Date: 6/17/25 7:15 am From: Mark Mayfield <markherb...> Subject: Hanover BBS
I conducted the Hanover BBS route in northern Marshall Co. on the 7th of June. This route consists of a mixture of hayfields, pastures, and stream forest, but with a predominance of cultivated fields. The land is relatively flat to gently rolling.
It was a cloudy cool day between 60 and 65 degrees with a 40 minute rain delay. Despite the rain delay and cool weather, I managed to tally a pretty typical array of species. The most surprising miss was Carolina Wren, but also missed Downy Woodpecker, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, and Eastern Towhee despite stops where I can usually count on one or two. Shrike and Purple Martin are usually hit or miss, but missed this time around as well. I was surprised by a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and managed to get one Yellow Warbler, which I haven't seen in a couple of years.
I tallied 61 species and 773 individuals. Most prevalent species were (in descending order) Dickcissel, Mourning Dove, Cowbird, Bobwhite, Robin. I registered 14 species at only one stop.
Mark Mayfield
Manhattan, KS
Here is the list:
total indiv
total stops
Northern Bobwhite
37
28
Wild Turkey
8
7
Ring-necked Pheasant
14
11
Rock Pigeon
1
1
Eurasian Collared-Dove
4
4
Mourning Dove
54
34
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
7
5
Common Nighthawk
5
5
Killdeer
7
5
Upland Sandpiper
3
3
Great Blue Heron
1
1
Turkey Vulture
8
4
Red-tailed Hawk
3
3
Red-headed Woodpecker
10
9
Red-bellied Woodpecker
16
13
(Yellow-shafted Flicker) Northern Flicker
1
1
American Kestrel
6
3
Great Crested Flycatcher
9
8
Eastern Kingbird
11
10
Eastern Wood-Pewee
6
6
Eastern Phoebe
6
6
Bell's Vireo
4
4
Warbling Vireo
7
7
Red-eyed Vireo
9
7
Blue Jay
13
12
American Crow
20
16
Black-capped Chickadee
1
1
Tufted Titmouse
1
1
Horned Lark
1
1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2
2
Barn Swallow
22
16
Cliff Swallow
7
2
White-breasted Nuthatch
1
1
Northern House Wren
19
15
Gray Catbird
1
1
Brown Thrasher
22
16
Northern Mockingbird
1
1
European Starling
9
5
Eastern Bluebird
3
3
American Robin
47
26
House Sparrow
15
10
American Goldfinch
1
1
Grasshopper Sparrow
2
1
Lark Sparrow
13
10
Chipping Sparrow
7
5
Field Sparrow
2
2
Eastern Meadowlark
25
20
Western Meadowlark
26
16
Orchard Oriole
7
7
Baltimore Oriole
21
18
Red-winged Blackbird
39
22
Brown-headed Cowbird
64
32
Common Grackle
5
5
Common Yellowthroat
2
2
Northern Cardinal
27
23
Blue Grosbeak
1
1
Indigo Bunting
10
8
Dickcissel
95
40
Western Kingbird
2
2
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
1
1
Yellow Warbler
1
1
