Janet and all,
I have tried to correct the situation you describe by doing the Seneca Count
for the last 2 years but my simple efforts have failed to correct the
disparity!
Complicating the situation is the Concord, MA count which did a fine job
last year on the White-breasted Nuthatch and Downy WP totals that are
usually Seneca or Ft Belvoir CBC mainstays.
All in good fun, of course. And all are invited to this year's Ft B CBC,
taking place Sunday 30 Dec. I know Carol Ghebelian is always pleased with
volunteer field counters as well as feeder watchers. And on the Virginia
side of the Potomac River, there are several areas that are literally
uncounted or lightly covered due to the lack of volunteers. For example,
the Huntley Meadows Sector needs full and half day volunteers for Huntley
and OTHER areas.
Kurt Gaskill
Compiler and chief dishwasher, Ft Belvoir CBC
PS Please note the outstanding White-throated Sparrow total last year! This
was a complete surprise!
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Janet Millenson
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:24 PM
To:
Subject: [MDOSPREY] MD and CBC results
The 107th Christmas Bird Count results issue of American Birds came
recently. One of my favorite features is the "Summary of Highest Counts of
Individuals for the United States" (pp. 123-128), which is great fun to
browse. In particular, I always look for species whose high numbers were
found on Maryland counts.
Regrettably, once again the Fort Belvoir (VA) folks "stole" a lot of high
counts that used to be the pride of the Seneca CBC. (Not that I'm bitter
about it or anything...) In fact, I could only find one species where a
Maryland count was #1 -- the Savannah (Ipswich) Sparrow, 83 of which were
seen on the Ocean City count.
Were there some others I missed? Hope so. You sharp-eyed folks check it out
and tell us if you find any additional species where Maryland had the high
count.
Janet Millenson
Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
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