The following is a partial summary of my sightings from the 2009 fall season in
eastern Carver County. I did not include all species, particularly waterfowl,
as I feel the message is long as it is. If you are interested in those species
I can send them to you. I did my best to keep accurate counts, though I did
not count most summer residents. Species with a + means I made an estimated
count at least 1 of the times observed. Of course some of the birds counted
may have been counted more than once if they stayed in the same location for an
extended period of time which is likely. For example, I observed Northern
Parula on 2 days, 3 days apart. I am fairly sure this was the same bird, as
it was seen in pretty much the same location. I estimated that I spent
somewhere between 130 and 140 hours in the field over the entire season.
The most interesting sightings today were 14 Common Mergansers at Rapids Lake
MVNWR and 9 Robins drinking from the river. Otherwise I received a 2nd hand
report of several Bobwhite in the town of Victoria(a person's backyard south of
hwy 5) and a Bobcat along Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie earlier this month.
Great Horned Owl-3 territories
Barred Owl-3 territories
Long-eared Owl-2 (First-8/21, Last-11/20)
Short-eared Owl-2 (First-11/15, Last-11/20)
Chimney Swift (Last-8/26)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Last-9/20)
Belted Kingfisher (Last-11/7)
Olive-sided Flycatcher-3
(First-8/28, Last-9/11)
Alder Flycatcher-1 (8/28)
Willow
Flycatcher-6 (Last-9/6)
Alder/Willow Flycatcher-1 (9/12)
Least Flycatcher-16 after 8/28 (Last-9/26)
Eastern Phoebe-24 after 9/26 (Last-10/20)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Last-9/12)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Last-9/2)
Eastern Kingbird (Last-8/23)
Northern Shrike-1 (10/27)
Blue-headed Vireo-18 (First-9/13,
Last-9/26)
Warbling Vireo-22 (Last-9/18, at least 10 individual birds singing late on
territory, others may be recounts)
Philadelphia
Vireo-9 (First-9/16, Last-9/26)
Yellow-throated Vireo
(Last-9/18)
Red-eyed Vireo (Last-9/26)
Tree Swallow (Last-10/24)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Last-10/13)
Bank Swallow (Last-8/29)
Cliff Swallow (Last-9/18)
Barn Swallow (Last-10/18)
Red-breasted Nuthatch-3
(First-8/30)
Brown Creeper-11 (First-9/5)
Winter Wren-4 (First-9/9,
Last-10/4)
House Wren (Last-10/17)
Sedge Wren (Last-9/24)
Marsh Wren( Last-10/13)
Golden-crowned Kinglet-109
(First-10/2, Last-11/6)
Ruby-crowned Kinlet-180
(First-9/6, Last-11/1)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Last-9/16)
Eastern Bluebird-119+ (Last-11/5)
Gray-cheeked Thrush-1
(9/20)
Swainson’s Thrush-7 (First-8/30,
Last-9/26)
Hermit Thrushs-8 (First-10/16,
Last-10/24)
Wood Thrush-1 (9/9)
American Robin (Last-12/18)
Gray Catbird (Last-10/4)
Brown Thrasher (Last-9/20)
American Pipit-1 (10/16)
Blue-winged Warbler-6
(Last-9/11)
Golden-winged Warbler-4 (First-8/14,
Last-9/10)
Tennessee Warbler-131+ (First-8/22,
Last-10/17)
Orange-crowned Warbler-60 (First-9/6,
Last-11/5)
Nashville Warbler-72 (First-8/1, Last-10/22)
Northern Parula-2 (First-9/20,
Last-9/23)
Chestnut-sided Warbler-10 (First-8/26,
Last-9/26)
Magnolia Warbler-6 (First-8/29,
Last-10/16)
Cape May Warbler-1 (9/16)
Yellow-rumped Warbler-135+ (First-9/18,
Last-11/15)
Black-throated Green Warbler-9 (First-8/26,
Last-9/26)
Blackburnian Warbler-7 (First-8/29,
Last-9/23)
Pine Warbler-2 (First-8/22, Last-8/29)
Palm Warbler-17 (First-9/23, Last-10/17)
Bay-breasted Warbler-4 (First-8/23,
Last-9/18)
Blackpoll Warbler-3 (First-9/20,
Last-9/26)
Black and White Warbler-24 (First-8/26,
Last-9/27)
Ovenbird-12 (First-9/4, Last-9/25)
Northern Waterthrush-6 (First-8/23,
Last-9/25)
Connecticut Warbler-1 (9/18)
Mourning Warbler-3 (First-8/26,
Last-9/1)
Wilson's Warbler-21 (First-8/30,
Last-9/26)
Canada Warbler-5 (First-9/4, Last-9/16)
Yellow Warbler (Last-9/18)
Common Yellowthroat (Last-10/4)
American Redstart (Last-9/26)
Fox Sparrow-141+ (First-9/25,
Last-12/3)
White-throated Sparrow-236+
(First-9/16, Last-11/4)
Lincoln’s
Sparrow-20 (First-9/13, Last-10/31)
Harris’s Sparrow-2 (First-10/10,
Last-11/7)
White-crowned Sparrow-17
(First-10/10, Last-12/3)
American Tree Sparrow (First-10/9)
Dark-eyed Junco (First 10/3)
Snow Bunting-6 (11/26)
Chipping Sparrow (Last-10/22)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Last 9/12)
Field Sparrow (Last-10/16)
Vesper Sparrow (Last-10/16)
Lark Sparrow (Last-8/8)
Savannah Sparrow
(Last-10/13)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Last-8/4)
Song Sparrow (Last-11/11)
Swamp Sparrow (Last-11/7)
Scarlet Tanager (Last-9/4)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Last-10/4)
Indigo Bunting (Last-10/10)
Purple Finch (First-10/4)
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