DVOC Spring Round Up 1953

Species on all but one list:

Green Heron

Black and white Warbler

Mallard

Parula Warbler

Turkey Vulture

Yellow Warbler

Kingbird

Blackpoll Warbler

Rough-winged Swallow

Baltimore Oriole

White-breasted Nuthatch

Scarlet Tanager

Yellow-throated Vireo

White-throated Sparrow

Species on all lists:

Killdeer

Catbird

English Sparrow

Mourning Dove

Brown Thrasher

Meadowlark

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Robin

Redwing

Chimney Swift

Woodthrush

Purple Grackle

Flicker

Starling

Cowbird

Crested Flycatcher

White-eyed Vireo

Cardinal

Phoebe

Red-eyed Vireo

Indigo Bunting

Barn Swallow

Myrtle Warbler

Goldfinch

Blue Jay

Ovenbird

Towhee

Crow

Yellowthroat

Chipping Sparrow

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

Field Sparrow

House Wren

Chat

Song Sparrow

Redstart

Species on ONE list:

Glossy Ibis (4)

Great Horned Owl (1)

Cliff Swallow (10)

Ring-necked Duck (11)

Chuck-will's-widow (1)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (12)

Oystercatcher (6)

Red-headed Woodpecker (3)

Palm Warbler (12)

Snipe (3)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (13)

Redhead (1)

Black Tern (3)

Least Flycatcher (10)

Gull Billed Tern (1)

Caspian Tern (2)

Olive sided Flycatcher (6)

Orange-crowned Warbler (5)

Lincoln Sparrow (4)

Recorded for first time in 8 years:

Swainson's Warbler

Baird's Sandpiper

Orange-crowned Warbler

SUMMARY:

Total Species Seen

Pennsylvania:

182

New Jesrey

195

Delmarva

210

List with the highest warbler count:

25 sp.

Delmarva

Group #1

List with second highest warbler count:

24 sp

Delaware Co.

Group #4

List with highest waterfowl count:

19 sp.

Delmarva

Group #1

List with second highest waterfowl count:

14 sp.

Delaware Co.

Group #4

Man Hours:

1953

701

1952

987

Total Species:

1953

230

1952

239

Unprecedented Rarities:

Orange-crowned Warbler (Jacobs)

Swainson's Warbler (Groups #1, 2 & 3)

Baird's Sandpiper (Middleton)

Weather:

Generally clear, light winds, temps. 56 - 86 degrees. Jersey reports early morning fog and thunderstorms after 4:30 along the Delaware Bay

Migration:

No "so-called" waves either Saturday or Sunday. Almost all parties noted the run day to be the worst in history for warblers. Unofficial checks of those lists which show counts indicate that less than 1000-1500 warblers seen by all groups

Unusual Occurrences:

Redhead, Rehoboth, DE (1); Glossy Ibis, Tinicum (4) ; Brant (10,000) Tuckerton (8); Ruffed Grouse, Pocomoke River (2) Royal Tern, Md & De parties; Ruby-throated Hummingbird on nest, Pocomoke River (1) & (2) ; Lincoln's Sparrow, Del. County (4); Pine Siskins (8) groups; Hooded Merganser, Penn Manor (6)

The "Sneakbird" Overheard:

a.

That a member of Group 8 claims the 1000 curlew seen at Tuckerton by Sehl et. al. were a part of their 10,000 Brant. Guess they both identified masses in the sky.

b.

Quote Middleton: "I am prepared to defend the observation of the spring Baird's Sandpiper with my life!"

c.

That the Tinicum Glossy Ibis were "top secret" prior to this run.

d.

That this year the field trip committee instituted a secret substantiation code for the round-up report

e.

This question was asked by J. Armett deep in the Pocomoke. "Is Ruffed Grouse possible? " Just thought he'd flushed one. The experts said "NO". Cadbury competition found two an hour later in the same area to claim what he believed to be first Delmarva record.

Compilers:

H. Pennington

J. McIlvain

E. Finkle

D. Cutler

H. Cutler

C. Wonderly