These results are courtesy of Dorothy Kings our Compiler from the data submitted by the 29 observers from Dec 16, 2006. We had 2 members spend 2.5 hrs owling. The seven areas accumulated 30.25 hours on foot and 53.5 hours driving. We covered 40 kms on foot and 805 km by car. Most groups started at 0800h and finished by 1700h. Our total species seen during this Count was 48 (which is about average for this century). There were no Count Week (CW) sightings that counted. Our total for individual birds was at an all-time high of 11,582 ! (well above 1989’s 10,908 – with Starlings and Snow Buntings putting us over the top). This was the second year in a row for a cowbird! As predicted by those who study birds, we had a noticeable lack of northern finches due to the good seed crops in the north. For a break down of species seen please refer to the following list:
Great Blue Heron 3 American Robin 1
Canada Goose 667 European Starling 3702
Mallard 258 American Tree Sparrow 34
Common Goldeneye 114 Dark-eyed Junco 154
Hooded Merganser 12 Snow Bunting 2054
Common Merganser 80 Northern Cardinal 26
Northern Harrier 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2 House Finch 96
Red-tailed Hawk 29 American Goldfinch 485
Rough-legged Hawk 8 House Sparrow 427
American Kestrel 15 Bald Eagle 3
Ruffed Grouse 10 Mute Swan 4
Wild Turkey 2 Wood Duck 1
Ring-billed Gull 490
Herring Gull 873
Rock Dove 209
Mourning Dove 185 hawk sp. 2
Eastern Screech-Owl 4 gull sp. 23
Great Horned Owl 5 finch sp. 148
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 50
Hairy Woodpecker 16
Northern Flicker 1 Total Species = 48
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Shrike 1 Total Individuals = 11,582
Blue Jay 227
American Crow 572
Common Raven 2
Horned Lark 2
Black-capped Chickadee 497
Red-breasted Nuthatch 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 31
Brown Creeper 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 30
