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The weather was acceptable with the temperature in the low 70’s when
Shaune launched the SS Hoover this morning but by the time we returned to shore
it was starting to really cook on Hoover Reservoir as the temperature raced
for the 90 degree mark. We set out from the Twin Bridges boat launch at
Redbank Road and covered areas along the east shore going south to Area Q.
We located multiple active Prothonotary Warbler territories. I’m not
calling them nest sites as the hatchlings have mostly fledged the nests and are
lurking in the button bushes and low branches of black willow or cottonwood
trees. we did spot a few females heading out to dispose of fecal sacs,
implying nests with hatchlings still in residence. Some of the fledglings we
observed were quite well along in growth, now as big as the parents, but
still not completely into their immature plumage. At this stage they really
look motley with patches of their soon to be golden-yellow coming in, but
with splotches of gray pinfeather sticking out here and there. Next year they
get to impress us with their. brilliant torch golden-yellow as they live up
to the title of the golden swamp warbler.
We observed high numbers of Great Blue Herons all along our trek. With the
water level at Hoover Reservoir down, it prevented us from getting into
some nooks that have been productive in past years, but now providing east
prey for the herons.
The Cliff Swallows under the bridges were numerous and are having a
successful year. The hatchlings are almost ready to leave the roost and we
spotted little heads popping out in most nests. Several adults flew right next to
us as they hunted insects for their nestlings.
A complete of our observations from the boat follows.
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve
SPECIES LIST
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
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
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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