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This afternoon I monitored the Old Sunbury Road sector of the Prothonotary
Warbler Nest Box Trail. There are 17 singing males along this stretch. Thus far
I have located the nest site for 9 of the territories. One male seemed more
inquisitive of me than I of him. I managed to take 14 shots of him before the
Deer Flies began harassing me. This particular nest is in a natural cavity
with a clean line to the entrance. In all I observed 21 Prothonotary Warblers
this afternoon. The water level is up considerably which was an inconvenience
as I had my knee high waders and I could have used my hip boots.
There was a surprising amount of activity for the afternoon. I was in the
area from about 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM, a time period that can be slow. There were
several species with their young close behind or begging including Canada
Geese, Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Robins, Song Sparrows and Chipping
Sparrows. The crows did right by me as they harassed a Barred Owl from its perch and
right past me. The downside was the appearance of the Deer Flies and the
first mosquitoes, but out came my insect repellent and it was a draw.
Species observed include:
Double-crested Cormorant (about 75 near Pelican Island)
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Geese and Young
Wood Ducks and young
Mallard and young
Blue-winged Teal (2 laggards?)
Osprey
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush (Nesting Pair)
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow (including adult feeding cowbird fledgling)
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Charlie Bombaci
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