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> From: Joyce & Hayes Williams <joycewms@xxxxxxxx>
> To: VA-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Newport News CBC
> Date: Sunday, January 12, 2003 3:38 PM
> 
> The Hampton Roads Bird Club conducted the Newport News CBC on Dec. 14,
> 2002.  The area includes most of Newport News, all of Hampton & Poquoson,
> and a good portion of York County.  39 persons were divided into 13
groups.
>  The weather was mostly clear, the temperature was 46 degrees and the
wind
> was west at 15-20 MPH in the morning.  By mid-aftrenoon the temperature
was
> 54 degrees and the wind had dropped about 5 MPH.  The total species was
114
> which is a little below the recent years average of 116.  The total
> individuals was 29,828 which is just a little below average.  Highlights
of
> the count are shown below.  Species not mentioned were within historic
> ranges.
> 
> RARITIES              # REPORTED              STATUS ON THE COUNT
> 
> 
> Snow Goose (blue form)           1            First for blue form (white 4 
> other
> counts)
> Spotted Sandpiper                   2         Seen in only 5 other counts
> Long-billed Dowitcher              20 Only other sighting was 1 in '89
> Wild Turkey                           25              4th sighting in last 6 
> years
> Tundra Swan                          21       Missed most recent years
> 
> UNUSUAL NUMBERS
> 
> Gadwall                                143    Highest ever (107 in '95)
> Bald Eagle                             10     Tied high of 10 in '54
> Horthern Harrier                      13      Tied high of 13 in '86
> Coopers Hawk                         6                Highest ever  (5 in '96)
> Kestrel                                    9  Continues low (better than
> last year's 4)
> Northern Bobwhite                    0        Third year missed
> Lesser Yellowlegs                    6        Highest ever (highest was 3 in
'71)
> Western Sandpiper                  21 Second sighting since 20 in '90
> Short-billed Dowitcher              46        Highest ever (35 in '97)
> American Woodcock                 1   Second sighting since '95
> Rock Dove                            1557     Highest ever (1490 in '82)
> Screech Owl                             0     Third year missed
> Eastern Bluebird                     103      Highest ever (92 in '57)
> Cedar Waxwing                      161        Highest since 200 in '91
> Snow Bunting                            8     First sighting since '96
> 
> Hayes Williams, Compiler
> 
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