Table 1.
Number and percentage of avian- and mammalian-derived blood meals identified from Culiseta melanura in Vermont, June through October, 2012
| Vertebrate Host | Scientific Name | R. C. | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avian | ||||||||
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | S | 28 | 28 | 56 (16.9) | |||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | S | 5 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 38 (11.5) | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | S | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 30 (9.1) |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | P | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 (5.1) |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | S | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 (3.9) | |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | S | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 (3.6) | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | S | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 (3.0) | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | S | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 (3.0) | ||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | P | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 (3.0) | ||
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | S | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 (2.7) | |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | S | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 (2.4) | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 (1.8) | ||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | S | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 (1.8) | ||
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 (1.8) | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | S | 1 | 4 | 5 (1.5) | |||
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | S | 4 | 1 | 5 (1.5) | |||
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | S | 3 | 2 | 5 (1.5) | |||
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 (1.2) | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | S | 2 | 2 | 4 (1.2) | |||
| Marsh Wren | Cistothrous palustris | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (1.2) | ||
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 (1.2) | ||
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | P | 1 | 3 | 4 (1.2) | |||
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (0.9) | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | S | 1 | 2 | 3 (0.9) | |||
| Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus | P | 1 | 2 | 3 (0.9) | |||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | S | 2 | 1 | 3 (0.9) | |||
| Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | P | 3 | 3 (0.9) | ||||
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | S | 2 | 2 (0.6) | ||||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | S | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.6) | |||
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | S | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.6) | |||
| Magnolia Warbler | Dendroica magnolia | S | 2 | 2 (0.6) | ||||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | S | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.6) | |||
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | S | 2 | 2 (0.6) | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | S | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.6) | |||
| Swainson’s Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | S | 2 | 2 (0.6) | ||||
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | S | 2 | 2 (0.6) | ||||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | P | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Dendroica castanea | M | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Black-and-White Warbler | Mniotilta varia | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Canada Warbler | Wilsonia canadensis | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | S | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Mammalian | ||||||||
| Cow | Bos taurus | P | 14 | 14 (4.2) | ||||
| Human | Homo sapiens | P | 4 | 4 (1.2) | ||||
| White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus | P | 1 | 1 (0.3) | ||||
| Total | 45 | 119 | 85 | 76 | 6 | 331 | ||
R. C. = Residency codes: P, permanent resident (found year round in the state); S, summer resident (present in state during the nesting season); M, migratory (migrates through the state in spring and/or fall)