8 hardy birders spent part or all of yesterday in pursuit of our avian
friends. Although we had a few significant misses, 66 species in our
landlocked county made for a fine day's birding with friends.
We had a nice flight of sandhill cranes, a flock of 15 Rusty Blackbirds,
our first ever House Wren (thanks Neil), and 8 Bald Eagles, a new high
count for that species.
Final numbers may change slightly, but here's our day's tally.
Bonnie Avery, Tom Durbin, Carol Friedman, Carol Huber, Janet Kistler, Steve
Kistler (compiler), Mitch Sturgeon, and Neil Troyer.
66 species
Canada Goose 186
Wood Duck 18
Mallard 53
Hooded Merganser 15
Wild Turkey 19
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 17
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Mourning Dove 180
Sandhill Crane 2800
American Woodcock 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 75
Turkey Vulture 40
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 22
Great Horned Owl 2
Barred Owl 7
Belted Kingfisher 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 27
Downy Woodpecker 21
Hairy Woodpecker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 10
Northern Flicker 14
American Kestrel 14
Eastern Phoebe 1
Loggerhead Shrike 2
Blue Jay 83
American Crow 219
Carolina Chickadee 40
Tufted Titmouse 43
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 26
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 5
Carolina Wren 27
European Starling 660
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 24
Eastern Bluebird 47
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 177
Cedar Waxwing 60
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 18
American Goldfinch 24
Field Sparrow 22
Fox Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 50
White-crowned Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 97
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 79
Swamp Sparrow 69
Eastern Towhee 7
Eastern Meadowlark 22
Rusty Blackbird 15
Palm Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 78
Northern Cardinal 151
