Today I enjoyed the company of Steve and Andi Wolfe at the Hoover Nature
Preserve. The weather looked ominous early in the morning, but other than cloudy
skies and a few early wind gusts it cooperated by not raining and
occasionally even gave us sunshine. What sunshine we didn’t get from the weatherman
was provided by the birds. It was a morning of who wants to show off their
fledglings first and best. Some of the species we observed with their broods
were Canada Geese, Wood Duck, Mallard, Osprey, Red-headed Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Northern Parula, Yellow-throated Warbler, Prothonotary
Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Baltimore Oriole. At one location we had
the choice to watch Northern Parula, Prothonotary Warbler or Louisiana
Waterthrush, at times in the same bush. A good nickname for the spot would be the
nursery as there were fledglings everywhere at once. Obviously all of us were
pure smiles.
The preserve served up new surprises for me again today. Earlier in the week
I discovered nesting Yellow-throated Warblers at Wiese Road, an area that
borders the reservoir. They were at a stand of sycamore trees at the water’s
edge, whereas all the other nesting Yellow-throated Warblers I have located
have been along the banks of Big Walnut Creek, Little Walnut Creek or a similar
habitat associated with a creek or brook. Today I discovered Black-and-white
Warblers at Wiese Road. This is the first time I have found Black-and-white
Warblers at the preserve outside the spring or fall migrations.
Species observed or [heard only] today include:
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo [Heard only]
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo [Heard only]
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged 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
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler [Heard only]
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Scarlet Tanager [Heard only]
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve
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