Date: 5/9/25 11:15 am From: John Winebrenner <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Chain O' Lakes State Park
As a scouting mission for tomorrow's field trip, Lisa and I camped for a couple nights at Chain O' Lakes earlier this week. Though it rained most of Monday night and Tuesday morning, we were happy to see that Spring migration is in full swing! Our full list of birds during our stay was 68 species, including sixteen species of Warblers! On Tuesday alone, we found 61 species, with another 51 species Wednesday morning before packing up to head back home. The foliage is already starting to get dense, so a lot of our birding was by ear. It was also really nice to hear a pair of Barred Owls calling as we were sitting at our campsite!
Tuesday's list - Trail 7 and Trail 6: 61 species
Canada Goose 19
Wood Duck 5
Chimney Swift 5
Sandhill Crane 3
Killdeer 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Barred Owl 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 5
Warbling Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 11
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Northern House Wren 11
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 7
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 9
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 9
Eastern Towhee 3
Baltimore Oriole 14
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Cerulean Warbler 2
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 17
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 7
Wednesday's list - Trail 3: 51 species
Canada Goose 4
Sandhill Crane 2
Great Blue Heron 2
American White Pelican 15 Flying high over Long Lake
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 1 Immature, perched along Long Lake
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Northern House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 2
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 12
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Tennessee Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
John WinebrennerFort Wayne
