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Breeding Bird Survey: May-June 2003 and 2006

A breeding bird survey of Pleasant Valley Conservancy was carried out by Roma Lenehan and Ursula Petersen on two occasions in late May-early June of 2003. Roma returned for another survey in 2006. At the 2003 survey a total of 69 bird species were observed, including a number of rare and/or interesting species, and most of these were also found in 2006..

A summary of the observations is given in the table below.

BIRD Name (Common)	Bird Name (Scientific)	Bird Habitats	Abundance	Nest status
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Marsh, sedge meadow	Flyover	Confirmed
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Holes in trees, marsh (feeding)	Uncommon	Possible
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Wooded rocky cliffs	Flyover	Unlikely
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Forest	Uncommon	Confirmed
Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Savanna	Uncommon	Confirmed
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Prairie, agricultural	Uncommon	Possible
Ruffed Grouse	Banasa umbellus	Forest, savanna	(Uncommon)	Confirmed
Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Savanna, forest	(Uncommon)	Confirmed
Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis	Marsh, sedge meadow	Uncommon	Probable
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Marsh, sedge meadow	Rare	Possible
Rock Dove	Columbia livia	Buildings	Flyover	Unlikely
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Trees	Very Common	Probable
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus eryrhropthalmus	Savanna	Uncommon	Possible
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Forest	Uncommon	Possible
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Buildings, hollow trees	Flyover	Possible
Ruby-throat Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Savanna, forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon	Banks, water	Uncommon	Unlikely
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Forest, savanna	Fairly Common	Probable
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Savanna, forest	Uncommon	Confirmed
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Forest, savanna	Fairly Common	Confirmed
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Holes in trees everywhere	Common	Confirmed
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	Forest	Uncommon	Probable
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Savanna	Fairly Common	Probable
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	Forest	Rare	Possible
Eastern Wood Pewee	Contopus virens	Forest	Very Common	Probable
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Shrubs on marsh edge	Common	Probable
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Man-made structures	Uncommon	Confirmed
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Holes in trees, forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Savanna	Uncommon	Possible
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Holes in trees	Uncommon	Possible
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Man-made structures	Uncommon	Probable
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Forest, savanna	Fairly Common	Probable
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapilla	Forest, savanna	Common	Probable
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	Forest	Fairly Common	Confirmed
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Savanna	Common	Probable
Sedge Wren	Cisothorus platensis	Sedge Meadow	Fairly Common	Probable
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Forest, savanna	Common	Confirmed
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	Savanna	Fairly Common	Probable
Robin	Turdus migratorius	Forest, savanna	Common	Probable
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Shrubs on edges	Common	Probable
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Shrubs on edges	Rare	Possible
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Marsh edge, savanna	Fairly Common	Probable
Starling	Starnus vulgaris	Man-made structures, holes in trees	Rare	Unlikely
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	Trees on marsh edge	Uncommon	Possible
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Forest	Common	Probable
Nashville Warbler	Vermivora ruficapilla	Migrant	Migrant	Unlikely
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	Shrubs on marsh edge	Fairly Common	Probable
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Forest	Common	Probable
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus	Forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Marsh, prairie	Common	Probable
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Forest, savanna	Uncommon	Possible
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Forest, savanna	Common	Probable
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Savanna, forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea	Migrant	Migrant	Unlikely
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Savanna, forest	Very Common	Probable
Rufous-sided Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Savanna, forest	Fairly Common	Probable
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Savanna, forest edge	Fairly Common	Probable
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Sedge Meadow, prairie	Very Common	Probable
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	Marsh, sedge meadow	Common	Probable
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	Prairie, savanna	Common	Probable
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Sedge meadow, marsh, prairie, savanna	Very Common	Probable
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	Prairie	Uncommon	Possible
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	All edges	Rare	Possible
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Prairie, savanna, forest	Very Common	Probable
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Savanna, forest edge	Uncommon	Possible
House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	Edge	Uncommon	Possible
American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	Prairie, savanna	Common	Probable