[va-bird] The Plains/Airlie CBC 18 December 2005 (part two)

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  • Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:58:16 EST

 
List of birds found on The Plains/Airlie CBC, 18 December 2005
 
Cackling Goose, 3,  first for the count
Canada Goose, 11558
Tundra Swan, 15
Trumpeter Swan, CW, from the Ohio reintroduction program
Mute Swan, 1
Wood Duck, 1, 
Gadwall, 101, lowest total on record
Eurasian Wigeon, 1
American Wigeon, 140, second best total
American Black Duck, 66, third lowest total
Mallard, 409, third highest total
Northern Shoveler, 1
Northern Pintail, 9
Green-winged Teal, 6
Canvasback, 13
Ring-necked Duck, 1131
Greater Scaup, 4, new for the count
Lesser Scaup, 19
Bufflehead, 152, third highest total
Common Goldeneye, 1, fourth occurrence
Hooded Merganser, 83, third lowest total
Common Merganser, 410, second highest total
Ruddy Duck, 32
Wild Turkey, 14
Pied-billed Grebe, 13, second best total, all at Lake Manassas
Double-crested Cormorant, 1
Great Blue Heron, 21, third highest total
Great Egret, 1, new for count
Black Vulture, 161
Turkey Vulture, 304, third lowest
Bald Eagle, 16, tied high count
Northern Harrier, 5, missed in 2004
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 5
Cooper's Hawk, 5
Red-shouldered Hawk, 118, new high count
 
Red-tailed Hawk, 129, new high count

American Kestrel, 29, new high count
Merlin, 3, new high count
American Coot, 1
Sandhill Crane, 2, new for count
Killdeer, 3, second lowest total
Laughing Gull, CW, new for count
Ring-billed Gull, 1910, new high count
Herring Gull, 218
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1, Lake Brittle for about the seventh year
Great Black-backed Gull, 16
Rock Pigeon, 194, third lowest count
Mourning Dove, 499
Barn Owl, 1, fourth occurrence
Eastern Screech-Owl, 15, third highest total
Great Horned Owl, 12, third highest total
Barred Owl, 5
Northern Saw-whet Owl, 1, third occurrence
Belted Kingfisher, 14
Red-headed Woodpecker, 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker, 203, third highest count
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 71
Downy Woodpecker, 216, second highest count
Hairy Woodpecker, 17, third lowest count
Yellow-shafted Flicker, 114, third lowest count
Pileated Woodpecker, 36
Eastern Phoebe, 4
Blue Jay, 788, new high count
American Crow, 980
Fish Crow, 79, second highest count
Common Raven, 23, new high count but likely over counted
Horned Lark, 164, new high count, most in one flock
Carolina Chickadee, 545, second highest count
Tufted Titmouse, 312
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 56, new high count
White-breasted Nuthatch, 217, missed high count by one bird
Brown Creeper, 58, new high count
Carolina Wren, 332, second highest count but well off the record of 789 in  
2001
Winter Wren, 11, new high count
Golden-crowned Kinglet, 204, new high count
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 27
Eastern Bluebird, 455
Hermit Thrush, 68, second highest count
American Robin, 568
Gray Catbird, 5, tied high count
Northern Mockingbird, 208
Brown Thrasher, 4, new high count
European Starling, 26255, new high count
American Pipit, 21
Cedar Waxwing, 979, third highest count
Myrtle Warbler, 471, new high count
Common Yellowthroat, 1, second occurrence
Eastern Towhee, 81, new high count
American Tree Sparrow, 12, third highest count
Chipping Sparrow, 7, third occurrence
Field Sparrow, 363, new high count
Savannah Sparrow, 24
Fox Sparrow, 1, tied for the fewest
Song Sparrow, 1231, new high count nearly doubling the old mark
Swamp Sparrow, 113, new high count more than doubling the old mark
White-throated Sparrow, 1552, new high count
White-crowned Sparrow, 81, third highest count
Slate-colored Junco, 1729
Northern Cardinal, 587
Red-winged Blackbird, 1499
Eastern Meadowlark, 28
Rusty Blackbird, 18, new high count
Common Grackle, 21025
Brown-headed Cowbird, 769, second highest count
Purple Finch, 94, new high count
House Finch, 197
Pine Siskin, 2, new high count and second occurrence
American Goldfinch, 440
House Sparrow, 147
 
Thanks to all the folks that came out on this last Sunday before Christmas  
to help make this count both memorable and record-setting.  
 
Holiday Cheers,
 
Todd

 
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Todd Michael  Day
Jeffersonton, VA,  USA
blkvulture@xxxxxxx
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