Six members of Rutland County Audubon surveyed the Pomainville Wildlife Management Area in Pittsford this morning with 60 species tallied.
Nesting season is well underway. Observed were a Mallard nest with 6 to 8 eggs; a female Hooded Merganser with eight young; a pair of Yellow-throated Vireos putting the finishing touches on a nest; and a Yellow Warbler nest with four eggs.
Alder and Willow flycatchers have returned. No Eastern Meadowlarks (present last year) were observed.
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 3
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7 (nest with 6 to 8 eggs observed)
Hooded Merganser 9 (female with 8 young)
Pied-billed Grebe 1 (same spot as last visit)
Great Blue Heron 5
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Wilson's Snipe 5
American Woodcock 1
Rock Pigeon 30
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Alder Flycatcher 5
Willow Flycatcher 2
Least Flycatcher 5
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 7
Yellow-throated Vireo 6 (pair just completing nest)
Warbling Vireo 10
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Veery 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 7
Yellow Warbler 20 (one nest with four eggs observed)
American Redstart 5
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 23
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 14
Swamp Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Bobolink 12
Red-winged Blackbird 26
Common Grackle 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 12
American Goldfinch 6
Sue Elliott
http://www.rutlandcountyaudubon.org
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