Today  Shaune launched the SS Hoover at 7:00 AM as we attempted to monitor
the islands  and the west shore from Areas H to K at Hoover Reservoir before
the heat took  over. We located 21 Prothonotary Warbler territories by boat
and I added 4, all  previously recorded, along Oxbow Road. The morning
weather was nice with  moderate temperatures and a slight breeze. The lack of
rain over the last 5  weeks is taking its toll as the water level is dropping
rapidly both making  launching the boat and getting close to shore in many
areas an interesting  exercise. Several times when I phished to determine
whether there were any  Prothonotary territories nearby we were greeted by a
male flying to and hovering  next to or over the boat. This gives a different
perspective of the species as  you get to see field marks without the aid of
field glasses. I also located  another male with a leg band, making 5 thus
far this season. We located a pair  of Osprey near White-tailed Deer Island.
They flew in and perched in a dead tree  with the sun beaming down on them.
One had the most vivid white breast that  either Shaune or I have seen.  We
 also noted that the number of Double-crested Cormorants summering at
Hoover  Reservoir seems very high this year. A list of our overall sightings
follows.
Charlie  Bombaci
Hoover  Nature Preserve
SPECIES  LIST
Double-crested  Cormorant
Great  Blue Heron
Green  Heron
Turkey  Vulture
Canada  Goose
Wood  Duck
Mallard
Osprey
Cooper's  Hawk
Red-tailed  Hawk
Killdeer
Ring-billed  Gull
Rock  Pigeon
Mourning  Dove
Yellow-billed  Cuckoo
Chimney  Swift
Belted  Kingfisher
Red-headed  Woodpecker
Red-bellied  Woodpecker
Downy  Woodpecker
Northern  Flicker
Eastern  Wood-Pewee
Eastern  Phoebe
Great  Crested Flycatcher
Eastern  Kingbird
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
Carolina  Wren
House  Wren
Eastern  Bluebird
American  Robin
Gray  Catbird
European  Starling
Cedar  Waxwing
Yellow  Warbler
Prothonotary  Warbler
Common  Yellowthroat
Song  Sparrow
Northern  Cardinal
Indigo  Bunting
Red-winged  Blackbird
Common  Grackle
Brown-headed  Cowbird
Baltimore  Oriole
American  Goldfinch
House  Sparrow

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