Eight participants tallied a very satisfactory 52 species for today's monitoring of the Pomainville Wildlife Management Area in Pittsford. Warbling and yellow-throated vireos and savannah, song, and swamp sparrows, among others, were is full song.
Some nesting activities were observed (see notes) and a pied-billed grebe was a nice treat.
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 10
Green-winged Teal 4
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 6
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 2 (pair)
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Wilson's Snipe 3
Rock Pigeon 9
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 5
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Warbling Vireo 7
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 51
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 5 (nest with one egg)
Gray Catbird 2
Yellow Warbler 13
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 6
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Bobolink 13 (all males)
Red-winged Blackbird 25 (female carrying nesting material)
Common Grackle 17
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 4
Sue Elliott
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