White-crowned
2. White-throated
3. Lincoln's
4. Song
5. Swamp
6. Chipping
7. House

Thrushes
1. Veery
2. Swainson's
3. Wood
4. A. Robin

Flycatchers
1. Least
2. Great-crested
3. E.W. Pewee
4. E. Kingbird

Egrets, Herons, Rails, & Cranes
1. Snowy Egret
2. Cattle Egret - new for the year!!!
3. Great Egret
4. Great-blue Heron
5. Green Heron
6. B.C. Night Heron
7. Sora
8. Sandhill Cranes - several flocks flying over. Largest flock 10+

Eagles, & Hawks
1. Bald Eagles - chasing each other.
2. Sharp-shinned Hawk
3. Cooper's Hawk

Shorebirds
1. Killdeer - with chicks!!!
2. Spotted Sandpiper- 1
3. Ruddy Turnstone - 1

Cuckoo's
1. Black-billed -2 chasing each other!!
2. Yellow-billed- heard one only

Swallows
1. Barn
2. Tree
3. N. Rough-winged
4. Cliff
5. Purple Martins - last night

Terns & Gulls
1. Common
2. Forster's
3. Ring-billed Gulls

Other species
1. Cedar Waxwings
2. B.G. Gnatcatcher
3. Brown Thrasher
4. Gray Catbird
5. R.T. Hummingbird
6. Trumpeter Swans
7. Scarlet Tanagers - females now !
10. Orchard Orioles
11. Indigo Buntings
12. House & Carolina Wrens

__________________
Christopher J. Knoll,
Seasonal Naturalist @ Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

updated by jr on Aug 08, 2006 at 05:20:57 pm     Comments: 0

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