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FeederWatch 2011-2012 West Laurel

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"Derek C. Richardson"

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Derek C. Richardson

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Fri, 6 Apr 2012 17:32:09 -0400

Today is the last day of the 2011-2012 FeederWatch 
(coordinated in part by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology). 
Here's a summary of visitors to our yard in West Laurel this 
season, from 16 checklists (the numbers in parantheses are 
the maximum number of individuals reported, using the 
FeederWatch counting rules):

Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Mourning Dove (10)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2)
Downy Woodpecker (3)
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
Northern Flicker (2)
Pileated Woodpecker (2)
Blue Jay (7)
American Crow (3)
Carolina Chickadee (5)
Tufted Titmouse (6)
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Brown Creeper (1)
Carolina Wren (3)
Eastern Bluebird (2)
American Robin (15)
Northern Mockingbird (2)
European Starling (25)
Cedar Waxwing (10)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Eastern Towee (1)
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Fox Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow (1)
White-throated Sparrow (14)
Dark-eyed Junco (23)
Northern Cardinal (14)
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Common Grackle (12)
Brown-headed Cowbird (23)
House Finch (13)
Pine Siskin (1)
American Goldfinch (8)
House Sparrow (9)

37 species

Recorded this year but not last year: Pileated Woodpecker, 
Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler.  (Note FeederWatch 
reports must be separated by at least 5 days.)

Recorded in previous years (back to 2006-2007) but not this 
year: Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, 
Eastern Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, 
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, 
Brown Thrasher, White-crowned Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, 
Purple Finch.

Cheers,

D

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

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