Date: 4/11/26 8:07 pm From: John Winebrenner <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Salamonie Lake
Five members of Three Rivers Birding enjoyed a great day at Salamonie Lake today. The weather started out pretty cool, but warmed up nicely by early afternoon. Out of the sixty bird species recorded, nine of them were new additions to our 2026 list. We were also happy to score a sweep of all seven of Indiana's woodpeckers! Some of our better birds for the day were Virginia Rail, American White Pelican, and Northern Harrier, along with Pine and Yelow-throated Warbler. Trip leader: John Winebrenner Here's our list for the day:
Canada Goose 45
Wood Duck 15
Mallard 7
Ring-necked Duck 4
Lesser Scaup 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7
Mourning Dove 8
Virginia Rail 1 Heard calling at Switchgrass
Killdeer 3
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 27
Great Blue Heron 1
American White Pelican 1
Turkey Vulture 29
Cooper's Hawk 1
Northern Harrier 1 Female
Bald Eagle 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 11
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 8
Horned Lark 5
Tree Swallow 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 30
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Common Grackle 4
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 13
John WinebrennerFort Wayne
