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Date: | Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:48:31 EDT |
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This morning Judy Richardson and I birded and surveyed for Prothonotary
Warblers in Areas M and N of the Hoover Nature Preserve. The Prothonotaries were
active everywhere and many put on a show worthy of an Emmy. We had almost 40
males singing on territory and numerous pairs were observed coming and going
from their nest boxes. On several occasions we sat down and enjoyed the show
as the proud parents went about their duties. Today was the first time this
year that I observed adults removing fecal sacs from the nest sites. I might
have found this activity last week but I was sidelined by other commitments,
assisting with preschooler programs at the Franklin County Metro Parks and the
Delaware County Preservation Parks. If you can survive 100+ preschoolers
over three days there is nothing the nest box trail can do to slow you down.
After a break for lunch Judy had other commitments and I did a solo checking
Wiese Road where I added 4 additional nest sites for the day.
Some of the species of interest today included:
Double-crested Cormorants (immature the stay at Hoover Reservoir all
summer)
Wood Duck hens with ducklings
Osprey (at the platform off the boardwalk at Area M)
Yellow-billed Cuckoos
Red-headed Woodpeckers
Acadian Flycatchers
Great Crested Flycatchers
Eastern Kingbirds
Warbling Vireos
Red-eyed Vireos
Cliff Swallows (in excellent numbers under most bridges at Hoover
Reservoir)
Wood Thrush
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Charlie Bombaci
Hoover Nature Preserve
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