Paula Bartlett and I conducted the 13th June monthly census on Kelleys
Island yesterday.  Weather was in the 70's-80's, SW winds 5-15 mph, and PC
skies; beautiful day.  60 species were observed with 3407 individuals.  The
13 year average is 60.5 species and 2911 individuals.  Highlights included a
second-year Great Black-backed Gull and a Common Tern.  Both were observed
for only the second time on the June census.  The most unusual missing
species was the Gray Catbird which was missed for the first time.  Red-eyed
Vireo numbers were down as well.  The 13 year average is 10 birds per census
and we recorded only 2.  Gull numbers, especially Ring-billed Gull were way
above average.  The Kelleys Island eagle nest has one almost fully grown
young still sitting in it.  This is the second year in a row for a
successful nesting on the island.

One note of interest, while waiting for the ferry at Marblehead, we observed
3000+ Common Grackle flying towards Kelleys Island from the mainland around
6:00 AM.  Seems early for grackle flocks and why were they headed for
Kelleys?  We didn't find any large flocks on the census.

44     Double-crested Cormorant
14     Great Blue Heron
1       Great Egret
1       Black-crowned Night-Heron
301   Canada Goose
39     Mallard
17     Turkey Vulture
*        Bald Eagle
1       Cooper's Hawk
1       Red-tailed Hawk
11     Killdeer
1       Spotted Sandpiper
637   Ring-billed Gull
416   Herring Gull
1       Great Black-backed Gull
1       Common Tern
5       Mourning Dove
1       Black-billed Cuckoo
5       Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1       Eastern Screech-Owl
11     Chimney Sift
1       Belted Kingfisher
1       Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17     Downy Woodpecker
2       Northern Flicker
6       Eastern Wood-Pewee
1       Acadian Flycatcher
1       Eastern Phoebe
2       Great Crested Flycatcher
11     Eastern Kingbird
1       Yellow-throated Vireo
12     Warbling Vireo
2       Red-eyed Vireo
7       Blue Jay
12     American Crow
112   Purple Martin
128   Tree Swallow
16     Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4       Bank Swallow
279   Barn Swallow
34     Black-capped Chickadee
23     House Wren
1       Wood Thrush
162   American Robin
46     European Starling
44     Cedar Waxwing
126   Yellow Warbler
2       Chestnut-sided Warbler
7       American Redstart
2       Common Yellowthroat
40     Northern Cardinal
17     Indigo Bunting
10     Chipping Sparrow
258   Red-winged Blackbird
361   Common Grackle
26     Brown-headed Cowbird
5       Orchard Oriole
43     Baltimore Oriole
24     House Finch
8       American Goldfinch
44     House Finch

60 species
3407 individuals

--
H. Thomas Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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