MDOspreyers and All, the following is from Larry Cartwright, compiler DC CBC
18 Dec 2010
(Kurt Gaskill)
I have just completed the compilation for the District of Columbia Christmas
Bird Count, held 18 December 2010. We had an excellent diversity of
waterfowl, including a White-winged Scoter. On the down side, species such
as Green-winged Teal and Northern Pintail seem increasingly difficult to
find. Cooper's, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks as well as Merlins and
Peregrine Falcons show signs of adapting well to the urban environment
while American Kestrels are marginally holding on. Barred Owls were very
active and vocal on count day, with 8 reported. White-breasted Nuthatches
set a new count record and Field Sparrows were in better numbers than in
previous years. A total of 4 Brown Thrashers and a House Wren offered a bit
of a surprise. A handful of "winter finches" were present. The most
notable rarities reported were a Dunlin and a Prairie Warbler. The list is
below for those who care to review it.
Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 6386
Tundra Swan 32
Wood Duck 23
Gadwall 13
American Wigeon 19
American Black Duck 105
Mallard 1162
Northern Shoveler 4
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 7
Canvasback 64
Redhead 11
Ring-necked Duck 44
Lesser Scaup 1004
White-winged Scoter 1
Bufflehead 68
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 114
Common Merganser 25
Ruddy Duck 107
Wild Turkey 8
Pied-billed Grebe 22
Double-crested Cormorant 31
Great Blue Heron 74
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 12
Black Vulture 27
Turkey Vulture 12
Bald Eagle 29
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14
Cooper's Hawk 26
accipiter sp 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 52
Red-tailed Hawk 47
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 7
Peregrine Falcon 4
American Coot 32
Killdeer 21
Dunlin 1
Laughing Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 5219
Herring Gull 405
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 339
gull sp 110
Rock Pigeon 1039
Mourning Dove 1003
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Barred Owl 8
Belted Kingfisher 24
Red-bellied Woodpecker 306
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 35
Downy Woodpecker 342
Hairy Woodpecker 49
Northern Flicker 117
Pileated Woodpecker 43
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 513
American Crow 845
Fish Crow 219
crow sp. 688
Carolina Chickadee 731
Tufted Titmouse 542
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 314
Brown Creeper 16
Carolina Wren 446
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 36
Golden-crowned Kinglet 33
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29
Eastern Bluebird 27
Hermit Thrush 26
American Robin 1274
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 208
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 2199
American Pipit 3
Cedar Waxwing 165
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 28
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 37
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 47
Fox Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 538
Swamp Sparrow 32
White-throated Sparrow 1183
Dark-eyed Junco 837
Northern Cardinal 724
Red-winged Blackbird 363
Rusty Blackbird 11
Common Grackle 11
Brown-headed Cowbird 9
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 203
Pine Siskin 2
American Goldfinch 355
House Sparrow 909
Larry Cartwright
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