Shaune Skinner, Al La Sala and I set sail again in the S.S.Hoover to monitor Prothonotary Warblers in areas at the north part of Hoover Reservoir. Over 20 new Prothonotary Warbler territories were located. This brings the total number of Prothonotary Warbler territories located to 163. At several locations we watched the adults bring food for their hatchlings. Along the way we checked on the two Osprey nests which are doing well. It was a nice day to be on the water. The species present included:  
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mallard
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
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
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve




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