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D.V.O.C. SPRING ROUND UP - May 10, 1953
Transcribed by Lynn Jackson - Archivist
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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