Hi Folks,
Yesterday, we held the 3rd annual Make it Count for the Birds in Glen
Helen -- our big day/fundraiser. Before I dig into the details, let me
start with a disclaimer: this is all unofficial. I don't have reports yet
from a couple of the late afternoon/evening groups. We may well be able
to add a bird or two to the final tally.
We had nine organized hikes/sits over the course of the day, and many,
many talented observers leading them. High count for the hikes was our
5:30 am dawn chorus. The dozen people who came out for this hike found 53
species in a quarter mile stretch of Grinnell Rd. The Winds Cafe
contributed pecan and apricot scones to the effort, and we are looking
into whether the resulting feast qualifies as a world record
earliest-morning-gourmet tailgating-party.
Overall, it wasn't ideal conditions for a big day. Weather in the morning
was grey with low cloud cover. Most of the low clouds blew off by 10 or
11 am, but then it got windy. Overall numbers were low, with a few
exceptions. Baltimore orioles, great crested flycatchers and magnolia
warblers showed up on pretty much every hike, and in multiple habitat
types. Yellow-throated vireo were common, even though we missed those
entirely last year. Most of the warblers seen were found only once. Luck
was a big factor today.
In all, we found a respectable 21 species of warblers, even though we
somehow missed yellow warbler. Also, blue-winged and Black-throated blue
were found a few days ago, but not on the count. Other prominent misses
were rose-breasted grosbeak and screech-owl, both of which have been
pretty easy to find on other occasions this spring.
Birds seen this year that were missed on prior big days include black
vulture, Canada warbler, wild turkey (on nest), and yellow-breasted chat.
Now, here is the (unofficial list) for the day. We surpassed last year's
tally of 88 species. When all is said and done, I expect that the big
day will have raised about $15,000 for trail maintenance and habitat
restoration in Glen Helen.
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
-Nick
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Nick Boutis
Executive Director
Glen Helen Ecology Institute
405 Corry St.
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Visit us online, at www.glenhelen.org
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