Spring Valley Wildlife Area--South (Warren Co.), Warren, Ohio, US Apr 30, 2020 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:

TIME:  0800 - 1100

CONDITIONS:  45F, cloudy to mostly cloudy with light rain developing, wind W 10-15 mph

COVERAGE:  Started at the South Parking lot, walked around the lake in a counterclockwise fashion - about 2 miles

MAMMALS:  Eastern Gray Squirrel - 2

OBSERVERS:  Karen A. Shrader, John A. Shrader



61 species



Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  40     20 additional goslings

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  12

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)  2

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  1     F

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)  2

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  10

Sora (Porzana carolina)  6     H.O.

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  1

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 20

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  3

Great Egret (Ardea alba)  6

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  3

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  3

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  8     4 seen at once circling higher and higher and heading north.  Appeared that ospreys were on the move this morning and probably following the adjacent Little Miami River corridor north

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  1

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)  3

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  5

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  10

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1     H.O.

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  1

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  2

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  9

Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)  1

Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  10

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  10

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)  6

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  10

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)  10     A tight group of NRWSs all the sudden appeared at the south end of the lake, then worked their way north over the marsh and were gone!

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  30

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  12

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  4

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  20

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  1

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  2

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  3

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)  4

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  40

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  3

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  1

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  5

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  5

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  20

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  1

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  5

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)  5     Great showing - seen all the way around the lake/marsh

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  50

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  40

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  10

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  1

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)  1     M

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  6

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)  2

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  10

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  120     A big day for Yellow-rumped Warblers!  They were in groups of 10 - 15 seen all around the lake, all working their way north.  Singing, chasing each other around, and furiously feeding.  Lots of beautiful Myrtle males and a lot of immatures and females too.  By far the most we've seen in one morning at this location.  Our estimate of 120 is very conservative.  There easily could have been twice this many.

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  3

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  20







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