Sunday, June 29, 2008

Ward Pound Ridge 6/14/08

Leader : Steve Nanz

Birds:

Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard)
Wood Thrush
Veery
Ovenbird
Blue-winged Warbler
Indigo Bunting
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Eastern Wood Peewee
Downey Woodpecker
Northern Ficker
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-Capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Wren
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Gray Catbird
Nothern Cardinal
Eastern Towee

Other natural observations:

Dragonflies:


Harlequin Darner
Green Darner
Common Baskettail
Painted Skimmer
Maine Snaketail
Unicorn Clubtail
Calico Pennant
Common Whitetail
Twelve Spotted Skimmer

Damselflies


Ebony Jewelwing
Eastern Forktail
Fragile Forktail
Variable Dancer

Butterflies:

Tiger Swallowtail
Southern Cloudywing
Northern Cloudywing
Hoary-edged Skipper
Summer Azure
Hobomok Skipper

 

Tiger Beetles taken on location ( credit S.Nanz)