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Laurel FeederWatch season report

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"Derek C. Richardson"

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Derek C. Richardson

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Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:06:50 -0400

Hey everyone, I thought it would be fun to provide a summary 
of this season's FeederWatch tallies at our home in Laurel, 
PG County.  We counted almost every weekend from Nov 8/9 to 
Mar 28/29.  Here's a species list with notes ("*" indicates 
the species was seen on only 1 weekend; "#" indicates the 
species was seen *every* weekend; "max" indicates maximum 
number of individuals seen, where notable):

*Black Vulture (new for the count)
*Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
*Red-tailed Hawk
#Mourning Dove (max = 17)
#Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
#Downy Woodpecker (max = 7)
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
#Blue Jay (max = 7)
American Crow (max = 5)
#Carolina Chickadee (max = 6)
#Tufted Titmouse (max = 6)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
#White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
#Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird (new for the count)
*Hermit Thrush (yard bird!)
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling (max = 50, approx)
*Cedar Waxwing (8 individuals)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (new for the count)
*Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
#White-throated Sparrow (max = 6)
#Dark-eyed Junco (max = 14)
Red-winged Blackbird (max = 20)
*Rusty Blackbird (yard bird!)
Common Grackle (max = 100, approx)
Brown-headed Cowbird (max = 15, approx)
*Purple Finch
#House Finch (max = 16)
Pine Siskin (max = 21)
American Goldfinch (max = 6)
#House Sparrow (max = 18)

39 species.  Not seen this season during FeederWatch counts, 
but seen here in 2007-2008 or 2006-2007: Ruby-crowned 
Kinglet, Chipping Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, and White-crowned 
Sparrow.  Next year I probably won't be quite so diligent, 
so I can go *out* birding more... :)

(still getting PINE SISKINS, with 4 today, and yesterday we 
had our first CHIPPING SPARROW of the season; EASTERN PHOEBE 
arrived a few weeks ago, and March 22 we added yard bird 
#103: MALLARD!)

D

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/Archives/Photos/birds.html