Griffy Lake Master Plan Update
unidentified buteo unidentified raptor warbling vireo white-breasted nuthatch white-eyed vireo white-throated sparrow winter wren wood duck wood thrush1 yellow-bellied sapsucker yellow-billed cuckoo yellow-breasted chat yellow-rumped warbler yellow-throated vireo yellow-throated warbler yellow warbler Total number of species observed
Vireo gilvus Sitta carolinensis Vireo griseus Zonotrichia albicollis Troglodytes hiemalis Aix sponsa Hylocichla mustelina Sphyrapicus varius Coccyzus americanus Icteria virens Setophaga coronata Vireo flavifrons Setophaga dominica Setophaga petechia
1 1 29 167 4 24 2 17 25 1 10 3 15 8 7 9 4,137
*State species of special concern 1 Region 24 Birds of Conservation Concern.
Species of Greatest Conservation Need Four species listed as state species of special concern were observed in the Preserve: bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), greater yellow legs (Tringa melanoleuca), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), and solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria). No other state-listed species were observed, but six species included on the Region 24 list of Birds of Conservation Concern, including blackthroated green warbler (Setophaga virens), chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica), Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa), lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), and wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), were observed. Table 4. Species of Greatest Conservation need observed during inventory surveys at the Griffy Lake Nature Preserve from September 2020 to August 2021. Common Name bald eagle black-throated green warbler chimney swift greater yellowlegs Kentucky warbler lesser yellowlegs osprey red-headed woodpecker Solitary sandpiper wood thrush
Scientific Name Haliaeetus leucocephalus Setophaga virens Chaetura pelagica Tringa melanoleuca Geothlypis formosa Tringa flavipes Pandion haliaetus Melanerpes erythrocephalus Tringa solitaria Hylocichla mustelina
Status State Species of Special Concern Bird of Conservation Concern Bird of Conservation Concern State Species of Special Concern Bird of Conservation Concern Bird of Conservation Concern State Species of Special Concern Bird of Conservation Concern State Species of Special Concern Bird of Conservation Concern
State Species of Special Concern Bald Eagle An adult bald eagle was observed soaring over Griffy Lake and deciduous forest on May 11, 2021, and this species was not detected in the 2008 surveys. The observation could be that of a migrating individual, or year round resident returning to a nest site in the area. Both resident and
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