Sorry for the late post but all the results were not in until tonight
(it apparently takes longer than a US election but the results are
hopefully less controversial than a Ukrainian one).
The Cackling Geese first reported November 21st were still present as
of the day of the count
We had 9 parties and 16 observers in the field from 06:30 until 16:30.
Date: 12/18/2004
Weather: 23 degrees F. at 0630, high of 34 degrees F. at around 1:00
pm.
We counted 59 species and 4713 individuals not including Bufflehead
(count week only)
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Great Blue Heron 9
Canada Goose 894
Cackling Goose 2
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 74
Green-winged Teal 4
Hooded Merganser 10
Ruddy Duck 31
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 10
American Kestrel 7
Ruffed Grouse 3
Wild Turkey 12
American Coot 6
Killdeer 16
Greater Yellowlegs 1
American Woodcock 1
Rock Dove 556
Mourning Dove 129
Belted Kingfisher 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 30
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 11
Downy Woodpecker 63
Hairy Woodpecker 10
Northern Flicker 25
Pileated Woodpecker 31
Blue Jay 72
American Crow 295
Common Raven 6
Black-capped Chickadee 130
Tufted Titmouse 67
White-breasted Nuthatch 68
Brown Creeper 9
Carolina Wren 52
Winter Wren 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 21
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Eastern Bluebird 75
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 39
European Starling 550
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 19
American Tree Sparrow 12
Field Sparrow 3
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 156
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 282
White-crowned Sparrow 9
Dark-eyed Junco 303
Northern Cardinal 190
Red-winged Blackbird 15
House Finch 20
American Goldfinch 110
House Sparrow 231
J.B. Churchill
Frostburg, MD |