Kisatchie National Forest (including National Catahoula WMP), Grant and Winn Parishes: April-May, 2022

National Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserve - FS Rd 558 at US-167

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Related Posts:

- March observations, including this location: 

https://falloutbird2014.blogspot.com/2022/04/march-2022-sicily-island-hills.html

 

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Kisatchie National Forest Catahoula Ranger District and Hardwater Lake - April 22, 2022

   On April 22 I took a trip over to Kisatchie National Forest Catahoula Ranger District in Grant Parish. This was primarily to take a couple of family members fishing and sight-seeing, but of course I also kept track of the birds we detected. The route included FS Rds. 119 an 120,. We then went to an area outside of KNF for a final attempt at catching some fish before calling it a day. This was Hardwater Lake, located east of Fishville, near Little River/the La Salle Parish line. Below are habitat shots for KNF route, the bird list for that route, then the pics and bird list for Hardwater Lake. after that is the account for a May trip to KNF. 

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Socia Branch near FS 119

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FS 119

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beaver pond at corner of FS Rds. 103 and 120

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The fish were not biting at Fish Creek. 

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Fish Creek at FS Rd. 120

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a small spring-water tributary of Sandy Branch (part of Fish Creek) along 120

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one of the small streams--tributaries of upper Fish Creek--along the stretch of FS 120 west of Fs 145 and east of LA-472

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upper Fish Creek along this stretch of FS 120

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woods along this stretch of FS 120

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Kisatchie National Forest Catahoula Ranger District (FS Rds. 119 and 120)

4/22/22

9:31am - 3:00pm; about 12 miles, some of it just driving through

warm; sunny; some light breeze

Birds

Chimney swift - 1

Black Vulture - 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2

Acadian Flycatcher - 1

Great Crested Flycatcher - 1

Eastern Kingbird - 1

White-eyed Vireo - 5

Red-eyed Vireo - 5

Blue Jay - 1

American Crow - 2

Carolina Chickadee - 4

Tufted Titmouse - 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4

Carolina Wren - 7

Yellow-breasted Chat - 2

Louisiana Waterthrush - 1

Tennessee Warbler - 2

Hooded Warbler - 11

Northern Parula - 1

Pine Warbler - 4

Prairie Warbler - 5

Summer Tanager - 4

Northern Cardinal - 5

Blue Grosbeak - 1

Indigo Bunting - 6

passerine sp. - 3

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Hardwater Lake Boat Landing

4/22/22

3:37pm; 1 hr, 3 mins

80sF.; sunny; some light wind

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approach to Hardwater Lake boat launch

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Hardwater Lake public boat launch off Hardwater Lake Road

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Chimney Swift - 2

Turkey Vulture - 11

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1

Eastern Kingbird - 1

White-eyed Vireo - 2

Blue Jay - 1

American Crow - 1

Tufted Titmouse - 1

Purple Martin - 4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1

Carolina Wren - 1

Orchard Oriole - 1

Prothonotary warbler - 1

Northern Parula - 2

Yellow-throated Warbler - 2

Prairie Warbler - 1

Summer Tanager - 1

Northern Cardinal - 1

Indigo Bunting - 1

Painted Bunting - 1

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National Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserve (Catahoula and Winn Ranger Districts) - May 23, 2022

   On May 23 I made a trip to the National Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserve (part of Kisatchie National Forest Catahoula and Winn Ranger Districts) to look for King's Hairstreak butterflies and to do general birding and butterfly watching. Well, the skies remained cloudy instead of clearing up around noon as the forecast had suggested, so butterfly activity was muted. However, birding was pretty good, and although butterflies weren't out in as great of numbers as I'd have hoped, there was still some to see, including some pretty interesting ones. I did not, however, find any King's Hairstreaks (plan to make another attempt in better conditions before their May-June flight season is over). 

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Sweetleaf, the King's Hairstreak host plant

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   I traveled the following route, making numerous stops and taking a few short walks: Bear Creek Rd., Lincecum Village Road, LA-472, FS Rd. 556, US-167, FS Rd 558, FS 155 (turn around after a half mile where bridge was out), FS 558/Par. Rd. 599, FS 503 (west of Iatt Creek), which includes a piece of Winn Parish.  

   Before we continue, some habitat shots:

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Bear Creek Rd at WMP boundary just south of Bear Creek

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Lincecum Village Road at LA-472

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LA-472 campground

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FS Rd. 556 between LA-472 and US-167

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pond by railroad tracks at FS 556 east of US-167

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Fs 556, pond east of US-167

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FS Rd. 558

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control burn along north side of FS 558

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first of several streams, tributaries of Saddle Bayou, that FS 558 crosses west of US-167

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habitat along 558

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FS 558 - main creek in the bottoms just east of FS 155

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ditto

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FS 558/Parish Rd. 599 through private land in the Iatt Creek bottoms (bridge over one of the small sloughs)

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Iatt Creek

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Iatt Creek

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FS Rd 530 in Winn Parish

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Woods near FS 530 in Winn Parish - one o fthe plaes I looked for King's Hairstreak

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   Birds were pretty much the expected suite of species, but I did add two new species to the NCWMP checklist I've been keeping. These were Northern Bobwhite and Eastern Kingbird. Both are species that surely can be found here, but had been tough to find thus far. The Northern Bobwhite was calling by Lincecum Village Road. The Eastern Kingbird was a heard-only flyover at FS Rd 155. The habitat here, as on almost all of the NCWMP, is not right for Ea. Kingbird, but the species should be detected as flyovers sometimes, though I would have expected it during migration and not this late in the spring.

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 (video: Northern Bobwhite call)

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   In the Iatt Creek bottoms, where the road passes through a 0.7-mile section of private land before reentering the WMP, I found four singing American Redstarts. During the past two breeding seasons I would find two Redstarts singing here, in the area just east of Iatt Creek. So I was expecting the species this time, but I was not expecting so many. Sometimes three could be heard from one spot, with another out of earshot, having been passed a ways back. 

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 (video: singing male American Redstart)

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   The butterfly highlight was finding a Dion Skipper. These skippers are pretty hard to find in Louisiana, with scattered locations around the state. This appears to be a new Grant Parish record. The Dion was found along FS Rd. 558. 

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Dion Skipper - Thanks to Craig Marks for confirming the ID.

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Dion Skipper

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   I don't usually come across wild mulberry trees, so I thought this was worth noting.

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Red Mulberry

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Red Mulberry

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Red Mulberry tree

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   Lists for Birds, Butterflies, and Herps are below:

National Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserve (Grant Parish - Bear Creek Rd, Lincecum Village Rd, LA-472, FS Rds 556, 558, and 155, and part of FS 530)

6:39am - 11:50am, 12:36pm - 12:43pm; 12.7 miles

63-73F.; overcast; N wind ~5

Birds:

Wood Duck - 3

Northern Bobwhite - 1

Mourning Dove - 3

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1

Turkey Vulture - 1

Red-shouldered Hawk - 1

Red-headed Woodpecker - 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6

Downy Woodpecker - 5

Red-cockaded Woodpecker - 2

Pileated Woodpecker - 7

Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3

Acadian Flycatcher - 5

Great Crested Flycatcher - 3

Eastern Kingbird - 1

White-eyed Vireo - 22

Red-eyed Vireo - 26

Blue Jay - 13

American Crow - 16

Carolina Chickadee - 14

Tufted Titmouse - 16

White-breasted Nuthatch - 1

Brown-headed Nuthatch - 4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 15

Carolina Wren - 40

Eastern Towhee - 5

Yellow-breasted Chat - 12

Louisiana Waterthrush - 2

Kentucky Warbler - 6

Hooded Warbler - 48

 (singing male Hooded Warbler - FS Rd 558)

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Northern Parula - 1

Pine Warbler - 20

Prairie Warbler - 3

Summer Tanager - 15

Northern Cardinal - 23

Blue Grosbeak - 3

Indigo Bunting - 12

passerine sp. - 18

Iatt Creek bottoms off-NCWMP (Winn and Grant Parishes)

11:50am; 46 mins; 0.7 miles

73F., pleasant; overcast; very little wind

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 2

Red-shouldered Hawk - 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1

Acadian Flycatcher - 2

White-eyed Vireo - 3

Red-eyed Vireo - 3

Tufted Titmouse - 3

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4

Carolina Wren - 1

Louisiana Waterthrush - 1

Swainson's Warbler - 1

 (video: song of Swainson's Warbler)

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Hooded Warbler - 5

American Redstart - 4

Northern Parula - 1

Northern Cardinal - 3

passerine sp. - 1

NCWMP (Winn Parish - part of FS Rd 530 west of Iatt Creek)

12:49pm; 1 hr, 5 mins; 2.4 miles

70sF.; overcast; not much wind

Red-headed Woodpecker - 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2

Downy Woodpecker - 3

Pileated Woodpecker - 1

Acadian Flycatcher - 1

Great Crested Flycatcher - 1

Red-eyed Vireo - 3

Blue Jay - 2

Carolina Chickadee - 4

Tufted Titmouse - 2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3

Carolina Wren - 7

Worm-eating Warbler - 1

Kentucky Warbler - 1

Hooded Warbler - 5

Northern Parula - 1

Pine Warbler - 5

Summer Tanager - 4

Northern Cardinal - 3

Butterflies:

NCWMP - Grant Parish

Southern Broken-Dash - 11

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Southern Broken-Dash - FS Rd 558

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Southern Broken-Dashes - FS Rd 558

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Northern Broken-Dash - 3

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Northern Broken-Dash - FS Rd 558

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Swarthy Skipper - 3

Dion Skipper - 1

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male Dion Skipper - FS Rd 558

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Spicebush Swallowtail - 3

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Spicebush Swallowtail - FS Rds 558 x 155

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Pipevine Swallowtail - 8

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Pipevine Swallowtail - FS Rds 558 x 155

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dark swallowtail sp. - 3

Zebra Swallowtail - 14

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Zebra Swallowtail - FS Rd 558

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Little Yellow - 1

(Summer) Azure - 7

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(Summer) Azure - FS Rd 558

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Silvery Checkerspot - 1

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Silvery Checkerspot - FS Rd 558

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Pearl Crescent - 5+

Carolina Satyr - 8

Little Wood-Satyr - 21

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Little Wood-Satyr - FS Rd 558

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butterfly sp. - 1

Iatt Creek bottoms off-NCWMP (Winn and Grant)

(Horace's) Duskywing - 1

Southern Broken-Dash - 1

Spicebush Swallowtail - 2

(Summer) Azure - 2

Carolina Satyr - 1

NCWMP (Winn Parish)

(Horace's) Duskywing - 1

Pipevine Swallowtail - 5

Zebra Swallowtail - 1

(Summer) Azure - 3

Little Wood-Satyr - 8

Monarch - 1

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Herps (all locations):

Green Treefrog

Cope's Gray Treefrog

Blanchard's Cricketfrog

American Bullfrog

Green (Bronze) Frog

Pond Slider

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Pond Slider digging nest hole in edge of road (FS 558)

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Mammals:

Fox Squirrel, White-tailed Deer

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As always, if you spot an incorrect ID or have suggestions for those that I'm unsure about, feel free to comment and let me know.

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Catahoula NWR (and adjacent locations), La Salle and Catahoula Parishes: April-May, 2022

Bay-breasted Warbler - Catahoula NWR HQ Unit, 5/2/22

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Related posts:

- March, 2022 observations, including CNWR:

https://falloutbird2014.blogspot.com/2022/04/march-2022-sicily-island-hills.html

- CNWR 2021: 

https://falloutbird2014.blogspot.com/2022/02/catahoula-nwr-la-salle-and-catahoula.html

 

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   This spring I visited the Headquarters Unit of Catahoula NWR a few times, though I didn't get to this location nearly as much as I'd have liked to. The low numbers of transient migrant species, and individuals of those species, on the lists point to this relative dearth of time spent on the refuge during peak migration (late April and early May) compared to previous years, as well as the fact that there just didn't seem to be as many migrants as usual stopping over in this region of the state as there would usually be (personal observations from various locations in northern Cenla). In addition to the HQ Unit, I also made three visits to the Willow Lake Unit and one visit to the Bushley Bayou Unit (I didn't go to the French Fork Unit during this time). I include in this post a couple of visits to Fannin Road, a rural route (not on the NWR) through mostly swamp and bottomland hardwoods across US-84 from Willow Lake Unit. 

   It's worth noting that there wasn't significant flooding in the area of Catahoula Lake, including the NWR, this spring. In the past few years, it was typical for backwater from the Little River-Ouachita/Black River System to flood this low-lying region and often for the high water to linger for a good part of the season. Not so this year.

   The bird lists for each location (Fannin Road; CNWR HQ Unit, Willow Lake Unit, and Bushley Bayou Unit) are below. Following that are lists for other wildlife (Mammals, Herps, Butterflies).

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Fannin Road

   On both occasions I drove the part of Fannin Road that bisects Old River Loop, plus short part of Old River Loop connection back to US-84. This location is in La Salle Parish. 

 

April 1, 2022

8:22am; 24mins; 1.4 miles

cool; clear; light breeze

May 2, 2022

8:07am; 50mins; 1.5 miles

70F.; mixed/variable sky; S wind 5-10mph

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habitat along Fannin Rd. - 5/2/22

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east end of Willow Lake viewed from Fannin Road

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Fannin Rd. - 5/2/22

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Wood Duck - 5, 0

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 0, 1

Great Blue Heron - 1, 2

Little Blue Heron - 2, 1

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adult Little Blue Heron - 4/1/22

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Green Heron - 0, 1

Black Vulture - 4, 0

Turkey Vulture - 1, 0

Red-shouldered Hawk - 0, 1

Belted Kingfisher - 0, 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2, 1

Downy Woodpecker - 2, 1

Pileated Woodpecker - 0, 1

Eastern Wood-Pewee - 0, 1

Acadian Flycatcher - 0, 1

Great Crested Flycatcher - 0, 2

Eastern Kingbird - 1 (FOS), 0

White-eyed Vireo - 1, 1

Yellow-throated Vireo - 2, 0

Red-eyed Vireo - 0, 4

Blue Jay - 1, 0

American Crow - 0, 4

Carolina Chickadee - 4, 6

Tufted Titmouse - 4, 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1, 0

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 0, 2

Carolina Wren - 2, 5

Gray Catbird - 0, 1

American Goldfinch - 5, 0

Chipping Sparrow - 1, 0

White-throated Sparrow - 1, 0

Yellow-breasted Chat - 0, 1

Orchard Oriole - 0, 3

Red-winged Blackbird - 2, 1

Brown-headed Cowbird - 3, 2

Common Grackle - 1, 0

Black-and-white Warbler - 0, 1

Prothonotary Warbler - 1 (FOS), 5

Tennessee Warbler - 0, 3

Northern Parula - 3, 0

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 1, 0

Black-throated Green Warbler - 0, 1

warbler sp. - 0, 2

Summer Tanager - 0, 4

Northern Cardinal - 7, 4

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 0, 1 (female)

Indigo Bunting - 0, 3

Painted Bunting - 0, 3

passerine sp. - 0, 2

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Catahoula NWR Headquarters Unit

   On each visit to the HQ Unit I drove some of the refuge loop, making numerous stops and taking some short walks on the road. The Headquarters Unit is primarily in La Salle Parish, but with a small sliver around the entrance and along the refuge boundary in Catahoula Parish. 

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HQ Unit, area just inside entrance gate/near HQ buildings - 5/2/22

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refuge loop - 5/2/22

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... 4/1/22

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... 5/2/22

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... 5/2/22

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... 5/2/22

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... 5/5/22

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... 4/15/22

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... 4/1/22

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south leg of refuge loop with glimpse of Duck Lake (aka: Little Lake on some maps) - 5/5/22

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north leg of loop, headed toward Duck Lake - 4/15/22

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... 4/15/22

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north end of Duck Lake - 5/2/22

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April 1, 2022

8:49 am; 2hr, 5min; 2.8 miles

50-56F.; clear; NE wind 5-10mph; water level marker at N end of Duck Lake: 38.5'

April 15, 2022

9:44 am; 2hr, 58min; 2.8 miles

67-76F.; cloudy/overcast w/ short periods of sunny; wind S and SE ~5-15mph

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May 2, 2022

8:59 am ; 2 hrs, 33 min; 2.8 miles

~70-80F.; sky mixed/variable; S wind 5-12mph; WL 36.6'

May 5, 2022

9:46 am; 4 hr, 36 min; 3.9 miles

78-83F.; sky variable variable between overcast and mixed; S wind 5-15mph + gusts

May 11, 2022

9:27 am; 1 hr, 35 min; 2.8 miles

81-83F.; sunny/mixed sky; very light breeze about 1-4mph

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'x' = species detected, but number of individuals not determined

"(FOS)" = personal first-of-season observation of a migratory species

Wood Duck - 2, 0  /  1, 0, 0

Mourning Dove - 2, 0  /  2, 4, 5

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 0, 0  /  5 (FOS), 7, 6

Chimney Swift - 0, 0  /  0, 2, 1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 0, 0  /  4, 6, 4

Spotted Sandpiper - 0, 0  /  0, 0, 1 (FOS)

Anhinga - 1, 0  /  0, 1, 1

Great Blue Heron - 2, 2  /  3, 2, 3

Great Egret - 1, 2  /  2, 4, 2

Snowy Egret - 0, 0  /  1, 9, 3

Little Blue Heron - 0, 0  /  1, 1, 1

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adult Little Blue Heron - 5/2/22

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White Ibis - 0, 0  /  0, 14, 0

Black Vulture - 2, 2  /  0, 2, 6

Turkey Vulture - 3, 4  /  8, 4, 1

Mississippi Kite - 0, 0  /  1, 1, 1

Bald Eagle - 0 ,0  /  0, 1, 0

Broad-winged Hawk - 0, 7  /  0, 0, 0

Red-shouldered Hawk - 0, 0,  /  0, 1, 2

Red-tailed Hawk - 0, 1  /  0, 0, 0

Barred Owl - 0, 0  /  0, 0, 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 8, 3  /  5, 10, 6

Downy Woodpecker - 2, 4  /  4, 5, 4

Pileated Woodpecker - 4, 3  /  3, 3, 4

Northern Flicker - 1, 0  /  0, 0, 0

Acadian Flycatcher - 0, 1 (FOS)  /  6, 9, 12

Great Crested Flycatcher - 0, 3  /  4, 4, 1

Eastern Kingbird - 0, 0  /  0, 0, 2

White-eyed Vireo - 5, 7  /  11, 9, 6

Yellow-throated Vireo - 3, 2  /  1, 1, 0

Red-eyed Vireo - 1, 6  /  7, 10, 9

Blue Jay - 3, 2  /  2, 3, 1

American Crow - 5, 4  /  5, 2, 2

Carolina Chickadee - 10, 6  /  7, 6, 8

Tufted Titmouse - 13, 4  /  7, 21, 13

Purple Martin - 0, 0  /  0, 0, 1

Tree Swallow - 0, 0  /  0, 1, 0

Barn Swallow - 0, 1  /  0, 1, 0

Cliff Swallow - 0, 0  /  0, 1, 0

swallow sp. - 0, 3  /  0, 0, 0

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5, 0  /  0, 0, 0

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4, 5  /  4, 5, 1

Carolina Wren - 7, 8  /  10, 17, 12

Gray Catbird - 0, 0  /  2, 1, 0

Eastern Bluebird - 2, 0  /  0, 1, 0

Cedar Waxwing - 0, x  /  0, 0, 0

American Goldfinch - 1, 1  /  0, 0, 0

White-throated Sparrow - 1, 5  /  0, 0, 0

Savannah Sparrow - 0, 4  /  1, 0, 0

Swamp Sparrow - 1, 1  /  0, 0, 0

 (video: singing Swamp Sparrow - 4/15/22)

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Eastern Towhee - 0, 0  /  1, 0, 0

Yellow-breasted Chat - 0, 0  /  2, 1, 1

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Yellow-breasted Chat - 5/5/22

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Orchard Oriole - 0, 4  /  2, 5, 3

Red-winged Blackbird - 4, 5  /  4, 4, 3

Brown-headed Cowbird - 1, 5  /  16, 16, 20

Common Grackle - 8, 15  /  1, 3, 2

blackbird sp. - 1, 0  /  0, 0, 3

Worm-eating Warbler - 0, 1  /  0, 0, 0

Black-and-white Warbler - 0, 0 /  1, 0, 0

Blue-winged Warbler - 0, 1 (FOS)  /  0, 0, 0

Prothonotary Warbler - 4, 10  /  12, 17, 10

Tennessee Warbler - 0, 3 (FOS)  /  16, 6, 0

Kentucky Warbler - 0, 1 (FOS)  /  3, 2, 1

Common Yellowthroat - 0, 1  /  0, 0, 0

Hooded Warbler - 1, 3  /  0, 2, 2

Cerulean Warbler - 0, 1 (FOS)  /  0, 0, 0

Northern Parula - 8, 5  /  3, 1, 3

Bay-breasted Warbler - 0, 0  /  1 (FOS), 0, 0

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male Bay-breasted Warbler

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ditto

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 (video: male Bay-breasted Warbler foraging - 5/2/22)

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Yellow Warbler - 0, 0  /  1 (FOS), 0, 0

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 4, 0  /  0, 0, 0

Yellow-throated Warbler - 1, 0  /  0, 0, 0

Black-throated Green Warbler - 0, 2  /  0, 0, 0

warbler sp. - 0, 0  /  4, 2, 0

Summer Tanager - 0, 7  /  7, 13, 5

Northern Cardinal - 18, 8  /  14, 17, 13

Blue Grosbeak - 0, 0  /  1, 1, 0

Indigo Bunting - 0, 1  /  15, 16, 12

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male Indigo Bunting - 5/5/22

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Painted Bunting - 0, 8 (FOS date)  /  14, 20, 12

passerine sp. - 0, 0  /  0, 1, 0

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Catahoula NWR Willow Lake Unit

   On the first two visits I drove the first mile of the main road (Willow Lake Rd.), on the third visit I drove the length of the main road, plus the half-mile side-road that turns to the south. Willow Lake Unit is located in La Salle Parish. 

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Willow Lake Unit - 4/1/22

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April 1, 2022

10:58am; 36min; 1 mile

upper 50s F.; clear; wind NE 5mph

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May 2, 2022

11:35 am; 35 mins; 0.9 miles

81F.; sky mixed/variable; S wind 5-12 mph

May 5, 2022

2:28 pm; 1 hr, 14 min; 1.7 miles

83 F.; mixed, cloudy/variable sky; wind ~5-15 + gusts

Wood Duck - 0  /  0, 2

Mourning Dove - 1  /  1, 2

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 0  /  0, 4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 0  /  0, 1

Anhinga - 0  /  1, 0

Great Blue Heron - 1  /  0, 1

Great Egret - 0  /  1, 0

Snowy Egret - 0  /  0, 1

Cattle Egret - 30  /  0, 0

Black Vulture - 16  /  0, 0 

Turkey Vulture - 2  /  4, 2

Bald Eagle - 0  /  1, 0

Red-shouldered Hawk - 1  /  1, 0

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 0  /  1, 0

Acadian Flycatcher - 0  /  0, 3

White-eyed Vireo - 2  /  0, 4

Yellow-throated Vireo - 1  /  0, 0

Red-eyed Vireo - 0  /  0, 3

Blue Jay - 0  /  2, 3

American crow - 0  /  0, 4

Carolina Chickadee - 4  /  0, 2

Tufted Titmouse - 5  /  2, 5

Barn Swallow - 0  /  0, 1

swallow sp. (probably Cliff Swallow) - 0  /  0, 12

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4  /  0, 0

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2  /  0, 3

Carolina Wren - 1  /  1, 4

Gray Catbird - 0  /  1, 2

Swamp Sparrow - 1  /  0, 0

Eastern Towhee - 2  /  2, 6

Yellow-breasted Chat - 0  /  6, 7

Orchard Oriole - 0  /  1, 4

Red-winged Blackbird - 0  /  1, 2

Brown-headed Cowbird - 0  /  2, 2

Prothonotary Warbler - 1  /  2, 2

Tennessee Warbler - 0  /  1, 0

Kentucky Warbler - 0  /  1, 0

Common Yellowthroat - 0  /  3, 2

Hooded Warbler - 1  /  3, 1

Northern Parula - 5  /  3, 4

Prairie Warbler - 0  /  0, 1

Summer Tanager - 0  /  2, 2

Northern Cardinal - 6  /  6, 10

Blue Grosbeak - 0  /  1, 2

Indigo Bunting - 0  /  9, 13

Painted Bunting - 0  /  7, 9

passerine sp. - 3  /  0, 1

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Bushley Bayou Unit

5/29/22

Stopped by the NWR road that turns west off of LA-126 immediately south/east of the Bushley Bayou bridge. This is in Catahoula Parish.

10:32am; 38mins; 2 miles

80sF.; clear; light south breeze

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Bushley Bayou Unit

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Bushley Bayou

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Mourning Dove - 1

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 2

Snowy Egret - 1

Turkey Vulture - 2

Downy Woodpecker - 1

Acadian Flycatcher - 3

White-eyed Vireo - 3

Red-eyed Vireo - 2

Blue Jay - 1

Carolina Chickadee - 3

Tufted Titmouse - 10

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2

Carolina Wren - 4

Wood Thrush - 1

Eastern Towhee - 3

Yellow-breasted Chat - 2

Brown-headed Cowbird - 1

Prothonotary Warbler - 5

Kentucky Warbler - 4

Hooded Warbler - 4

Northern Parula - 1

Summer Tanager - 1

Northern Cardinal - 12

Indigo Bunting - 3

passerine sp. - 4

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Other Wildlife (all units, all dates)

Mammals:

Fox Squirrel, Northern Raccoon, feral hogs...

Refuge staff report seeing a Black Bear in May.

Herps (Amphibians & Reptiles):

Spring Peeper - 

Cajun Chorus Frog - 

Green Treefrog - 

Squirrel Treefrog - 

Cope's Gray Treefrog - 

Blanchard Cricketfrog - 

American Bullfrog - 

Green (Bronze) Frog - 

Southern Leopard Frog - 

American Alligator - 

Rough Greensnake - 

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Rough Greensnake - HQ Unit, 5/5/22

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Rough Greensnake - HQ Unit - 5/5/22

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Rough Greensnake - Willow Lake Unit - 5/5/22

Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus) - 

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Western Ratsnake - HQ Unit, 5/11/22

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Southern or Banded or Broad-banded Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata) - 

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Banded Watersnake - HQ Unit - 5/5/22

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Banded Watersnake - HQ Unit - 5/5/22

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Pond Slider - 

(Spiny or Smooth?) Softshell - 

.

softshell turtle - CNWR HQ Unit - 5/5/22

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Butterflies:

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Silver-spotted Skipper- 

Horace's Duskywing- 

duskywing sp. - 

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Horace's Duskywing - HQ Unit - 5/5/22

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 

Pipevine Swallowtail - 

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Pipevine Swallowtail - HQ Unit, 4/1/22

.

Cloudless Sulphur - 

Little Yellow - 

Sleepy Orange - 

Red-banded Hairstreak - 

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Red-banded Hairstreak - HQ Unit - 4/1/22

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American Snout - 

Gulf Fritillary -

Viceroy - 

'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple - 

Pearl Crescent - 

Phaon Crescent - 

Hackberry Emperor -

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Hackberry Emperor - HQ unit - 5/5/22

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Tawny Emperor -  

Question Mark - 

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Question Mark - 5/2/22 - HQ Unit

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Red Admiral - 

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Red Admiral - HQ Unit, 5/5/22

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Common Buckeye - 

Goatweed Leafwing - 

Carolina Satyr - 

Monarch - 

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Monarch nectaring on Crimson Clover - 4/15/22

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As always, if you spot an incorrect ID or have suggestions for those that I'm unsure about, feel free to comment and let me know.

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