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| Northern Parula - HQ Unit, October 11, 2020 |
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Getting caught up...
High water restricting access in many areas early in the year, a lackluster showing for many water birds during fall migration, some expected species going undetected over the course of the year: it wasn't the best of years on Catahoula NWR, but there's still a lot to unpack. Here's a round up of all bird sightings I made on CNWR in 2020 and summary lists of mammals, Herps, fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, and more that I observed on this NWR during 2020.
Headquarters Unit Habitat Shots:
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| entering HQ Unit - 12/9/2020 |
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| 12/9/20 |
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| high water - 3/6/20 |
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| 10/11/20 - The stretch of roadside at and leading up to the north end of Duck Lake was butterfly city during early and mid October, 2020. |
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| HQ Unit - 12/18/20 |
Birds
January-March, Headquarters Unit
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January
1/8/2020
9:33 a.m.; 3 hrs, 52 mins; 5.4 miles
49-64 F.; sunny; breeze; water level marker at north end of Duck Lake showed approx. 35.5'
1/15/20
9:36 a.m.; 2 hrs, 57 mins; 2.8 miles
72-77 F.; mixed/variable/cloudy sky; light wind; wet, puddles from previous couple of day's rain; water level marker at north end of Duck Lake showed approx. 36.6'
February
2/2/20
2:22 pm; 3 hrs, 13 mins; 7.4 miles
73-77-69 F.; sunny; southwest breeze, calm at end; water high, rising, over road at a spot on south leg of loop, I turned around
2/15/20
7:56 a.m.; 1 hr, 32 mins; 2.4 miles
38-46 F.; sun at start, then generally cloudy most of time; near calm, light breeze; water high and rising
March
3/6/20
1:50 p.m.; 1 hr; 1.2 miles; 3 observers
~67 F.; clear; light breeze; water high, over road to north end of Duck Lake, that and the part of loop south of nature trail head closed, gated
3/15/20
8:06 a.m.; 1 hr, 33 mins; 1.4 miles
66 F.; overcast, sun breaking through towards end; near calm; water high but dropping, much of loop still closed
3/31/20
11:35 a.m.; 1 hr, 50 mins; 2.1 miles (including ~0.5 miles on nature trail)
63-64 F.; mostly overcast, some partial sun; moderately windy; water still high, but falling; most of refuge loop closed because of high water.
Birds
months separated by '/'
'x' = species detected but numbers not determined
Snow Goose - 358, x / 0, x / 0, 0, 0
Wood Duck - 0, 5 / 12, 5 / 4, 1, 0
Blue-winged Teal - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 27, 155, 8
Gadwall - 11, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Mallard - 70, 21 / 85, 30 / 0, 0, 0
Northern Pintail - 15, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Canvasback - 7, 4 / 1, 1 / 0, 0, 0
Ring-necked Duck - 4, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
duck sp. - 45, 27 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Mourning Dove - 1, 2 / 0, 0 / 0, 5, 5
Killdeer - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Forster's Tern - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Neotropic Cormorant - 0, 0 / 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Double-crested Cormorant - 2, 206 / 10, 12 / 0, 0, 0
American White Pelican - 5, 0 / 5, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Great Blue Heron - 3, 1 / 0, 0 / 1, 1, 1
Great Egret - 1, 2 / 3, 0 / 1, 7, 6
Little Blue Heron - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 3 (FOS), 0
Black Vulture - 4, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Turkey Vulture - 3, 7 / 5, 8 / 2, 0, 2
Bald Eagle - 0, 2 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1, 5 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Barred Owl - 2, 0 / 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1, 0 / 2, 1 / 1, 0, 0
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1, 1 / 0, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 10, 7 / 9, 8 / 1, 6, 2
Downy Woodpecker - 9, 5 / 0, 7 / 1, 2, 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 4, 2 / 4, 2 / 1, 1, 1
Northern Flicker - 5, 3 / 1, 4 / 0, 2, 0
Eastern Phoebe - 9, 6 / 1, 5 / 1, 0, 0
White-eyed Vireo - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1 (FOS singing), 6
Blue-headed Vireo - 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Yellow-throated Vireo - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Blue Jay - 5, 4 / 0, 4 / 2, 8, 3
American Crow - 10, 19 / 6, 6 / 2, 4, 3
Carolina Chickadee - 17, 9 / 17, 11 / 2, 11, 7
Tufted Titmouse - 10, 1 / 5, 6 / 1, 6, 12
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1, 0 / 0, 2 / 0, 0, 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 16, 10 / 0, 5 / 1, 6, 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 3
House Wren - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Carolina Wren - 9, 10 / 12, 9 / 1, 5, 8
Eastern Bluebird - 3, 1 / 1, 1 / 1, 2, 0
Hermit Thrush - 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
American Robin - 12, 13 / 9, 40 / 0, 0, 0
American Goldfinch - 9, 3 / 1, 13 / 0, 0, 0
Chipping Sparrow - 40, 1 / 4, 2 / 10, 0, 0
Field Sparrow - 0, 0 / 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - 3, 2 / 6, 1 / 0, 0, 0
White-throated Sparrow - 15, 15 / 10, 12 / 0, 8, 5
Savannah Sparrow - 2, 3 / 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Song Sparrow - 2, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Swamp Sparrow - 2, 0 / 0, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Eastern Towhee - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 100, 20 / 0, 150 / 0, 100, 0
Brown-headed Cowbird - 0, 0 / 0, 7 / 0, 3, 0
Common Grackle - 60, 1 / x, 355 / 0, 20, 0
blackbird sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 10
Black-and-white Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Prothonotary Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 3
Orange-crowned Warbler - 3, 1 / 1, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Common Yellowthroat - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Northern Parula - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 5
Pine Warbler - 3, 2 / 2, 4 / 0, 0, 0
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 27, 12 / 12, 11 / 0(!), 1, 0
Northern Cardinal - 15, 7 / 13, 14 / 2, 13, 9
1/8/2020
9:33 a.m.; 3 hrs, 52 mins; 5.4 miles
49-64 F.; sunny; breeze; water level marker at north end of Duck Lake showed approx. 35.5'
1/15/20
9:36 a.m.; 2 hrs, 57 mins; 2.8 miles
72-77 F.; mixed/variable/cloudy sky; light wind; wet, puddles from previous couple of day's rain; water level marker at north end of Duck Lake showed approx. 36.6'
February
2/2/20
2:22 pm; 3 hrs, 13 mins; 7.4 miles
73-77-69 F.; sunny; southwest breeze, calm at end; water high, rising, over road at a spot on south leg of loop, I turned around
2/15/20
7:56 a.m.; 1 hr, 32 mins; 2.4 miles
38-46 F.; sun at start, then generally cloudy most of time; near calm, light breeze; water high and rising
March
3/6/20
1:50 p.m.; 1 hr; 1.2 miles; 3 observers
~67 F.; clear; light breeze; water high, over road to north end of Duck Lake, that and the part of loop south of nature trail head closed, gated
3/15/20
8:06 a.m.; 1 hr, 33 mins; 1.4 miles
66 F.; overcast, sun breaking through towards end; near calm; water high but dropping, much of loop still closed
3/31/20
11:35 a.m.; 1 hr, 50 mins; 2.1 miles (including ~0.5 miles on nature trail)
63-64 F.; mostly overcast, some partial sun; moderately windy; water still high, but falling; most of refuge loop closed because of high water.
Birds
months separated by '/'
'x' = species detected but numbers not determined
Snow Goose - 358, x / 0, x / 0, 0, 0
Wood Duck - 0, 5 / 12, 5 / 4, 1, 0
Blue-winged Teal - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 27, 155, 8
Gadwall - 11, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Mallard - 70, 21 / 85, 30 / 0, 0, 0
Northern Pintail - 15, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Canvasback - 7, 4 / 1, 1 / 0, 0, 0
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| female Canvasback -- 1/15/20 |
duck sp. - 45, 27 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Mourning Dove - 1, 2 / 0, 0 / 0, 5, 5
Killdeer - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Forster's Tern - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
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| Forster's Tern at Duck Lake, HQ Unit - 1/15/20 |
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| Forster's Tern - 1/15/20, same in video below |
Neotropic Cormorant - 0, 0 / 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
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| Neotropic Cormorant -- Cowpen Bayou on HQ Unit, 2/2/20 |
American White Pelican - 5, 0 / 5, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Great Blue Heron - 3, 1 / 0, 0 / 1, 1, 1
Great Egret - 1, 2 / 3, 0 / 1, 7, 6
Little Blue Heron - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 3 (FOS), 0
Black Vulture - 4, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Turkey Vulture - 3, 7 / 5, 8 / 2, 0, 2
Bald Eagle - 0, 2 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1, 5 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Barred Owl - 2, 0 / 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1, 0 / 2, 1 / 1, 0, 0
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1, 1 / 0, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 10, 7 / 9, 8 / 1, 6, 2
Downy Woodpecker - 9, 5 / 0, 7 / 1, 2, 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 4, 2 / 4, 2 / 1, 1, 1
Northern Flicker - 5, 3 / 1, 4 / 0, 2, 0
Eastern Phoebe - 9, 6 / 1, 5 / 1, 0, 0
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| Eastern Phoebe - 1/8/20 |
Blue-headed Vireo - 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Yellow-throated Vireo - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Blue Jay - 5, 4 / 0, 4 / 2, 8, 3
American Crow - 10, 19 / 6, 6 / 2, 4, 3
Carolina Chickadee - 17, 9 / 17, 11 / 2, 11, 7
Tufted Titmouse - 10, 1 / 5, 6 / 1, 6, 12
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1, 0 / 0, 2 / 0, 0, 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 16, 10 / 0, 5 / 1, 6, 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 3
House Wren - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Carolina Wren - 9, 10 / 12, 9 / 1, 5, 8
Eastern Bluebird - 3, 1 / 1, 1 / 1, 2, 0
Hermit Thrush - 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
American Robin - 12, 13 / 9, 40 / 0, 0, 0
American Goldfinch - 9, 3 / 1, 13 / 0, 0, 0
Chipping Sparrow - 40, 1 / 4, 2 / 10, 0, 0
Field Sparrow - 0, 0 / 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - 3, 2 / 6, 1 / 0, 0, 0
White-throated Sparrow - 15, 15 / 10, 12 / 0, 8, 5
Savannah Sparrow - 2, 3 / 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Song Sparrow - 2, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Swamp Sparrow - 2, 0 / 0, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Eastern Towhee - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 100, 20 / 0, 150 / 0, 100, 0
Brown-headed Cowbird - 0, 0 / 0, 7 / 0, 3, 0
Common Grackle - 60, 1 / x, 355 / 0, 20, 0
blackbird sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 10
Black-and-white Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Prothonotary Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 3
Orange-crowned Warbler - 3, 1 / 1, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Common Yellowthroat - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Northern Parula - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 1, 5
Pine Warbler - 3, 2 / 2, 4 / 0, 0, 0
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 27, 12 / 12, 11 / 0(!), 1, 0
Northern Cardinal - 15, 7 / 13, 14 / 2, 13, 9
April-May, Headquarters Unit
April 14
7:57 a.m.; 4 hrs, 17 mins; 2 miles
48-59 F.; clear/sunny; wind ~10-15 mph out of N/NE; water remains high, but dropping; most of refuge loop closed because of high water
Birds
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - 31, 0 / 47, 68, 57, 0
Wood Duck - 2, 0 / 2, 0, 0, 0
Blue-winged Teal - 64, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Northern Shoveler - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Chimney Swift - 1, 1 / 4, 3, 2, 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1, 1 / 2, 3, 2, 3
Snowy Egret - 3, 2 / 4, 0, 3, 2
Little Blue Heron - 6, 1 / 4, 3, 2, 7
Cattle Egret - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Belted Kingfisher - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5, 2 / 6, 5, 5, 8
Downy Woodpecker - 3, 2 / 4, 0, 3, 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 3, 1 / 1, 0, 1, 0
Prothonotary Warbler - 8, 2 / 4, 3, 7, 13
Common Yellowthroat - 1, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Hooded Warbler - 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Northern Parula - 3, 0 / 1, 1, 0, 2
Northern Cardinal - 9, 2 / 6, 7, 14, 13
48-59 F.; clear/sunny; wind ~10-15 mph out of N/NE; water remains high, but dropping; most of refuge loop closed because of high water
April 29
1:41 pm; 2 hrs, 1 min; 0.5 miles
73-75 F.; sky mixed/variable, mostly/partly sunny; windy, NW wind approx. 15 mph; water very high, higher than last visit, all of refuge loop beyond HQ gated/blocked, water over road shortly after fork on both parts of road
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May 7
6:41 am; 3 hrs, 59 mins; 1.2 miles
56-67 F.; clear; breezy; water still high, most of loop still closed
May 9
8:47 am; 3 hrs, 28 mins; 1.3 miles
60-64 F.; sunny; too windy; water still high, most of refuge loop still closed
May 13
11:12 am; 2 hrs, 6 mins; 1.7 miles
76-82 F.; cloudy; light breeze; a few drops of rains towards the end; water still high but now dropping quickly, most of loop still closed
May 21
7:28 am; 2 hrs, 52 mins; 2.7 miles
69-74; hazy/prtly sunny, becoming overcast; some light breeze; water still high but dropping fast, more of refuge loop open
Birds
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - 31, 0 / 47, 68, 57, 0
(videos: B-b W-Ducks - 5/9)
(video: Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks and Spotted Sandpipers - 5/9)
Wood Duck - 2, 0 / 2, 0, 0, 0
Blue-winged Teal - 64, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Northern Shoveler - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Pied-billed Grebe - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 1
Mourning Dove - 7, 1 / 2, 3, 2, 3
Mourning Dove - 7, 1 / 2, 3, 2, 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 0, 2 / 4, 4, 5, 7
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 5/21 |
Chimney Swift - 1, 1 / 4, 3, 2, 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1, 1 / 2, 3, 2, 3
Killdeer - 0, 0 / 0 0, 0, 1
Spotted Sandpiper - 0, 0 / 2, 4, 0, 0
Solitary Sandpiper - 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
shorebird sp. - 0, 0 / 4, 0, 0, 0
Anhinga - 14, 3 / 4, 7, 2, 6
Neotropic Cormorant - 1, 0 / 10, 2, 0, 0
Anhinga - 14, 3 / 4, 7, 2, 6
Neotropic Cormorant - 1, 0 / 10, 2, 0, 0
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| Neotropic Cormorant - 4/14 |
Great Blue Heron - 3, 2 / 2, 6, 1, 4
Great Egret - 4, 1 / 6, 2, 5, 10
Great Egret - 4, 1 / 6, 2, 5, 10
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| Great Egret - 5/7 |
Snowy Egret - 3, 2 / 4, 0, 3, 2
Little Blue Heron - 6, 1 / 4, 3, 2, 7
Cattle Egret - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
white egret/heron sp. - 0, 0 / 2, 2, 0, 0
Green Heron - 0, 0 / 2, 0, 0, 2
(video: Green Heron catching crawfish - 5/21)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 1
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ('tis crawfish season) |
White Ibis - 0, 0 / 10, 0, 2, 0
Black Vulture - 8, 4 / 1, 8, 1, 0
Turkey Vulture - 6, 2 / 4, 1, 2, 1
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| Turkey Vulture - 5/21 |
Osprey - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Mississippi Kite - 0, 3 / 0, 0, 1, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1, 0 / 1, 2, 1, 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Red-tailed Hawk - 1, 0 / 0, 2, 0, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1, 0 / 1, 2, 1, 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Red-tailed Hawk - 1, 0 / 0, 2, 0, 0
Buteo sp. - 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Barred Owl - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 1, 2
Barred Owl - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 1, 2
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| Barred Owl - 5/13 |
Belted Kingfisher - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
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| female Belted Kingfisher - 4/14 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5, 2 / 6, 5, 5, 8
Downy Woodpecker - 3, 2 / 4, 0, 3, 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 3, 1 / 1, 0, 1, 0
Peregrine Falcon - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1, 0 / 6, 1, 1, 2
Acadian Flycatcher - 1, 2 / 3, 6, 8, 8
Great Crested Flycatcher - 6, 2 / 2, 3, 1, 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1, 0 / 6, 1, 1, 2
Acadian Flycatcher - 1, 2 / 3, 6, 8, 8
Great Crested Flycatcher - 6, 2 / 2, 3, 1, 3
Eastern Kingbird - 0, 1 / 1, 0, 0, 0
White-eyed Vireo - 5, 1 / 3, 0, 5, 9
Yellow-throated Vireo - 3, 0 / 1, 0, 1, 0
Red-eyed Vireo - 12, 1 / 6, 4, 8, 9
Blue Jay - 6, 4 / 3, 4, 1, 5
American Crow - 3, 2 / 10, 4, 4, 5
White-eyed Vireo - 5, 1 / 3, 0, 5, 9
Yellow-throated Vireo - 3, 0 / 1, 0, 1, 0
Red-eyed Vireo - 12, 1 / 6, 4, 8, 9
Blue Jay - 6, 4 / 3, 4, 1, 5
American Crow - 3, 2 / 10, 4, 4, 5
Fish Crow - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
crow sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Carolina Chickadee - 14, 3 / 5, 10, 9, 8
Carolina Chickadee - 14, 3 / 5, 10, 9, 8
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| Carolina Chickadee - 5/9 |
Tufted Titmouse - 8, 4 / 5, 6, 9, 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Purple Martin - 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Barn Swallow - 1, 1 / 1, 3, 0, 0
Cliff Swallow - 1, 0 / 0, 20, 0, 0
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Purple Martin - 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Barn Swallow - 1, 1 / 1, 3, 0, 0
Cliff Swallow - 1, 0 / 0, 20, 0, 0
swallow sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 5, 0, 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 9, 1 / 1, 1, 2, 5
Carolina Wren - 10, 3 / 5, 6, 6, 11
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 9, 1 / 1, 1, 2, 5
Carolina Wren - 10, 3 / 5, 6, 6, 11
Northern Mockingbird - 0, 1 / 1, 0, 1, 1
Eastern Bluebird - 0, 1 / 1, 0, 0, 1
Cedar Waxwing - 4, 0 / 7, 0, 0, 0
Chipping Sparrow - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
White-throated Sparrow - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Cedar Waxwing - 4, 0 / 7, 0, 0, 0
Chipping Sparrow - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
White-throated Sparrow - 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Eastern Towhee - 0, 1 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1, 1 / 1, 1, 1, 1
Orchard Oriole - 5, 3 / 1, 1, 2, 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 3, 0 / 3, 2, 1, 2
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3, 1 / 4, 6, 5, 4
Common Grackle - 10, 9 / 8, 8, 6, 4
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1, 1 / 1, 1, 1, 1
Orchard Oriole - 5, 3 / 1, 1, 2, 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 3, 0 / 3, 2, 1, 2
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3, 1 / 4, 6, 5, 4
Common Grackle - 10, 9 / 8, 8, 6, 4
blackbird sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 19, 0
Northern Waterthrush - 0, 0 / 1, 2, 0, 0
Blue-winged Warbler - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Blue-winged Warbler - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
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| Blue-winged Warbler - 4/14 |
Prothonotary Warbler - 8, 2 / 4, 3, 7, 13
Swainson's Warbler - 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 1
Tennessee Warbler - 4, 1 / 3, 3, 0, 0
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| male Tennessee Warbler - 4/14 |
Mourning Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 1
(video: calls and song of Mourning Warbler - 5/21)
Common Yellowthroat - 1, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Hooded Warbler - 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Northern Parula - 3, 0 / 1, 1, 0, 2
Magnolia Warbler - 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 2, 0, 0
Yellow Warbler - 0, 0 / 2, 0, 1, 0
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
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| male Black-throated Green Warbler - 5/9 |
Wilson's Warbler - 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
(video: song of Wilson's Warbler - 5/7)
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| male Wilson's Wilson - 5/7 |
warbler sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Summer Tanager - 9, 4 / 5, 6, 6, 6
(video: male Summer Tanagers, 4/14)
Northern Cardinal - 9, 2 / 6, 7, 14, 13
Blue Grosbeak - 0, 0 / 1, 0, 1, 1
Indigo Bunting - 6, 3 / 6, 7, 5, 15
Indigo Bunting - 6, 3 / 6, 7, 5, 15
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| male Indigo Bunting - 5/7 |
(video: male Indigo Bunting singing - 4/29)
Painted Bunting - 0, 1 / 5, 5, 6, 5
(video: male Painted Bunting feeding - 5/21)
June-July, Headquarters Unit
June 3
8:56 am; 2 hrs; 4.5 miles
81-85 F.; sunny; calm; water level marker at N end of Duck Lake: apprx. 41.8'
June 29
10:47 am; 1 hr, 54 mins; 3 miles
warm; sunny; light breeze; WL marker 49'
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July 6
10:37 am; 44 mins; 2 miles
overcast; wet
July 15
10:08 am; 1 hr, 21 mins; 2.4 miles
hot; mostly cloudy/mixed sky; light breeze; WL apprx. 37.5'
July 25
9:36 am; 2 hr, 32 min; 9.3 miles
warm (~80F. at start) but not miserably hot; highly variable sky, trending sunny; breeze
Pied-billed Grebe - 1, 1 / 0, 0, 0
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| Pied-billed Grebe - 6/3 |
Mourning Dove - 1, 1 / 1, 2, 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 7, 7 / 3, 5, 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 0, 2 / 0, 0, 2
Wood Stork - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Anhinga - 3, 7 / 5, 12, 22
American White Pelican - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 5
Great Blue Heron - 1, 2 / 1, 5, 6
Great Egret - 5, 2 / 0, 9, 18
Snowy Egret - 1, 1 / 0, 2, 2
Little Blue Heron - 4, 3 / 2, 4, 4
white egret sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 4, 0
Green Heron - 2, 1 / 0, 1, 0
White Ibis - 0, 3 / 0, 4, 2
Roseate Spoonbill - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 2
Black Vulture - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Turkey Vulture - 2, 1 / 0, 1, 3
Mississippi Kite - 1, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 3, 2 / 0, 0, 1
Barred Owl - 2, 0 / 0, 1, 0
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| Barred Owl - HQ Unit, July 15 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 7, 2 / 1, 3, 4
Downy Woodpecker - 3, 2 / 0, 0, 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 0, 1 / 0, 0, 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 8, 8 / 4, 3, 15
Great Crested Flycatcher - 3, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Eastern Kingbird - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
White-eyed Vireo - 10, 1 / 3, 5, 8
Yellow-throated Vireo - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 9, 11 / 5, 5, 6
Blue Jay - 3, 0 / 0, 1, 3
American Crow - 2, 1 / 1, 7, 5
crow sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Carolina Chickadee - 14, 8 / 5, 5, 8
Tufted Titmouse - 7, 8 / 5, 4, 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 3
Purple Martin - 0, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Barn Swallow - 0, 2 / 0, 0, 3
swallow sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2, 2 / 0, 2, 1
Carolina Wren - 9, 10 / 1, 7, 14
Northern Mockingbird - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Eastern Bluebird - 0, 1 / 1, 0, 0
Eastern Towhee - 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0
Yellow-breasted Chat - 2, 0 / 1, 1, 0
Orchard Oriole - 2, 5 / 1, 1, 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 6, 7 / 3, 2, 3
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2, 0 / 1, 0, 0
Common Grackle - 7, 7 / 0, 8, 8
Prothonotary Warbler - 8, 9 / 0, 5, 0
Northern Parula - 1, 3 / 0, 1, 2
Common Yellowthroat - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Summer Tanager - 4, 4 / 3, 0, 5
Northern Cardinal - 20, 15 / 9, 11, 38
Indigo Bunting - 10, 9 / 9, 5, 9
Painted Bunting - 11, 11 / 12, 8, 19
passerine sp. - 0, 2 / 2, 0, 3
August-October, Headquarters Unit
August 1, 2020
9:46 a.m.; 2 hrs, 2 mins; 4.9 miles (0.7 miles on foot)
cloudy with a sprinkle of rain for a while, then rain stopped
birds detected during this portion of Catahoula NWR NABA Butterfly Count
August 14, 2020
10:14 a.m.; 1 hr, 30 mins; 2.1 miles
mild/warm; mostly sunny, then mostly cloudy; not much wind; water level marker at N end of Duck Lake: approx. 30'
August 25, 2020
8:22 a.m.; 2 hrs, 31 mins; 1.9 miles
mild/warm; overcast, then varying between overcast and mostly sunny; breeze associated with TS Marco; water level marker at N end of Duck Lake: approx. 35'
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September 1, 2020
7:58 a.m.; 2 hrs, 21 mins; 1.9 miles
mild/warm; overcast and calm at first, soon sky became mixed/variable with light wind; water level marker: just under 35'
Sept. 6, 2020
8:33 a.m.; 3 hrs, 2 mins; 2 miles
warm/mild; variable sky; light breeze; water level marker: approx. 34.5'
Sept. 25, 2020
7:24 a.m.; 2 hrs, 17 mins; 2.3 miles
mild; overcast; wet; some calm, some light breeze
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October 2, 2020
11:34 a.m.; 2 hrs, 30 mins; 2.7 miles
70's F.; clear; light breeze
Oct. 11, 2020
11:24 am.; 3 hrs, 36 mins; 1.3 miles
79-85 F.; clear; west wind ~5 mph
Oct. 18, 2020
8:24 a.m.; 40 mins; 1.1 miles
61 F.; clear; SE wind 5 mph
Oct. 22, 2020
9:27 a.m.; 2 hrs, 50 mins; 1.3 miles
~75-84 F.; sunny; SE breeze 5-8 mph
Greater White-fronted Goose - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 60, 0, 0, 0
Blue-winged Teal - 0, 0, 0 / 39, 8, 30 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Mourning Dove - 4, 3, 3 / 2, 2, 0 / 2, 1, 4, 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 8, 5, 4 / 1, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Chimney Swift - 0, 0, 3 / 0, 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 0, 1, 2 / 3, 4, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Black-necked Stilt - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 12, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
American Avocet - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 19, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Killdeer - 0, 2, 0 / 1, 6, 1 / 0, 0, 1, 1
Least Sandpiper - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 17, 1 / 0, 0, 1, 0
peep sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 4, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Spotted Sandpiper - 2, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
Greater Yellowlegs - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 3, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Lesser Yellowlegs - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
shorebird sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 7, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Wood Stork - 2, 0, 1 / 4, 132, 21 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Anhinga - 0, 6, 3 / 0, 2, 0 / 13, 0, 0, 0
Neotropic Cormorant - 0, 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Double-crested Cormorant - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 3 / 0, 0, 1, 1
cormorant sp. - 0, 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Great Blue Heron - 1, 3, 6 / 3, 7, 7 / 1, 2, 3, 1
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| Great Blue Heron - 10/22 |
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Great Egret - 7, 27, 11 / 6, 8, 1 / 0, 1, 6, 0
Snowy Egret - 1, 8, 10 / 0, 25, 4 / 0 , 1, 0, 1
Little Blue Heron - 0, 3, 5 / 2, 0, 0 / 3, 0, 0, 0
Tricolored Heron - 0, 2, 0 / 11, 2, 2 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Cattle Egret - 0, 2, 0 / 11, 1, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
white heron/egret sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 15, 20, 30 / 2, 0, 0, 0
White Ibis - 0, 5, 41 / 34, 15, 6 / 7, 0, 0, 0
(video: foraging White Ibises and Roseate Spoonbill - 8/25)
White-faced Ibis - 0, 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Glossy/White-faced Ibis - 1, 0, 4 / 0, 3, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 2
Roseate Spoonbill - 2, 0, 4 / 150, 29, 18 / 1, 1, 0, 0
Black Vulture - 0, 1, 0 / 0, 18, 6 / 3, 0, 0, 0
Turkey Vulture - 0, 1, 3 / 3, 15, 0 / 2, 2, 0, 1
Osprey - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 1
Cooper's Hawk - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Bald Eagle - 0, 0, 2 / 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0, 1, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0, 0, 0 / 3, 1, 2 / 2, 1, 0, 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 3 / 0, 0, 0, 0
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| juvenile Broad-winged Hawk - 9/25 |
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| adult Broad-winged Hawk - 9/25 |
Eastern Screech-Owl - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Barred Owl - 2, 1, 0 / 0, 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 1, 1, 0, 1
Red-headed Woodpecker - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1, 3, 4 / 3, 8, 4 / 9, 8, 5, 7
Downy Woodpecker - 1, 0, 4 / 3, 5, 4 / 3, 2, 3, 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 0, 1, 1 / 3, 2, 4 / 0, 1, 2, 1
Northern Flicker - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 2, 3, 3, 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0, 2 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Acadian Flycatcher - 5, 3, 3 / 2, 6, 2 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Empidonax sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Eastern Phoebe - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 2, 3, 5
Great Crested Flycatcher - 0, 1, 1 / 1, 1, 2 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Eastern Kingbird - 0, 0, 7 / 0, 12, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
White-eyed Vireo - 0, 5, 6 / 5, 8, 5 / 2, 0, 0, 0
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1, 0, 0 / 1, 2, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Red-eyed Vireo - 1, 0, 0 / 4, 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Blue Jay - 0, 0, 9 / 3, 5, 8 / 7, 8, 4, 7
American Crow - 12, 2, 1 / 3, 5, 5 / 7, 3, 4, 4
Fish Crow - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
crow sp. - 0, 6, 0 / 0, 0, 2 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Carolina Chickadee - 3, 3, 4 / 11, 2, 16 / 6, 4, 3, 4
Tufted Titmouse - 1, 1, 8 / 3, 4, 7 / 3, 3, 2, 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2, 0, 3 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Tree Swallow - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 10, 4
Barn Swallow - 0, 0, 0 / 2, 2, 42 / 0, 0, 3, 0
Cliff Swallow - 0, 0, 0 / 3, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
swallow sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 3, 20, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1, 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4, 1, 4 / 1, 0, 4 / 2, 2, 1, 1
House Wren - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1, 2
Carolina Wren - 5, 6, 9 / 2, 6, 8 / 3, 3, 5, 2
Gray Catbird - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 2 / 2, 0, 0, 0
Eastern Bluebird - 0, 0, 0 / 3, 0, 2 / 2, 2, 0, 2
Wood Thrush - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Savannah Sparrow - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 1, 4
Eastern Meadowlark - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 4, 0 / 0, 0, 2, 50
Brown-headed Cowbird - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 1
Common Grackle - 3, 6, 3 / 0, 0, 0 / 35, 0, 0, 5
Ovenbird - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Black-and-white Warbler - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
(video: B-&-w Warbler - 10/2)
Common Yellowthroat - 1, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Kentucky Warbler - 0, 2, 0 / 0, 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Hooded Warbler - 2, 3, 4 / 0, 1, 3 / 2, 2, 0, 0
Northern Parula - 0, 0, 3 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0, 1
(video: Northern Parula - 10/11)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 2, 2
warbler sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 0 / 2, 0, 0, 1
Summer Tanager - 0, 3, 2 / 4, 2, 3 / 3, 1, 0, 0
Northern Cardinal - 8, 12, 14 / 13, 10, 8 / 11, 5, 7, 3
Blue Grosbeak -- 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Indigo Bunting - 10, 6, 9 / 6, 4, 25 / 13, 5, 2, 14
Painted Bunting - 9, 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
passerine sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 17, 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
November-December, Headquarters Unit
November 2, 2020
8:20 a.m.; 2 hrs, 28 mins; 2.4 miles
49-57 F.; sunny; NE wind ~5-10 mph
Nov. 8, 2020
8:36 a.m.; 1 hr, 55 mins; 2.4 miles
70-74 F.; generally cloudy; E wind 7-10 mph
Nov. 22, 2020
8:18 a.m.; 2 hrs, 23 mins; 2.4 miles
55-72 F.; sunny; SW wind 2-4 mph; water level marker: 36.1'
Nov. 25, 2020
10:38 a.m.; 1 hr, 36 mins; 9 miles
mild; clear; some light breeze
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December 9, 2020
8:15 a.m.; 2 hrs, 21 mins; 2.3 miles
37-56 F.; clear; calm at first, end wind 4 mph out of SW; water level marker: 36.5'
December 18, 2020
9:29 a.m.; 2 hrs, 28 mins; 2.5 miles
40-53 F.; clear; SE wind 3-7 mph; water level marker: approx. 37'
Snow Goose - 0, 0, 325, 0 / 0, 276
Ross's Goose - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1
Wood Duck - 0, 0, 8, 0 / 1, 3
Mallard - 3, 54, 25, x / 25, 8
Northern Pintail - 0, 0, 200, x / x, 0
Ring-necked Duck - 0, 0, 6, x / x, 1
Hooded Merganser - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 0, 4
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| female Hooded Mergansers - 12/18 |
duck sp. - 30, 200, 5000, 20,000 / 300, 200
Mourning Dove - 0, 1, 4, 1 / 15, 0
American Coot - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 2, 0
Killdeer - 1, 6, 6, 2 / 0, 0
(Killdeer - 11/8)
Least Sandpiper - 0, 6, 1, 0 / 0, 0
(Least Sandpipers foraging - 11/8)
Greater Yellowlegs - 0, 1, 2, 2 / 0, 0
Anhinga - 1, 0, 0, 1 / 0, 0
Double-crested Cormorant - 20, 0, 6, 1 / 2, 25
cormorant sp. - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0
American White Pelican - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 0, 12
Great Blue Heron - 5, 2, 2, 8 / 2, 4
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| Great Blue Heron - 11/22/2020 |
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Great Egret - 3, 0, 2, 0 / 1, 1
Snowy Egret - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 0, 1
Cattle Egret - 0, 0, 40, 0 / 0, 0
Black Vulture - 1, 0, 1, 0 / 0, 16
Turkey Vulture - 3, 4, 0, 1 / 30, 12
Northern Harrier - 0, 0, 1, 0 / 0, 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 0, 1, 0, 0 / 0, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2, 0, 1, 0 / 4, 0
Red-tailed Hawk - 0, 1, 1, 0 / 0, 0
Belted Kingfisher - 0, 0, 1, 2 / 0, 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3, 0, 1, 0 / 0, 1
(video: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 11/2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 9, 5, 12, 0 / 10, 8
Downy Woodpecker - 2, 0, 2, 0 / 2, 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1, 0, 2, 0 / 3, 2
Northern Flicker - 2, 1, 5, 0 / 5, 2
Eastern Phoebe - 7, 6, 8, 4 / 6, 5
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| Eastern Phoebe - 12/18 |
Blue-headed Vireo - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 1 (singing), 1
Blue Jay - 8, 4, 8, 3 / 7, 6
American Crow - 5, 7, 4, 0 / 14, 6
crow sp. - 0, 0, 6, 0 / 0, 0
Carolina Chickadee - 5, 4, 8, 0 / 11, 6
Tufted Titmouse - 5, 0, 2, 0 / 8, 6
Tree Swallow - 69, 60, 0, 1 / 0, 0
Barn Swallow - 3, 0, 0, 0 / 0, 0
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2, 0, 3, 1 / 0, 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3, 0, 6, 2 / 12, 2
Brown Creeper - 1, 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1, 0, 1, 1 / 1, 0
House Wren - 4, 2, 2, 2 / 5, 2
Winter Wren - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 3, 0
Carolina Wren - 9, 5, 7, 0 / 12, 8
Eastern Bluebird - 2, 1, 4, 0 / 5, 2
Hermit Thrush - 0, 1, 1, 0 / 3, 0
American Robin - 10, 10, 11, 3 / 11, 0
Cedar Waxwing - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 12, x
American Pipit - 0, 1, 1, 0 / 1, 0
Purple Finch - 1, 0, 0, 0 / 4, 5
Pine Siskin - 12, 0, 2, 0 / 2, 0
American Goldfinch - 9, 6, 7, 1 / 10, 6
Chipping Sparrow - 4, 0, 0, 0 / 8, 50
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - 2, 0, 0, 0 / 9, 2
White-throated Sparrow - 9, 7, 10, 0 / 33, 8
.(video: White-throated Sparrow feeding - 11/22/20)
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Savannah Sparrow - 1, 1, 3, 1 / 4, 2
Song Sparrow - 3, 2, 6, x / 9 (three sang), 3
.(video: 2 Song Sparrows, 1 singing softly - 11/22/20)
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Swamp Sparrow - 0, 0, 0, 2 / 2, 0
Eastern Towhee - 0, 0, 1, 0 / 2, 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 16, 16, 0, 0 / 7, 0
Brown-headed Cowbird - 0, 0, 3, 0 / 0, 0
Common Grackle - 1, 0, 3, 0 / 0, 0
blackbird sp. - 0, 0, 0, 0 / 0, 100
Pine Warbler - 2, 0, 0, 0 / 1, 0
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 11, 7, 6, 0(!) / 16, 15
Northern Cardinal - 8, 8, 8, 9 / 15, 6
passerine sp. - 5, 0, 0, 4 / 2, 2
Bushley Bayou Unit Habitat Shots:
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| Minnow Ponds Rd - 9/2 |
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| levee/marshy impoundments near Minnow Ponds Rd - 9/4 |
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| ... 12/23/20 |
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| impoundments - 12/23/20 |
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| Green's Creek at Dry Bayou Rd bridge - 7/12/20 |
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| 7/12 |
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| Dry Bayou Rd - 7/12 |
Bushley Bayou Unit Birds, Feb.-May
February 2, 2020
9:34 a.m.; 4 hrs, 34 mins; 2.6 miles
55-73F.; sunny; calm, some light breeze
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March 15, 2020
9:56 a.m.; 2 hrs; 0.6 miles
66-60F.; overcast; light wind out of N starting shortly after arrival, becoming noticibly cooler
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April 20, 2020
11:08a.m.; 4 hrs, 4mins; 0.7 miles
63-77F.; overcast, becoming sunny by end; some light breeze
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May 10, 2020
11:43 a.m.; 1 hr, 54 mins; 0.7 miles
71-73F.; clear; breezy
Wood Duck - 0 / 0 / 1 / 0
Blue-winged Teal - 0 / 1 / 11 / 0
Ring-necked Duck - 61 / 0 / 0 / 0
Hooded Merganser - 4 / 0 / 0 / 0
Pied-billed Grebe - 2 / 3 / 4 / 3
Rock Pigeon - 0 / 0 / 1 / 0
Mourning Dove - 1 / 3 / 1 / 0
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Chimney Swift - 0 / 0 / 6 / 0
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 0 / 0 / 2 / 0
Virginia Rail - 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Killdeer - 8 / 1 / 0 / 0
Wilson's Snipe - 0 / 38 / 0 / 0
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| Wilson's Snipe - 3/15/20 |
Greater Yellowlegs - 7 / 0 / 10 / 0
Double-crested Cormorant - 2 / 2 / 0 / 0
Anhinga - 0 / 0 / 1 / 1
Great Blue Heron - 2 / 2 / 2 / 1
Great Egret - 4 / 7 / 11 / 13
Snowy Egret - 0 / 0 / 5 / 1
Little Blue Heron - 0 / 2 / 2 / 5
Cattle Egret - 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
White Ibis - 0 / 78 / 0 / 0
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| White Ibis - 3/15/20 |
Black Vulture - 1 / 0 / 4 / 0
Turkey Vulture - 11 / 13 / 10 / 12
Mississippi Kite - 0 / 0 / 1 / 15
Cooper's Hawk - 0 / 0 / 1 / 0
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk - 1 / 0 / 0 / 0
Bald Eagle - 0 / 1 / 2 / 0
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| Bald Eagle - 3/15/20 |
Red-shouldered Hawk - 4 / 1 / 5 / 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 / 0 / 0 / 0
Belted Kingfisher - 1 / 2 / 2 / 0
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 / 0 / 0 / 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 / 1 / 2 / 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2 / 3 / 1 / 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 2 / 1 / 1 / 0
Northern Flicker - 2 / 1 / 0 / 0
Eastern Phoebe - 5 / 1 / 0 / 0
Eastern Kingbird - 0 / 0 / 2 / 1
White-eyed Vireo - 0 / 0 / 2 / 3
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 / 0 / 0 / 0
Yellow-throated Vireo - 0 / 0 / 1 / 0
Red-eyed Vireo - 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Blue Jay - 4 / 5 / 1 / 2
American Crow - 5 / 3 / 3 / 2
Carolina Chickadee - 12 / 1 / 1 / 6
Tufted Titmouse - 5 / 3 / 0 / 0
Horned Lark - 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 0 / 0 / 3 / 0
Purple Martin - 0 / 3 / 0 / 0
Tree Swallow - 0 / 0 / 11 / 0
Barn Swallow - 0 / 7 / 3 / 3
Cliff Swallow - 0 / 0 / 1 / 8
swallow sp. - 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5 / 0 / 0 / 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8 / 4 / 0 / 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 0 / 1 / 1 / 2
House Wren - 2 / 1 / 0 / 0
Sedge Wren - 1 / 1 / 1 / 0
Carolina Wren - 4 / 4 / 4 / 6
Gray Catbird - 0 / 0 / 2 / 1
(video: gray Catbird feeding on sumac berries - 4/20/20)
Northern Mockingbird - 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Eastern Bluebird - 1 / 2 / 1 / 0
Veery - 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
American Robin - 1 / 1 / 0 / 0
Cedar Waxwing - 0 / 2 / 0 / 10
American Pipit - 1 / 0 / 0 / 0
American Goldfinch- 3 / 3 / 0 / 0
Chipping Sparrow - 2 / 0 / 0 / 0
Lark Sparrow - 0 / 0 / 1 / 0
(video: Lark Sparrow - 4/20)
White-throated Sparrow - 13 / 3 / 2 / 0
Savannah Sparrow - 5 / 1 / 0 / 0
Song Sparrow - 6 / 4 / 0 / 0
Swamp Sparrow - 5 / 3 / 4 / 0
Eastern Towhee - 2 / 4 / 1 / 1
Yellow-breasted Chat - 0 / 0 / 4 / 3
Yellow-headed Blackbird - 0 / 0 / 1 / 0
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| male Yellow-headed Blackbird, a rarity in this part of the state - 4/20/20 / same in video below |
Orchard Oriole - 0 / 0 / 1 / 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 2 / 100 / 15 / 10
(video: Red-winged Blackbird - 4/20)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 0 / 3 / 1 / 1
Common Grackle - 0 / 0 / 3 / 4
(video: Common Grackle - 4/20)
Northern Waterthrush - 0 / 0 / 2 / 0
(video: Northern Waterthrush - 4/20)
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Orange-crowned Warbler - 3 / 1 / 0 / 0
Prothonotary Warbler - 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Common Yellowthroat - 3 / 1 / 5 / 3
Hooded Warbler - 0 / 0 / 1 / 1
Yellow Warbler - 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Pine Warbler - 3 / 3 / 0 / 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 4 / 2 / 0 / 0
Summer Tanager - 0 / 0 / 1 / 1
Northern Cardinal - 9 / 4 / 7 / 2
Blue Grosbeak - 0 / 0 / 1 / 1
Indigo Bunting - 0 / 0 / 5 / 3
Painted Bunting - 0 / 0 / 2 / 1
Bushley Bayou Unit Birds, July-August (no June observations)
July 12, 2020
9:52 a.m.; 2 hrs, 9 mins; 3.6 miles
hot; sunny; on-and-off breeze
July 24, 2020
10:01 a.m.; 1 hr, 21 mins; 1.8 miles
warm; variable sky; breeze
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August 1, 2020
2:21 p.m.; 1 hr; 0.4 miles
hot; sunny; not much wind
August 12, 2020
9:44 a.m.; 1 hr, 57 mins; 0.9 miles
warm; sky mixed/variable; light wind
August 26, 2020
8:49 a.m.; 1 hr, 45 mins; 0.8 miles
warm, generally sunny, varying amounts of clouds; light wind out of ~E associated with approach of Hurricane Laura
Wood Duck - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 5
Pied-billed Grebe - 0, 0 / 1, 2, 0
Mourning Dove - 4, 1 / 0, 1, 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 3, 0 / 1, 2, 1
Chimney Swift - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2, 0 / 1, 0, 2
Killdeer - 0, 0 / 0, 12, 3
Least Sandpiper - 0, 0 / 0, 2, 0
Greater Yellowlegs - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Anhinga - 0, 2 / 0, 2, 3
Neotropic Cormorant - 0, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Double-crested Cormorant - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Neotropic/Double-crested Cormorant sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 2, 0
Great Blue Heron - 1, 0 / 0, 2, 1
Great Egret - 0, 3 / 0, 3, 2
Snowy Egret - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Little Blue Heron - 0, 0 / 0, 4, 2
Cattle egret - 0, 0 / 0, 3, 2
white heron/egret sp. 0, 0 / 0, 2, 4
White Ibis - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Glossy/White-faced Ibis - 0, 0 / 0, 3, 4
Roseate Spoonbill - 0, 0 / 0, 3, 0
Black Vulture - 0, 1 / 1, 0, 4
Turkey Vulture - 8, 3 / 1, 3, 5
Mississippi Kite - 2, 0 / 1, 0, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1, 0 / 0, 1, 1
Barred Owl - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Belted Kingfisher - 1, 1 / 1, 1, 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2, 0 / 0, 2, 0
Downy Woodpecker - 1, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Pileated Woodpecker - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 5, 1 / 0, 0, , 0
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2, 1 / 0, 0, 0
Eastern Kingbird - 0, 0 / 0, 2, 14
White-eyed Vireo - 8, 3 / 2, 3, 3
Red-eyed Vireo - 3, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Blue Jay 3, 4 / 2, 3, 4
American Crow - 3, 3 / 0, 4, 6
Carolina Chickadee - 4, 2 / 0, 1, 3
Tufted Titmouse - 3, 1 / 0, 0, 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 0, 0 / 0, 3, 4
Purple Martin - 0, 0 / 0, 4, 0
Barn Swallow - 0, 0 / 0, 1, 0
Cliff Swallow - 50, 0 / 0, 0, 0
swallow sp. - 0 / 100, 10, 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2, 0 / 0, 1, 2
Carolina Wren - 6, 3 / 0, 4, 7
Northern Mockingbird - 0, 2 / 0, 0, 1
Eastern Bluebird - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Eastern Towhee - 4, 1 / 0, 1, 0
Yellow-breasted Chat - 3, 0 / 1, 0, 0
Orchard Oriole - 5, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 6, 3 / 0, 3, 1
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Common Grackle - 0, 1 / 0, 0, 0
Prothonotary Warbler - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Kentucky Warbler - 1, 0 / 0, 0, 0
Common Yellowthroat - 5, 4 / 1, 4, 4
Hooded Warbler - 2, 1 / 0, 0, 1
Yellow Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 0, 1
Summer Tanager - 2, 1 / 0, 0, 0
Northern Cardinal - 20, 8 / 3, 5, 5
Blue Grosbeak - 1, 2 / 2, 1, 1
Indigo Bunting - 12, 4 / 1, 2, 6
Painted Bunting - 6, 2 / 0, 0, 1
passerine sp. - 2 0 / 0, 0, 1
Bushley Bayou Unit Birds, Sept.-December (no observations for Oct. or Nov.)
September 2, 2020
8:04 a.m.; 1 hr, 31 mins; 0.7 miles
warm; variable sky; breeze
Sept. 4, 2020
7:35 a.m.; 3 hrs, 31 mins; 1.8 miles
warm; sunny; calm, then light breeze
Sept. 9, 2020
9:01 a.m.; 2 hrs, 37 mins; 2.1 miles
warm; sunny; light breeze
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December 23, 2020
8:12 a.m.; 3 hrs, 11 mins; 1.8 miles
56-64; overcast, becoming cloudy with some sun; wind ~5mph. becoming 15mph in later part
Snow Goose - 0, 0, 0 / 437
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Ross's Goose - 0, 0, 0 / 1
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - 0, 1, 0 / 0
Wood Duck - 0, 2, 0 / 0
Gadwall- 0, 0, 0 / 2
Northern Pintail - 0, 0, 0 / 34
Blue-winged Teal - 0, 20, 29 / 0
Hooded Merganser - 0, 0, 0 / 5
duck sp. - 0, 0, 0 / 12
Pied-billed Grebe - 2, 1, 1 / 11
Rock Pigeon - 0, 4, 0 / 0
Mourning Dove - 1, 3, 0 / 0
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1, 1, 1 / 0
(Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 9/2)
Chimney Swift - 0, 2, 0 / 0
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2, 2, 1 / 0
Killdeer - 2, 2, 2 / 1
Wilson's Snipe - 0, 0, 0 / 30
Greater Yellowlegs - 0, 0, 0 / 2
Anhinga - 2, 9, 0 / 0
Double-crested Cormorant - 0, 0, 0 / 1
cormorant sp. - 0, 1, 0 / 0
Great Blue Heron - 1, 0, 1 / 2
Great Egret - 2, 0, 3 / 6
Snowy Egret - 0, 1, 0 / 0
Little Blue Heron - 5, 15, 2 / 0
Tricolored Heron - 1, 1, 0 / 0
Cattle Egret - 2, 153, 0 / 0
white heron/egret sp. - 2, 20, 0 / 0
White Ibis - 1, 32, 0 / 0
Glossy/White-faced Ibis - 1, 3, 1 / 0
Roseate Spoonbill - 0, 2, 0 / 0
Black Vulture - 4, 2, 0 / 0
Turkey Vulture - 4, 11, 2 / 11
Bald Eagle - 0, 0, 0 / 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0, 2, 1 / 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1, 1, 1 / 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 0, 0, 0 / 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1, 1, 2 / 6
Downy Woodpecker - 0, 3, 1 / 2
Pileated Woodpecker - 0, 1, 0 / 2
Northern Flicker - 0, 0, 0 / 2
American Kestrel - 1, 1, 0 / 0
Acadian Flycatcher - 0, 1, 1 / 0
Empidonax sp. - 0, 1, 0 / 0
Eastern Phoebe - 0, 0, 0 / 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1, 2, 1 / 0
Eastern Kingbird - 1, 1, 3 / 0
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| Eastern Kingbird - 9/4 |
White-eyed Vireo - 2, 13, 13 / 0
Blue Jay - 3, 5, 6 / 2
American Crow - 6, 7, 5 / 5
Carolina Chickadee - 3, 7, 4 / 8
Tufted Titmouse - 0, 4, 3 / 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 0, 10, 0 / 0
Tree Swallow - 1, 0, 0 / 0
Barn Swallow - 4, 6, 0 / 0
Cliff Swallow - 0, 1, 0 / 0
swallow sp. - 0, 22, 0 / 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 0, 0, 0 / 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1, 3, 8 / 1
House Wren - 0, 0, 0 / 6
Sedge Wren - 0, 0, 0 / 2
Carolina Wren - 6, 7, 8 / 7
Brown Thrasher - 0, 1, 1 / 0
Northern Mockingbird - 0, 1, 1 / 2
Eastern Bluebird - 0, 0, 0 / 2
Hermit Thrush - 0, 0, 0 / 1
American Robin - 0, 0, 0 / 3
Cedar Waxwing - 0, 0, 0 / 67
American Pipit - 0, 0, 0 / 2
American Goldfinch - 1, 0, 0 / 15
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| unseasonably early male American Goldfinch, in breeding plumage, singing (local breeder??), 9/2/20 - same in videos below |
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| American Goldfinch - 9/2/20 |
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| ditto |
Chipping Sparrow - 0, 0, 0 / 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - 0, 0, 0 / 2
White-throated Sparrow - 0, 0, 0 / 7
Savannah Sparrow - 0, 0, 0 / 2
Song Sparrow - 0, 0, 0 / 10
Swamp Sparrow - 0, 0, 0 / 12
Eastern Towhee - 0, 1, 1 / 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 0, 0, 0 / 13
Yellow-breasted Chat - 0, 2, 2
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| Yellow-breasted Chat - 9/4 |
Orange-crowned Warber - 0, 0, 0 / 2
Common Yellowthroat - 0, 1, 0 / 3
Hooded Warbler - 0, 1, 1 / 0
Pine Warbler - 1, 1, 0 / 0
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 0, 0, 0 / 7
Summer Tanager - 1, 0, 0 / 0
Northern Cardinal - 5, 11, 13 / 6
Blue Grosbeak - 2, 1, 5 / 0
Indigo Bunting - 0, 5, 0 / 0
passerine sp. - 1, 16, 3 / 0
Willow Lake Unit Birds
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| Willow Lake Unit - 8/1/20 |
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| Willow Lake Unit - 11/25/20 |
June 3, 2020
11:00 a.m.; 39 mins; 1.3 miles
87-88F.; sunny, then nostly cloudy; near calm; water had been over roads for months, but water now low enough for this unit to be open.
June 29, 2020
12:46 p.m.; 45 mins; 1.2 miles
warm; cloudy; some light breeze
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July 15, 2020
11:33 p.m.; 36 mins; 1.3 miles
hot; mostly cloudy/mixed sky; light breeze
July 25, 2020
12:14 p.m.; 35 mins; 1.4 miles
warm; mostly sunny; breeze
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August 1, 2020 (visit number 1)
11:53 a.m.; 1 hr, 10 mins; 0.7 miles
sunny; 80s F.; not much wind
August 1, 2020 (visit number 2)
4:53 p.m.; 1 hr; 1.4 miles
warm; variable sky; not much wind
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September 6, 2020
11:38 a.m.; 31 mins; 1.3 miles
mild/warm; sunny; not much wind
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October 12, 2020
10:40 a.m.; 2 hrs, 39 mins; 1 miles
warm; variable sky at first, then becoming clear; wind ~10mph
Mourning Dove - 0, 0 / 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 1 / 0
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 4, 1 / 2, 0 / 3, 2 / 0 / 0
Chimney Swift - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 1, 0 / 0 / 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 1, 1 / 0 / 1
Wood Stork - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Anhinga - 0, 6 / 1, 0 / 0, 1 / 0 / 1
Neotropic Cormorant -3, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
cormorant sp. - 3, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 2
Great Egret - 4, 1 / 2, 4 / 0, 1 / 1 / 1
Snowy Egret - 0, 0 / 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Little Blue Heron - 3, 2 / 4, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
white heron/egret sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 31
White Ibis - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 2, 0 / 0 / 3
Black Vulture - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 13
Turkey Vulture - 2, 0 / 0, 1 / 1, 0 / 0 / 2
Mississippi Kite - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0, 0 / 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 1 / 3
Downy Woodpecker - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 2 / 0
Northern Flicker - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0,0 / 0 / 1
Acadian Flycatcher - 0, 2 / 1, 0 / 0, 1 / 0 / 0
Great Crested Flycatcher - 0, 0 / 0, 1 / 0, 1 / 0 / 0
White-eyed Vireo - 4, 2 / 2, 3 / 1, 0 / 5 / 0
Blue Jay - 0, 0 / 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 3 / 4
American Crow - 0, 2 / 1, 1 / 0, 0 / 0 / 5
Carolina Chickadee - 2, 1 / 1, 1 / 0, 1 / 5 / 3
Tufted Titmouse - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 3
Barn Swallow - 0, 0 / 3, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Cliff Swallow - 0, 0 / 1, 0 / x, 0 / 0 / 0
swallow sp. - 0, 0 / 7, 3 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 0, 2 / 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 2 / 0
House Wren - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 1
Sedge Wren - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 1
Carolina Wren - 2, 3 / 1, 1 / 1, 1 / 4 / 2
Brown Thrasher - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 2
Eastern Towhee - 1, 2 / 1, 1 / 1, 1 / 3 / 1
sparrow sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 1
Yellow-breasted Chat - 2, 5 / 1, 1 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Orchard Oriole - 2, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 2, 2 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1, 2 / 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Common Grackle - 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 32
Prothonotary Warbler - 4, 2 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Common Yellowthroat - 1, 4 / 4, 5 / 0, 1 / 0 / 0
Hooded Warbler - 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 1 / 1
Northern Parula - 3, 2 / 0, 1 / 0, 1 / 0 / 2
Summer Tanager - 1, 0 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
Northern Cardinal - 8, 7 / 5, 2 / 0, 4 / 10 / 8
Blue Grosbeak - 1, 1 / 1, 0 / 0, 4 / 0 / 1
Indigo Bunting - 10, 8 / 10, 7 / 3, 9 / 0 / 10
Painted Bunting - 2, 3 / 4, 3 / 1, 2 / 0 / 0
Dickcissel - 0, 1 / 0, 0 / 0, 0 / 0 / 0
passerine sp. - 0, 0 / 0, 3 / 0, 0 / 0 / 2 (probably Pine Siskin)
Willow Lake Unit Incidental Observations:
March 6, 2020
3 observers; 2:53 pm; 13 minutes; stationary count at entrance to Willow Lake Rd just off US-84, water over road beyond that.
Barred Owl - 1, Carolina Chickadee - 1, Carolina Wren - 1, American Goldfinch - 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 1
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| Willow Lake Unit entrance - 3/6/2020 |
November 25, 2020
12:18 p.m.
Turkey Vulture - 6, Red-shouldered Hawk - 1, Red-tailed Hawk - 1, Eastern Phoebe - 1, Carolina Chickadee - 1, Northern Cardinal - 1, passerine sp. - 2
French Fork Unit Birds
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| French Fork Unit - Muddy Bayou Rd at LA-28 - 8/1/20 |
August 1, 2020
3:48 p.m.; 41 mins; 0.25 miles
hot; sunny; not much wind
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
American Crow - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Summer Tanager - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Indigo Bunting - 1
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The categories below cover all 4 Units of the refuge, all of 2020:
Mammals
Virginia Opossum, Nine-banded Armadillo, White-tailed Deer...
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| 9/25 |
Fox Squirrel, Bobcat, Northern Raccoon...
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(video: Northern Raccoon - HQ Unit, June 3, 2020)
Western Rat Snake
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(Northern Raccoon - HQ Unit, 8/1/20)
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(Northern Raccoon mother and kit - Bushley Bayou Unit, August 25, 2020)
.Coyote
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| Coyote - HQ Unit, Sept. 25 |
Amphibians and Reptiles
Spring Peeper
Cajun Chorus Frog
(video: Cajun Chorus Frog calls -- HQ Unit, 1/15/20)
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Green Treefrog
Squirrel Treefrog
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Cajun Chorus Frog
(video: Cajun Chorus Frog calls -- HQ Unit, 1/15/20)
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Green Treefrog
Squirrel Treefrog
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
American Bullfrog
Green (Bronze) Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
(video: So. Leopard Frog calls -- Bushley Bayou Unit, 2/2/20)
Southern Leopard Frog
(video: So. Leopard Frog calls -- Bushley Bayou Unit, 2/2/20)
American Alligator
(video: juvenile American Alligators - HQ Unit, June 3)
Little Brown Skink
North American Racer
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| North American Racer - HQ Unit, 3/15 |
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Speckled Kingsnake
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| Speckled Kingsnake - Bushley Bayou Unit, July 12 |
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| Speckled Kingsnake |
Rough Green Snake
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| Rough Green Snake - Sept. 1, HQ Unit |
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| Rough Green Snake |
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| Western Ratsnake - 6/3-- It had just been run over by another vehicle. After taking these pics, I put it out of it's misery. |
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| Western Ratsnake - 6/3 |
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Southern or Banded Watersnake
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| Southern Watersnake - fresh roadkill, HQ Unit, 3/15 |
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Diamond-backed Watersnake
Pond Slider
Smooth Softshell
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Fishes
TBD
Butterflies
Silver-spotted Skipper
Long-tailed Skipper
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| Long-tailed Skipper - Willow Lake Unit, 10/12 |
Horace's Duskywing
Common Checkered-Skipper (*Common/White usually presumed "Common" in this area)
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| Common Checkered-Skipper - 10/11 |
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
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| Tropical Checkered-Skippers (female, top; male, bottom) - HQ Unit, 10/11 |
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Least Skipper
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| Least Skipper - 10/11,HQ Unit |
Clouded Skipper
Fiery Skipper
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| Fiery Skipper - BB Unit, 8/12/20 |
Ocola Skipper
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| Ocola Skipper - HQ Unit, 10/11 |
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Dun Skipper
Pipevine Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
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| male Black Swallowtail - French Fork Unit, 8/1/20 |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Orange Sulphur
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| Orange Sulphur - HQ Unit, 10/11 |
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Southern Dogface
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| Southern Dogface - Willow Lake Unit, 8/1 |
Cloudless Sulphur
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| female Cloudless Sulphur - French Fork Unit, 8/1 |
Little Yellow
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| mating pair of Little Yellows - HQ Unit, 10/2 |
Sleepy Orange
Dainty Sulphur
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| Dainty Sulphur - HQ Unit, 10/2 |
Red-banded Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
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| Gray Hairstreak - HQ Unit, 10/11 |
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Eastern Tailed-Blue
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| Eastern Tailed-Blue - HQ Unit, 10/11 |
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Ceraunus Blue
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| Ceraunus Blue - HQ Unit, 10/11 - Multiple individuals were seen on each of several October visits to the north end of Duck Lake on HQ Unit. These are the first Ceraunus Blues that I'm aware of to be reported from La Salle Parish |
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American Snout
Monarch
Gulf Fritillary
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| Gulf Fritillary - Bushley Bayou Unit, 9/4 |
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Variegated Fritillary
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| Variegated Fritillary - BB Unit, 8/26 |
'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Viceroy
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| Viceroy - BB Unit, 8/26/20 |
Hackberry Emperor
Phaon Crescent
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| Phaon Crescent - HQ Unit, 10/11 -- Very abundant on HQ Unit during October, 2020 |
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Pearl Crescent
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| Pearl Crescent - HQ Unit, 10/22/20 |
Common Buckeye
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| Common Buckeye nectaring on Frogfruit - HQ Unit, 10/22/20 |
Question Mark
Eastern Comma - 1 Ea. Comma seen on Bushley Bayou Unit on 9/9/2020
Red Admiral
Painted Lady
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| Painted Lady - HQ Unit, 7/6 |
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| Painted Lady - HQ Unit, 6/7 |
American Lady
Goatweed Leafwing
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| Goatweed Leafwing on Goatweed - Willow Lake Unit, 8/1/20 |
Carolina Satyr
Moths
Eight-spotted Forester
Lychnosea intermicata
Timandra amaturaria
...and many more TBD
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Eastern Pondhawk
Slaty Skimmer
Great Blue Skimmer
Little Blue Dragonlet
Wandering Glider
Variegated Meadowhawk
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| Variegated Meadowhawk - BB Unit, 3/15/20 |
Four-spotted Pennant
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| Four-spotted Pennant - 8/12/20 |
Halloween Pennant
Blue Dasher
Eastern Amberwing
Common Whitetail
Prince Baskettail
Common Green Darner
(probably Swamp Darner)
Jade Clubtail
Carolina Saddlebags
Black Saddlebags
...and probably others
Ebony Jewelwing
Blue-tipped Dancer
Fragile Forktail
Citrine Forktail
Bluet sp.
...and probably others
As always, if you spot an incorrect ID please feel free to let me know in the comments.
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