Table 1 Number and percentage of avian- and mammalian-derived blood meals identified from Culiseta melanura in Vermont, June through October, 2012

 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)

 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