Two parties covered portions of Pocahontas State Park on June 2 as part of
the VSO state park foray. The highlight was BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, found by
Al and Linda Warfield on the Forest Exploration Trail.
Here are the results, three different locations tallied separately:
Location: Pocahontas State Park
Observation date: 6/2/07
Notes: 1. Beaver Lake Trail for VSO foray 2. Observers: Randy Suhl
and Wendy Ealding
Number of species: 40
Canada Goose 3
Killdeer 3
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Wood-Pewee 11
Acadian Flycatcher 15 1 observed in distraction display
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1 carrying nesting material
Yellow-throated Vireo 11
Red-eyed Vireo 23
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 15 pair at nest hole
Carolina Wren 9
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
Eastern Bluebird 2 1 carrying food to young
Wood Thrush 5 1 carrying food to young
Northern Parula 6
Yellow-throated Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 5
Ovenbird 4
Common Yellowthroat 4
Summer Tanager 4
Scarlet Tanager 4
Chipping Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 6 pair carrying food to young
Indigo Bunting 4 1 female carrying food to young
Red-winged Blackbird 8 1 female carrying nesting material
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Location: Pocahontas State Park
Observation date: 6/2/07
Notes: 1. East Central Section of park; loop of trails and forest
roads to and from Swift Creek Lake dam 2. Observers: Randy Suhl and
Wendy Ealding
Number of species: 33
Mallard 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Mourning Dove 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 5
Acadian Flycatcher 10 1 at nest
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 16
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 11
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 15
Northern Parula 3
Pine Warbler 8
Prairie Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Ovenbird 13
Hooded Warbler 2
Summer Tanager 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
American Goldfinch 5
Location: Pocahontas State Park
Observation date: 6/2/07
Notes: 1. Forest Exploration Trail. 2. Observers: Al and Linda
Warfield. 3. Records submitted by Wendy Ealding on behalf of AW and LW
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 2 The female Mallard was a hybrid with an American Black
Duck-greenish bill and otherwise dark body - but also had a prominent
white area on the breast that may mean there was also some domestic duck
there as well. The male looked like a normal Mallard.
Great Blue Heron 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Acadian Flycatcher 17 2 individuals in turf battle
Eastern Phoebe 5
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 9
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2 scolding
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown-headed Nuthatch 4 Note by AW: The Brown-headed Nuthatches
were in the tall, fairly dense pine woods a little ways from the open
section of the trail where the Prairie Warblers and chats were. There
were several there. Again we used mostly sound for the ID, but that was
pretty certain since the sound is fairly distinct and the habitat was
right as well.
Note by WDE: species has been recorded in other parts of the park
several times in recent years.
Carolina Wren 14 3 scolding
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
Eastern Bluebird 1 perched near nest box
American Robin 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 3
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 7
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Summer Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wendy Ealding
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