Bird Survey at Holy Wisdom Monastery

Completed April 20, 2020
by Howard Fenton, Julie Melton, Sylvia Marek, Sarah Hole, Sister Lynne Smith, and Sister Denise West

Species observed: 46

Weather: Sunny, 34 F degrees, NE wind at 1 mph, 71% humidity, 29.79 in Hg

Traveled: 3 miles of property over a period of 2 hours and 3 minutes

Ducks, Geese & Swans

Common name (Genus species)

  • Canada goose (Branta canadensi)—8
  • Wood duck (Aix sponsa)—4 (2 adult females & 2 adult males)
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhyncho)​—9
  • Blue-winged teal (Anas discors)—1 (adult male)
  • Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)—14 (7 adult females & 7 adult males)
Game Birds

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​​​Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) NON-NATIVE—1
  • Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)—8
Pelicans & Cormorants

Common name (Genus species)

  • American white pelican (Pelecanus erthrorhynchos)—12
  • Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)​—13
Wading Birds

Common name (Genus species)

  • Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)—2
Diurnal Raptors

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)—2
  • Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus)—1
  • Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)—2
  • Buteo species—1
Rails & Cranes

Common name (Genus species)

  • Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)—3
Shorebirds

Common name (Genus species)

  • Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)—1
  • Gull species—2
Pigeons & Doves

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Mourning dove​ (Zenaida macroura)—5
Woodpeckers

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Red–bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)—8
  • Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)—7
  • Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)—2
  • Woodpecker species—3
Flycatchers

Common name (Genus species)

  • Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)—1
Jays & Crows

Common name (Genus species)

  • Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)—8
  • American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)​—3

Larks & Swallows

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Tree swallow (achycineta bicolor)—17
Titmouse & Chickadees

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)​—15
Nuthatches & Creepers

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Brown creeper (Certhia Americana)—1
  • White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)—1
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, & Bluebirds

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)—2
  • Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula)—4
  • Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)—6
Thrushes

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)—6
  • American robin (Turdus migrantorius)—19
Starlings

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) NON-NATIVE—4
Warblers

Common name (Genus species)​

  • Yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata)—7
Tanagers, Cardinals, ​Grosbeaks, and Allies

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)—15
Sparrows, Juncos, ​Buntings, and Towhees

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Field sparrow (Spizella pulsilla)—13
  • Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina)—1
  • Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)—26
  • Swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)—6
  • White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)—9
  • Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)—7
  • Sparrow species—7
Meadowlarks, Orioles, Blackbirds, Bobolinks, ​Grackles, and Cowbirds

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​Eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna)—1
  • Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)—32
  • Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)—4
  • Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)—21
 Finches & Old World Sparrows

Common name (Genus species)

  • ​House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)—2
  • American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)—13