Forbush Bird Club 2003 Trip Reports
The following are highlights of selected field trips of the Forbush Bird Club, listed in reverse chronological order:
> Great Blue Heron 1 > Turkey Vulture 1 > Canada Goose 125 > Mute Swan 4 > Wood Duck 9 > Gadwall 1 D > American Wigeon 6 > American Black Duck 6 > Mallard ~70 > Green-winged Teal 1 D > Lesser Scaup 2 (pair) > Greater Scaup 1 F > Bufflehead 2 F > Hooded Merganser 4 (2 pair) > Northern Harrier 1 F > Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 2 > American Coot 1 > Killdeer 3 > Ring-billed Gull > Herring Gull > Mourning Dove > Great Horned Owl 1 > Belted Kingfisher 2 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 males > Downy Woodpecker 3 > Hairy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 1 > Blue Jay > Rock Pigeon 9 > American Crow > Black-capped Chickadee > Tufted Titmouse > Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 > White-breasted Nuthatch 5 > Brown Creeper 2 > Carolina Wren 3 > Easter Bluebird 3 > American Robin > Gray Catbird 1 > Northern Mockingbird 3 > European Starling > Cedar Waxwing 31 > Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 > Pine Warbler 1 > American Tree Sparrow 51 > Chipping Sparrow 1 > Fox Sparrow 1 > Song Sparrow 12 > Swamp Sparrow 2 > White-throated Sparrow 5 > Dark-eyed Junco 43 > Northern Cardinal 3 > Red-winged Blackbird > House Finch > American Goldfinch > House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
> Common Loon, 10
> Horned Grebe, 2
> Common Merganser, 6
> Bald Eagle, 3
> Ring-billed Gull, 9
> Ruffed Grouse, 1
> Black-bellied Plover, 2
> Pileated Woodpecker, 1
> Downy Woodpecker, 1
> Black-capped Chickadee, 7
> Tufted Titmouse, 1
> Red-breasted Nuthatch, 5
> White-breasted Nuthatch, 3
> Northern Raven, 2
> American Crow, 3
> Blue Jay, 7
> Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5
> American Tree Sparrow, 1
> Dark-eyed Junco, 30
> Snow Bunting, 1
> Red-winged Blackbird, 12
(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Common Loon 29
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Horned Grebe 10
Red-necked Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Canada Goose
American Black Duck 206
Mallard
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 93
Greater Scaup 42
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 2
Bufflehead 29
Hooded Merganser 11
Common Merganser 10
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
American Robin 2
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 12
American Goldfinch 1
(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron American Bittern Mallard Wood Duck Turkey Vulture Broad-winged Hawk Northern Harrier Osprey American Kestrel Killdeer Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Northern Flicker Downy woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Barn Swallow Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Gray Catbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Robin Cedar Waxwing Red-eyed Vireo Black-throated Green Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Baltimore Oriole Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Swamp Sparrow Song Sparrow American Goldfinch(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron at least 18 Green Heron 2 Wood Duck 21 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8 Belted Kingfisher 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 15 Eastern Kingbird 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay American Crow 5 Tree Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 12 Black-capped Chickadee 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling Cedar Waxwing 5 American Redstart 1 F Common Yellowthroat 3 Scarlet Tanager 1 F Chipping Sparrow 24 Song Sparrow 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 F Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 1 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron 1 Canada Goose 5 Turkey Vulture 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Wild Turkey 12 Mourning Dove Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 perched female Eastern Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 Tree Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 13 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 8 American Robin Gray Catbird 4 Cedar Waxwing 2 European Starling ~ 350 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 F Eastern Towhee 4 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark 6 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch Black Swallowtail 4 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4 Spicebush Swallowtail 3 Cabbage White 16 Clouded Sulphur 6 Eastern Tailed Blue 12 Great Spangled Fritillary 1 on Thistle Pearl Crescent 82 Question Mark 1 American Lady 1 Red-spotted Purple 1 Viceroy 3 Common Ringlet 7 Common Wood Nymph 66 Monarch 1 Silver-spotted Skipper 15 Wild Indigo Duskywing 2 Least Skipper 23 Northern Broken dash 1 Little Glassywing Skipper 1 Delaware Skipper 1 Dun Skipper 7(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 3 (much interaction/calling among them, probably a family) Black-crowned Night Heron 3 ( 1 A ) ( the other 2 flew over us as we were leaving in the dark, 1 of which was calling, age wasn't discerned, but most likekly a hatching year bird) Canada Goose 5 American Black Duck 7 Mallard ~ 175 Killdeer 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Dove Mourning Dove Chimney Swift 1 Eastern Kingbird 6 Barn Swallow 3 American Robin Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling Yellow Warbler 3 Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Common Loon 3 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Mallard 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Ring-billed Gull 5 Herring Gull 1 Rock Dove Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood Pewee 10 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 3 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 7 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 17 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 1 House Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Hermit Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 2 American Robin 9 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling Cedar Waxwing 3 Blue-winged Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 7 Prairie Warbler 2 Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart 3 Ovenbird 4 Common Yellowthroat 6 Scarlet Tanager 3 Eastern Towhee 4 Chipping Sparrow 8 Song Sparrow 9 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 3 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch 11 House Sparrow 3(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Common Loon 4 Great Blue Heron 6 Canada Goose were seen with young Wood Duck 2 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Wild Turkey 1 hen (West Street) Spotted Sandpiper 1 Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 6 Alder Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 6 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 4 Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 30 Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 3 House Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Veery 20 Hermit Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 Balck-throated Green Warbler 6 Blackburnian Warbler 4 Pine Warbler 4 Prairie Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler Ameriacn Redstart Ovenbird 30 Common Yellowthroat Warbler Scarlet Tanager 6 Eastern Towhee 10 Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch 2 House Finch American Golfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Pied-billed Grebe 2 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 9 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 3 Bald Eagle 1 Broad-winged Hawk Killdeer 3 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 (nesting at Redemption Rock site) Great Crested Flycatcher 3 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 7 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 3 Bank Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 9 Tufted Titmouse 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Brown Creeper 1 Winter Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 1 Veery 1 Wood Thrush 2 American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 6 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-throated Green Warbler 8 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Pine Warbler Black-and-white Warbler 7 American Redstart 7 Ovenbird 13 Northern Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 6 Scarlet Tanager 7 Eastern Towhee 4 Chipping Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 3 American Goldfinch 9 House Sparrow 3(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green Heron Canada Goose Mallard Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper House Wren Eastern Bluebird Veery Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing European Starling Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Warbler Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Northern Oriole House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Canada Goose 2 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Ruffed Grouse 1 Mourning Dove 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Least Flycatcher 6 Eastern Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Tree Swallow 12 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 8 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Brown Creeper 3 Veery 1 American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 2 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 7 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-throated Green Warbler 8 Pine Warbler 3 Black-and-white Warbler 8 Ovenbird 23 Northern Waterthrush 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Common Yellowthroat 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Eastern Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Common Gracle 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Baltimore Oriole 4 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 7(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Canada Goose 4 ( 2 on nests) Mallard Red-tailed Hawk 4 (2 A, 2 Y seen on nest in Grafton) Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Dove Mourning Dove GREAT HORNED OWL 3 (1 A, 2 Young on nest in Grafton) Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 (F) Downy Woodpecker 4 ( digging holes in trees) Northern Flicker 8 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow ~ 20 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse (calling everywhere) White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 (pair) American Robin ~ 40 in Dean Park Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling Pine Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 20 Field Sparrow 8 (Grafton Power Lines) Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow Total species is 40(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron 15 (12 on nests at Delaney)
Turkey Vulture 2
Canada Goose approximately 300 at Bolton Flats
Wood Duck 13
American Wigeon at least 5 (viewing through trees)
American Black Duck
Mallard
NORTHERN SHOVELER 2 drakes in breeding plumage on
south side of rte. 117
Green-winged Teal 24 + approximately 100 seen flying
Ring-necked Duck 73
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 10
Ring-billed Gull
GREAT HORNED OWL 1 in a nest in a White Pine above the
main cluster of Heron Nests
Rock dove
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin
European starling
American Tree Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
(trip report from Joan Zumpfe). Great Blue Heron 3 Turkey Vulture 5 Canada Goose Mute Swan 1 Wood Duck 17 American Black Duck 12 Mallard Green-winged Teal 3 Ring-necked Duck 126 Bufflehead 6 Common Goldeneye 1 f Hooded Merganser 14 Common Merganser 26 Bald Eagle 2 adults Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Rock Dove Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 3 Eastern Phoebe 6 Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow 10 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Bluebird 1 American Robin Northern Mockingbird European Starling American Tree Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird 2 Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
The following bird species were observed: Canada Goose Wood Duck 1 drake (Lake Quinsig.) American Black Duck Mallard (large numbers at Notre Dame & Lake Quinsig.) Tufted Duck 1 drake Greater Scaup 47 Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Red-tailed Hawk 4 MERLIN 1 (in Shrewsbury) American Coot 4 (Lake Quinsig.) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull ICELAND GULL 1 (South Bay) Great Black-backed Gull Rock Dove Downy Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Mockingbird European Starling Northern Cardinal American Tree Sparrow Song Sparrow SWAMP SPARROW 1 (Notre Dame) Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
For previous sightings, see Trip Reports 2002