We had another great Kevin Karlson Shorebird Day last weekend, with more than 100 people attending either the walks, the shorebird ID talk, or the photography workshop with Kevin’s colleague, Lloyd Spitanik. We also saw more than 50 species of birds, Hummingbird and Snowberry Clear-winged Moth, and 12 species of butterflies. Thanks to all who participated!

The full list of birds and butterflies follows, thanks to Denise Farrell and Julie McCall!

DeKorte Park, Aug. 10, 8:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Total; 52 species (also had reports of an Eastern Pewee)

1. Double-crested Cormorant

2. Black-crowned Night Heron

3. Mute Swan

4. Mallard

5. Gadwall

6. Bald Eagle

7. Great Blue Heron

8. Great Egret

9. Snowy Egret

10. Northern Harrier

11. Red-tailed Hawk

12. Broad-winged Hawk

13. American Kestrel

14. Peregrine Falcon

15. Semi-palmated Plover

16. Killdeer

17. Greater Yellowlegs

18. Lesser Yellowlegs

19. Spotted Sandpiper

20. Semi-palmated Sandpiper

21. Least Sandpiper

22. Short-billed Dowitcher

23. Laughing Gull

24. Ring-billed Gull

25. Herring Gull

26. Great Black-backed Gull

27. Caspian Tern

28. Forster’s Tern

29. Rock Pigeon

30. Mourning Dove

31. Chimney Swift

32. Downy Woodpecker

33. Northern Flicker

34. Willow Flycatcher

35. Eastern Kingbird

36. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

37. Barn Swallow

38. Marsh Wren

39. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

40. American Robin

41. Northern Mockingbird

42. Gray Catbird

43. European Starling

44. Warbling Vireo

45. Yellow Warbler

46. Common Yellowthroat

47. Northern Cardinal

48. Song Sparrow

49. Red-winged Blackbird

50. Common Grackle

51. American Goldfinch

52. House Sparrow

 

Butterflies:

2 Monarchs, E. Tiger Swallowtail, Pearl Crescent, Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Wild Indigo Duskywing, Summer Azure, Red-banded Hairstreak, Skippers:  Silver-spotted, Broad-winged, Zabulon, Peck’s