I had to work a 10 hour shift today so I thought I'd try my best to get as many spp. of birds as possible. I managed a new high for the landfill with 48. FOY for the landfill are in caps. I have to say, I do enjoy my job.
Location: WMOLRDF Observation date: 4/22/09 Number of species: 48 Canada Goose 4 Mallard 10 Blue-winged Teal 8 Northern Shoveler 6 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 GREEN HERON 2 Turkey Vulture 8 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 American Coot 6 Killdeer 15 Solitary Sandpiper 3 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 30 Chimney Swift 20 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 EASTERN KINGBIRD 1 Blue Jay 4 Purple Martin 6 Tree Swallow 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 20 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Eastern Bluebird 1 American Robin 75 Northern Mockingbird 4 Brown Thrasher 4 European Starling 100 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER 3 PALM WARBLER 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 15 White-throated Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Eastern Meadowlark 12 Common Grackle 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 12 American Goldfinch 20 Ryan Ankeny Wildlife Control Biologist DeTect, Inc. 2673 Outer Loop Louisville, KY 40219
