The Kelleys Island monthly survey was conduct today, Friday, September
21.  This
is the 15th year for the August survey.  Participants were Tom and Paula
Bartlett, Tom Behlen, John Lortz, Shane and Laura Roberts.  Beautiful day
with lots of birds observed.  One of the highlights of the day was an adult
Peregrine Falcon taking an adult Ring-billed Gull within 50 feet of us at
the state park beach.  84 species and 4347 individuals were observed.
 September
averages 73 species and 5030 individuals so the species count was well
average and the individuals count was slightly below average.   The
Pied-billed Grebes, Peregrine Falcon, and Common Tern were new for the
September survey list.  Bonaparte’s Gull, Black-throated Green Warbler,
Bay-breasted Warbler, and Common Yellowthroat were surprising misses.
Great day for a survey.

Count:

104         Canada Goose

85           Mallard

3              Blue-winged Teal

3              Pied-billed Grebe

4074       Double-crested Cormorant

5              Great Blue Heron

*             Great Egret

1              Green Heron

31           Turkey Vulture

1              Osprey

4              Bald Eagle

1              Sharp-shinned Hawk

1              Cooper’s Hawk

1              American Kestrel

1              Peregrine Falcon

7              Killdeer

1190       Ring-billed Gull

542         Herring Gull

2              Great Black-backed Gull

5              Caspian Tern

1              Common Tern

9              Mourning Dove

2              Eastern Screech-Owl

2              Chimney Swift

2              Ruby-throated Hummingbird

3              Belted Kingfisher

2              Red-headed Woodpecker

1              Red-bellied Woodpecker

22           Downy Woodpecker

14           Northern Flicker

4              Eastern Wood-Pewee

2              “Trail’s” Flycatcher

2              Least Flycatcher

4              Eastern Phoebe

2              Great Crested Kingbird

1              Eastern Kingbird

1              Warbling Vireo

7              Philadelphia Vireo

18           Red-eyed Vireo

82           Blue Jay

60           American Crow

3              Horned Lark

97           Black-capped Chickadee

12           Red-breasted Nuthatch

15           Carolina Wren

2              House Wren

1              Winter Wren

*             Golden-crowned Kinglet

5              Ruby-crowned Kinglet

2              Eastern Bluebird

1              Veery

10           Gray-cheeked Thrush

41           Swainson’s Thrush

16           Thrush species?

178         American Robin

7              Gray Catbird

77           European Starling

76           Cedar Waxwing

5              Ovenbird

2              Black-and-white Warbler

2              Tennessee Warbler

2              Orange-crowned Warbler

4              Nashville Warbler

12           American Redstart

6              Cape May Warbler

4              Northern Parula

32           Magnolia Warbler

2              Yellow Warbler

3              Chestnut-sided Warbler

42           Blackpoll Warbler

16           Black-throated Blue Warbler

8              Palm Warbler

19           Yellow-rumped Warbler

191         Warbler species?

7              Chipping Sparrow

1              Swamp Sparrow

29           White-throated Sparrow

1              Scarlet Tanager

8              Sparrow species?

31           Northern Cardinal

7              Rose-breasted Grosbeak

6              Indigo Bunting

26           Common Grackle

2              Brown-headed Cowbird

1              Baltimore Oriole

3              Purple Finch

19           House Finch

41           American Goldfinch

66           House Sparrow



* = observed on island on survey day but not on survey route
-- 
H. Thomas Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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