The Biggest and longest Day or 123 on 5/11/11

[Gerard KlugParticipant]

The Biggest and Longest Day or 123 on 5/11/11 G. Klug

Not even at MWA, ONWR, or MBSP did I find this many species in a day as I did from dawn to dusk on May 11th 2011 at Pearson Metropark. There didn’t appear to be much of a discernible benefit from the weather pattern either locally or nationally. The highs and lows weren’t in the best places. However, it does appear that our area was in a hole of good weather. In other words, we were surrounded by poorer weather. There were 24 species of warblers (25 were found on the MMBT that day). Despite the high volume of birds, none were new for Pearson.

Birds

Pied-billed Grebe: 1
Double-crested Cormorant: 4
Great Egret: 3
Green Heron: 1
Canada Goose: 8
Mallard: 47
Wood Duck: 5
Green-winged Teal: 1
Blue-winged Teal: 12
Northern Shoveler: 1
Turkey Vulture: 5
Bald Eagle: 1
Cooper’s Hawk: 4
Broad-winged Hawk: 5
Red-tailed Hawk: 6
American Coot: 3
Sora: 2
Semipalmated Plover: 1
Killdeer: 11
Greater Yellowlegs: 1
Lesser Yellowlegs: 16
Wilson’s Snipe: 1
American Woodcock: 1
Spotted Sandpiper: 6
Solitary Sandpiper: 3
White-rumped Sandpiper: 1
Dunlin: 30
Least Sandpiper: 6
Ring-billed Gull: 1
Mourning Dove: 6
Great Horned Owl: 1
Common Nighthawk: 2
Chimney Swift: 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 1
Northern Flicker: 13
Hairy Woodpecker: 5
Downy Woodpecker: 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker: 11
Willow Flycatcher: 3
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher: 1
Acadian Flycatcher: 1
Least Flycatcher: 3
Eastern Phoebe: 2
Eastern Wood Pewee: 5
Eastern Kingbird: 2
Great Crested Flycatcher: 8
Blue-headed Vireo: 1
Red-eyed Vireo: 7
White-eyed Vireo: 1
Warbling Vireo: 5
American Crow: 1
Blue Jay: 25
Horned Lark: 2
Barn Swallow: 7
Purple Martin: 2
Cliff Swallow: 1
Tree Swallow: 4
Rough-winged Swallow: 3
Black-capped Chickadee: 9
Tufted Titmouse: 5
White-breasted Nuthatch: 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch: 2
House Wren: 15
Marsh Wren: 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: 12
Brown Thrasher: 1
Gray Catbird: 24
Northern Mockingbird: 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush: 1
Hermit Thrush: 2
Wood Thrush: 17
Veery: 4
Swainson’s Thrush: 7
American Robin: 75
Cedar Waxwing: 3
European Starling: 33
American Pipit: 3
Tennessee Warbler: 8
Nashville Warbler: 18
Canada Warbler: 1
Cape May Warbler: 1
American Redstart: 22
Chestnut-sided Warbler: 5
Orange-crowned Warbler: 1
Golden-winged Warbler: 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 15
Bay-breasted Warbler: 4
Black-throated Green Warbler: 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler: 6
Black and White Warbler: 6
Blackpoll Warbler: 1
Blackburnian Warbler: 1
Ovenbird: 9
Palm Warbler: 8
Magnolia Warbler: 12
Mourning Warbler: 1
Yellow Warbler: 6
Common Yellowthroat: 13
Wilson’s Warbler: 1
Northern Parula: 5
Northern Waterthrush: 1
Brown-headed Cowbird: 8
Red-winged Blackbird: 64
Bobolink: 1
Baltimore Oriole: 17
Common Grackle: 9
Rusty Blackbird: 1
Scarlet Tanager: 3
Indigo Bunting: 8
House Finch: 3
American Goldfinch: 16
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 7
Northern Cardinal: 13
Eastern Towhee: 1
Field Sparrow: 13
Savannah Sparrow: 9
Chipping Sparrow: 16
Song Sparrow: 27
Lincoln’s Sparrow: 6
White-throated Sparrow: 23
White-crowned Sparrow: 1
House Sparrow: 8

Time

7:30 AM – 9:00 PM

Weather

Sky: Partly – mostly – partly cloudy. Wind: Lt. ENE – lt. var. – m. ENE. Temperature: 53 – 75 – 69 F.

To paint a more complete picture of the day, the following non-avian notes are included.

In Bloom

Cowslip, crabs, haws, Periwinkle, Bead Black, Garlic Mustard, Golden Ragwort, Star-flowered Solomon Seal, White Trillium, Pawpaw, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Winter Cress, Common Blue Violet, Spring Beauty, Bloodroot, Redbud, Virginia Bluebells, Wild Strawberry, and Wild Geranium.

Butterflies

Cabbage White (2), Red Admiral (1), Tiger Swallowtail (1), Monarch (1), Mourning Cloak (2), Question Mark (4).

Fishes

Bluegill

Amphibians

Bullfrog, American Toad, and Leopard Frog.

Reptiles

Painted Turtle

Mammals

Groundhog, Virginia Deer, Fox Squirrel, Raccoon, Eastern Chipmunk, and Meadow Vole.

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