Mason Farm Biological Reserve -- 18 January 2009

Avian Biology (BIOL 476L), Haven Wiley, Rob Aldredge

Finley Golf Course pond, beaver pond north of the ford, Mason Farm Biological Reserve
(south and east sides of loop road)

8:15-10:45, chilly (2 C), overcast, little wind

golf course pond was open but all beaver ponds and sloughs were frozen

ANSERIFORMES
Mallard 6 pairs and one lone quacking female, golf course pond
Hooded Merganser 2 females on the golf course pond
CICONIIFORMES
Great Blue Heron
FALCONIFORMES
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk nice look at a hungry adult!
CHARADRIIFORMES
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull 50, mostly adults, on gold course pond
PICIFORMES
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker good looks at two males
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
PASSERIFORMES
JAY AND CROW FAMILY
Blue Jay
American Crow
TITMOUSE FAMILY
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
NUTHATCH FAMILY
White-breasted Nuthatch
WREN FAMILY
Carolina Wren including several singing briefly
KINGLET FAMILY
Ruby-crowned Kinglet just one
THRUSH FAMILY
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird
MIMIC FAMILY
Northern Mockingbird
STARLING FAMILY
European Starling
WAXWING FAMILY
Cedar Waxwing 40 flew over Nash lot early!
NEW WORLD NINE-PRIMARIED FAMILIES
WOOD-WARBLER FAMILY
Yellow-rumped Warbler
NEW-WORLD SPARROW FAMILY
Eastern Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
CARDINAL FAMILY
Northern Cardinal
FINCH FAMILY
House Finch

OTHER VERTEBRATES

White-tailed Deerdoe and yearling and many tracks