Thursday, April 17, 2008

John Heinz NWR--Tinicum (Delaware Co.) , 4/14/08

Location:     John Heinz NWR--Tinicum (Delaware Co.)
Observation date:     4/14/08
Notes:     female Western Tanager seen very briefly. Disappeared as I tried to alert other birders to its presence.
Number of species:     58

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     5
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa     3
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     X
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors     7
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca     14
Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris     1
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis     1
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola     1
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis     16
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus     1
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     2
Great Egret - Ardea alba     6
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus     9
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     2
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus     4
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus     2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus     1
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     2
American Coot - Fulica americana     1
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca     8
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis     45
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus     6
Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri     2
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia     X
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     X
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus     X
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     4
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus     3
Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus     1
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     X
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     X
Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus     X
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor     100
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis     X
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     X
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     X
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis     1
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus     7
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula     3
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus     1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     X
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum     1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris     X
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata     16
Pine Warbler - Dendroica pinus     2
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum     11
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana     1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     23
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana     4
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis     12
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     X
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     X
Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus     16
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     X
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     X
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus     X
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     X

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Middle Creek WMA IBA , 4/13/08

Location:     Middle Creek WMA IBA

Observation date:     4/13/08
Notes:     Alternating between sunny and cloudy. All warblers were along creek and singing.
Number of species:     67

Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens     20
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     15
Gadwall - Anas strepera     2
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes     3
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     5
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata     2
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca     16
Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris     2
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis     2
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis     13
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo     1
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias     4
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura     3
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus     1
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus     1
Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus     1
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii     1
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     2
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius     5
American Coot - Fulica americana     2
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     1
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca     3
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis     11
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia     X
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     X
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus     1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     2
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus     1
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus     2
Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus     1
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe     3
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     12
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris     2
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor     80
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica     5
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     X
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     3
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis     1
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula     6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea     3
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis     8
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     X
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos     2
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum     1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris     X
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata     2
Pine Warbler - Dendroica pinus     4
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum     14
Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla     2
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus     1
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina     2
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla     3
Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus     1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     X
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana     3
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis     5
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis     1
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     X
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     X
Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna     3
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     X
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     X
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus     X
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     X

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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Lancaster , 4/11/08

Location:     LMHS
Observation date:     4/11/08
Number of species:     36

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     2
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa     2
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     X
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii     1
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     1
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     1
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia     X
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     X
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus     X
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     X
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus     X
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe     5
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     3
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis     4
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     X
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor     2
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis     1
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus     3
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa     X
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus     1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris     X
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum     3
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina     3
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla     1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     X
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana     2
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis     X
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis     X
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     X
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     X
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     X
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus     X
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     X
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus     X

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LMHS , 4/10/08

Location:     LMHS

Observation date:     4/10/08
Number of species:     35

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis     2
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa     7
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos     3
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii     1
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis     2
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     2
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria     1
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia     X
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura     X
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus     2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius     1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens     1
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus     3
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe     3
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata     2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos     X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis     4
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis     3
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis     1
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa     2
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus     2
American Robin - Turdus migratorius     X
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris     X
Pine Warbler - Dendroica pinus     1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia     X
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis     X
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis     X
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis     X
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus     X
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula     X
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater     X
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus     X
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis     X
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus     X

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