Nancy and I led six others along the C&O Canal from MP 70 to MP 73 doing the
winter canal survey. We had a total of 39 species and 668 individual birds
during our count from 8:04 a.m. until 11:12 a.m.
The following are our observations by mile:
MP 79-71
Great Blue Heron 3
Canada Goose 117
Mallard 14
Common Goldeneye 14
Common Merganser 11
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 22
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 16
White-breasted Nuthatch 12
Carolina Wren 13
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 34
American Robin 90
European (Common) Starling 16
Cedar Waxwing 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 18
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 30
Northern Cardinal 19
Red-winged Blackbird 20
American Goldfinch 3
Total Individuals/Species 510/30
MP 71-72
Great Blue Heron 2
Canada Goose 6
Common Goldeneye 20
Ring-billed Gull 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 2
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Total Individuals/Species 48/12
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
American Crow 9
Common Raven 2
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
White-throated Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 9
Northern Cardinal 6
American Goldfinch 29
Total Individuals/Species 110/24
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Elliot
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Elliot Kirschbaum
Shepherdstown, WV
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