[birdky] warsaw cbc

The Warsaw CBC covering portions of Carroll, Gallatin, and Owen Counties was held on December 20, 2008. Four observers participated, tallying 65 species on the day. Highlights included Ross's Goose, 7 Tundra Swans, a minimum of 4 Bald Eagles, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 22 Purple Finches. 

Ross's Goose  1   (seen at the Ghent Power Plant)
Canada Goose   320
Tundra Swan 7 (2 adults, 5 immatures seen in flight and resting on the Ohio River north of Warsaw) 
Gadwall   4
American Black Duck   20
Mallard    431
Northern Pintail   11
Ring-necked Duck   2
Bufflehead  1
Ruddy Duck   3
Wild Turkey    112   (105 in one flock)
Northern Bobwhite  1
Pied-billed Grebe   6
Double-crested Cormorant   3
Great Blue Heron   17
Black Vulture  17
Turkey Vulture  20
Bald Eagle 4 (possibly as many as 7 birds seen, didn't want to duplicate numbers) 
Northern Harrier   1
Cooper's Hawk   4
Red-tailed Hawk   10
American Kestrel   13
American Coot   4
Ring-billed Gull  115
Rock Pigeon   50
Mourning Dove  202
Eastern Screech-Owl   2
Great Horned Owl   4
Belted Kingfisher  6
Red-bellied Woodpecker   10
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3
Downy Woodpecker   19
Hairy Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker   7
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay   39
American Crow  94
Horned Lark  30
Carolina Chickadee  29
Tufted Titmouse  28
White-breasted Nuthatch  11
Brown Creeper   1
Carolina Wren  18
Golden-crowned Kinglet  9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   2
Eastern Bluebird   21
American Robin   137
Northern Mockingbird   16
European Starling   446
Cedar Waxwing   93
Yellow-rumped Warbler  23
Eastern Towhee   11
Field Sparrow  15
Song Sparrow   45
Swamp Sparrow   2
White-throated Sparrow   26
White-crowned Sparrow   13
Dark-eyed Junco   31
Northern Cardinal   68
Eastern Meadowlark   1
Common Grackle   3
Purple Finch   22   (20 in one flock feeding on box elder seeds)
House Finch   9
American Goldfinch   68
House Sparrow   11


Lee McNeely
Burlington, Ky
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