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Spring 2002
Northern Sawhet Owl
| Date |
Observer |
Field Report |
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| May 9, 2002 | R. Japuntich, D. Marks,T. Erdman, P. Wolter, R. Howe |
The second banding session was not quite as successful as the first. Rain cut our efforts short. New species for the day were northern waterthrush, Tennessee warbler, northern rough-winged swallow, and bobolink. Our netting efforts produced 23 birds and 11 species. In the lagoon a, or possibly some, sora rails were calling intensively both banding mornings. A special thanks to Tom Erdman for showing Pete Wolter and I what an ovenbird is. |
| May 7, 2002 | R. Japuntich, D. Marks, T. Erdman, P. Wolter, R. Howe | Today was the first banding
day of the year. With the warmer weather there was also many new species
arriving the last week. Today new species included: Coopers hawk,
warbling vireo, Lincoln's sparrow, American redstart, Wilson's warbler,
purple finch, swamp sparrows, sedge wren, Baltimore oriole, least
flycatcher, great-crested flycatcher, black-throated green warbler,
common yellowthroat, winter wren, savanna sparrow, golden-winged warbler,
sedge wren. The species list for today hit 67 species and a total of 46 birds were banding (14 species). |
| May 6, 2002 | R. Japuntich | While getting the nets ready for tomorrows banding day there were several black and white warblers, black-throated blue warbler, house wrens, gray catbird, and yellow warblers. A red-breasted nuthatch was also calling. |
| 1 May 2002 | R. Japuntich | Today there were tons of yellow-rumped warblers high in the trees and some palm warblers flying around too. A Nashville warbler was seen and heard and two ovenbirds were on the ground in the woods. More than 1,000 scaup were around the point and many bufflehead, ring-neck, mallards, goldeneyes, and common and red-breasted mergansers were around. A spotted sandpiper was walking along the creek and several killdeer were on the shore. Next week is our first banding week so we will see what new species we will find. |
| 25 April 2002 | R. Japuntich | With the wind and cold weather there was not much activity at the point. Six American white pelicans, and a Caspian tern were in the bay and several white-throated sparrows were in the willows along the shoreline. Two turkey vultures were also seen. John Rose reported seeing 5 wild turkeys on the property so that verifies the tracks seen everywhere. |
| 23 April 2002 | R. Japuntich | This morning there were the flying calls of common snipe in the marsh while walking in. Palm warblers were calling in the willows along the shore. Good numbers of female blackbirds were present, especially at the tip of the point. An adult and a juvenile bald eagle were flying around the point. A sharp-shinned hawk was hunting in the woods and a great-horned owl flew from a tree past me on the trail. There were few warblers out today, maybe the wind was just too strong at the point. |
| 12 April 2002 | R. Japuntich P. Wolter |
This morning at the point no counts were done. Instead, we made a complete species list which reached a year high of 60 species! Here are the new ones: northern flicker, snow goose, double-crested cormorants, northern shoveler, hermit thrush, wood thrush, ruby-crowned kinglet, great blue heron, chipping sparrow, pied-billed grebe, bald eagle, sharp-shinned hawk, American woodcock |
| 11 April 2002 | P. Wolter | This morning Pete was out early at the point. He added some new species to the checklist including eastern phoebe, a dozen gadwalls, blue-winged teal, and some American widgeon. He also heard a a sora rail calling. Tomorrow morning both of us are going to see what new arrivals are here. |
| 10 April 2002 | R. Japuntich | This afternoon there were some more new arrivals. In the Bay, green-winged teal and northern shovelers added to the mix of scaup, red-breasted and common mergansers, wood ducks, goldeneyes, and bufflehead. Golden-crowned kinglets and blue-gray gnatcatchers were in the shrubs along the Bay. |
| 9 April 2002 | R. Japuntich | There were many new species at the Point today. First, an error I have made many times before. I have not yet said that I have seen herring and ring-billed gulls at the point even though I have seen them every count since January. New species seen at point 1 were tree swallows, song sparrows, fox sparrows, and northern junco's. At point 2, a Canadian goose was nesting and there were 50 sandhill cranes in the lagoon. New species seen here were a brown-headed cowbird and a yellow-bellied sapsucker. New species seen while walking around the point were American goldfinch's and yellow-rumped (Myrtle) warblers. Also seen was a hooded merganser. Many new species should be showing up soon with the weather finally warming up. Although not seen, in the forest areas there are several turkey tracks so hopefully I will hear one call some early morning. |
| 6 April 2002 | R. Japuntich | A bright sunny day prevailed at the point today. My girlfriend Rachel and I went to check out what ducks were at the point. In the woods we spotted the first belted kingfisher of the year. There were goldeneyes, black ducks, mallards, scaup, ring-neck ducks, good numbers of redheads and canvasbacks, and some bufflehead. While at the head of the point, I also asked Rachel to marry me and she accepted so I have to say it was the best day of birding in my life! |
| 26 Mar 2002 | R. Japuntich | There were 35 mallards, 10 canvasbacks, and 11 pintails at point 6 this morning. The ice has moved back in some with the below normal temperatures, resulting in less area for ducks to swim. |
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