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We launch the HMS Hoover again today and we covered areas along the
northwest shoreline of Hoover Reservoir and upstream along the Little Walnut
Creek. Shaune and I were joined by Bernard. This was his first time out with us
and it was productive for all of us. I’ll start with the surprise of the
day, a Peregrine Falcon that did a flyover at low altitude, like under 50
feet above us as it zipped right over the boat. This alone would make for a
great day but the good times just kept rolling along for us. We checked both
active Osprey nests and found the adults and hatchlings are doing quite
well. The pair at the natural nest watched us as we sailed by at a safe
distance. Their hatchlings are slightly less far along than the nest further
north of the reservoir. At Nest Platform H2 the adults were busy feeding a
hungry, growing and persistent family. Their hatchlings are getting crowded at
the nest and one is testing its wings, flapping for all its worth even
though it still lacks flight feathers. Later we watched a Belted Kingfisher as
it flew in and entered its nest cavity in a bank along the shore. A pair
of Red-headed Woodpeckers was busy chasing European Starlings away from
their nest tree. One perched at the end of a bark less branch and flew out to
catch flying insects and then return to its perch only to repeat the routine
over and over. The flashes of white when they are flying catch your
attention and then in the sunlight their colors of red, black and white are
striking. And of course we took time to admire the Cliff Swallow as they flew to
their mud nests under the bridges. The nests look like small brown igloos
striking sideways from the bridges. The young were sticking their heads out
looking for their next tidbit. A Wood Duck hen scooted her brood to cover
as we approached on Little Walnut Creek.
My primary goal, as always, was to locate and/or monitor Prothonotary
Warblers. We located 10 new territories bringing the year’s total to 132. In
all we locate 23 Prothonotary Warblers, all but one were males. The lone
female made her appearance in the early afternoon. The males often provided us
with great views as they sang with gusto. Several Yellow Warblers tried
their best to pretend they were PROWs but they didn’t pass muster with us.
A list of the day’s birds follows below.
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve
SPECIES LIST
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore OrioleAmerican Goldfinch
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