Bluebird Nest Box Survey - 24 Apr 1988
Date: 24 April 1988 Sterling State Park, Monroe, MI
Time in: 1030 hrs. Time out: 1230 hrs.
Weather: overcast, cloudy, cold, 40f. Winds 20 mph from the west.
Time in: 1030 hrs. Time out: 1230 hrs.
Weather: overcast, cloudy, cold, 40f. Winds 20 mph from the west.
Bluebird Trail Nest Box Survey
* walking trail
#1 - start of nest; woven grasses; didn't clean!
#2 - empty/clean
#3 - empty/clean
#4 - empty/clean
#5 - empty/clean
#6 - nail missing; replaced w/ one from #8
#7 - lots of dead ants; cleaned
#8 - empty/clean
- "Chimney Swift over lake by parking lot"
- "dozen Ruddy Ducks, half-dozen scaup, 100 Red-breasted Mergansers in pond between parking lot & berm area"
- "Barn Swallow south of parking lot"
- "heard Ring-necked Pheasant"
- "Wood Duck box #2 is active!; flushed female while checking"
- "Wood Duck box #1 missing top; found top in water; top hidden across trail"
- "Spotted Sandpiper, Black-crowned Night Heron, and pair of Blue-winged Teal by bridge"
- "found a Great Blue Heron wing in bush along side of creek by bridge"
- "American Robin nest in shelf by lookout platform empty; nest was pushed in; removed"
- "pair of Ruby-crowned Kinglets in bushes under tower - 1100 hrs"
- "bob spotted a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in same bush"
- "White-crowned Sparrow by towers"
- "American Kestrel (sex unknown) by tower - 1115 hrs."
- "6 Greater Yellowlegs north of tower"
- "Rough-winged Swallow - brown underneath, erratic flight"
- "nesting Canada Geese north of tower"
- "European Starlings nesting in roost box north of towers"
- "pair of Blue-winged Teal in channel by golf course"
- "1/2 dozen Pectoral Sandpipers near shore - yellow legs, bib, killdeer size"
- "pair of Hermit Thrushes between #7 and #6"
- "Wilson's Snipe in mudflats between #5 and #4"
- "three Bue-gray Gnatcatchers along shore between #3 and #2"
- "Winter Wren also seen along ground under the gnatcatchers"
- "Caspian Tern over water near parking lot"
- "immature Red-tailed Hawk being harassed by American Kestrel by #1"
* burm area
#5 - Tree Swallow nest; didn't clean!
#6 - same as #5; didn't clean!
#7 - House Sparrows nesting in box; didn't clean!
#8 - poop and grass; dead Tree Swallow (removed); cleaned
#9 - House Sparrow nest; cleaned
- "male American Kestrel hovering over grass near #7"
* entrance
#1 - House Sparrow nest; didn't clean!
#2 - empty/clean
#3 - empty/clean
#4 - empty/clean
#5 - grass shoots; possible ground bird? Didn't clean!
#6 - empty/clean
#7 - empty/clean
* peterson houses by office
#2 - House Sparrow nest; removed
#3 - House Sparrow nest; removed
Sterling SP, Monroe, Michigan, US
Apr 24, 1988 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Bluebird Nest Box Trail survey.
26 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2 nesting
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 nesting
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 4
Greater/Lesser Scaup (Aythya marila/affinis) 6
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 100
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 12
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 6
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 6
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 4
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Apr 24, 1988 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Bluebird Nest Box Trail survey.
26 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2 nesting
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 nesting
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 4
Greater/Lesser Scaup (Aythya marila/affinis) 6
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 100
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 12
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 6
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 6
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 4
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
