Sightings – Page 3 – Lone Pine Land Trust

List of Species:

Canada Goose	adults and young in marsh
Wood Duck	at least 2 pairs flying off from marsh
Mallard	scattered pairs and groups feeding on duckweed
Pied-billed Grebe	2 males well seen and heard at opposite corners of marsh
Least Bittern	one calling male towards centre of marsh
Great Blue Heron	2 flying over
Great Egret	2 feeding in marsh
Green Heron	single bird flying over
Sharp-shinned Hawk	one flying
Virginia Rail	at least 3 heard, one seen briefly, SE comer of marsh
Killdeer	several calling and in flight
Wilson’s Snipe	one winnowing over marsh
Ring-billed Gull	many flying over
Mourning Dove	several
Belted Kingfisher	one flying down east side of marsh
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	2 in trees on north side of marsh
Downy Woodpecker	1 at west side of marsh
Northern Flicker	at least 2 in trees on north side of marsh
Pileated Woodpecker	1 on hydro pole south end of marsh
Alder Flycatcher	5+ singing from west edge of marsh
Willow Flycatcher	1 singing from meadow area
Least Flycatcher	2 singing from edge of meadow
Eastern Phoebe	1 calling from behind houses on west side of road
Great Crested Flycatcher	2 calling from trees at north end of marsh
Eastern Kingbird	3+ on hydro wires
Warbling Vireo	several singing in trees near marsh and along road
Red-eyed Vireo	several singing in trees along road
Blue Jay	4+
American Crow	8 in fields on west side or road
Tree Swallow	4, numbers continue low
Barn Swallow	4 over marsh and meadow
Black-capped Chickadee	several in treed areas
House Wren	3+ singing along road
Marsh Wren	only one distant bird heard
Veery	3-4 singing in treed areas
Wood Thrush	1 singing in trees at south edge of marsh
American Robin	everywhere, as usual!
Gray Catbird	2+ in bushes near houses along road
Brown Thrasher	2 singing from treetops
European Starling	small flocks
Cedar Waxwing	2 small groups
Yellow Warbler	8+ in meadow area
Chestnut-sided Warbler	2 in trees along the road
Black-and-white Warbler	one in trees south of marsh
Mourning Warbler	2 in brushy areas
Common Yellowthroat	3 or 4 at edge of marsh
Chipping Sparrow	several in roadside trees and on lawns
Song Sparrow	several in roadside trees and bushes
Swamp Sparrow	numerous on south side of marsh
Northern Cardinal	2 pairs in gardens beside road
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	2 in tall roadside trees
Indigo Bunting	several on wires and roadside trees
Bobolink	about 6 in grassy areas
Red-winged Blackbird	30+ in marsh cattails, mostly singing males
Eastern Meadowlark	3+ in grassland
Common Grackle	numerous in all areas
Brown-headed Cowbird	10+ along wires, males displaying
Baltimore Oriole	5+ in roadside gardens
American Goldfinch	several in open areas

Margaret Bain writes:
It rained most of the day on Saturday, June 12th, but the marsh and surrounding area was lively with birdsong. Sunday, June 13th, was a nicer day but almost the only species we added were Marsh Wren and sapsucker.
A total of 61 species this year during the Summer Count.

List of Species:

Canada Goose	20 feeding in the marsh + pair with 6 young in the field
Wood Duck	at least 12 birds, no young seen
Mallard	one flock of 24, other scattered pairs feeding on duckweed
Hooded Merganser	2 females flying out of marsh
Pied-billed Grebe	only 1 seen and heard this year
American Bittern	one flying out of northeast comer of marsh
Least Bittern	one calling male on west side of marsh
Great Blue Heron	1
Green Heron	2 single birds flying over
Cooper’s Hawk	one nice adult flying south along west edge of marsh
Virginia Rail	3+ noisy birds, one coming right out on the south road
Sora	1 heard
Common Moorhen	1 or 2 birds heard but none seen this year
Killdeer	several calling and in flight
Ring-billed Gull	many flying over
Mourning Dove	several on hydro wires
Belted Kingfisher	1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	ad. carrying food to nestlings in woods n. of marsh
Downy Woodpecker	1 on roadside bushes
Northern Flicker	2
Pileated Woodpecker	1 on hydro pole south end of marsh
Alder Flycatcher	several singing from edge of marsh
Willow Flycatcher	1 singing from meadow area
Least Flycatcher	2 singing from edge of meadow
Eastern Phoebe	at least 1 heard
Great Crested Flycatcher	2 calling from trees at north end of marsh
Eastern Kingbird	2 or 3 in open areas
Warbling Vireo	several singing in trees near marsh and along road
Red-eyed Vireo	several singing in trees along road
Blue Jay	2 or 3
American Crow	several in area
Tree Swallow	only 1 or 2 this year, numbers have really dropped
Barn Swallow	2 or 3 over marsh and meadow
Black-capped Chickadee	several in treed areas
House Wren	3+ singing along road
Marsh Wren	only a couple of birds heard this year
Veery	3-4 singing in treed areas
Wood Thrush	1 singing in trees at south edge of marsh
American Robin	everywhere, as usual!
Gray Catbird	2+ in bushes along road
Brown Thrasher	2 singing from treetops
European Starling	small flocks
Cedar Waxwing	numbers seem up this summer
Yellow Warbler	common in meadow area
Chestnut-sided Warbler	2 or 3 in trees along the road and edge of marsh
Black-and-white Warbler	1 singing in trees south of marsh
Mourning Warbler	3+ singing in brushy areas
Common Yellowthroat	4+ singing at marshy edges
Chipping Sparrow	several in roadside trees and on lawns
Song Sparrow	several singing from trees and grassland
Swamp Sparrow	numerous on south side of marsh
Northern Cardinal	2+ singing in gardens beside road
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	2 or 3 singing from taller trees
Indigo Bunting	several on wires and roadside trees
Bobolink	several in grassy areas
Red-winged Blackbird	numerous in cattails
Eastern Meadowlark	3+ in open grassland
Common Grackle	numerous in all areas
Brown-headed Cowbird	several (too many?)
Baltimore Oriole	5+ in gardens and treed areas
American Goldfinch	several in open areas

Category: Sightings

Summer Bird Count – Jun 4&5 2011

Summer Bird Count – Jun 12&13, 2010