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["Spahr MD, John" <Jspahr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Augusta County CBC, held on Dec 28, resulted in an average number of
species (72) counted by 25 participants in 10 teams.  Thanks to all
participants for your enthusiasm and capable efforts.  Special thanks to
Beth and Harry Lumadue for hosting the talley supper and for that wonderful
soup.  Highlights include a clean sweep of all 7 possible woodpeckers, with
Sarah Splaun and teammates getting the increasingly hard-to-find Red-headed
Woodpecker -- and they got two of 'em.  Lisa Hamilton and Crista Cabe found
only our second CBC Merlin, reported dining on an Eastern BLuebird.  Four
species of owls were identified by Allen Larner, who also found and
documented the 4th Ross's Goose in our county, this one being the first ever
recorded on this CBC.  American Robins were everywhere in sizeable numbers
and we outdid our previous high count by 1200 birds for a record total of
2988.  The species list is below, somwhat out of order. Total numbers and
further details can be found on the Audubon web page. 

http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/  Click on "Current Year's Results" and
follow the appropriate drop down boxes under "Select Region".  

John Spahr, Compiler Augusta County CBC


Great Blue Heron        
Black Vulture   
Turkey Vulture  
Wood Duck       
Canada Goose    
Ross's Goose    
Gadwall 
Am. Wigeon      
Am. Black Duck  
Mallard 
Green-winged Teal       
Ruddy Duck      
Northern Harrier        
Sharp-shinned Hawk      
Cooper's Hawk   
Red-shoulderd Hawk      
Red-tailed Hawk 
Am. Kestrel     
Merlin  
Am. Coot        
Killdeer        
Rock Dove       
Mourning Dove   
E. Screech-Owl  
Great-horned Owl        
Barred Owl      
Short-eared Owl 
Belted Kingfisher       
Red-headed Woodpecker   
Red-bellied Woodpecker  
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker        
Downy Woodpecker        
Hairy Woodpecker        
N. Flicker      
Pileated Woodpecker     
Eastern Pheobe  
Blue Jay        
American Crow   
Fish Crow       
Common Raven    
Horned Lark     
Carolina Chickadee      
Black-capped Chickadee  
Tufted Titmouse 
White-breasted Nuthatch 
Red-breasted Nuthatch   
Brown Creeper   
Carolina Wren   
Winter Wren     
Golden-crowned Kinglet  
Eastern Bluebird        
Hermit Thrush   
American Robin  
N. Mockingbird  
Cedar Waxwing   
Yellow-rumped Warbler   
Eastern Towhee  
Am. Tree Sparrow        
Field Sparrow   
Savannah Sparrow        
Fox Sparrow     
Song Sparrow    
White-throated Sparrow  
White-crowned Sparrow   
Dark-eyed Junco 
N. Cardinal     
House Finch     
Am. Goldfinch   
Brown-headed Cowbird    
Eastern Meadowlark      
E. Starling     
House Sparrow   

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