Wolf's Corner

The rust-colored feather tips of this Rusty Blackbird have mostly worn off, leaving behind the black breeding plumage.  There is a slight hint of the rusty color in the belly feathers in the photo on the right. In our area, they are present mostly in late Fall, Winter, and early Spring.  They mostly breed up in the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska.  This species is rapidly declining in numbers.

A total of 85 avian species (plus 6 sp. + 1 ssp + & 1 hybrid) was recorded this month, ranking this month as the 2nd highest March (tied with 2019 & 2021) among 28 years of records.  This total is 29 species more than last month and 1 more than March 2024.  March 2022, with 86 species, is the highest March, while March 1998, with only 44 species, is the lowest.  

Based on citations in the 3rd Edition of “The Birds of Story County, Iowa,” by Stephen J. Dinsmore and Hank Zaletel (2001), plus my personal updates to the records, the 2 Tree Swallows found on the 12th may represent a new extreme early Spring record (former record set on 16 March 2024 at this Park) for Story County.

Listed below, following the species’ names, are the date(s) of sighting(s), plus the occasional miscellaneous information regarding numbers, gender (♂=male, ♀=female), age (im=immature, ad=adult, sa=sub-adult), color phase (b=blue, w=white), and location (BY=back yard, FY=front yard).  The order follows the 65th Supplement (2024) to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds and the 24th Supplement to the 7th Edition (1998).

AVIAN

SNOW GOOSE: 3 (370+), 8 (2 ad w), 9 (110 w&b), 10 (525 w&b), 12 (1 ad w), 24 (102 w&b), 29 (1 ad 

          w + 2 im w)

ROSS’S GOOSE: 3 (2 ad w), 10 (2 w), 24 (3 w)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: 3 (400+), 7 (71), 8 (616 + FY 52), 9 (1533 + BY 125), 10 (861 

          + BY 2), 11 (31), 12 (307), 13 (22), 18 (1), 20 (17), 23 (65), 25 (68)

CANADA GOOSE: 1 9500 + BY 3), 2 (393 + BY 2), 3 (68), 4 (BY 1), 6 (177 + BY 425), 7 (273 + BY 1), 

          8 (399), 9 (848 + BY 154), 10 (609 + BY 2), 11 (580), 12 (571), 13 (155), 14 (154 + BY 4), 15 (112), 

          16 (281), 17 (212), 18 (146 + BY 6), 19 (145), 20 (153), 21 (113 + BY 2), 22 (155), 23 (156 + BY 2), 

          24 (184), 25 (179), 26 (125 + BY 2), 27 (67 + BY 2), 28 (108 + BY 2), 29 (101), 30 (145), 31 (78)

TRUMPETER SWAN: 1 (26 ad + 4 im), 2 (4 ad), 6 (3 ad), 8 (2 ad + 1 im), 9 (7 ad + 1 im), 10 (1 ad + 

          7), 11 (82), 13 (2 ad + 1 im), 14 (10 im), 18 (7 im), 24 (1 ad)

WOOD DUCK: 6 (4♂ + 1♀), 8 (2♂), 9 (2♂ + 1♀), 10 (1♂ + 1♀), 11 (2♂ + 1♀), 12 (3♂ + 2♀), 13 (4♂ + 

          3♀), 14-15 (3♂ + 2♀), 16 (15♂ + 9♀), 17 (3♂ + 3♀), 18 (7♂ + 3♀), 19 (1♂ + 1♀), 20 (17♂ + 10♀), 

          21 (5♂ + 2♀), 22 (6♂ + 1♀), 23 (2♂ + 2♀), 24 (5♂ + 2♀), 25 (1♂ + 1♀ + 10), 26 (5♂ + 3♀), 27 (1♂ 

          + 2♀), 28 (9♂ + 6♀ + 14), 29 (1♂ + 1♀ + 18), 30 (8♂ + 4♀), 31 (6♂ + 2♀)

BLUE-WINGED TEAL: 15 (1♂), 20 (7♂ + 1♀), 22 (2♂ + 1♀), 23 (4♂ + 1♀ + 14), 24 (5♂ + 3♀), 25 (8♂ 

          + 3♀), 26 (3♂ + 1♀), 27 (2♂), 28 (3♂ + 1♀), 29 (11♂ + 4♀), 30 (85), 31 (14♂ + 4♀)

NORTHERN SHOVELER: 12 (4♂ + 2♀), 13 (8♂ + 1♀), 14 (7♂ + 5♀), 15 (2♂ + 2♀), 16 (2♂), 17 (1♂ + 

          1♀), 18 (9♂ + 7♀), 20 (9♂ + 6♀ + 26), 21 (4♂ + 2), 22 (1♂ + 1♀), 23 (2♂ + 2♀), 24 (1♂ + 1♀), 

          25 (7♂ + 3♀), 26 (15♂ + 9♀), 27 (17♂ + 4♀), 28 (18♂ + 14♀), 29 (3♂), 30 (247), 31 (72♂ + 35♀)

GADWALL: 1 (1♀), 3 (2♂ + 2♀), 6 (2♂), 7 (4♂ + 2♀), 8 (2♂ + 1♀), 9 (1♂), 10 (7♂ + 6♀), 11 (12♂ + 

          5♀), 12 (15♂ + 9♀), 13 (4♂ + 4♀), 14 (24♂ + 15♀), 15 (17♂ + 9♀), 16 (38♂ + 28♀), 17 (3♂ + 3♀), 

          18 (7♂ + 6♀), 20 (6♂ + 5♀ + 19), 21 (1♂ + 1♀), 28 (6♂ + 7♀), 29 (5♂ + 3♀), 30 (155), 31 (3♂ + 

          1♀)

AMERICAN WIGEON: 9 (2♂ + 2♀), 11 (7♂ + 5♀), 12 (5♂ + 3♀), 13 (4♂ + 3♀), 14 (5♂ + 3♀), 15 (2♂ 

          + 2♀), 16 (4♂ + 4♀), 18 (3♂ + 1♀), 20 (4♂ + 3♀), 22 (2♂ + 2♀), 30 (1♂)

MALLARD: 1 (5♂ + 3♀ + 5), 2 (1♂ + 1♀), 3 (9♂ + 3♀), 4 (BY 18), 6 (14 + 6), 7 (81), 8 (83), 9 (92), 

          10 (29♂ + 8♀), 11 (141), 12 (54), 13 (15), 14 (16♂ + 8♀), 15 (32♂ + 18♀), 16 (64♂ + 34♀), 

          17 (42♂ + 24♀), 18 (49♂ + 31♀), 19 (12♂ + 7♀ + 4), 20 (77♂ + 39♀), 21 (53♂ + 24♀), 22 (42♂ + 

          19♀), 23 (39♂ + 15♀), 24 (54♂ + 26♀), 25 (59♂ + 21♀), 26 (35♂ + 28♀), 27 (30♂ + 11♀ + 12), 

          28 (17♂ + 10♀), 29 (10♂ + 8♀), 30 (93), 31 (36♂ + 19♀)

NORTHERN PINTAIL: 6 (1♂), 7 (24♂ + 13♀), 8 (12♂ + 6♀), 9 (58), 10 (66), 12 (7♂ + 2♀), 13 (3♂ + 

          2♀), 15 (7♂), 16 (23♂ + 14♀), 17 (4♂ + 3♀), 20 (13♂ + 6♀), 21 (4♂ + 2♀ + 14), 22 (6♂ + 3♀), 

          23 (2♂ + 1♀), 24 (11♂ + 3♀), 25 (3♂ + 2♀), 26 (5♂ + 2♀), 27 (1♂), 28 (2♂ + 1♀), 29 (1♂ + 1♀), 

          30 (2♂ + 1♀), 31 (3♂ + 2♀)

GREEN-WINGED TEAL: 3 (5♂ + 3♀), 7 (3♂ + 1♀), 8 (5♂), 9 (2♂), 10 (2♂ + 1♀), 11 (11♂ + 3♀), 

          12 (32♂ + 16♀), 13 (1♂), 14 (5♂ + 4♀), 15 (4♂ + 3♀), 16 (32♂ + 8♀), 17-18 (1♂ + 1♀), 19 (3♂ + 

          2♀), 20 (62♂ + 24♀), 21 (2♂ + 1♀), 22 (7♂ + 6♀), 23 (6♂ + 1♀), 24 (8♂ + 3♀), 25 (21♂ + 8♀), 

          26 (3♂ + 2♀), 27 (1♂ + 1♀), 28 (9♂ + 5♀), 29 (5♂ + 2♀), 30 (33), 31 (3♂ + 2♀ + 16)

CANVASBACK: 11 (1♂), 17 (3♂), 18 (2♂), 20 (2♂), 21-23 (2♂ + 1♀)

REDHEAD: 2 (3♂ + 4♀), 3 (1♂ + 1♀), 7 (1♂ + 1♀), 10 (2♂ + 2♀), 11 (18♂ + 12♀), 12 (7♂ + 5♀), 

          13 (8♂ + 3♀), 14-16 (3♂ + 2♀), 17 (7♂ + 4♀), 18 (3♂ + 2♀), 25 (1♂ + 1♀), 30 (9)

RING-NECKED DUCK: 2 (4♂), 3 (9♂ + 1♀), 6 (3♂ + 1♀), 7 (18♂ + 2♀), 8 (8♂ + 1♀), 9 (19♂ + 6♀), 

          10 (102♂ + 5♀), 11 (234♂ + 31♀), 12 (287♂ + 64♀), 13 (154♂ + 45♀), 14 (84♂ + 47♀), 15 (88♂ + 

          37♀), 16 (102♂ + 49♀), 17 (129♂ + 87♀), 18 (88♂ + 45♀), 19 (15♂ + 24♀), 20 (91♂ + 109♀), 

          21 (73♂ + 103♀), 22 (78♂ + 90♀), 23 (88♂ + 94♀), 24 (110♂ + 139♀), 25 (121♂ + 128♀), 26 (68♂ 

          + 86♀), 27 (40♂ + 36♀), 28 (18♂ + 12♀), 29 (13♂ + 9♀), 30 (83), 31 (30♂ + 29♀)

LESSER SCAUP: 1 (3♂), 2 (3♂ + 15), 3 (5), 10 (5), 11 (9♂ + 3♀), 12 (1♂), 13 (5♂ + 5♀), 14 (2♂ + 

          1♀), 16 (1♀), 17 (6♂ + 16♀), 18 (4♂ + 1♀), 19 (1♀), 20 (6♂ + 26), 21 (1♂), 25 (2♂), 29 (2♂), 

          30 (348), 31 (18♂ + 10♀ + 42)

BUFFLEHEAD: 11 (1♂), 12 (2♂), 18 (2♂), 20 (1♂), 21 (1♂), 23 (3♂ + 3♀), 25 (1♂ + 1♀), 26 (1♂), 

          30 (20♂ + 11♀), 31 (1♂ + 1♀)

COMMON GOLDENEYE: 10 (1♂)

HOODED MERGANSER: 6 (2♂ + 2♀), 10 (3♂ + 2♀), 12 (2♂ + 2♀), 13 (1♂), 16 (1♂ + 1♀), 17 (1♂), 

          20 (1♂), 25 (3♂ + 1♀), 27 (1♂)

COMMON MERGANSER: 7 (6♂), 9 (10♂ + 1♀), 10 (1♂ + 2♀), 11 (1♂), 12 (2♂ + 1♀), 13 (1♀), 

          16 (3♀), 17 (4♀)

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: 10 (1♂), 14 (2♂), 17 (2♂ + 1♀), 20 (1♂), 30 (6♂)

RUDDY DUCK: 28 (3♂ + 2♀), 30 (28)

Duck sp.: 13 (21), 21-23 (6), 25 (6), 26 (3), 28 (1), 31 (6)

RING-NECKED PHEASANT: 8 (1), 12 (3), 16 (1), 18 (1), 20 (1), 21 (1♂), 22 (1), 23 (2), 24-26 (1), 

          30 (4), 31 (2)

PIED-BILLED GREBE: 12 (1), 14-16 (1), 18 (1), 19 (2), 20 (7), 21 (5), 22 (6), 23 (5), 24 (4), 25 (11), 

          26 (3), 27 (4), 28 (3), 29 (4), 30 (25), 31 (7)

EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 8 (2), 21 (1), 25 (2), 31 (1)

MOURNING DOVE: 1 (1 + BY 2), 2 (4 + BY 5), 3 (BY 2), 4 (BY 5), 5 (BY 1), 6 (BY 6), 7 (5 + BY 4), 

          8 (2 + BY 4), 9 (9 + BY 2), 10 (3 + BY 4), 11-12 (2 + BY 1), 13 (4 + BY 1), 14 (3 + BY 1), 15 (1 + BY 

          5), 16 (2 + BY 4), 17 (4 + BY 3), 18 (3 + BY 3), 19 (BY 3), 20 (6 + BY 1), 21 (6 + BY 2), 22 (7 + BY 

          1), 23 (4 + BY 2), 24 (4 + BY 3), 25 (6 + BY 2), 26 (2 + BY 2), 27 (4 + BY 1), 28 (7 + BY 2), 

          29-30 (2 + BY 2), 31 (6 + BY 2)

AMERICAN COOT: 18 (13), 19 (11), 20 (2), 21 (6), 23 (15), 24 (5), 25 (2), 26 (6), 28 (1), 29 (7), 

          30 (298), 31 (487)

SANDHILL CRANE: 11 (3), 22 (1)

KILLDEER: 11 (2), 12 (1), 14 (2), 16 (3), 17 (4), 18 (1), 20 (1), 22 (2), 24 (2), 26 (1), 29 (3), 31 (1)

AMERICAN WOODCOCK: 15 (2), 17 (2), 18-20 (1), 21 (2), 22 (1), 25 (1)

WILSON’S SNIPE: 19 (2)

GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 31 (1)

Yellowlegs sp.: 29 (2)

Shorebird sp.: 15 (27)

RING-BILLED GULL: 3 (2), 8 (2), 9 (33), 10 (47), 11 (24), 12 (126), 13 (71), 14 (1), 15 (3), 16 (83), 

          17 (16 + BY 1), 18-19 (6), 20 (18), 21 (61), 22 (1), 23 (18 + BY 3), 26 (1), 27 (4), 29 (8), 30 (3), 

          31 (1)

AMERICAN HERRING GULL: 12 (1 im)

Gull sp.: 28

COMMON LOON: 20-22 (1 bp), 26-28 (1 bp), 30 (6 bp), 31 (2 bp)

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 21 (1), 27 (17), 30 (2), 31 (81)

GREAT BLUE HERON: 7 (1), 12-13 (2), 19 (2), 20 (4), 22 (2), 23 (1), 24 (3), 27 (1), 30 (3), 31 (1)

TURKEY VULTURE: 17 (1), 18 (2), 20 (1), 21 (8), 22 (3), 23 (7), 24 (3), 25-26 (4), 27 (2), 28 (8), 29 (5 

          + BY 2), 30 (6), 31 (5)

OSPREY: 28 (1), 30-31 (2)

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: 14 (1 im), 17 (BY 1), 18 (1), 22 (1), 25 (1), 30 (1 ad)

COOPER’S HAWK: 8 (BY 1), 23 (1), 24 (BY 1 im)

BALD EAGLE: 1 (1 ad), 6 (BY 1 ad), 7 (1 ad), 8-9 (1 im), 10 (1 ad), 11 (1 ad + 1 im), 12 (2 ad), 

          13-14 (1 ad), 15 (1 ad + 1 im), 16-17 (1 ad + 1 im), 18 (1 im), 19-21 (1 ad), 24-25 (1 ad), 26 (1 ad + 

          1 im), 27-29 (1 ad), 30-31 (1 ad + 1 im)

RED-TAILED HAWK: 2 (1), 7-8 (1), 9-10 (2), 18-21 (1), 26-27 (1), 31 (1 + BY 1)

RED-TAILED HAWK (Krider’s): 31 (1)

BARRED OWL: 13 (1)

BELTED KINGFISHER: 17 (1), 23 (1), 25 (1), 28 (1), 31 (1)

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER: 9 (1), 30 (1), 31 (2)

RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 1 (1), 2 (4), 3 (1), 6 (1), 7-8 (3), 9 (5), 10 (4), 11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (4), 

          14 (3), 16 (1), 17 (2), 18 (3), 20-21 (3), 22 (2), 23 (5), 24-26 (3), 27 (1), 28 (3 + BY 1), 29 (3), 30 (2), 

          31 (4)

DOWNY WOODPECKER: 1 (4), 2 (2), 3 (4 + BY 1♀), 6 (2 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 8 (5), 9 (4 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 

          10 (8), 11 (5), 12 (5 + BY 1♀), 13 (4), 14 (1 + BY 1♀), 15 (2), 16 (7), 17 (4 + BY 1♂), 18 (7), 20 (6), 

          21 (4), 22 (7), 23-24 (1), 25 (4 + BY 1♂), 26 (5), 27 (4), 28 (5), 29 (4 + BY 1♂), 30 (2 + BY 1♀), 

          31 (4)

HAIRY WOODPECKER: 10 (2), 19 (1), 21 (1)

NORTHERN FLICKER (Yellow-shafted): 1-2 (1), 3 (3), 7 (1), 8 (2), 10 (1), 12-13 (2), 17 (BY 1), 19 (1), 

          20 (2), 21 (1), 22 (6), 23 (1), 24 (5), 25 (7), 26 (9), 28 (2), 30 (15), 31 (25)

PILEATED WOODPECKER: 21 (1)

AMERICAN KESTREL: 24 (1♀), 25 (1♂)

MERLIN: 21 (1♀), 23 (1♀)

EASTERN PHOEBE: 20 (1), 23 (1), 30 (5), 31 (6)

NORTHERN SHRIKE: 2 (1), 12 (1), 20-21 (1)

BLUE JAY: 2 (4 + BY 1), 3 (1), 6 (3 + BY 2), 7-9 (4 + BY 1), 10 (7 + BY 2), 11 (BY 2), 12 (4), 13 (6), 

          14 (2), 15 (1), 16 (4), 17 (2), 18 (5), 20-21 (2), 22 (6), 23 (1 + BY 1), 24 (1), 25 (4 + BY 1), 26 (3), 

          27 (1), 28 (9), 29 (3 + BY 1), 30 (12 + BY 2), 31 (9)

AMERICAN CROW: 1 (38), 2 (21), 3 (12), 4 (BY 3), 5 (BY 2), 6 (3), 7 (49), 8 (12 + BY 1), 9 (22 + BY 

          1), 10 (15), 11 (14 + BY 4), 12 (15), 13 (13 + BY 2), 14 (5), 15 (6 + BY 1), 16 (7 + BY 2), 17 (5 + BY 

          2), 18 (14), 19 (1 + BY 1), 20 (5), 21 (6), 22 (8), 23 (4 + BY 1), 24 (8 + BY 3), 25 (4 + BY 2), 26 (7 + 

          BY 1), 28 (4), 29 (2 + BY 3), 30 (6), 31 (4)

BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE: 1 (6 + BY 3), 2 (1 + BY 4), 3 (2 + BY 1), 4 (BY 4), 5-6 (BY 3), 7 (1 + 

          BY 4), 8 (6 + BY 4), 9 (4 + BY 4), 10 (5 + BY 1), 11 (4 + BY 2), 12 (1 + BY 2), 13 (7 + BY 2), 14 (1 + 

          BY 2), 15 (BY 2), 16 (4 + BY 4), 17 (5 + BY 1), 18 (8 + BY 2), 19 (BY 4), 20 (6 + BY 2), 21 (9 + BY 

          3), 22 (2 + BY 2), 23 (5 + BY 6), 24 (4 + BY 3), 25 (3 + BY 2), 26 (3 + BY 2), 27 (4 + BY 1), 28 (3 + 

          BY 3), 29 (BY 2), 30 (1 + BY 5), 31 (3 + BY 3)

TREE SWALLOW: 12 (2), 14 (1), 18 (5), 21 (1), 22 (4), 23 (3), 25 (4), 26 (21), 27 (5), 28 (17), 29 (2), 

          31 (1)

PURPLE MARTIN: 25-26 (1), 27 (3), 28 (1), 30 (1)

GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET: 30 (1)

CEDAR WAXWING: 6 (BY 1), 7 (124 + BY 46), 8 (86 + BY 2), 9 (BY 13), 10 (BY 4), 11 (BY 1), 12 (BY 

          2), 15 (BY 2), 16 (6 + BY 1), 20 (9), 21 (1), 22 (BY 3), 26 (2 + BY 1)

WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH: 1 (2), 2 (1 + BY 1), 3 (1), 4 (BY 1), 6 (1 + BY 1), 7-8 (2), 9 (4 + BY 

          1), 10 (2), 11 (4), 12 (1), 13 (2), 14 (1), 16 (3 + BY 1), 17 (3), 18 (2), 20 (1), 21-22 (4), 23 (1), 24 (2), 

          25 (3), 26 (2), 27 (1), 28 (2), 30 (1), 31 (2)

EUROPEAN STARLING: 1 (4), 2 (32), 3 (21), 5 (BY 1), 6 (BY 13), 7 (171 + BY 6), 8 (17), 9 (19), 

          10 (23 + BY 1), 11 (48), 12 (20), 13 (27), 14 (5), 15 (43), 16 (35), 17 (15), 18 (12), 19 (54 + BY 1), 

          20 (13), 21 (34), 22 (13 + BY 1), 23 (4 + BY 1), 24 (11), 25 (13), 26 (8), 27 (11), 28 (19), 30 (38), 

          31 (37)

EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 1 (1♂ + 1♀), 2 (1♂), 3 (5♂ + 2♀), 8 (7), 9 (1♂), 10 (2♂), 11 (3♂ + 1♀), 

          12 (2♂), 13 (1♂ + 1♀), 14 (2), 15 (1♂), 17 (1♂ + 1♀), 18 (2♂ + 1♀ + 2), 20 (3♂ + 1♀), 21 (2♂ + 

          1♀), 22 (2♂), 23-24 (1♂ + 1♀), 25 (1♂), 26-27 (1♂ + 1♀), 28 (2♂ + 1♀ + 1), 30 (2♂), 31 (2♂ + 2♀)

AMERICAN ROBIN: 1 (8), 2 (12), 3 (10 + BY 1), 4 (BY 1), 6 (5 + BY 2), 7 (75), 8 (51 + BY 1), 9 (35), 

          10 (28 + BY 1), 11 (109 + BY 1), 12 (47), 13 (77 + BY 1), 14 (83 + BY 1), 15 (111 + BY 2), 16 (123 

          + BY 1), 17 (159 + BY 2), 18 (99 + BY 1), 19 (52 + BY 2), 20 (233 + BY 1), 21 (145 + BY 1), 

          22 (117 + BY 1), 23 (81 + BY 2), 24 (105 + BY 1), 25 (84 + BY 1), 26 (53 + BY 2), 27 (46 + BY 2), 

          28 (51 + BY 1), 29 (22 + BY 2), 30 (83 + BY 1), 31 (306 + BY 2)

HOUSE SPARROW: 1 (31 + BY 1), 2 (20 + BY3), 3 (4), 4 (BY 2), 5 (BY 3), 6 (4 + BY 3), 7 (40 + BY 

          12), 8 (33 + BY 2), 9 (24 + BY 1), 10 (26 + BY 1), 11 (23 + BY 1), 12 (9 + BY 1), 13 (26), 13 (14), 

          15 (11), 16 (24 + BY 1), 17 (17 + BY 2), 18 (15 + BY 2), 20 (16), 21 (24), 22-23 (11), 24 (24), 

          25 (21), 26 (16), 27 (13), 28 (16), 29 (3), 30 (23 + BY 2), 31 (7)

House Sparrow X Eurasian Tree Sparrow: 8 (1)

EURASIAN TREE SPARROW: 8 (3), 9 (4), 10 (2), 14 (2), 21 (2), 25 (1), 30 (1)

HOUSE FINCH: 1 (34 + BY 6), 2 (6 + BY 6), 3 (10 + BY 4), 4 (BY 7), 5 (BY 35), 6 (2 + BY 22), 7 (7 + 

          BY 30), 8 (7 + BY 3), 9 (10 + BY 6), 10 (2 + BY 2), 11 (3 + BY 3), 12 (5 + BY 2), 13 (18 + BY 3), 

          14 (4 + BY 5), 15 (6 + BY 3), 16 (10 + BY 4), 17 (5 + BY 5), 18 (5 + BY 2), 19 (BY 16), 20 (12 + 3), 

          21 (8 + BY 1), 22 (4 + BY 2), 23 (4 + BY 6), 24 (12 + BY 2), 25 (9), 26 (14 + BY 3), 27 (4 + BY 3), 

          28 (16 + BY 2), 29 (3 + BY 3), 30 (6 + BY 31), 31 (15 + BY 7)

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 1 (1), 2-3 (2), 6 (BY 1), 7 (2), 8 (5), 9 (1), 11 (2), 13 (3), 16 (1), 20 (3), 

          22 (7), 23 (1), 24 (3 + BY 1), 25 (3), 26 (1), 28 (1), 29 (BY 2), 30 (2)

FOX SPARROW: 18 (1), 20 (2), 23-24 (1), 26 (1), 28 (4), 30 (13 + BY 1), 31 (5 + BY 2)

CHIPPING SPARROW: 31 (1)

AMERICAN TREE SPARROW: 1 (13), 2 (15), 3 (5), 7 (21), 8 (3), 9 (17), 10 (24), 11 (16), 12 (7 + BY 

          1), 13 (11), 15 (5), 16-17 (6), 18-19 (4), 20 (18), 21 (4), 22 (12), 23 (6), 24 (7), 25 (11), 26 (4), 

          27 (3), 30 (7), 31 (9)

DARK-EYED JUNCO (Slate-colored): 1 (16 + BY 3), 2 (5 + BY 5), 3 (5 + BY 2), 4 (BY 2), 5 (BY 8), 

          6 (3 + BY 4), 7 (8 + BY 12), 8 (10 + BY 2), 9 (12 + BY 2), 10 (22 + BY 1), 11 (6 + BY 3), 12 (9 + BY 

          4), 13 (7 + BY 4), 14 (25 + BY 4), 15 (22 + BY 4), 16 (27 + BY 3), 17 (3 + BY 4), 18 (11 + BY 1), 

          19 (1 + BY 10), 20 (36 + BY 3), 21 (21 + BY 3), 22 (29 + BY 3), 23 (9 + BY 1), 24 (16 + BY 2), 

          25 (25 + BY 4), 26 (9 + BY 7), 27 (2 + BY 5), 28 (8 + BY 4), 29 (1 + BY 3), 30 (1 + BY 3), 31 (40 + 

          BY 14)

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: 1 (2), 11 (1), 13 (1), 15-16 (2), 18 (1), 21 (2)

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 6 (BY 2), 7-8 (BY 1), 10 (BY 1), 14-15 (BY 1), 16 (1 + BY 2), 17 (BY 

          3), 25 (2)

SONG SPARROW: 8 (2), 9-12 (1), 13-14 (13), 15-16 (5), 17 (2), 18 (11), 19 (12), 20 (28), 21 (21), 

          22 (29), 23 (14), 24 (13 + BY 1), 25 (15), 26 (24 + BY 1), 27 (10), 28 (13), 29 (10), 30 (18), 31 (49)

SWAMP SPARROW: 31 (1)

Sparrow sp.: 15 (3)

EASTERN MEADOWLARK: 22 (1), 24 (2), 25-26 (1), 28 (1), 30-31 (1)

Meadowlark sp.: 14 (1), 20 (1)

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 2 (11♂), 3 (19♂), 5 (BY 1♂), 6 (BY 3♂), 7 (174♂ + 5♀ + BY 1♂), 

          8 (65♂), 9 (51♂), 10 (83♂), 11 (435), 12 (87 + BY 1♂), 13 (97 + BY 1♂), 14 (70 + BY 2♂), 15 (70), 

          16 (89 + BY 4♂), 17 (65 + BY 2♂), 18 (70 + BY 2♂), 19 (39♂ + 1♀ + BY 8♂), 20 (65♂ + BY 1♂), 

          21 (88 + BY 2♂), 22 (83 + BY 1♂), 23 (65 + BY 1♂), 24 (77 + BY 2♂), 25 (99 + BY 1♂), 26 (99 + 

          BY 1♂), 27 (79 + BY 1♂), 28 (84 + BY 1♂), 29 (23 + BY 1♂), 30 (127 + BY 2♂), 31 (92 + BY 1♂)

BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD: 7 (1♂ + 1♀), 8 (1♂), 9 (2♂), 10 (4♂), 11 (3♂ + 1♀), 12 (1♂), 13 (7♂), 

          14 (5♂ + 1♀), 15 (2♂ + 1♀), 16 (13♂), 17 (9♂ + 1♀), 18 (12♂ + 3♀), 19 (5♂), 20 (9♂ + 1♀), 21 (4♂ 

          + 5♀), 22 (7♂ + 2♀), 23 (20♂ + 4♀), 24 (28♂ + 7♀), 25 (17♂ + 3♀), 26 (17♂ + 2♀), 27 (9♂), 

          28 (13♂), 29 (8♂), 30 (22♂), 31 (31♂ + 5♀)

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: 13-14 (1♂), 20 (1♂)

COMMON GRACKLE: 8 (26), 12 (5), 13 (21 + BY 5), 14 (45 + BY 14), 15 (56 + BY 1), 16 (102 + BY 

          5), 17 (60 + BY 4), 18 (146 + BY 5), 19 (87 + BY 3), 20 (67 + BY 2), 21 (85 + BY 8), 22 (120 + BY 

          7), 23 (140 + BY 1), 24 (111 + BY 32), 25 (149 + BY 6), 26 (80 + BY 12), 27 (116 + BY 3), 28 (135), 

          29 (121 + BY 9), 30 (114 + BY 3), 31 (160 + BY 6)

Blackbird sp.: 13 (6), 17 (35), 20 (276), 22 (100), 23 (2)

NORTHERN CARDINAL: 1 (7 + BY 1♂), 2 (13 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 3 (14 + BY 1♂), 4 (BY 1♂ + 1♀), 5 (BY 

          1♂ + 1♀), 6 (3 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 7 (3 + BY 2♂ + 1♀), 8 (17 + BY 1♂), 9 (18), 10 (19 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 

          11 (6), 12 (13 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 13 (19 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 14 (15 + BY 1♂), 15 (1 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 16 (9 

          + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 17 (10), 18 (17 + BY 1♂), 19 (BY 1♂ + 1♀), 20 (15), 21 (17 + BY 1♂ + 1), 22 (18), 

          23 (14 + BY 1♂ + 1), 24 (14 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 25 (18), 26 (16), 27 (12), 28 (12 + BY 1♂), 29 (6 + BY 

          1♂), 30 (15 + BY 1♂ + 1♀), 31 (14 + BY 1♂)

MAMMALIAN

EASTERN COTTONTAIL: 1-2, 4-9, 11-21, 23-24, 26-31

WOODCHUCK: 11 (1), 20 (1), 28 (1)

THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL: 31 (1)

EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL: 1-31

AMERICAN BEAVER: 25 (1), 29-30 (1)

COMMON MUSKRAT: 8 (1)

NORTHERN RACCOON: 1 (BY 2), 2 (BY 2), 3 (BY 1), 4 (BY 2), 6 (BY 1), 8 (BY 1), 11 (BY 2), 

          20-21 (BY 1), 24-27 (BY 1), 31 (BY 1)

NORTHERN RIVER OTTER: 22 (1), 28 (1), 31 (1)

WHITE-TAILED DEER: 1 (6 + BY 5), 2 (4 + BY 1), 3 (5 + BY 1), 5 (BY 6), 6 (BY 2), 7 (BY 1), 8 (2 + BY 

          2), 9 (5 + BY 5), 10 (9 + FY 1), 12 (3 + BY 2), 13 (7 + BY 3), 14 (7 + BY 3), 15 (5 + BY 2), 16 (3 + 

          BY 2), 17 (19), 18 (5), 19 (1 + BY 1), 20 (3 + BY 3), 21 (5 + BY 3), 22 (2 + BY 3), 23 (5 + BY 5), 

          24 (8 + BY 5), 25 (8 + BY 5), 26 (7 + BY 1), 27 (4 + BY 2), 28 (5 + BY 3), 29 (3 + BY 2), 30 (3 + BY 

          2), 31 (5 + BY 3)

REPTILIAN

WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE: 13 (3), 14 (4), 28 (15), 31 (1)

RED-EARED SLIDER: 13 (2), 14 (1), 18 (1), 25 (1), 28 (2)

AMPHIBIAN

BOREAL CHORUS FROG: 13-15, 18-20, 24-30

AMERICAN BULLFROG: 28 (2)

NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG: 25 (1), 28 (1), 29-30

ODONATA

COMMON GREEN DARNER: 28 (6)

Wolf. Oesterreich

Links to previous reports

Wolf's June 2023 wildlife report 

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Wolf's September 2023 wildlife report 

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